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Below you will find a list of scholarships that are available to you.  Click on a tab to access more information about each particular scholarship.  
 
Please check each scholarship closely for criteria, instructions, due dates, and procedures for submitting.  You must allow ONE WEEK for counselor information and/or transcripts to be added to your application. 
 
There are printed versions of some scholarships available in the Guidance Office.
 
**Local scholarships will be updated in spring of 2024.  Scholarships that are listed are for your reference only. Check back in spring for new applications.**
 
You can also check out Student Scholarships for access to even more scholarship opportunities!  Please pay attention the to dates, as many deadlines are fast approaching!
 
Please contact the Guidance Office with any questions.  724-397-5551 Ext. 1140
  • Only students currently enrolled full-time in an American college, Canadian colleges, Automotive Engineering programs, Trade schools, technical institute, or high school seniors planning to attend a college or post-secondary institution are eligible to be awarded a scholarship through this program.
  • AmericanMuscle Student Scholarships are non-renewable, however, winning applicants may re-enter in future contests by writing and resubmitting a new essay. Only one essay per student, per semester is allowed.
  • Scholarships are restricted to those students pursuing an automotive degree or related field of study.
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Are you eligible?

  • You must be 18 years or over and currently be enrolled as a high school senior, or in a community college, undergraduate, graduate, technical college, or vocational program, or be planning to enroll in a high school, community college, undergraduate, graduate, technical college, or vocational program during the 2023-2024 academic program in the United States.
  • You must have a minimum 3.4 GPA.
  • You must be pursuing a degree that enables you or others in your community to learn a new trade, develop skills and technology, or start a small business related to moving services offered by HireAHelper.
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Qualified high school junior or seniors must show demonstrated leadership by serving in elected or appointed positions in which they are actively representing or previously represented a constituency in organizations related to student government, education, public affairs and community service. They must be actively serving in qualified leadership positions, enrolled in high school and living in the state (and for these purposes the District of Columbia) that they will represent for the entire 2023 – 2024 academic year.  All student leadership positions are subject to the judgement and verification of the state selection administrators.
 
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To be eligible, applicants must plan to be a full-time college student in the Fall 2024 or Spring 2025 semester studying in a construction-related program (construction management, engineering, or architecture). The deadline to submit an application for the Fall 2024/Spring 2025 scholarship is Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023.
 
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Who can apply?

Future or current entrepreneurship or biology students are eligible to apply. This includes:

  • High school seniors intending to pursue a degree in entrepreneurship or biology.
  • All students currently enrolled in an entrepreneurship or biology program at an accredited college or university in the U.S.

The Essay:

Help us get to know you! Submit an essay (roughly 500 words) explaining why you have a passion for this field. What do you hope to accomplish once you graduate, and how will you make a difference in your community?

 

For more information please visit:

https://studentscholarships.org/scholarship/20646/entrepreneurship-and-biology-scholarship

To be considered eligible for the Odenza Marketing Scholarship you must:

  1. Be between the ages of 16 and 25 on the day of the deadline.
  2. Submit answers to the essay questions, which can be found on the application page, prior to the deadline.
  3. Have at least one full year of post-secondary studies remaining at the time of the award. (Current High School Students are also eligible.)
  4. Have a GPA of 2.5 or greater.
  5. Be a citizen of the United States or Canada.
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Who Can Apply

All high school and college students, as well as anyone looking to attend college or graduate school in the next year. Please note: Not everyone is eligible for this scholarship. Niche sponsored scholarships and sweepstakes are for people with US citizenship or a valid Visa/US passport only. 

How It Works

The $25,000 Back To School Scholarship is an easy scholarship with no essay required! Only one entry allowed per person. The winner will be determined by random drawing and then contacted directly and announced in Niche's e-newsletter and on the Scholarship Winners page.

