December 2012 Scholarship Bulletin The following scholarships are currently available. If you have any questions see Ms Loya, in the counseling center. To complete your scholarship research, computers are available in our college center by the counseling center and the library. Check monthly for updated bulletins. NAME: ABBOTT & FENNER DUE: June 14, 2013 CRITERIA: High school junior or senior. Must write an essay on one of two topics. Apply online: www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm NAME: ACT POSTER CONTEST DUE: January 21, 2013 5,000 CRITERIA: Must be junior or senior who is a U.S. resident and is willing to design a poster that encourages students to attend college and to take the ACT college entrance exam. See website for contest rules and entry form: www.actstudent.org/postercontest/ NAME: ADELANTE MUJER & MAIDA TORRES-STANOVICK (SUHSD) DUE: December 14, 2012 CRITERIA: Must be a female senior of Latina background planning to attend a college or university. See Ms. Loya for application or the Olympian High website. http://olh.sweetwaterschools.org/counseling/scholarships/ NAME: AIR FORCE ROTC - SDSU DUE: Open AMOUNT: Full tuition CRITERIA: Must be junior or senior who is a U.S. citizen before field training. Call 619-594-5550 for more info. Apply online: www.afrotc.com NAME: ANIMATION CAREER REVIEW ASPIRING ANIMATION PROFESSIONAL DUE: June 1, 2013 CRITERIA: Must be a senior with strong academic achievement planning to pursue an animation related degree. Students must submit essay. More information & entry form online: www.animationcareerreview.com NAME: ART INSTITUTES YOU CAN CREATE TOMORROW POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION DUE: January 31, 2013 - $10,000 (towards tuition at the Art Institute) CRITERIA: Must be a senior, 2.0 GPA min., planning to attend The Art Institute. Students must submit product. More information & entry form online: NAME: ART INSTITUTES BEST TEEN CHEF COMPETITION DUE: January 24, 2013 AMOUNT: $1,500 $4,000 (towards tuition at the Art Institute) CRITERIA: Must be a senior, 2.0 GPA min., planning to attend the International Culinary Art School at The Art Institute. More information & entry form online:
NAME: ART INSTITUTES PASSION FOR FASHION COMPETITION DUE: February 14, 2013 AMOUNT: $Up to a half-tuition at The Art Institute (plus a VIP trip to New York City) CRITERIA: Must be a senior, 2.0 GPA min., planning to attend The Art Institute. Competition categories are in Fashion Design and Fashion Marketing & Merchandising and Retail Management. Students must submit essay and product. More info. & entry form online: NAME: AYN RAND DUE: March 20 (for 9 th & 10 th grade students) & April 26, (for 11 th & 12 th grade students) 2013 AMOUNT: $50 $10,000 CRITERIA: High school students who are willing to write an essay (600 to 1,600 words) on one of the topics provided (on the Ayn Rand books: Anthem or The Fountainhead). More information online: www.aynrandeducation.com NAME: AXA ACHIEVEMENT COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP DUE: February 1, 2013 AMOUNT: $2,000 (More than 300 scholarships awarded) CRITERIA: High school senior who is a US citizen or legal resident who can demonstrate ambition as evidenced by outstanding achievement in an activity in school, the community or the workplace. Application may be downloaded from: www.axa-achievement.com NAME: B. DAVIS AWARD DUE: May 27, 2013 CRITERIA: High school junior or senior willing to write essay on given topic. Apply online: http://www.studentawardsearch.com/scholarships.htm NAME: BIGSUN ATHLETIC DUE: June 21, 2013 CRITERIA: High school senior, currently involved in some sport at school or in the community. Apply online: www.bigsunathletics.com NAME: BRIAN GRAVES MEMORIAL DUE: April 1, 2013 AMOUNT: Unspecified CRITERIA: High school senior, plan to attend 4-yr college or university & study Marine Biology. See Ms. Loya for an app. NAME: BURGER KING SCHOLARS PROGRAM DUE: January 10, 2013 - $50,000 CRITERIA: High school senior. Recipients are selected based on their grade point average, work experience, extracurricular activities and/or community service. Apply online: www.bkmclamorefoundation.org/whatwedo/scholarsprogram NAME: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF COLLECTORS, INC. (CAC) DUE: January 15, 2013 AMOUNT: $1,500 - $2,500 CRITERIA: Must be a senior. Students must write 700-1,000 word essay on The Importance