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Outside Agency Scholarships |
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The Grossmont College Scholarship
Bulletin Board is located in the lobby area of the Financial Aid Office.
Frequently Grossmont College receives notification of available outside
agency scholarships. These notices are posted on the bulletin board. Below
is a listing of current postings which is updated regularly. Additional
information and applications may be available through the Grossmont College
Scholarship Bulletin Board. Click on the name of the scholarship for more
information.
Click here for Grossmont College Campus Scholarships Last update as of September 22, 2011
Award: $1,000 Deadline: September 29, 2011 Eligibility:
Applicants must have a verifiable disability and demonstrate financial need.
A minimum GPA of 2.5 is required for undergraduates and a minimum GPA of 3.0
for graduate students. Applicants must be taking at least six semester units
or four quarter units at a public or private California institution of
higher learning
Applications are available in the Financial Aid Office, Room 58-A. United Youth Fitness Scholarship Award: $1,500 Deadline: September 30, 2011 Scholarship Description: Write an essay answering the question " What does fitness mean to you, and how can you better incorporate overall physical, mental, and emotional health & fitness into your daily life as a student?" Keep your essay less than 500 words. Apply at http://www.unitedyouthfitness.org/Scholarship.html Award: $750 Deadline: August 14, 2011 Scholarship Description:
The CollegeTalk Scholarship is available to students ages 16 and older.
If it were up to you, who would YOU
choose to represent you as the leader of your country in the 2012
Presidential Election? Who do you believe would best represent your
community? Your family? What do you believe are the most critical issues
that will decide the winner of the 2012 election? What issues are most
important to YOU as a college student or soon-to-be? In less than 600 words,
tell us who you want as
your next president. No issue is off limits. No candidate is off limits. This is
your chance to voice your opinions about what matters to you most.
Apply at http://collegeinquirer.com/scholarship/ Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship Award: Maximum Amount: $52,000 Deadline: October 15, 2011 Scholarship Description:
The American poet Amy Lowell died in 1925. Her will established an annual
scholarship to support travel abroad for gifted American-born poets. There
is no age requirement, and there is no requirement that applicants be
enrolled in a university or other education program.
The recipient must agree to spend the year
abroad, as the will requires
In order to apply, please complete the attached
application and return it, with (if you wish) a brief
curriculum vitae, and with a representative sample of your poetry. The
poetry sample must not exceed either one printed volume plus no more
than 20 typed pages of your most recent work, or 40 typed pages.
Applications that are incomplete or are not accompanied by a sample meeting
those requirements will not be considered.
Your completed application should include
two copies of all attachments including the application.
The application, resume, and poetry samples must be sent by mail or other
delivery service, not faxed. Applications may not be submitted by email.
Because of the very heavy volume of applications, we cannot return the
poetry samples to the authors. For additional information please log on to http://www.amylowell.org Award: $1,500 Deadline: October 15, 2011 Scholarship Description: Complete the online application form. All winners will be selected randomly within two weeks of the deadline.
Eligibility:
Apply at http://www/supercollege.com/scholarship/ Award: $250 to $1,500 Deadline: October 17, 2011 Scholarship Description:
The College JumpStart Scholarship is available to high school sophomores,
juniors, and seniors and current college students. To be considered for this
award, you must be committed to going to school and be able express your
goals for getting a higher education. Apply at http://www.jumpstart-scholarship.net Sharp Compliance, inc Scholarship Essay Contest Award: $750 to $1,500 Deadline: July 1, 2011 and October 17, 2011 Scholarship Description:
To Enter:
Submit a 1250 - to
1500 - word essay that describes the measures that you believe could have
been taken to prevent a real – life accidental needle - stick injury that
you have researched, as well as future needle - stick injuries. For more information and to Apply go to: http://www.sharpsinc.com/scholarship.htm Award: $5000 (1) $1,000 (4) Deadline: December 1, 2011 Scholarship Description:
You've acquired $150,000 in cash to be used specifically for a distressed
real estate purchase. Outline a detailed strategy that ensures the maximum
return on investment, whether it's in terms of financial profit or personal
satisfaction ... or both.
If you are a current college student (graduate students, law students and/or
incoming freshman are NOT eligible) and think you can outline the above then
Apply at Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Award: $500 Deadline: December 1, 2011 Scholarship Description:
The Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest is open
to photographers ages 18 and over.