 

For more information please visit:

https://studentscholarships.org/scholarship/25490/niche-25000-back-to-school-scholarship

To be eligible for the Big Future Scholarship you:

Must attend a public, private, or home school, located in one of the fifty (50) United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, or any other U.S. territories and possessions, or are U.S. Citizens or residents who attend a U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity (“DoDEA”) school outside of the United States and U.S. territories.
 
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Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must be:

  • Current high school or home-schooled student attending a school in the U.S. (or select DoD schools) who will graduate during the 2023-2024 academic school year
  • U.S. Citizens, U.S. Nationals, U.S. Permanent Residents, Refugees, Asylees, Cuban-Haitian Entrants, or Humanitarian Parolees - based on the guidelines utilized by the U.S. Department of Education for Federal Financial Aid eligibility
  • Expecting to receive high school diploma during the current academic year
  • Planning to pursue a degree at an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution
  • Able to verify a minimum overall B/3.0 GPA in high school coursework

Applicants may not be:

  • Children or grandchildren of current employees, officers, or owners of Coca-Cola bottling companies, The Coca-Cola Company, Company divisions, or subsidiaries.
  • Children or grandchildren of former employees who are currently receiving retirement Coca-Cola Company, Company divisions, or subsidiaries.
  • International students (with the exception of students at DoD schools)
  • High school graduates
  • Temporary residents
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The 2023-24 theme is:

“What Are the Greatest Attributes of Our Democracy?”

Who can enter?

The Voice of Democracy is open to students in grades 9-12 by the Oct. 31 deadline who are enrolled in a public, private or parochial high school or home study program in the United States, its territories and possessions; or dependents of U.S. military or civilian personnel in overseas schools. Although U.S. citizenship is not required, students must be lawful U.S. permanent residents or have applied for permanent residence (the application for which has not been denied) and intends to become a U.S. citizen at the earliest opportunity allowed by law. Foreign exchange students, students age 20 or over, previous Voice of Democracy first place state winners, GED or Adult Education Students are ineligible.

 

For more information please visit:

https://studentscholarships.org/scholarship/9228/voice-of-democracy-scholarship

Am I Eligible?

1. AGE

Applicants must:

  • be over 13 years of age and have legal parental or guardian consent to submit the application and participate, OR
  • be 18 years of age or older, OR
  • be an emancipated minor.

CITIZENSHIP

On the application deadline, applicants must be:

a. A student (of any citizenship) who is enrolled in and attending secondary school AND who maintains full-time residence in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Wake and Midway Islands or the Marianas OR

b. A United States citizen enrolled in their final year of secondary school on the application deadline date attending a:

i. Department of Defense Dependents School or an accredited overseas American or International School, OR

ii. foreign school as an exchange student, OR

foreign school because their parent(s)/guardian(s) are temporarily working and living abroad.

iii. Proof of citizenship and school accreditation is required for 2b (above).

SCHOOL STATUS

Applicants must be in their final year of their secondary school (public, private, parochial, charter or home school), completing high school courses required for college applications, must not have graduated from high school before the Regeneron STS application deadline, and must not have entered any previous STS.

a. Students who are uncertain of their graduation year at the time of entry must notify the Society by December 15, 2023 to either withdraw their application due to continued uncertainty, or confirm that they will graduate in the 2023/2024 academic year.

TYPE OF RESEARCH

a. Applicants must complete individual research projects to enter Regeneron STS. Research conducted as part of a pre-collegiate student team project is not eligible for Regeneron STS. This includes any research or portion of research regardless of whether it has or will be submitted to any competition. To remain eligible and collect Regeneron STS awards, the following statements must remain true about the submitted research project until June 1, 2024:

i. Students may not “split” a team project and enter it in Regeneron STS as individuals. Students also may not within the time between submission to Regeneron STS in November 2023 and June 2024 combine individual research submitted to Regeneron STS and present it as a team in competition, publications or any forum.

ii. Students who have been part of a team project wishing to continue as an individual may only submit the work completed independently and may not submit any work completed with the teammates.

iii. Research conducted alongside adult researchers in a research institution is permitted, but clarity and adequate knowledge of an individual’s role and independence vs. work being done by the collective laboratory throughout the application is vital. Consideration should be given to the extent to which the research qualifies as independent research, given the student and adult responsibilities.

b. Continuation research projects and research completed over any length of time in any year of school is eligible for Regeneron STS.

