Other Scholarship Opportunities
AES Engineers Scholarship (updated 1/13/12)
Residency/Citizenship Requirements: N/A
Deadline: October 5, 2012
Amount: $500
Requirements: Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of character, as determined by evaluated the essays that are submitted. Scholarships are intended for our future leaders across a wide spectrum of fields of study. This award is available to high school seniors and all students attending a post secondary educational facility.
How to Apply: Students must submit an essay of no more than 1000 words in answer to the following question:
What are your dreams for your future? When you look back on your life in thirty years, what would it take for you to consider your life successful?
Submit essay to: scholarships@aesengineers.com
Abbott and Fenner Scholarship Program (updated 11/17/11)
Residency/Citizenship Requirements:
Deadline: June 15, 2012
Amount: $ 1000
Requirements: Complete the application process.
How to Apply: Students will submit an essay on the topic that appears on the scholarship page of our website: Abbott and Fenner Scholarship.
Advice to Your High School Self Scholarship (updated 9/16/11)
Residency/Citizenship Requirements: U.S. Citizen
Deadline: January 31, 2012
Amount: $2,500
Requirements: Currently enrolled at, or graduated in 2010, 2011 or 2012 with an Associate's or Bachelor's degree from, any accredited 2-year or 4-year college or university in the 50 United States or District of Columbia; Complete a survey and answers the required open-ended question online at: Campus Discovery.
How to Apply: To enter, beginning on August 1, 2011, submit a complete survey, including answering the required open-ended question online at the Sponsor's Website (www.campusdiscovery.com) no later than January 31, 2012 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time. Limit one (1) Survey per person. The submitted Survey must include name and contact information and a short original, previously unpublished written response to the scholarship topic, "Assume you could go back in time and talk to yourself as a high school senior. Knowing what you know now about college life and making the transition, what advice would you give yourself?" Your written response must be written in English, with correct spelling and grammar, and it must not exceed two-hundred (200) words. No substitutions of new drafts or corrected pages will be accepted once you have submitted your original Survey. Responses that are obscene, pornographic, libelous or otherwise objectionable will be disqualified.
B. Davis Scholarship (updated 12/6/11)
Residency/Citizenship Requirements: N/A
Deadline: May 28, 2012
Amount: $ 1000
Requirements: This Scholarship is available to all high school juniors and seniors as well as all students currently registered in any post secondary institution. There is no age restriction. Be sure to include your name and the school you are attending this year and next. This is not an academic scholarship but we would like to know where you are going to school now and what your future academic plans are.
Please do not send transcripts or letters of recommendation at this time.How to Apply: Your submissions must be sent to us by email at awards@studentawardsearch.com.
To apply for this scholarship you will need to write an essay of less than 1000 words on the topic below:
Discuss, in less than 1000 words, how your education has contributed to who you are today, or how it will affect who you will become.
Buick Achievers Scholarship Program (updated 1/20/12)
Residency/Citizenship Requirements: U.S. Citizen
Deadline: February 29, 2012
Amount: Various amounts
Requirements: Applicants must:
* Be high school seniors or graduates or be current undergraduate students
* Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited U.S. four-year college or university for the entire 2012-13 academic year (excluding proprietary and online schools)
* Plan to major in a specified course of study that focuses on Engineering/Technology or select Design and Business-related programs of study.
* Be interested in pursuing a career in the automotive or related industries
How to Apply: Apply on-line at Buick Achievers website.
DegreeDirectory.org Scholarships (updated 1/20/12)
Residency/Citizenship Requirements: N/A
Deadline: Varies
Amount: Varies
Requirements: Various scholarships available at DegreeDirectory.org.
How to Apply:
EducationPortal.com Scholarships (updated 1/20/12)
Residency/Citizenship Requirements: U.S. Citizen
Deadline: Varies
Amount: Varies
Requirements: Various scholarships available at Education-Portal.
How to Apply:
Indiana Sheriffs' Association Scholarship (updated 1/25/12)
Residency/Citizenship Requirements: Indiana resident
Deadline: April 1, 2012
Amount: $500
Requirements: All applicants must: be committed to pursuing an education and career in a law enforcement field at an Indiana college or university; be a current member of the Association, or a dependent child or grandchild of a current member of the Association; enroll as a full-time student (12 hours); and have taken the scholastic aptitude test (SAT) or the American College Test (ACT).
How to Apply: Applications are available in Student Financial Services or by contacting the Indiana Sheriffs' Association at 1-800-622-4779.
Indiana Women's Education Foundation -- Dr. Beazley Memorial Endowed Schol. (updated 1/27/12)
Residency/Citizenship Requirements: Indiana resident
Deadline: February 15, 2012
Amount: $500
Requirements: Scholarship will be awarded to a woman entering her junior or senior year of a four-year undergraduate program in a medical field. Preference will be given to an Indiana resident attending an Indiana college or university.