of Establishing & Maintaining Good Financial Credit During Your College Years. See Ms. Loya for an application or download an application online: www.cacesf.org NAME: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL OFFICE PROFESSIONALS (CAEOP) DUE: January 4, 2013 CRITERIA: Must be a senior, 2.0GPA min., plan to pursue a career in business administration or education. See Ms. Loya for an app. NAME: CALIFORNIA WINE GRAPE GROWERS FOUNDATION (CWGGF) DUE: April 5, 2013 AMOUNT: $2,000 - $8,000 CRITERIA: Must be a senior whose parent(s) or guardian(s) are Vineyard employees of a California Wine Grape Grower. See Ms. Loya for an application or download an application online: www.cwggf.org
NAME: CHICANO ORGANIZING AND RESEARCH IN EDUCATION (CORE) DUE: Deadline information available sometime soon check website - $1,000 CRITERIA: Must be a senior of Latino descent, undocumented (born outside of the US but lives here without legal permission of the federal govt.), able to demonstrate financial need and academic potential. More information and application online: www.ca-core.org NAME: CHRISTERMON FOUNDATION DUE: February 1, 2013 AMOUNT: $2,000 - $5,000 CRITERIA: Must be a senior, 3.0 GPA min., whose parent or guardian is employed full time with a company or individual holding a valid California liquor/beer/wine license and participates in athletics and/or performing arts for BOTH 11 th & 12 th grade. Apply online: www.christermon.com NAME: CHULA VISTA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY CRITERIA: Must be a senior willing to write a 300 word essay on How My Ancestors Affected My Educational Journey. See Ms. Loya for application and Generation Chart to be submitted with application. NAME: CSU LONG BEACH PRESIDENT S SCHOLARS PROGRAM DUE: January 2, 2013 AMOUNT: $2,000 - $5,000 CRITERIA: Must be a senior who is ranked in top of the class or National Merit Semifinalist/Finalist or National Hispanic Recognition Scholar who plans to attend CSU Long Beach. Apply online: www.csulb.edu/presidents_scholars/student_application NAME: DILLER TIKUM OLAM DUE: January 6, 2013 AMOUNT: $36,000 CRITERIA: Must be a Jewish teen who has demonstrated remarkable leadership and is actively engaged in a community project. More information and application online: www.jewishfed.org/teenawards NAME: DISTINGUISHED YOUNG WOMEN OF SAN DIEGO DUE: January 26, 2013 AMOUNT: Up to $45,000 CRITERIA: Must be a female junior (11 th ) who is able to demonstrate talent in the performing arts. More information and application online: www.distinguishedyw.org NAME: ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION DUE: December 7, 2012 AMOUNT: Varies (can be up to full tuition for four years) CRITERIA: Must be a senior who is a US citizen. Applicants will be judged on scholarship, leadership and financial need. See Ms. Loya for an application or download an application online: www.elks.org/enf/scholars NAME: ELKS LODGE TEENAGER OF THE MONTH DUE: At the end of each month through March 2013 CRITERIA: High school senior w/ min. 3.0 GPA. See Ms. Loya for an application. NAME: FORD SALUTE TO EDUCATION (100 scholarships will be awarded) plus one of the students selected will also win a new car CRITERIA: High school senior that has been involved in community service; apply in different categories (Arts, Athletics, Foreign Language, Math, Science, etc). Application must be typed. More info online at: www.salutetoeducation.com
NAME: GATES MILLENNIEUM SCHOLARS PROGRAM DUE: January 16, 2013 AMOUNT: Full college tuition for four years (potentially) CRITERIA: High school seniors w/min. unweighted GPA of 3.3who are African American, Asian Pacific Islander American, American Indian or Hispanic American, U.S. citizens or legal residents, able to demonstrate financial need & plan to file a FAFSA. Apply online: www.gmsp.org NAME: GUILDSCHOLAR DUE: January 16, 2013 AMOUNT: Full college tuition for four years (potentially) CRITERIA: High school seniors w/min. unweighted GPA of 3.3who are African American, Asian Pacific Islander American, American Indian or Hispanic American, U.S. citizens or legal residents, able to demonstrate financial need & plan to file a FAFSA. Apply online: www.gmsp.org NAME: HISPANIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND/COGATE-PALMOLIVE MAKE THE U SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AMOUNT: $2,500-15,000 CRITERIA: High school senior of Hispanic