2015-2016 Scholarships List **See or email Mrs. Chenedra Garnigan for applications if web pages are not listed**

cgarnigan@marietta-city.k12.ga.us

Updated September 25, 2015

The Jackie

Robinson

Scholarship

We are pleased to inform you that the Jackie Robinson Foundation

Scholarship Application is now available for review beginning October

15th, with the online application going live November 1st. Students may

visit www.jackierobinson.org to learn more about the organization that

The New York Times described as providing “what might be the

educational effort in the country.” Each new JRF Scholar receives $24,000

over four years to attend a four-year accredited college or university. In

addition to cash grants, JRF Scholars participate in our extensive, four-

year program that includes: mentoring, leadership development, practical

skill-building, internship and job counseling and placement, and a myriad

of networking opportunities. Over 1,400 JRF Scholars have been selected

since the first awards were made in 1973. To learn more about the

foundation and our program click here.

Eligibility

To be eligible for a Jackie Robinson Foundation

Scholarship, an applicant must:

Be a graduating, minority high school senior

Plan to attend an accredited and approved four-

year institution within the United States

Show leadership potential

Demonstrate a dedication to community service

Present evidence of financial need

Be a United States citizen

A minimum SAT score of 1,000 combined on the

math and critical reading sections or a

composite ACT score of 22

Not possess a degree from a 2 or 4-year college when applying for the scholarship

Application opens November 1, 2015. The Complete Application is Due on Feb. 15, 2016 5pm (EST)

Davidson The John Montgomery Belk Scholarship is one of our nation's most

College—Belk

Scholarship

prestigious and generous undergraduate scholarships. The program is built

around our belief that, as a Belk Scholar, you possess unique talents that

should be recognized and nurtured.

Belk Scholars are energetic, adventurous, studious, artistic, athletic, creative,

collaborative, engaged, and compassionate. Learn more about this impressive

group and hear about their experiences through video.

Nominations must be made by November 6.

Visit http://www.davidson.edu/admission-and-financial-aid/john-belk-

scholarship for more information.

Scholarship

opportunities

for Asian

American and

Pacific

Islander

students

APIASF AANAPISI Scholarship

The APIASF AANAPISI (Asian American and Native American Pacific

Islander Serving Institution) Scholarship supports full-time Asian American

and Pacific Islander (AAPI) students at specified institutions. AANAPISIs are

Minority-Serving Instructions (MSIs) that have an undergraduate enrollment

of at least 10 percent AAPI students and a significant enrollment of students

with financial need.

For current college students who will be enrolled in Winter 2015/Spring 2016

Application Deadline: October 15, 2015 at 6:00 PM PDT

Additional Information: http://www.apiasf.org/aanapisi.html

APIASF General Scholarship

The APIASF General Scholarship is open to Asian American and Pacific

Islander (AAPI) high school and college students who will be enrolling or are

currently enrolled in a U.S. accredited college or university as a degree-

seeking undergraduate student in the upcoming academic year. There are

multiple scholarship opportunities that vary in award amount, number of

years, field of study, location, and more.

For high school seniors, current college students, and students with GED

entering college in Fall 2016

Application Deadline: January 8, 2016 at 9:00 PM EST

Additional Information: http://www.apiasf.org/scholarship_apiasf.html

Below is a list of the current scholarship opportunities available and

requirements associated with each scholarship. You only need to complete

one application. Based on the answers you submit, you will be automatically

considered for the scholarships for which you are eligible to receive.

APIASF/AT&T Scholarship

APIASF/BBCN Bank Scholarship

APIASF/Coca-Cola Foundation Scholarship

APIASF/Darden Restaurants Foundation Scholarship

APIASF/FedEx Scholarship

APIASF/Frances Sonn Nam Memorial Scholarship

APIASF/NBCUniversal Scholarship

APIASF/Southern California Edison Scholarship

APIASF/Toyota Scholarship

APIASF/TAAP (A Toyota Giving Circle) Scholarship

APIASF/Target Scholarship

APIASF/United Health Foundation Scholarship

APIASF/Wells Fargo Scholarship

UNCF UNCF is the nation's largest and most effective minority education

organization. UNCF plays a critical role in enabling more than 60,000

students each year to attend college and get the education they need and that

the nation needs them to have by:

Awarding 10,000 scholarships and internships under 400 programs for

students from low- and moderate-income families to attend more than

1,100 institutions and universities across the country;

Providing financial support for its 37 member historically black colleges

and universities (HBCUs) for scholarships and capacity building;

Advocating nationally for the importance of education and college

readiness through its annual television program, a national public service

announcement campaign, and commentary in national media;

Advocating locally at events across the country such as Governor’s and

Mayor’s luncheons, Walk for Education events and Mayor’s Masked Balls.