How to Apply: Applications are available at the Indiana Women's Education Foundation website.
Indiana Women's Education Foundation -- Lynn Rhoades Scholarship Fund (updated 1/27/12)
Residency/Citizenship Requirements: Indiana resident
Deadline: February 15, 2012
Amount: $500
Requirements: Scholarship will be awarded to a woman who is employed at least 20 hours per week and has applied to or is attending a post-secondary institution, majoring in accounting. This scholarship is only available to a female 25 years of age or older.
How to Apply: Applications are available at the Indiana Women's Education Foundation website.
Indiana Women's Education Foundation -- Teaching Indiana's Future Scholarship (updated 1/27/12)
Residency/Citizenship Requirements: Indiana resident
Deadline: February 15, 2012
Amount: $500
Requirements: Scholarship will be awarded to a female 21 years of age or older and is doing her student teaching this school year in a specific semester.
How to Apply: Applications are available at the Indiana Women's Education Foundation website.
Indiana Women's Education Foundation -- Women In Transition Scholarship (updated 1/27/12)
Residency/Citizenship Requirements: Indiana resident
Deadline: February 15, 2012
Amount: $1000
Requirements: Scholarship will be awarded to a woman who is re-entering the workforce, changing careers or is a displaced worker and who has applied to a post-secondary institution for at least a part-time class schedule. This scholarship is only available to a female 30 years of age or older.
How to Apply: Applications are available at the Indiana Women's Education Foundation website.
Indiana Women's Education Foundation -- Working Woman Scholarship (updated 1/27/12)
Residency/Citizenship Requirements: Indiana resident
Deadline: February 15, 2012
Amount: $1000
Requirements: Scholarship will be awarded to a woman who is employed at least 20 hours per week and has applied to or is attending a post-secondary institution, carrying at least a part-time class schedule. This scholarship is only available to a female 25 years of age or older.
How to Apply: Applications are available at the Indiana Women's Education Foundation Website.
Minority Teacher Scholarship & Special Education Services Scholarship (updated 4/21/09)
Residency/Citizenship Requirements: Indiana Resident
Deadline: N/A
Amount: Varies
Requirements: * Minority students -- defined as Black or Hispanic
* Minority students who are pursuing a teaching certification
* Individuals who are pursuing a Special Education teaching or Occupational or Physical Therapy certification (not restricted to ethnic background requirement)
* Indiana residents attending an eligible Indiana college
* Students admitted or attending a college/university on a full-time basis (usually defined as 12 credit hours per term)
* Students who maintain a 2.0 GPA or the GPA requirement from their schools of Education or Occupational and Physical Therapy, if it is higher
* Students must complete and submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)How to Apply: Applications are available at SSACI website. Applications must be submitted to the Financial Aid Office of the college/university that the student plans to attend.
Nursinghomeabuse.net Awareness and Prevention Scholarship (updated 1/13/12)
Residency/Citizenship Requirements: US Citizen
Deadline: February 15, 2012
Amount: $5000
Requirements: You would be a terrific candidate for this scholarship if you are:
* Currently attending an accredited post-secondary institution
* A US citizen
* Already receiving some type of financial aid
* Getting a degree in:
o Nursing (a background in geriatrics is preferred),
o Social Work,
o Psychology, or
o Healthcare Administration
with which you are considering using to work with the senior citizen population or to help combat nursing home abuse.How to Apply: Please visit the scholarship's website for details.
SADCO Hispanic Scholarship (updated 1/13/12)
Residency/Citizenship Requirements: Parents and student must be Indiana residents.
Deadline: *See
Amount: $1800
Requirements: Must be Hispanic of 1st, 2nd, or 3rd generation; high school senior or a Freshman, Sophomore, or Junior in college; accepted by an accredited college/university; pursue an associate or bachelor degree; and complete the application process.
How to Apply: Prepare a typed cover sheet containing your personal information. An application letter, written in English, must be accompanied by at least ONE Recommendation letter from an Instructor or Academic Counselor of the applicant, an official high school or college academic transcript, and a copy of parents' and applicant's 2011 Federal Income Tax Form (forms 1040, 1040 E, and/or 1040 EZ).
If applying for the NEED-based scholarship, the letter should state why you should receive a need-based scholarship and needs to be received by April 20, 2012.
If applying for the Achievement Scholarship, the letter should state why you should receive the scholarship and needs to be received by January 31, 2012.
Various Scholarships Available (updated 11/4/11)
Residency/Citizenship Requirements: U.S. Citizen
Deadline: Varies
Amount: Varies
Requirements: Various scholarships available at Scholarship Experts.
How to Apply: Various scholarships available at Scholarship Experts.
