Scholarship News December 2018 InspirASIAN Scholarship o Requirements: full-time graduating high school seniors with minimum unweighted cumulative GPA 3.40 of any ethnic or cultural background, who plan to attend an accredited college or university (2-year and 4-year) in Fall 2019. Citizens or permanent residents of the United States. o Award: $1,000 - $2,000 o Application Deadline: Jan 31, 2018 o How to Apply: https://inspirasian.us/programs/scholarship-program/ 2019 SEMA Scholarship o Requirements: Be a U.S. Citizen enrolled full-time in a program of study at an accredited university, college or post-secondary vocational/technical program located within the United States, at the time of application; 2.5 GPA o Award: $2,000- $5,000Application Deadline: Opens Nov 1 st o How to Apply: SEMA memorial scholarship fund Hatton Love Joy Scholarship (Callaway Foundation) o Criteria: Senior, top 25% of the senior class, GPA, SAT score, character, community service, leadership o Amount: $18,000 over 4 years o Deadline: not yet announced o To apply visit http://www.callawayfoundation.org/scholarships/wpcontent/uploads/hlsp_application_undergrad_2018.pdf SACAC Horizon Award Scholarship o Requirements: Personal Statement Essay, transcript, GPA, o Award: $1000 o Application Deadline: January 15, 2019 o How to apply: https://www.sacac.org/knowledge-center/for-students-and-parents/horizon-award/ Hispanic Scholarship Fund o Requirements: must be of Hispanic Heritage, Minimum of 3.0 GPA (unweighted), plan to enroll Full-Time in an accredited, not-for-profit, 4-year university, during the FALL of a scholarship year, U.S. Citizen, Permanent Legal Resident, DACA or Eligible Non-Citizen (as defined by FAFSA), Complete FAFSA or state based financial aid application o Award: $500 - $5000 o Application Deadline: open January 1 st, 2019 and closes Feb 5 th, 2019 o How to apply: https://www.hsf.net/scholarship
Better Business Bureau Student of Integrity Scholarship o Requirements: submit a 90 second video that showcases at least 1 or more of BBB s Standards of Trust, and why these standards are so important o Award: $1000 o Application Deadline: March 29, 2019 o To apply visit https://www.bbb.org/central-georgia/bbb-events/student-of-integrity/nominationform/ Previously Posted Scholarships that are still available Operation Round Up (Diverse Power) o Requirements: Need; academic; essay o Award: Approx. $3000 o Application Deadline: January 18, 2019 o How to apply: Application located in the Guidance office or http://www.dpfi.org/scholarships/ Big Sun Scholarships o Requirements: Student Athlete, essay o Award: $500.00 o Application Deadline: June 19, 2019 o How to apply: http://www.bigsunathletics.com/ Imagine American Foundation Scholarship o Criteria: 2.5 GPA, Volunteer community service, financial need o Award Amount: varies o Deadline: December 31, 2019 o To apply visit https://www.imagine-america.org/students/ Discover Scholarship Search o Criteria: sign up for their scholarship search program o Award Amount: varies o Deadline: January 31, 2019 o To apply visit https://www.discover.com/student-loans/scholarships/award.html Under Recruited Student Athlete Scholarship o Criteria: sign up for their scholarship search program o Award Amount: $2000 o Deadline: January 6, 2019 o To apply visit https://underrecruitedprep.com/scholarship Walter Harrison Scholarship (through Diverse Power) o Criteria: Senior, financial need, academic & scholastic record, parent/guardian is member of Diverse Power, plan to attend college in Georgia o Award Amount: $1,000 o Deadline: January 11, 2019 o See Mrs. Phelps for an application
GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program o Criteria: 3.0 GPA, financial need, leadership, citizenship o Award Amount: $10,000 (renewable for 4 years) o Deadline: January 4, 2019 o To apply visit https://www.reaganfoundation.org/education/scholarship-programs/ge-reaganfoundation-scholarship-program/ Greenhouse Scholars o Criteria: senior, 3.5 cumulative GPA, household income less than $70,000, possess leadership, strong perseverance through difficult circumstances, and a commitment to community improvement o Award Amount: a four-year, renewable scholarship of up to $5,000 per year and flex funding grants of up to $2,000 per award. o Deadline: December 17, 2019 o To apply visit https://greenhousescholars.org/our-scholars/become-a-scholar/ Rob Brown Scholarship Program o Criteria: Black/African American, Must excel academically, must exhibit exceptional leadership potential, Must participate in community service activities, Demonstrate financial need. o Award Amount: $40,000 over 4 years o Deadline: priority deadline of January 9, 2019 o To apply visit https://www.ronbrown.org/section/apply/program-description SunTrust Off to College Scholarship o Criteria: senior