Applicants may enter photographs in any of the
five categories:
Altered Images,
Americana,
The Natural World,
People
Travel.
Applicants compete to win cash prizes as well
as the opportunity to have work printed in Smithsonian magazine and
exhibited in the Smithsonian Institution To Apply go to: http://photocontest.smithsoniamag.com/enter/index.php Soroptimist Women's Opportunity Award Award: Up to $10,000 Deadline: December 15, 2011 Scholarship Description: The Soroptimist Women’s Opportunity Awards give women the resources they need to improve their education, skills and employment prospects.
Eligibility:
Applicants must be women who provide the primary financial support for their families, and who are enrolled in or have been accepted to a vocational/skills training program or an undergraduate degree program. Apply at http://www.soroptimist.org/awards/apply.html Financial Connects Scholarship Contest
Award: Varies Deadline: December 31, 2011
Scholarship Description: Net Literacy will be launching a national competition where students can compete for more than 100 awards that will range from $250 to $1,000 for creating videos and interactive games that relate to financial literacy Steps: Register for Financial Connects Contest updates on the Net Literacy Alliance website Familiarize with the Indiana Department of Education’s Financial Literacy Standards (The link can be found on the Net Literacy contest page.) Read the rules and regulations on the website.
The Contest is open only to active full-time or part-time students (must be able to present proof) currently enrolled in grades 6-12 or active full-time or part-time college or graduate students in a 2-4 year college or university within the fifty United States and the District of Columbia Eligible Students will submit contact information, a one paragraph proposal, and the specific topic they will address.
Apply at http://www.netliteracyalliance.org/finacial-connects-contest/
Award: $1,500 Deadline: December 31, 2011
Eligibility Applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal residents who are starting a program of higher education (college or graduate school) within the next 12 months or are currently full- or part-time students. Applicants must be age 17 years or older. There is no maximum age limit.
How Often You Can Enter The essay requirement does not allow for many words. Focus on the most important reason for getting your degree. Nevertheless, we realize that some of you may want to say more. Therefore, you may submit more than one entry. All completed entries will be judged. Just use some common sense--under a dozen entries are fine. Any more and the judges may start to question your "focus" for going to school.
Apply at http://www.return2college.com/scholarship.cfm Annual Create-A-Greeting-Card $10,000 Scholarship Contest Award: Maximum Amount $10,000 Deadline: January 14, 2012 Scholarship Description:
Applicants are asked to design the front of a greeting
card that could be sold as an actual card in our line. Designs may consist
of original photographs, artwork, and/or computer graphics. The student with
the winning design will be awarded a $10,000 scholarship and his or her
design will be made into a greeting card to be sold on our website. If Apply on-line at: http://www.gallerycollection.com/greetingcardscontest.htm College Prowler " No Essay" Scholarship Award: $2,000 Deadline: Monthly Scholarship Description: We know you re busy
and we know that times are tough. That’s why we decided to create the
easiest possible scholarship to give something back to students. Students
can use the money to help cover tuition, housing, meal plans, books,
computers, or any education- related expenses. The scholarship is open to
all high school and college students and those planning to enroll in the
next 12 months.
If Apply on line at http://collegeprowler.com/scholarship/apply.aspx The GoCollege Lucky Draw Scholarship Award: $250 Deadline: Monthly For more information and to register go to: http:///www.gocollege.com/ GPA Isn't Everything Scholarship Award: $1,000 Deadline: Varies
Eligibility: Applicants must be current high school or college students or be planning to enroll within the next 12 months
Register at: http:///www.cappex.com/page/account/quickApply.jsp?scholarshipID=gp&code=CD257-337-47 Seventeen "Pretty Amazing" Contest Award: $10,000 Deadline: Varies Scholarship Description:
Open To:
Females
Ages 15-22
To
Qualify:
You must submit two photos of yourself and an
essay, of up to 1000 characters, on what makes you "Pretty Amazing" to be
considered for this award
The recipient of this award will also have an opportunity to appear on a
cover of Seventeen Magazine. To enter go to https://subscribe.hearstmags.com/subscribe/seventeen/61024/IEASP0705?sub_option=1&source=svnonlinepromoAward: $1,000 Deadline: Weekly
Eligibility:
Write a two to three sentence to answer the question,
Fill Out the Form
Apply to Win!