View the online CHECKLIST FOR REGENERON STS ENTRANTS to ensure all components are completed. 

 

For more information please visit:

https://studentscholarships.org/scholarship/20481/regeneron-science-talent-search

ELIGIBILITY

  • Be currently enrolled in high school and graduating in the spring of 2024
  • Must have a minimum unweighted 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale or 7.5 on a 10.0 scale
  • Must enroll at an accredited higher education institution in 2024-2025
  • Be of Hispanic heritage (includes Spain, Brazil, Philippines)
  • If selected, attendance to virtual regional awards ceremony is mandatory
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Eligibility:

This competition is open to high school musicians (grades 9-12) enrolled during the 2023-2024 academic year. String, piano and harp players are eligible to apply. (Woodwind, brass and percussion players will be eligible in the 2025 competition.)

NOTE: After applications close for the 2024 competition, the next opportunity for string, piano and harp players to apply will be for the 2026 competition (applications due Nov. 2025).

Previous competition winners and immediate family members of current/former U.S. Marine Band members are not eligible. All applicants must be U.S. citizens.

 

For more information please visit:

https://studentscholarships.org/scholarship/16826/conerto-high-school-musicians-scholarship

Scholarship Qualifications

Applicants must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as full-time undergraduate students, in an accredited four-year or two-year institution in the U.S. or U.S. territories, and demonstrate a verifiable need for financial support. At least one parent must be of Hispanic ancestry. Non-U.S. citizens are eligible to apply (DACA or Undocumented). Applicants must be full-time undergraduate students for the Fall 2024 – Spring 2025 academic year. This includes high school seniors, college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors up to age 25.

Scholarship Requirements

Essay Questions

  • Tell us about your background – In 500-1,000 words, submit a self-description including your family history (parents/guardian, siblings), life, and/or work experiences that have influenced you. Finally, describe your most significant achievement? Did you overcome any obstacles or challenges? If so, how?
  • Leadership Essay – Submit a 500-1,000 word essay on the future of Latinx (Hispanics) in America, the kind of leadership needed, and any role you hope to play in providing such leadership. How will this benefit your community? What can USHLI do to help you achieve your goals?
  • Optional Essay – What else would you like to share with us, relevant to your application being selected for this scholarship?

Required Documents

  • Portrait Picture – Applicants must submit a recent photograph (high-resolution, color, size: 2.5 x 3.5 ratios, PNG, JPG, or GIF). The picture should be suitable (headshot) for use in any printed literature announcing the recipients. Selfies are not accepted.
  • Resume – Applicants must submit a one-page resume in PDF format of their work experience, academic accomplishments, and other relevant information.
  • Unofficial Transcript – Applicants must submit the most updated transcript (College freshmen please submit your high school transcript). All transcripts must be uploaded as a PDF document in the application.
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College Scholarship - Two for $1,000 each

Each year, the Lamber-Goodnow Injury Law Team awards two scholarships to innovative and highly creative high school and college students. We seek essay submissions from students who are creative thinkers and problem solvers. Whether you are a star in your local community, an aspiring leader, a tech whiz, an engineer or a creative writer, we want to hear from you.

Creative thought, motivation and execution are important to us. Innovation is just as important in the legal process as it is in the rest of life. To make progress and improve upon our circumstances and surroundings, we must be willing to take risks that can influence and drive positive change. We want to support students who buck the trend, think outside of the box and deliver on this concept in everyday life and in school.
 
