Emerge Scholarships for Women - $2000-$5000

Emerge Scholarship Winners

The Emerge Scholarships Inc. (Emerge) scholarship program (www.emergescholarships.org) has awarded nearly a quarter of a million dollars in scholarships since its founding year, 2001. While each year hundreds of applicants apply for the scholarships, they are only able to recognize a small number of winners. The selection committee is focused on identifying special women – non-traditional students whose education was delayed or interrupted, individuals with a vision to succeed regardless of any obstacles that life has put in their way. They are especially interested in recognizing women who give back to their communities and whose goals and desires for education align with their passions. Additionally, preference is given to women who are pursuing their educational endeavors in the state of Georgia.

This may include women who are returning to school after a hiatus, changing careers, seeking advancement in their career or work life, and stay-at-home moms entering the work place and in need of additional education/training. This scholarship is not intended for recent high school graduates or women who are eligible for or who have already received other significant financial aid.

Scholarship Information 

The money provided by the Emerge scholarship may only be used to pay for tuition and fees at the educational institution. The scholarship check will be made out directly to the institution with instructions to only apply the funds to the student’s current account to pay for school tuition and fees. If awarded, your scholarship funds will be available as of March 2014 and may be paid towards tuition, books and fees from that time until Fall 2018, or until the full scholarship funds are used.

The exact amount of each scholarship and the total number of scholarships to be awarded will vary from year to year (13 scholarships were awarded in 2013). The approximate value of each award for 2014 will be $2,000 - $5,000 (amount is subject to change). 

Deadline: October 31, 2013.  

More info: http://www.emergescholarships.org/scholarships/apply.php

$2,000 “No Essay” College Scholarship

Super easy. Anyone can win. Scholarships don't get any easier than this. Simply login or register for a free account you could be the next winner!

This scholarship is open to all students who are planning on enrolling in college, university, or graduate school within the next calendar year (12 months). One of the best things about this scholarship is that it is open to all types of students: high school students, adults who are going back to school, current college students, and current graduate students!

 The $2,000 “No Essay” Scholarship is open to all students and those planning on enrolling within 12 months. The monthly winner will be determined by random drawing and then contacted directly and announced on their Facebook page. One entry per person, but you can come back each month to try again.

Deadline: July 31, 2013, but you can apply for this scholarship next month!

More info: https://collegeprowler.com/scholarship/apply.aspx?source=cp

 

$2,000 CaptainU Student-Athlete Scholarship

The $2,000 CaptainU Student-Athlete Scholarship is open to all student-athletes (Freshmen – Seniors + Junior College) who plan to attend a 4 year college.

Requirements:

• Students must be currently enrolled in high-school or junior college.

• Students must be planning to attend a four year university .

• Students must complete a free CaptainU Profile by filling out the form on the website.

Selection of Scholarship Recipients
One student will be selected each quarter. Your application will be judged on:
1) profile completeness;
2) recruiting activity on CaptainU &
3) promotion of CaptainU.

They will announce the winner on their Facebook fan page. One entry per person. The winner will be selected on September 30, 2013

5 things the Top Applicants Will Do:

1. Fill out your athlete profile as completely as possible. This improves your scholarship chances and will     
 help you get discovered by college coaches looking for the next athletes to join their teams.

2. Add 5 or more colleges to your college list.

3. Add 2 upcoming events to your events tab - this can be a game, camp or tournament you are playing in.

4. Like the CaptainU page so you can receive scholarship updates.

5. Post a Facebook status update about how CaptainU is helping your college recruiting.

More info: http://www.captainu.com/scholarship

 

The 2013 InkFarm Digital Innovation Scholarship - $1000

Inkfarm.com is committed to the spirit of entrepreneurship and they would love to encourage a deserving student by helping them achieve their educational goals. As an online company, They have had success in the digital world and want to support young people in exploring the infinite opportunities that the internet has to offer.

Prize: $1000

Who can Enter: 

US High School Seniors and currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate college students. Winning students will be asked to present a current class schedule to verify their enrollment.

How to enter: 

Write a 500 word essay describing your personal experience with internet entrepreneurship or the importance of new ideas in the digital realm. Topics could include user experience, visual design or any other aspect of digital information you find interesting.

Send your completed final essay to contests@inkfarm.com with the following information:

Name
Address
Phone number
Year in School
Current School
Where you heard about us

Submission Deadline: September 15, 2013

More info: http://www.inkfarm.com/Digital-Innovation-Scholarship-2013

Odenza Marketing Group Scholarship - $500

Deadline: August 30th, 2013

Award Value: $500

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

A) Be between the ages of 16 and 25 on August 30th, 2013

B) Submit answers to the essay questions, which can be found on the application page, prior to the August 30th, 2013 deadline.

C) Have at least one full year of post secondary studies remaining at the time of the award. (Current High School Students are also eligible.)

D) Have a GPA of 2.5 or greater.