planning to attend college chosen through lottery style drawings o Award Amount: $500 o Deadline: May 14, 2018 o To apply visit https://www.suntrusteducation.com/scholarship-sweepstakes/index.html Leaders Save Lives Red Cross Scholarship o Requirements: must contact Red Cross and coordinate a blood drive to be held between the dates of Dec. 15, 2018 Jan. 15, 2019 o Award Amount: up to $2500 o How to Apply: visit http://www.redcrossblood.org/leaderssavelives Create a Greeting Card Scholarship Contest o Requirements: design a greeting card o Award Amount: $10,000 o Application Deadline: March 1st, 2019 o How to Apply: visit http://www.gallerycollection.com/greeting-cards-scholarship.htm Mg Law Scholarship o Requirements: 3.0 GPA, create infographic pertaining to car accident data o Award Amount: $1000 o Application Deadline: July 1, 2019 o To Apply visit https://www.mg4law.com/scholarship/
ForWhatIStand o Requirements: Instagram pic of what you stand for; essay o Award: $10,000 o Application deadline: December 31, 2018 o How to Apply: http://www.jostensforwhatistand.com/ School Based Scholarships Southern Union Performing Arts Scholarship o Auditions March 11, 2019 o To apply visit https://www.suscc.edu/about-suscc/scholarships.cms Georgia State University Berner Scholarship o Requirements: 3.0 or higher high school GPA. Preference is given to students from Troup and Meriwether counties o Award Amount: $5,000/semester for eight semesters. Half-scholarship and half-interest free loan o Application Deadline: opens Dec 14, 2018 and closes Feb 15 th, 2019 o To apply visit http://sfs.gsu.edu/scholarships-grants/berner-scholarship-and-loan/ Goizueta Foundation Scholarship o Requirements: Must be of Hispanic/Latino heritage and have demonstrated leadership and service to the Hispanic/Latino community, Financial Need, High School GPA, Essay o Award Amount: $10,000 per year o Application Deadline: Admission application completed by Feb 1, 2019 and scholarship application completed by March 12, 2019 o How to Apply: Visit http://sfs.gsu.edu/scholarships-grants/goizueta-scholarship-opportunities/ Georgia Southern Scholarship Consideration o Requirements: Varies based on scholarship o Award Amount: Varies based on scholarship o Application Deadline: priority deadline November 1, 2019; final deadline February 1, 2019 o To apply visit http://admissions.georgiasouthern.edu/scholarships/ University of North Georgia ROTC Scholarships o Requirements: must be interested in the military o Award Amount: $59,000 for a 4-year scholarship which includes Tuition and Fees or Room and Board, Monthly stipend ($300/mo freshman), $1,200 per year book allowance o Application Deadline: encourage submission date of February 4, 2019 o How to Apply: Visit http://ung.edu/military-college-admissions/costs-financialaid/scholarships-and-grants/army-rotc-scholarship
SCAD o Requirements: submit artwork in one of the following categories 2-D design, 3-D design, Comic book, Fashion, Film, Photography or Poster o Award Amount: up to $7000 o Application Deadline: Application and Artwork submitted by Feb 1, 2019 o How to Apply: visit http://www.scad.edu/admission/financial-aid-andscholarships/scholarships/scad-challenge for more information National Co-op Scholarship Program o Requirements: minimum 3.5 GPA, Must plan to attend: Clarkson University, Oswego State University, Drexel University, University of Cincinnati, Johnson and Wales University, University of Massachusetts Lowell, RIT, University of Toledo, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Merrimack College, or Kettering University o Award Amount: $6000 renewable up to 4 year o Application Deadline: Feb 15, 2019 o Visit http://www.waceinc.org/ to apply Columbus State University Scholarships o The Presidential, Tower, and University Scholarships. o Application Deadline: January 15 th for the presidential scholarship and March 1 st for the Tower and University Scholarship. o Award Amount: up to $20,000. o To Apply visit https://honors.columbusstate.edu/scholarships.php Andrew College: Pitts Academic Scholarship o Requirements: 3.0 GPA; Andrew College acceptance; leadership; SAT: 500 Reading/Writing and 500 Math; or ACT: 19 Eng, 19 Math, and 19 composite o Award: Full Academic Scholarship (tuition, room and board) o Application Deadline: March 10, 2019 o How to Apply: www.andrewcollege.edu/pitts Gettysburg College o Requirements: Stem College Program - major in a stem field Music Scholarships major in music o Award: varies o Application Deadline: February 1, 2019 o How to Apply: http://www.gettysburg.edu/s-stem or http://www.gettysburg.edu/scholarships_aid/conservatory_scholarships Other scholarship websites: https://www.unigo.com/ https://www.niche.com/colleges/scholarships/ http://www.studentawardsearch.com/scholarships.htm www.studentscholarships.org