Visit https://scholarships.uncf.org/ for more information.

Gates

Millennium

Scholars

Program

The GMS Scholarship Award Provides:

Support for the cost of education by covering unmet need and self-help aid;

Renewable awards for Gates Millennium Scholars maintaining satisfactory

academic progress;

Graduate school funding for continuing Gates Millennium Scholars in the

areas of computer science, education, engineering, library science,

mathematics, public health or science;

Leadership development programs with distinctive personal, academic and

professional growth opportunities.

The GMS 2016 Application will open on August 1, 2015. To be eligible for

the Gates Millennium Scholars Program students must:

Be African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian

American/Pacific Islander or Hispanic American;

Be Citizens, legal permanent residents or nationals of the United

States;

Have a cumulative GPA of 3.3 on an unweighted 4.0 scale or earned a

GED;

Have demonstrated leadership abilities through participation in

community service, extracurricular or other activities;

Meet Federal Pell Grant eligibility criteria;

Enroll for the first time at a U.S. located , accredited college or

university (with the exception of students concurrently pursuing a high

school diploma) in the fall as a full-time, degree seeking, first year

student;

Have completed and submitted their application by the deadline; and

Have the following forms completed and submitted by the deadline on

their behalf:

o A Nominator Form-an evaluation of the student's academic

record, and;

o A Recommender Form-an evaluation of the student's

community service and leadership activities.

The deadline for applications for the next class of the Gates Millennium

Scholars Program is January 13, 2016.

2015 Mercer

Engineering

Scholarship

Challenge

The Mercer University School of Engineering is pleased to invite seniors from

your school to apply for our annual Scholarship Challenge at our Macon,

Georgia campus on Saturday, November 14, 2015. We plan to award

valuable scholarships this fall to high school seniors who are interested in

Mercer’s engineering, industrial management and technical communications

program. More information about Mercer Engineering is available at

engineering.mercer.edu.

The Scholarship Challenge is a day where we meet with these students to

show them our campus, our labs and technology, and give them an

opportunity to meet with our faculty and students. We use a design problem

or a test of math skills to help us make scholarship recommendations. We

value your insights as you think about your students with strong academic

potential coupled with a flair for creative problem solving and teamwork.

The process is very simple!

1. Students should download a flyer to get information.

2. Students should go to engineering.mercer.edu/scholarship to fill in

their application. Applicants will fill in a short form with their contact

information and some background on their academics.

3. We ask applicants to share with us a teacher or counselor name and

email so please give them a contact person and email that they can

use. This way we can keep in touch with you.

The Saturday event on November 14th will include:

• Welcome breakfast and registration;

• The scholarship challenge (a math and language test or a media design

problem for Technical Communication) in the morning -- no calculus

background is required;

• A parents’ program occurs in parallel with the scholarship challenge

test which provides information about the admissions and financial aid

processes;

• Engineering laboratory tours immediately following the challenge;

• Lunch, afternoon campus tours and social time to talk with other

participants, faculty and admissions counselors;

• (Optional) We also have limited tickets available to the Make-End

makers’ festival that is taking place next to Mercer’s campus that day. Please

visit www.make-end.com to learn more about the event. If students would

like to reserve tickets for this event, please email Heather Perrin at

Perrin_h@mercer.edu.

Wendy’s High

School

Heisman

Since 1994, Wendy’s High School Heisman has honored more than 600,000

of the nation’s most esteemed high school seniors in partnership with the

Heisman Memorial Trophy®. The leadership award-honorees are well-

rounded young men and woman who excel in learning, performing, and

leading in the class room, on the field and in the community.

Like The Heisman Memorial Trophy, Wendy’s believes in the pursuit of

athletic and academic excellence with integrity. And in addition to honoring

student accomplishments, Wendy’s High School Heisman inspires all future

high school students to pursue their higher education goals.