E) Be a citizen of the United States or Canada

The scholarship winner will be announced on or around September 30th, 2013 and will be posted on their website immediately after. All applications must be received by 11:59pm ET on August 30th, 2013. No late applications will be reviewed.

Read more about Eligibility: Odenza Marketing Group Scholarship : www.odenzascholarships.com

 

Caroline H. Newhouse Scholarship - $2000

Financial support is available to current and former professional dancers who can demonstrate earning their livelihood from performing as a dancer. Choreography or teaching dance is not applicable for meeting eligibility requirements.

Grants of up to a total of $2,000 for each individual may be awarded to those dancers who are able to provide relevant documentation to meet ALL of the following eligibility requirements:

A performing dance career of 7 or more years. Performing years need not be consecutive or current, and

100 weeks or more of paid dance employment in the United States within a career-span of 7 or more years, and

Total gross earnings of a minimum of $56,000 arrived at by combining the annual gross income of the 7 highest earning years of a performing dance career. 

For work done entirely under union jurisdiction, providing documentation of 100 or more weeks worked in the United States in at least 7 years under union jurisdiction will meet all eligibility requirements. Documentation of additional earnings is not required.

2013 Application deadlines: Aug 28 and Oct 30

Determine your eligibility

Please contact Ann Barry, Grants Administrator by phone at 212 764 0172 x224 to determine your eligibility. After your eligibility to apply for funds has been determined, you must schedule an initial consultation with a career counselor. In New York City, call 212 764 0172; in Chicago, call 312 666 0234; in Los Angeles, call 323 549 6660.

More info: http://www.careertransition.org/Programs/ScholarshipsAndGrants/Eligibility/

Women in Public Finance Scholarship - $3000

In keeping with its tradition of supporting young women in their aspirations of obtaining successful careers in the finance industry, Women in Public Finance is now accepting applications for its 2013 scholarship awards.

The purpose of the Women in Public Finance achievement and scholarship awards is to:

• Recognize college-bound high school females who have exhibited scholastic achievement (preferably with a demonstrated aptitude in mathematics) and demonstrated leadership skills. 
• Encourage young women to consider careers in finance and, more specifically, public finance. 
• Provide an opportunity for award recipients to meet women with public finance careers and expose young women to various career options and opportunities.

Achievement Award and Scholarship Overview

Women in Public Finance maintains a scholarship program that provides, annually, up to ten recipients with an Achievement Award and a scholarship.

Application:

To qualify and apply for the Achievement Award and scholarship, the applicant must, at a minimum:

1. Be a female, college-bound high school student entering her senior year in the fall of 2013;
2. Minimum 3.0 G.P.A. or equivalent;
3. Exhibit leadership skills through extracurricular activities, volunteer positions, and or work experiences;
4. Have an interest in pursuing a public finance-related career in finance, government, nonprofits or law; and 5. Complete and submit the attached 2013 Achievement Award and scholarship application form (including submission of the required essays), along with a photocopy of your most recent unofficial high school transcript via email to:  scholarship@wpfc.com

APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN AUGUST 22, 2013.  

AWARD: up to $3000

More info: http://www.wpfc.com/?page_id=774

 

A.E. Robert Friedman PDCA Scholarship - $1500

This scholarship is for high school seniors, college students, and graduate students. To qualify for this scholarship, applicants must be nominated by an active Painting and Decorating Contractors of America (PDCA) member in good standing, be 26 years old or younger, and plan to enroll in vocational, college, or post-college studies. Applicants are not required to be members of or have any connection with PDCA.

For 30 years PDCA has been able to award scholarships to deserving students because of the A. E. Robert Friedman-PDCA Scholarship Fund. The A.E. Robert Friedman-PDCA Scholarship Fund was formed in 1978 to honor Bob Friedman on the occasion of his fortieth anniversary as legal counsel for the Painting and Decorating Contractors of America. He served in that capacity until 1981.

Deadline: Aug 21, 2013

Average Award: $1,500

More info: http://www.pdca.org/governance/scholarships

"Why I Write" Scholarship Slam - $1000-$2000

This scholarship is for students who are between the ages of 13 and 25 years of age and residents of the 50 United States, DC, or Puerto Rico. To apply, youth are encouraged to express what poetry means to them and how they were introduced to this written form. Winners will be chosen at random after the Power Poetry team performs quality checks to ensure poems are not plagiarized and that applicants have only submitted one poem each.

Do you remember when you first realized that writing poetry was a good way to express yourself and reflect your deepest thoughts? Obviously writing poetry is important to you, but the reasons for writing differ for every poet. Here’s a chance for you to share a poem about how poetry came to be a part of your life story. Submit a poem about what poetry means to you for your chance to win $1,000 to put towards your college education.