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Scholarship Eligibility:

A) Anyone who is between the ages of 14-25 who will be attending school in the Fall of 2024.

B) This scholarship is provided by StudentScholarships.org. In order to apply for our scholarship follow these instructions:

1. Go to www.facebook.com/myscholarships and place a comment on any post you see answering the question:

In 10 words or less, tell us why you deserve the $1,000 scholarship.

2. Before or After writing your Answer you will also need to "Like" our Facebook page. Note we will only read the answers provided from people that have "Liked" our page.
 
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The $2,000 Sallie Mae Scholarship is only open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and any US Territory age 17 or older at the time of entry, and who meet one (1) of the four (4) following eligibility requirements at the time of entry:

  1. A parent who currently has a child enrolled in an accredited college or university located within the United States;
  2. A student who is currently enrolled in an accredited college or university located within the United States;
  3. A parent who currently has a child enrolled as a high school senior located within the United States;
  4. A student who is currently enrolled as a high school junior or senior who intends to enroll in an accredited college or university located with the United States, within a year of graduating high school.
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Who Can Apply

All high school and college students, as well as anyone looking to attend college or graduate school in the next year. 

How It Works

The $2,000 "No Essay" Scholarship is an easy scholarship with no essay required! The scholarship can be used to cover tuition, housing, books, or any education-related expenses. The monthly winner will be determined by random drawing and then contacted directly and announced in Niche's e-newsletter and on the Scholarship Winners page. You can apply once each month, with a new winner selected every month.
 
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To be eligible for the Big Future Scholarship you:

Must attend a public, private, or home school, located in one of the fifty (50) United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, or any other U.S. territories and possessions, or are U.S. Citizens or residents who attend a U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity (“DoDEA”) school outside of the United States and U.S. territories.
 
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The $2,000 Sallie Mae Scholarship is only open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and any US Territory age 17 or older at the time of entry, and who meet one (1) of the four (4) following eligibility requirements at the time of entry:

  1. A parent who currently has a child enrolled in an accredited college or university located within the United States;
  2. A student who is currently enrolled in an accredited college or university located within the United States;
  3. A parent who currently has a child enrolled as a high school senior located within the United States;
  4. A student who is currently enrolled as a high school junior or senior who intends to enroll in an accredited college or university located with the United States, within a year of graduating high school.
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To be eligible for the Scholarship you:

A) Must be 13 years of age or older and a legal resident of the 50 U.S. or D.C. 

B) Must be currently attending high school, college, vocational, or any other accredited post-secondary institution.

*Employees/officers/directors of Carnegie Dartlet entities and family/household members are not eligible.
 
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2023 Eligibility Requirements

Money Metals Exchange and the Sound Money Defense League will be awarding this scholarship to two incoming or current undergraduate students and two graduate students each year.

Judged Scholarship Award:

  • Undergraduate Student First Place: $2,000
  • Undergraduate Student Runner Up: $1,000
  • Graduate Student First Place: $2,000
  • Graduate Student Runner Up: $1,000

Application Deadline: Application, resume, and essay must be submitted by October 31, 2023.

How to Apply

To apply for this scholarship, students should fill out the application form below, provide proof of current attendance at a high school, college, or university (by submitting, for example, a transcript) and upload their current resume and their essay. Essays should be roughly 1,000 words in length and should answer ONE of the following questions:

  1. How has the Federal Reserve System helped or hurt the American economy?
  2. Most economists, even those who support private property and free markets, think that money (or monetary services, or money and banking, etc.) is a special good that must be produced and controlled by the government. Do you agree or disagree, and why?
  3. How do you think the free market would handle money, if there were no government intervention of any kind?
  4. How could America best return to a gold or bi-metallic (gold and silver) standard?

This scholarship will be open to high school seniors, undergraduate students, and graduate students with an interest in economics, specifically the tradition of the Austrian school. You DO NOT have to be an economics major to be eligible to receive this scholarship.