Every year, Wendy’s High School Heisman and The Heisman Trophy Trust

team up to recognize more than 5,000 of the best high school seniors and

rewards $120,000 to schools across the country. The culmination of this

process takes place in December in conjunction with the National Heisman

Memorial Trophy presentation during Heisman Weekend in New York City.

Eligibility

To achieve award eligibility for the 2015 Wendy’s High School Heisman,

students must be seniors during the 2015/2016 academic years, graduating

with the class of 2016. Applicants must:

Have a cumulative high school grade point average (GPA) of a B (3.0) or

better.

Participate in at least one of the 43 sports recognized by the International

Olympic Committee in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games or the

National Federation of State High School Association and sponsored by your

school. The full list of qualified athletic events in alphabetical order includes:

Archery, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Bobsleigh, Bowling, Boxing,

Canoeing/Rowing, Cross Country, Curling, Cycling, Diving, Equestrian

(Dressage/Eventing/Jumping), Fencing, Field Hockey, Football, Golf,

Gymnastics, Handball, Ice Hockey, Ice Skating (Figure or Speed), Judo,

Lacrosse, Luge, Rugby, Sailing, Shooting, Skiing (Alpine, Biathlon, Cross

Country, Free-Style, Jumping), Snowboard, Soccer, Softball,

Spirit/Cheerleading, Swimming (or Synchronized), Table Tennis,

Taekwondo, Tennis, Track & Field, Trampoline, Triathlon, Volleyball (or

Beach), Water Polo, Weightlifting, and Wrestling.

Be a leader in school and in the community and serve as a role model for

underclassman.

Visit https://www.wendyshighschoolheisman.com/about/ for application and a

complete listing or rules and regulations.

Approval of all applications ends at 2 p.m. ET on October 6, 2015.

Veterans of

Foreign Wars

First Place wins $30,000!

Do you know a high school student who could use some help paying for

college?

Let them know about the VFW's Voice of Democracy Scholarship

competition!

This Year's Topic: My Vision for America

All students in grades 9-12 can apply. We want to reach as many patriotic

students as possible to compete for the grand prize: $30,000 paid directly to

the American college, university or vocational/technical school of their

choice! Download the application.

ENTRY DEADLINE: November 1, 2015

B. Davis

Scholarship

The creators of the “Student Award Search Aid” website are offering a

scholarship for 2016.

Please visit our website at

http://www.studentawardsearch.com/scholarships.htm to read about us and to

apply for our scholarship. While you’re there, please browse through the rest

of the site to learn more about applying for scholarships.

Our website was developed solely for the purpose of helping students locate

and apply for scholarships. We are trying to improve the students’ chances

for success. The site is free and we charge nothing for the information or the

application.

The deadline for applications is May 23, 2016

Amount of Scholarship: $1,000

21st Century

Leaders Call for Nominations!!

Have you:

Started your own business of non-profit?

Given back to your community or school in an extraordinary way?

Created an initiative that created a local or global impact?

Demonstrated strong leadership skills in your community or at school?

21st Century Leaders is looking for the top 20 outstanding youth leaders in

the state for the 2016 Georgia Youth Leadership Awards. Do you know

a Georgia high school student who has demonstrated outstanding leadership

skills and exemplifies the five leadership qualities that truly embody a 21st

Century Leader: passionate, forward-thinking, leverage diversity, resourceful,

and service oriented? Learn More or See Past Winners.

Nominations close December 4, 2015. See Mrs. Garnigan for nomination

information.

Comcast

Leaders and

Achievers

Scholarship

We are pleased to announce the 2016-2017 Comcast Leaders and Achievers®

Scholarship Program. This program, funded through the Comcast Foundation,

recognizes high school seniors from Comcast communities for their

commitment to community service, academics, and demonstrated leadership.

To acknowledge these accomplishments, recipients of the award will receive a

one-time grant of $1,000.

Requirements:

Full-time high school senior currently enrolled at a high school within

a Comcast Community or otherwise approved by Comcast.

Student grade point average of 2.8 or higher.

Student demonstrates leadership abilities in school activities or

through work experiences.

Student shows a strong commitment to and involvement in community

service.

Student plans to attend an accredited, nonprofit college, university, or

vocational/technical school in the United States.

