Courage to Grow Scholarship (2012)
Familiarity is always a good thing when it comes to scholarships–they are established and we know that they are legitimate (side note: a good way to check this is to see if the scholarship website has previous award recipients listed). The Courage to Grow Scholarship is an opportunity for students who are high school juniors/seniors or [...]
DutchCrafters Amish Furniture Heritage Scholarship
While their methods seem old-fashioned, the Amish are some of the finest craftsmen in this country. In the spirit of this, today’s scholarship is the DutchCrafters Amish Furniture Heritage Scholarship. This scholarship is for college/university undergraduates (high school seniors who will be attending college in the fall are also eligible) who “draw upon their cultural heritage [...]
2012 Muhammad Ali Award for Writing on Ethics
Today’s scholarship is the 2012 Muhammad Ali Award for Writing on Ethics. This scholarship is sponsored and funded through a partnership between The National Teachers Council of English, the Muhammad Ali Center, and the Norman Mailer Center and Writers Colony. This scholarship is worth $10,000 and also includes the opportunity to attend a writing workshop at the Mailer Center [...]
Womentics 2012 Advancing Aspirations Global Scholarship
Today’s scholarship, the 2012 Advancing Aspirations Global Scholarship, is sponsored by the Womenetics Global Women’s Initiative. This scholarship is offered through a partnership between Womenetics, U.S. Bank, and Discover. The goal of this scholarship is to “connect students who are interested in the global advancement of women with thought leaders in vital, impactful roles and to [...]
DiplomaFrame.com Sports Photo Scholarship 2012
Today’s scholarship is the Celebrate it, Commermorate It, Frame It! Sports Photo Contest 2012. This scholarship is sponsored by DiplomaFrame.com. This scholarship is open to high school seniors and current college students. To be eligible, students need to be varsity athletes who will be attending college or university as a full-time student in 2012-2013. This [...]
NAPW Rising Stars Education Scholarship Program
Today’s scholarship is the NAPW Rising Stars Education Scholarship Program. This scholarship is for students who are daughters of active NAPW members. To be eligible, students must be undergraduate students who will be enrolled full-time in fall 2012. Students must have a minimum of a 3.25 GPA to apply. In 2012, the NAPW has $15,000 in scholarships [...]
Anthem Singing Scholarship Contest (2012)
Today’s scholarship is for those of you with American Idol aspirations. This scholarship is sponsored by FMC Agriculture Products (yes, a tad strange) who is awarded $25,000 in college scholarships to students! This scholarship is open to all students who are between the ages of 13 and 21, so many high school and college students are [...]
2012 From Failure to Promise Essay Contest
Today’s scholarship is the 2012 From Failure to Promise Essay Contest. This scholarship is sponsored by Dr. C. Moore who wrote the autobiography entitled From Failure to Promise: An Uncommon Path to Professoriate. This scholarship is essay-based and asks students to compose an essay of at least 1,000 words. Essays should address one of the [...]
National Americanism Essay Scholarship Program
Today’s scholarship is the National Americanism Essay Scholarship Program that is sponsored by AMVETS (American Veterans). This scholarship is open to students from 6th grade all the way to 12th grade! Students who attend private, public, parochial, or home school are eligible to apply. Each year, this scholarship has a theme. This year’s theme is: [...]
2012 Independence Day Scholarship Contest
Today’s scholarship was one that we profiled last year, The Independence Day Scholarship Contest, which is sponsored by the Joe Foss Institute. Joe Foss was a distinguished member of the Marine Corps who received the Medal of Honor in 1943. This scholarship is essay-based and is open to all high school students. This year, the [...]