 

For more information please visit:

https://studentscholarships.org/scholarship/14472/money-metals-exchange-scholarship-program

Criteria

For application we would like to target current students at a university in the United States or high school student who will enroll in university, but anyone is able to apply that has had a significant setback in their life and have been able to turn their life around and make a comeback on the road to success.

The winner of the award will be given based on an essay competition to a single individual. One winner will be chosen based on the best creative essay of under 1000 words answering the following:

"Explain the setback that you experienced in your life, and how you overcame adversity and turned your life around on the road to success"

How To Apply

In order to apply, students should email their answer to the essay question

“Explain the setback that you experienced in your life, and how you overcame adversity and turned your life around on the road to success”

 

For more information please visit:

https://studentscholarships.org/scholarship/24237/bret-talley-comeback-award

Qualification Requirements:

  • Must be a high school senior or currently in college
  • Must be enrolling in or show proof that you are actively in an undergraduate program for the upcoming school semester. (Can be four-year university or community college.)
  • Must intend to pursue a degree in law leading to bar eligibility and a license to practice law
  • Must submit application materials via email by November 15th. Late applications will not be considered.
  • Essay and application must be in English
  • By entering, you give us permission to share quotes from your essay, first name, and social media pages publicly. We will not share your contact information or full name.
  • If you are under the age of 18 you must have permission from your parent/legal guardian.

A winner will be selected and contacted via e-mail by December 3rd. If no response is received within one week, a new winner will be chosen.

 

For more information please visit:

https://studentscholarships.org/scholarship/15572/helmer-conley-and-kasselman-annual-college-scholarship

To us, boldest does not mean "best", or "most accomplished". Being bold means being:

A) Earnest
B) Determined
C) Moving

The scholarship will be awarded to the student whose profile is most bold, according to these characteristics.
 
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Hispanic Heritage Foundation Youth Awards Eligibility

  • Be currently enrolled in high school and graduating in the spring of 2024
  • Must have a minimum unweighted 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale or 7.5 on a 10.0 scale
  • Must enroll at an accredited higher education institution in 2024-2025
  • Be of Hispanic heritage (includes Spain, Brazil, Philippines)
  • If selected, attend virtual regional awards ceremony 
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Eligibility

  • The scholarship is open to any current high school senior, college student, or graduate student who is a legal resident of the United States.
  • Candidates for this scholarship should have a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher and be in good overall academic standing.

Application Requirements

  • The candidate must submit a 750-word essay response to the prompt: Applicants are asked to Describe a time you had to be accountable for yourself or others. Consider positive or negative moments you experienced. How does your outlook and actions affect yourself and others? 
  • The candidate must submit a professional resumé that lists their experience, both professional and academic. 
  • The candidate must submit a transcript from their current school. First-year college students, graduate students, or individuals who have recently transferred schools may submit an unofficial transcript from their current school, as well as the most recent official transcript from their prior school. High school students must also submit proof of acceptance to their college or university.
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ELIGIBILITY

  • All applicants must be enrolled, or due to be enrolled, as a full-time student at an accredited college or university for the semester they are applying to receive the scholarship.
  • Applicants are not required to have a minimum GPA.
  • Domestic, international, and undocumented students may apply.
  • Students attending online universities are welcome to apply.

Application Requirements

  • Please submit an essay between 800 and 1500 words on mentorship. Please respond to these questions in your essay.
    • How you believe mentorship can benefit future generations?
    • Have you ever had a mentor or acted as a mentee? How did that change your life.
    • Feel free to include Big Brother or Big Sister programs, influential teachers or role-models, and any other relationships that have enriched your life.
  • Please submit proof of enrollment or an acceptance letter in an accredited university. We will accept a recent transcript, acceptance letter, or tuition bill. Please note if you are in the process of applying for colleges and universities, please indicate your current school and submit a document with the schools you have currently applied to. If you are selected for the scholarship, we will ask you to provide proof of enrollment for your college or university at that time.
  • Successfully submit the online form.
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Any high school seniors and adult learners who will attend trade school may apply for this scholarship.