Student will need to verify nomination by entering the Comcast

School Code (CSC), provided by the principal or guidance counselor.

Student will need to complete and approve the terms and conditions

set forth in the media release included as part of the scholarship

acceptance form. If the nominee is not over the age of eighteen, the

parent/guardian must complete and approve the terms and conditions

set forth in the media release included as part of the scholarship

acceptance form.

Key Reminders:

You may nominate only one senior from your high school to apply

for this award.

Students do not need to subscribe to Comcast cable service in order to

be eligible for a scholarship.

Employees of Comcast, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and the children

and other family members of Comcast employees and employees of

Comcast’s subsidiaries and affiliates are not eligible.

Nomination does not guarantee a scholarship.

Follow up with your nominee to ensure all online application

requirements are submitted by December 3, 2015. Incomplete or late

applications will not be considered.

John F.

Kennedy

Profile in

Courage Essay

Contest

The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation invites US high school students to

write an essay on an act of political courage by a US elected official who

served during or after 1956.

Contest Information and Topic Guidelines

The contest is open to United States high school students in grades nine

through twelve attending public, private, parochial, or home schools; US

students under the age of twenty enrolled in a high school

correspondence/GED program; and US citizens attending schools overseas.

Eligibility and Requirements

The contest deadline is Wednesday, January 6, 2016.

Essays can be no more than 1,000 words but must be a minimum of 700

words. Citations and bibliography are not included in the word count.

Essays must be the original work of the student.

John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Edward M. Kennedy are not

eligible subjects for essays.

Essays must describe an act of political courage by a U.S. elected official that

occurred during or after 1956, the publication date of Profiles in Courage.

The official may have addressed an issue at the local, state, or national level.

See Contest Information and Topic Guidelines and Helpful Tips for Writing

Your Essay for more information.

Essays about past recipients of the Profile in Courage Award will be

disqualified unless they describe an act of political courage other than the act

for which the award was given. Essays must have a minimum of five sources.

The first-place winner receives $10,000 comprised of a $5,000 cash award

and $5,000 from John Hancock. The second-place winner receives $1,000. Up

to five finalists receive $500 each.

Visit http://www.jfklibrary.org/Education/Profile-in-Courage-Essay-

Contest.aspx for more information.

University of

Dayton--

Leadership in

Service

Scholarship

One graduating senior can be named the Leadership in Service Scholarship

recipient from Marietta High School.

This scholarship is worth $10,000 ($2,500 per year for four years) and also

provides the student the opportunity to join a leadership cohort on campus.

The student selected will also be eligible to receive a University of Dayton

merit scholarship, which can be worth more than $62,000 over four years.

See Mrs. Garnigan if you wish to be nominated. Nomination deadline is

January 31, 2016.

The US

Presidential

Scholars

Program

The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964, by executive

order of the President, to recognize and honor some of our nation's most

distinguished graduating high school seniors. In 1979, the program was

extended to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the

visual, creative and performing arts. In 2015, the program was again extended

to recognize students who demonstrate ability and accomplishment in career

and technical education fields. Each year, up to 161 students are named as

Presidential Scholars, one of the nation's highest honors for high school

students.

For the general component of the program, students who meet the following

criteria:

are or will be U.S. citizens or Legal Permanent U.S. Residents by the

application deadline (Students who were not U.S. citizens or Legal

Permanent U.S. Residents on the day they took SAT or ACT exam, or

who requested that The College Board or ACT not release their scores to

outside entities, should contact the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program at

(319) 688-4345 to ensure their scores are considered in the determination

of the candidate pool.);

graduate or receive a diploma between January and August of 2016, the

current program year; and

score exceptionally well on either the SAT of the College Board or the

ACT of the American College Testing Program, based on tests taken

during the two-year window that begins in September, 2013 and runs

through October, 2015, (for the recognition cycle concluding in June,

2016), nominated by their Chief State School Officer (CSSO) or

nominated by one of our partner recognition organizations based on

outstanding scholarship.

For the arts component of the program, students who meet the following

criteria:

are or will be U.S. citizens or Legal Permanent U.S. Residents by the

application deadline;

graduate or receive a diploma between January and August of 2016, the

current program year;

demonstrate academic achievement and talent in the visual, creative and

performing arts; and

participate in the National YoungArts Foundation's nationwide YoungArts

program.