CNRSW Fleet and Family Support Center Award: up to $3,000 Deadline: Open Eligibility:
Candidates must be married to an Active Duty Member that: For more information and to pre-register for an eligibility interview please call (619) 556-9866 Gloria and Joseph Mattera National Scholarship Fund For Migrant Children Award: $150 to $500 Deadline: Open Eligibility:
Application Available in the Financial Aid Office, Room 107 or online at www.migrant.net $1,000 Scholarship Sponsored by Sallie Mae Award: $1,000 Deadline: Monthly Drawing Eligibility:
Register at http://www.salliemae.com/before_college/students_plan/free_money/scholarship-search.htm Enter the scholarship drawing by registering on the website. If you have already registered on the website or have a screen name and password, you are already entered for the scholarship College Prowler "No Essay" Scholarship Award: $2,000 Deadline: Monthly Eligibility:
Apply on-line at http://collegeprowler.com/scholarship/apply.aspx
Ashley Soulé
Conroy Foundation Scholarship
Award: Varies Deadline: Varies Eligibility:
Applications are available in the Financial Aid Office, Room 107 and online at http://www.ashleysfoundation.org Bureau of Indian Affairs Higher Education Grant Program Award: Varies Deadline: Varies Eligibility:
For more information, please visit: http://www.oiep.bia.edu/ California Law Enforcement Personnel Dependents Grant Program (LEPD) Award: Maximum Amount $8,322 Deadline: Varies
Scholarship Description:
There is no application fee for the LEPD Grant Program. Eligibility:
For more information, please visit: http://www.csac.ca.gov El Cajon Elks Lodge Scholarship in Voc/Tech Award: Up to $2,000.00 Deadline: Year Round El Cajon Elks Lodge offers scholarship to qualified students and older students who require training and retraining. Applicants must be citizens of the United States and reside within the jurisdictional limits of the El Cajon Elks Lodge. Applicants must plan to pursue a two-year or less vocational/technical program. Applicants must plan to carry a minimum of 12 units each semester. Applicants are asked to summarize the cost of their planned educational program and to summarize their financial ability to pay these costs. Applications are available in the Financial Aid Office Room 107. L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Contest Award: Varies Deadline: Open Eligibility: This contest is open only to those who have not professionally published a novel or short novel, or more then one novelette or more then three short stories, in any medium. For more information go to their website at http://www.writersofthefuture.com/rules.htm L. Ron Hubbard's Illustrators of the Future Contest Award: Varies Deadline: Open Eligibility: The contest is open to new and amateur artists who have not been professionally published and paid for more then three black-and-white story illustrations, or more than one process-color painting, in media distributed broadly to the general public For more information go to their website at http://www.writersofthefuture.com/rules.htm#illus
The National Law Enforcement and Firefighters Children's Foundation
NLEAFCF Scholarship Award: $5,000 Deadline: Varies Scholarship Description
The National Law Enforcement and Firefighters Children’s Foundation
(NLEAFCF) provides both grants and scholarships to children and families who
have lost a parent in the line of duty, had a parent become permanently
disabled in the line of duty or are enduring significant financial hardships
due to tragic circumstances.
Eligibility: For more information and to download the application form, please visit: http://www.nleafcf.org/scholarship.php Owen Locke Endowed Foundation Scholarship Award: Varies Deadline: Open Eligibility:
Application Available in the Financial Aid Office, Room 107 or online at www.owenlocke.org, click scholarships Award: Varies Deadline: Varies Scholarship Description:
The Sphinx Competition presented by Chase is
held every year in Ann Arbor and Detroit, Michigan. The competition is open
to all Junior High, High School, and College age Black and Latino string
players residing in the U.S. The Sphinx Competition offers young Black and
Latino classical string players a chance to compete under the guidance of an
internationally renowned panel of judges and to perform with established
professional musicians in a competition setting. Its primary goals are to
encourage, develop and recognize classical music talent in the Black and
Latino communities. Eligibility:
To be eligible for the Sphinx Musical
Assistance Fund, one must apply to compete in the Sphinx Competition for
Young Black and Latino String Players.
http://www.sphinxmusic,org/programs/competition.html
to get acquainted
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