To apply, please tell us why you’re passionate about pursuing a future in the Construction or Skilled Trades fields, who has influenced you to pursue this path, and how you plan to make a difference.

 

For more information please visit:

https://studentscholarships.org/scholarship/25435/dustan-biegler-memorial-scholarship

Eligibility

  • The scholarship is open to any current high school senior, vocational student, college student, or graduate student who is a legal resident of the United States residing in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia and who is enrolled in a vocational program or two to five year post-secondary institution for the 2024 spring semester.
  • Employees of Berkowitz Hanna Malpractice & Injury Lawyers, their immediate families (parent, child, sibling, and spouse), and persons living in the same households of such individuals (whether related or not), are not eligible to participate in the competition.
  • Candidates for this scholarship should have a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher and be in good overall academic standing.

Application Requirements

  • The candidate must submit a 750-1000 word essay response to the prompt: Discuss how to define disability in the modern world versus its medical definition? While defining what disability means to you, explain how disability has been part of your life, whether it’s affected someone you know or has had a personal effect.
  • The candidate must submit a professional resumé that lists their professional and academic experience.
  • The candidate must submit a transcript from their current school. First-year college students, graduate students, or individuals who have recently transferred schools may submit an unofficial transcript from their current school, as well as the most recent official transcript from their prior school. High school students must also submit proof of acceptance to their college or university.
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Eligibility Requirements

A) Be an exemplary student and maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher

B) Be currently accepted to the institution with a culinary, pastry or foodservice-related major.

Application Procedure

A) Applications are based on a point system and will be evaluated by the scholarship selection committee.

B) Points can be earned for: academic grade point average; culinary competition participation; culinary volunteer activities; ACF involvement.

C) Students will be notified by email of any scholarship award or denial 30 business days after the application deadline.

D) Applicants are encouraged to reapply if scholarships are needed in future years.

E) ACF reserves the right to cancel any scholarship at any time if the applicant fails to meet the standards of academic progress or falsifies information reported.
 
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To be eligible for a chance to win, complete these two steps:

  1. Fill out the registration form.
  2. After submitting the registration form, follow the instructions provided to start completing financial education lessons through the Zogo app.

Complete the online form to start your entry for the scholarship.

The more you learn, the more you could win.

Get rewarded for learning about important topics like financing higher education, building a strong financial foundation and developing healthy habits. For the first time ever, U.S. Bank is partnering with a gamified financial education app for the scholarship! Simply register and play by completing 1-2 minute in-app lessons (modules) for a chance to win up to $20,000 in scholarships.

  • Complete 35 modules: Enter to win up to $2,000 (Entry Period 1 and 2)
  • Complete 100 modules: Enter to win up to $10,000 (Entry Period 1 and 2)
  • Complete 200 modules: Enter to win up to $20,000 (Entry Period 2)

A module is a bite-sized lesson that takes 1-2 minutes to complete.

Please see the  office rules online for full sweepstakes details.

 

For more information please visit:

https://studentscholarships.org/scholarship/10704/us-bank-student-scholarship

You are eligible for the Kanoski Bresney Stand Up to Distracted Driving Scholarship if the following are true:

  • You are currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at an accredited U.S. college or university, and your education will continue through at least the Spring 2024 semester.

OR

  • You are a high school senior who will be starting your college or university education in Spring 2024.
  • You are a U.S. citizen.
  • You have a current overall GPA of at least 3.0.
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Scholarship Eligibility:

  • Be a current USBC Youth member in their senior year of high school or enrolled in college
  • Be a USBC Youth member in good standing
  • Have a current GPA of 3.0 or better, based on a 4.0 scale
  • Completed application
  • Include at least two letters of reference (by a teacher, principal, employer, etc.)
  • Include an official or unofficial school transcript
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Applicants for the Medical Scrubs Collection Scholarship must meet the following criteria:

  • Citizen of the United States or in possession of an Alien Registration Card
  • High school senior or enrolled in an accredited U.S. college or university
  • Achieved a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • Pursuing a degree in the medical field such as therapy, nursing, medicine, nutrition, laboratory science, dentistry, etc.