For the CTE component of the program, students who meet the following

criteria:

are or will be U.S. citizens or Legal Permanent U.S. Residents by the

application deadline;

graduate or receive a diploma between January and August of 2016, the

current program year;

demonstrate academic achievement in career and technical programs; and

are nominated by their state's Chief State School Officer.

Visit http://www2.ed.gov/programs/psp/applicant.html for more information.

Email Mrs. Garnigan using the address above for application.

Sixt Rent A

Car

Scholarship

Scholarship Information

Five $5,000 Scholarships

First 500 valid applicants will be considered

Available Nationwide

Requirements

Have a Minimum 3.7 GPA on a 4.0 Scale

Graduating High School Senior in the USA, academic year 2015/2016

Plan to enroll in a full time 2 or 4 year university

Mandatory Application Materials

A completed Application Appraisal Form

Copy of your high school transcript

Deadline: November 30, 2015

For more information and application, please visit https://www.sixt.com/sixt-

scholars/.

The Infoparrot

Scholarship of

Academic

Excellence

Infoparrot is glad to announce that it has launched its scholarship program for 2015.

The winners of the scholarship will receive $1,250 for their educational expenses for

the academic year. As Infoparrot believes in sharing resources, it has a strong focus

on giving back to the community.

Application Process

If you would like to apply for the Infoparrot 2015 scholarship, please complete the

following steps –

1. Write an essay and send it to scholarships at infoparrot.com

2. Complete the application form below

3. Submit your application by 11:59PM EST, December 31, 2015.

Title: The infoparrot Scholarship of Academic Excellence

Deadline: 11:59PM EST, December 31, 2015.

Website: http://www.infoparrot.com/the-infoparrot-scholarship/

Amount: $1250,

Renewable/one-time: 3 winners every year but a student can only win once.

Population (UG, GR, HS Senior): Undergraduate, Graduate and High School

Seniors with an acceptance letter from a University Requirements: Write an essay (see our site for full description of essay

requirements)

Which nationalities can apply for this: We currently accept all nationalities

Note that your university must be an accredited institution recognized by the highest

academic authorities in your country.

For application and more information, visit http://www.infoparrot.com/the-

infoparrot-scholarship/.

College

Scholarships

and Financial

Aid for

Students with

Disabilities

Though the price of obtaining a postsecondary education can be steep, a

college degree should be accessible to everyone. To offset costs, many seek

alternative sources of funding, including grants, loans and scholarships.

Students with disabilities who are entering college will find that there are

selective scholarship opportunities for which they may apply that can help pay

for school. Below, discover scholarships, both narrowly- and broadly-focused,

that can help students with disabilities pay for their educations, as well as

additional resources for obtaining funding.

Visit http://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/college-resource-

center/affordable-colleges-for-students-with-disabilities/ for more

information.

Scholarship Below is a link for 26 scholarships for undocumented students:

links for

undocumented

students

http://blog.collegegreenlight.com/blog/easy-scholarships-for-undocumented-

students/

Also, below are 7 other different scholarships for undocumented students.

1. Becas Univision 2015

Univision is offering 34 scholarships ($5,000 each) to students in high school,

transferring from community college, and current college students. Click here

for more information!

2. Dream Summer 2015

Dream Summer is a national internship program of the Dream Resource

Center. The US Senate’s

failure to pass the DREAM Act in 2010 sparked conversations among

immigrant youth leaders on how to effectively sustain the immigrant youth

movement, giving birth to Dream Summer, a national internship program.

Find the application HERE.

3. Ascend Educational Fund Scholarship

Ascend Educational Fund awards scholarships ranging from $2,500 to

$20,000 to immigrant students and children of immigrants who are graduating

from a New York City high school to attend public or private colleges and

universities, regardless of ethnicity, national origin, or immigration

status. Apply today!

4. CUNY Becas Scholarship Program

CUNY Becas is a program that offers scholarships that range from $4500 to

$6030 to CUNY undergraduate and graduate students who meet three criteria:

academic excellence, financial need, and commitment to service in the

Mexican community. Find more information here!

5. OCIYU 2015 Scholarship

The Orange County Immigrant Youth United recently opened its 2015

scholarship prorgram! Since 2011, OCIYU has provided $11,500 in

scholarships. They are one of few nationwide scholarship programs that is by,

and for, undocumented youth! NOW OPEN!