American heritage, U.S. citizen or legal resident, 3.0 GPA min., able to demonstrate financial need/plan to file a FAFSA. Students must respond to three short essay questions. Apply online: www.colgate.com/hazlau NAME: JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE (JACL) DUE: March 1, 2013 - $2,500 CRITERIA: High school senior, must be an active member of JACL who plans to attend college. Apply online: www.jaclsandiego.org NAME: JOHN F. KENNEDY PROFILE IN COURAGE ESSAY CONTEST DUE: January 5, 2013 $10,000 CRITERIA: High school students who are willing to write an essay of less than 1,000 words on given topic. Apply online: www.jfklibrary.org NAME: LAWS OF LIFE $5,000 CRITERIA: High school senior. Must create a written (500 1,000 words) or video (2mins. or less) response to given prompt. More information and application online: www.lawsoflifecontest.com NAME: MEET MY COLLEGE $5,000 CRITERIA: High school senior. Must register on website and submit short answer essay. More information online: www.meetmycollege.com/account/register/student NAME: NATIONAL CO-OP COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AMOUNT: $4,700 30,000 CRITERIA: High school senior w/ min. 3.5 GPA.who plans to attend one of the ten participating institutions. More information online: www.waceinc.org NAME: NROTC COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM DUE: check online AMOUNT: valued up to $180,000 CRITERIA: High school senior with qualifying SAT/ ACT scores. More information online: https://www.nrotc.navy.mil NAME: POINT LOMA CREDIT UNION DUE: April 1, 2013 AMOUNT: $2,500 (multiple scholarships awarded) CRITERIA: High school senior who is a credit union member with their own account. More information online: www.plcu.com
NAME: RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES (RMHC) AFRICAN AMERICAN FUTURE ACHIEVERS CRITERIA: Must be a senior who has at least one parent of African American or Black Caribbean heritage, is a legal US resident, has a minimum 2.7 GPA and is able to demonstrate financial need. More information and application available online: NAME: RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES ASIAN STUDENTS INCREASING ACHIEVEMENT (ASIA) CRITERIA: Must be a senior who has at least one parent of Asian-Pacific heritage, is a legal US resident, has a minimum 2.7 GPA and is able to demonstrate financial need. More information and application available online: NAME: RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES (RMHC) HACER CRITERIA: Must be a senior who has at least one parent of Hispanic descent, is a legal US resident, has a minimum 2.7 GPA and is able to demonstrate financial need. More information and application available online: NAME: RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES (RMHC) SCHOLARS CRITERIA: Must be a senior who is a legal US resident, has a minimum 2.7 GPA and is able to demonstrate financial need. More information and application available online: NAME: SAN DIEGO S LABOR EDUCATION FUND & JOHN LYONS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION DUE: January 31, 2013 AMOUNT: $5,500 CRITERIA: High school senior w/min. 3.0GPA whose parent or legal guardian is a member in good standing of any local labor union. More information/application online: www.unionyes.org/node/1279 NAME: SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION COMMON APPLICATION DUE: February 4, 2013 AMOUNT: Varies CRITERIA: High school senior. Eligibility criteria vary depending on actual scholarship. More information/application online: www.sdfoundation.org/grantsscholarships/scholarships/forstudents/commonscholarshipapplication.aspx NAME: SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION ESSAY & HISTORICAL ORATION CONTEST AMOUNT: $75 2,000 CRITERIA: Must write an essay (800-1,200 words) on a given topic from American History. More information/application online: www.sandiegosar.org NAME: SONS OF ITALY WESTERN FOUNDATION DUE: March 1, 2013 AMOUNT: Unspecified CRITERIA: Must be a senior who is wholly or partially of Italian descent. More information/application online: www.sonsofitalyca.org These are some additional internet sites with information on scholarships and grants for college: http://collegefund.org/ http://www.scholarshipamerica.org/ www.fastweb.com www.studentaid.ed.gov http://freegovmoney.net/ www.sdfoundation.org/scholarships www.scholarships.com www.meritaid.com www.sdcoe.net/scholarships