Although all students with the above criteria are welcome to apply for this scholarship, preference will be given to students with a physical disability.

 

For more information please visit:

https://studentscholarships.org/scholarship/14012/medical-scrubs-collection-scholarship

Eligibility of Participant:

Participants must be legal residents of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia that have reached the age of majority in his or her state of residence at the time of submitting a nomination. Participant must nominate someone with whom the Participant is personally acquainted, and Participant must have Nominee’s permission to submit the nomination. Participants may nominate themselves as a Nominee; however, each Participant may submit only one (1) nomination.

 

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https://studentscholarships.org/scholarship/14651/overachievers-student-grant

Students applying must submit an essay where you explain, present, inspire, or otherwise convince us as to why you deserve to win this scholarship. There are no conditions or outside requirements for this essay. Please keep submissions to 5 paragraphs and 600 words at the absolute maximum. This is not a standardized test. While spelling, punctuation, and general cohesiveness will make your essay easier to read, and therefore judge, you are not being graded. The winning submission will be one which clearly conveys a non-fictional story of your life before and after an auto accident.
 
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Every year, between Oct. 1 – Dec. 1, the Wyland National Art Challenge encourages thousands of students across the nation to think about the many conservation issues we face around the world and interpret them through art.

 

Students can choose to work collaboratively on mural projects or create individual works of art and earn a chance to win classroom prizes and scholarships. In fact, art contests for kids like the Wyland National Art Challenge play a critical role in helping students interpret their relationship to the natural world through art. And, in so doing, they come away with a greater understanding of their role as future caretakers of our water resources.

 

In further support of the program, the Wyland Foundation and its partners have provided more than 500 schools with paint supplies, educational materials, and 50 square foot artist canvases. Winning entries are included each year in a full-color calendar presented by Toro Irrigation.

 

For more information please visit:

https://studentscholarships.org/scholarship/14620/wyland-national-art-challenge

Write an essay about sustainability for a chance at a $1000 college scholarship.

Who: High School Students

Why: Participating students will learn about sustainability in the construction industry, develop research skills to understand a problem and why it’s important, think creatively about a solution and argue a case for it, and consider the roadblocks to getting solutions in place.

Suggested Areas of Focus

We are sharing several prompts to choose from and inspire you, but don’t limit your thinking to only these ideas.

  1. The AEC industry needs more bright minds to develop buildings of the future.Where is the greatest need for additional workers? Is it on construction sites, in engineering and design firms, or in facility management? What advantages or aspects of these jobs would interest students to pursue these careers? How would YOU get your friends interested in learning more about careers in Sustainable Construction?
  2. Schools: What’s the environmental impact of your high school? Or all the facilities in your entire school district. How can your school lower its/their impact? Water, waste, and energy reduction? Solar panels on the roof?
  3. There’s probably a lot of new commercial construction in your area. How does it impact your community and can it be done differently to reduce negative impacts? What environmental changes are happening? Removing the natural environment, replacing fields and trees with hardscapes like buildings and paved areas that don’t absorb rainwater?
  4. Sustainable construction technology is advancing quickly. What’s one product or group of products that haven’t been updated to meet cleaner environmental standards? What product is ripe for innovation? Why is it impactful and what’s the upside to changing it? How would you make it better?
  5. Come up with your own idea! Just be sure you follow the 4 required sections and focus on a problem or opportunity within Architecture, Design, Engineering, Construction, or Facility Management and how advances in sustainability measures could solve it.
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