6. RAISE: Revolutionizing Asian American Immigrant Stories on the

East Coast Scholarship

The RAISE Scholarship 2015 is a $500 non-renewable scholarship for pan-

Asian undocumented people. There will be five (5) scholarships (each for

$500) awarded in Spring 2015 to five (5) different applicants in the areas of

Arts & Culture, Higher Education, Leadership, Community Service and

Professional Development. The RAISE Scholarship 2015 is made possible by

artist and writer, Sahra Vang Nguyen, and presented in collaboration with the

Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund in New York City.

Apply Now!

7. Colombian Education Fund

Applicants must have applied to or be enrolled

as a full-time student in a college or university, including two-year nonprofit

institution in the United States where credits can be earned towards an

associates or bachelor’s degree, including community and junior colleges.

The scholarship may not be used at technical college, vocational programs

and for-profit colleges. Scholarship recipient may pursue any degree program

of their choice.

Students not currently matriculated in a college or university may also apply,

but funds will not be disbursed until the student is matriculated. A student

will not be eligible for a scholarship is he/she is related to any Consulate

employee, scholarship committee member or an individual contributor to the

local funds.

Apply here!

QuestBridge

National

College Match

Connects outstanding students from low-income backgrounds with admission

and full four-year scholarships to the nation’s best colleges. Scholarships are

worth over $20,000 each.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

Students in the top 5% to 10% of their class, in the most challenging courses

available

Students who come from households earning less than $60,000 (for a

typical family of four)

Students who qualify for their school’s free or reduced lunch program

Deadline: September 28, 2015

Visit www.questbridge.org/refer-a-student for more information.

UNC Chapel

Hill Morehead

Cain

Scholarship

Merit scholarship, leadership, moral force of character, and physical vigor.

Students must be nominated. See your counselor nominations and more

information.

Deadline for nomination: September 25, 2015. Application deadline is

October 15, 2015.

For more information visit http://www.moreheadcain.org/.

UNC's Thomas

Wolfe

Scholarship

UNC's Thomas Wolfe Scholarship is pleased to announce its 15th national

search, offering a full, four-year award to one entering first-year student, fall

2016. Please convey word of this to your most talented college-bound

writers. More information can be found by clicking on the following link:

http://englishcomplit.unc.edu/creative/scholarship/tws. Deadline to apply to

UNC is October 15, 2015; Deadline for scholarship is November 15, 2015.

University of

Virginia

Jefferson

Are you a student who yearns to ask questions, to take risks, to push toward

excellence, to take control of the next four years and your future? Are you a

leader, scholar, and citizen of a better world ahead? Then apply for the

Jefferson Scholarship! Nominations must be submitted by 12/1/2015. Visit

www.jeffersonscholars.org for more information.

Thurgood

Marshall

TMCF offers four types of unique scholarships that are merit, plus need-based

designed to address the financial needs of students attending TMCF member-

College Fund

Scholarships

schools. The awards process is highly competitive and the awards are given to

outstanding and qualified students who plan to earn a baccalaureate, graduate

or law degree from an accredited college or university. Occasionally, we may

offer scholarships to students not attending one of our member-schools.

Since its inception, hundreds of companies and foundations have funded a

TMCF scholarship. Our scholarship partners allow TMCF to award

scholarships that are designed to complement the financial aid students

receive from other sources for tuition and other education expenses, such as

books and housing. As a result of our efforts, an increasing number of

students are able to attend and complete college at an affordable cost.

To see the full list of featured scholarships, visit http://tmcf.org/our-

scholarships.

Scholarships

with October

2015 deadlines

Please click the link below to see scholarships with October deadlines:

http://jlvcollegecounseling.com/2015/08/25/scholarships-with-october-2015-

deadlines/.

Mercer

University

School of

Engineering

Scholarship

Challenge

The Mercer University School of Engineering is pleased to invite seniors from

your school to apply for our annual Scholarship Challenge at our Macon,

Georgia campus on Saturday, November 14, 2015. We plan to award valuable

scholarships this fall to high school seniors who are interested in Mercer’s

engineering, industrial management and technical communications program.

More information about Mercer Engineering is available at

engineering.mercer.edu.

