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Name |
Requirements |
Amount |
Deadline |
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2009 Holocaust Remembrance Project |
Any grade,
U.S. resident, essay |
$2,500- $10,000 |
30-Apr |
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A&F Business Consultants |
Junior or Senior,
essay |
$1,000 |
20-Jun |
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AFA Teens |
Essay about Alzheimer's |
$5,000 |
15-Feb |
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All-ink.com |
Essay |
$5,000 |
31-Dec |
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American Planning Association |
Junior or Senior, U.S. Resident or Citizen abroad, develop an historic
preservation plan for Palmdale |
$5,000 |
15-Jan |
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Anne Ford Scholarship |
Senior, 3.0 GPA, identified disability |
$10,000 |
31-Dec |
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Ashley Marie Easterbrook Scholarship |
Senior, 3.5-3.74
GPA, essay, letter of recommendation |
$1,000 |
31-Mar |
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Avar Press Literary Essay Scholarship |
Junior or
Senior, 1,250- 1,500 word essay |
$500- $1,000 |
15-May |
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AXA Achievement |
Focus on
personal accomplishments |
$2,000- $25,000 |
Varies |
|
Ayn Rand Essay Contest |
Essay on Anthem (9th
& 10th) or Fountainhead (11th & 12th) |
$30- $10,000 |
9th/10th: 20
March 11th/12th: 25 April |
|
Best Buy |
Academic,
volunteer & work experience |
$1,500- $10,000 |
15-Feb |
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Burger King |
2.5 GPA, working
15+ hours per week, community service |
$1,000 |
2-Feb |
|
Christophers' Annual Poster Contest |
9th-12th grade, 15 x 20 inch poster with "You can make a
difference" somewhere on it |
$100- $1,000 |
19-Jan |
|
Civil Rights Defense Fund Youth Essay Contest |
9th-12th grade, essay on why the second amendment is important |
$100- $1,000 |
1-Dec |
|
Coca Cola Scholars |
3.0 GPA |
$10,000- $20,000 |
31-Oct |
|
College Campaign |
Any grade, essay, poster, or TV ad |
$500- $2,500 |
15-Mar |
|
Courageous Persuaders Video Scholarship |
High school
student, make 30-second video warning middle school
students about underage drinking |
$3,000 |
11-Feb |
|
Create a Greeting Card |
Any grade, submit photo, artwork, or computer graphics for the front of
a greeeting card |
$10,000 |
15-Jan |
|
CSE Insurance |
Senior, 3.0 GPA,
accepted to college, parent must be government employee, Essay |
$500- $1,000 |
3-Apr |
|
Dell Scholars Program |
Senior, U.S.
Citizen, AVID or AP student, 2.4 GPA, financial need |
Varies |
15-Jan |
|
Discover Scholarship Program |
Junior, 2.75 GPA for 9th & 10th grade, demonstrated community
service & leadership, has overcome a roadblock |
$30,000 |
Apply
between 12/1 and 1/31 |
|
Do Something Awards |
18 or under, U.S. Citizen, extensive community involvement to tackle a
specific problem |
$5,000 |
1-Mar |
|
"Dream Deferred" Essay on Civil Rights in the Middle East |
Under 25, 600- 1,500 word essay
on designated topic |
$500- $2,000 |
9-Jan |
|
Elks National Foundation |
Senior, U.S.
Citizen. Looks at employment,
community service, honors/awards, leadership, essay, grades, financial
need. MUST TURN IN
APP TO LOCAL CHAPTER- STOP BY CAREER CENTER |
$4,000- $60,000 |
9-Jan |
|
Frame My Future |
Senior, use a
8.5 x 11 inch paper to create essay, photograph, picture, or any other
creation to represent your future |
$1,000 |
31-Mar |
|
Gallery Collection |
At least 14 years old, design a greeting card |
$10,000 |
29-Jan |
|
Imagine America |
Senior, 2.5 GPA,
community service, will attend participating career college |
$1,000 |
Apply between
1/31/09 and 12/31/09 |
|
Janice M. Scott Memorial Scholarship |
Senior, U.S.
Citizen, 2.5 GPA, demonstrated leadership abilities. *APP IN CAREER CENTER* |
$2,500 |
31-Mar |
|
JFK Library |
High School student,
essay |
$500- $5,000 |
10-Jan |
|
KFC Scholars |
Senior, 2.75 GPA, financial need |
up to $5,000/year |
10-Feb |
|
Kohl's |
Not a HS grad
before Mar-08 and significant volunteer activities |
$50- $5,000 |
Nomination- Feb 1 thru Mar 15 |
|
Metro PCS |
Senior, 3.0 GPA,
School activities, work experience, etc. |
$1,000 |
15-Dec |
|
MFF |
Senior, 3.6 GPA,
Minimum SAT of 1850 or ACT of 28,
community service, leadership, financial need. MUST BE NOMINATED |
$2,000 minimum |
2-Feb |
|
National Commission for Cooperative Education |
3.5 GPA,
acceptance to one of the National Commission Partner institutions, one page
essay |
$6,000 |
15-Feb |
|
Pfizer Epilepsy Scholarship |
Senior, under
doctor's care for epilepsy, essay, community activities, 2 letters of
recommendation |
$3,000 |
1-May |
|
Princeton Prize in Race Relations |
Any grade, Involved in activity that promotes race relations, have an
adult supporter (not related), attend college in approved area (Los Angeles
is on list) |
$1,000 |
31-Jan |
|
Prudential |
5th-12th
grade, volunteer activity within past year |
$1,000- $5,000 |
31-Oct |
|
Quest Bridge |
High School junior,
academic, financial & extenuating circumstances considered |
Varies |
TBA in February |
|
Ronald McDonald |
Seniors, various |
$2,000 |
TBA in December |
|
Schering Plough |
Seniors with
asthma, 3.5 GPA, outstanding performance in performing arts, community
service, athletics, visual arts or science |
$5,000 |
31-Oct |
|
Scholastic Art and Writing Awards |
Grade 7-12, submit work in Dramatic Script, General Writing Portfolio*,
Humor, Journalism, Nonfiction Portfolio*, Novel Writing, Personal
Essay/Memoir, Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Short Story, or Short Short
Story |
Recognition,
Exhibition, Publication, or Scholarship of $10,000 |
16-Jan |
|
Textbookx |
Essay |
$250- $2,500 |
31-Oct |
|
Toyota |
TBA |
$10,000- $20,000 |
TBA |
|
Walmart |
Senior, 2.5 GPA,
taken ACT or SAT, financial need |
$3,000 |
31-Jan |
|
What About Peace? |
14-20 years old, answer the question: What About Peace?, using one of many
different formats (music, writing, picture) |
$50- $1,000 |
15-Feb |
|
Writers of the Future |
Any grade, new and amateur (unpublished), 17,000 words, science fiction,
fantasy, or dark fantasy short story |
$500- $5,000 |
Quarterly- next
is March 31 |
|
Youth Foundation |
Senior, U.S.
Citizen, 3.5 GPA, financial need |
$10,000- $16,000 |
1-Dec |
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