Applications are due October 15th. We expect to offer our scholarships before

Christmas so that seniors can make their college plans early. Your students do

not need to have applied for admission to Mercer to participate in this event –

we will work with students on admissions procedures when the need arises.

While our student average SAT verbal and math scores are approaching 1300,

current acceptance criteria to the School of Engineering are a 600 math SAT

and a 1150 combined math + verbal SAT.

AES

Scholarship

AES Scholarship Deadline Is Approaching

The deadline for the 10th annual AES Scholarship is October 7, 2015. Visit

our website at http://www.aesengineers.com/scholarships.htm and please

encourage your students to apply.

We wish them all good luck! The winner(s) will be announced within 2 weeks

of the deadline. Each winner will be personally notified by email.

Berea College

Pinnacle

Scholars

Do you know a scientist with an insatiable curiosity for discovery? A

musician who is passionate about performance? A student with a heartfelt

commitment to serve their community? If so, we encourage you to nominate

that student for the Berea College Pinnacle Scholar Awards of Excellence, a

program celebrating high school

seniors who demonstrate high achievement in the areas of science, music, or

service and who have a household income of less than $50,000. Every student

selected as a Pinnacle Scholar will be hosted at a special event on Saturday,

November 21, 2015 on the campus of Berea College. Please visit

www.berea.edu/pinnaclescholars to nominate a student today and learn more

about the program. A PDF copy of this form can also be downloaded from

this link The deadline for nominations is September 25, 2015.

Varsity Tutors

Scholarship

Contest

Varsity Tutors holds a monthly $1,000 college scholarship contest where

students write an essay in response to a monthly prompt. Visitors to the

Varsity Tutors scholarship webpage are able to vote via social media for

submitted entries. The top five entries with the most votes are reviewed by

Varsity Tutors at the end of the month and one winner is subsequently chosen

to receive the $1,000 college scholarship. Interested students can enter the

contest here: http://www.varsitytutors.com/college-scholarship

Marietta’s

Fielding Lewis

Chapter of the

Daughters of

the American

Revolution

For an outstanding young person in the senior class. This student should

demonstrate the qualities of a good citizen (dependability, service, leadership,

and patriotism) and also provides an opportunity for him/her to participate in

the scholarship portion of the program both at the chapter level and at a larger

level.

All requested materials are due Friday, October 26, 2015.

The following sites have been recommended by various magazine and newspaper articles,

and library and education journals for scholarship opportunities. As with all web

information, please carefully evaluate the source in judging the reliability of the

information provided.

http://www.GAcollege411.org http://highfivescholarships.com

http://www.meritaid.com http://www.wiredscholar.com

http://www.fastweb.com http://www.fafsa.ed.gov

www.schoolsoup.com www.scholarshipexperts.com

www.atlantascholarships.com www.scholarships.com

www.needalift.org www.college-scholarships.org/

www.zinch.com www.SallieMae.com/Scholarships

www.scholarshipquesthelper.com http://www.cappex.com/scholarships

http://www.hbcuconnect.com/scholarships http://www.cappex.com

http://www.aspira.org/ www.hsf.net

www.uncf.org www.apiasf.org

www.aigcs.org http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.net

http://www.finaid.org http://www.hispanicfund.org/

www.hsf.net www.finaid.org

www.studentaid.ed.gov www.cashcourse.org

www.cksf.org www.cappex.com

www.scholarshipamerica.org www.brokescholar.com

www.latinocollegedollars.org www.collegefund.org

www.dellscholars.org http://scholarships.em.doe.gov

www.worldstudio.org www.discusawards.com

www.TuitionFundingSources.com https://www.myscholly.com/

SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION FOR UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS

http://www.maldef.org/leadership/scholarhip

s/index.html

http://www.dreamactivist.org/faq/educatio

n/scholarships/

http://www.chooseyourfuture.org/college/und

ocumented-students

http://vidayfamilia.univision.com/es-el-

momento/becas-a-z/

www.hispanicheritageawards.org

http://www.mensafoundation.org/what-we-

do/scholarships/

FINANCIAL AID OPPORTUNITIES/RESOURCES REGARDLESS OF U.S.

CITIZEN/RESIDENCY STATUS:

www.latinocollegedollars.org www.iefa.org

www.hacu.net www.edupass.org

www.fondofuturo.com www.ilrc.org

www.e4fc.org www.eselmomento.com