Deadline: Aug 15, 2013

Award Range: $1,000 - $2,000

More info: http://www.powerpoetry.org/poetry-slams/why-i-write-scholarship-slam#.UfMD66zt7oA 



 

Copeland Scholarship - $500

The Arthur E. and Helen Copeland Scholarships are awarded annually to one male (Arthur E. Copeland Scholarship) and one female (Helen Copeland Scholarship) United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) current member who is legally blind and enrolling/enrolled at a two-year or four-year or technical institution or university as a full-time student. Applicants must have participated in USABA sports programs and be US citizens.

This scholarship's application process shouldn't take more than an hour or so.

This scholarship won't have as many applicants as most.

Deadline: Aug 15, 2013

Average Award: $500

Please send cover letter and transcripts to:
Mark Lucas
United States Association of Blind Atheles 1 Olympic Plaza, Colorado Springs, CO 80909 mlucas@usaba.org Tel (719) 866-3224

More info:  http://usaba.org/index.php/membership/copeland-scholarship/

 

"Say No to Loans" College Scholarship - $1000

This scholarship is for students ages 17 to 22 who are choosing to get their college degree without taking out any loans. The ideal applicant is someone who is receiving little to no outside financial support from family. Students receiving partial financial support (gifts) from family members are still eligible. To apply, applicants must create a video that is less than three minutes to demonstrate what they are doing to avoid taking out student loans and why.

This scholarship's application process may have items such as essays that could take a couple hours.

You will be competing against a pretty high number of people for this scholarship.

Deadline: Aug 1, 2013

Average Award: $1,000

More info:  http://christianpf.com/scholarship/
 
 

The Asian Women In Business Scholarship Fund - $2500

The Asian Women In Business Scholarship encourages and promotes exceptional Asian female students who have demonstrated scholarship, leadership, community service and/ or entrepreneurship. The AWIB Scholarship Fund awards scholarships to students who have the attributes to be our next generation of leaders.

The deadline has been extended to September 15, 2013.

 Each scholarship will be $2,500

ELIGIBILITY: Candidates for the scholarship must be female of Asian (includes those who can trace their ancestry from Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam) or Pacific Islander ancestry and a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

Candidates must also fulfill the following criteria to be considered:

• Have at least one or more of the following: a) demonstrated a leadership role in a community endeavor and/or b) a record of entrepreneurial achievement
• Enrolled full-time in an accredited four-year undergraduate institution in the U.S. at the time of application and award. Please be advised that this scholarship is for currently enrolled undergraduates who have completed at least one semester. 
• Carry a minimum of 3.0 (out of 4.0) GPA at the time of application (H.S. credit/grades do not count towards this scholarship) 
• Provide the most recent college transcript; semi-finalists will be required to provide their official college transcript 
• Provide a minimum of one professional recommendation 
• Fully complete and sign the AWIB Scholarship Application 
• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident 
• Additional $2,500 will be awarded to applicants (for a total of $5,000) who can demonstrate a financial need, by submitting a copy of the most current FAFSA form. 

More information and application: http://www.awib.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=811

2013 Linda Lael Miller Scholarships for Women Program - $1000

Linda Lael Miller will award $10,000 in scholarships to eligible women to pursue their goals of improving their lot in life through education. Applications for the 2013 Linda Lael Miller Scholarships for Women will be accepted from June 1, 2013, through close of business (5 p.m. CST) Friday, August 30, 2013. Only the official application will be accepted.

For more information about the program, email Nancy Berland Public Relations at nbpr@nancyberland.com or call 1-800-308-3169.

Linda Lael Miller Scholarships for Women Program Overview

Since 2001, through her scholarship program, Linda Lael Miller has awarded more than $100,000 in grants to women age 25 and older who have experienced barriers to fulfilling their education.

“Non-traditional female students have a difficult time finding scholarships,” said Linda, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 100 books. “These scholarships target those women specifically.”

The funds may be used not only for tuition, educational fees and books, but also for child care, transportation and other expenses not covered by traditional scholarships.

To qualify, a woman must be 25 years old or older, a U.S. or Canadian legal resident attending, or enrolled to attend, a U.S. or Canadian college or university. Applicants must submit an essay or 500 words or less that includes information on why the student is applying for the scholarship, how achieving her educational goals will enhance her and her family’s future, the specific purpose for the funds and the dollar amount requested. The maximum grant is $1,000 per winner.

Past winners have included single and married parents, women overcoming domestic violence, those coping with disabilities or the disabilities of family members, older students who needed to upgrade their job skills and women conquering their own early life struggles.

“What all these women have in common is hope, persistence and a commitment to a better life for themselves and their families,” said Linda.

The prolific author is no stranger to adversity. She struggled for years as she worked toward her dream of becoming an author. She started the scholarship program “as a way to give back. I was once a single parent, with my back to the wall a lot of the time, and I know how it feels.

“My philosophy is, ‘Educate a woman, impact endless future generations,’” said Linda. “Each of these scholarships will have a long-lasting effect on the recipients’ families and will help demonstrate to their children and their children’s children that a woman can overcome adversity and succeed, through education.”

More info: http://www.lindalaelmiller.com/lindas-scholarship/

 

American Fire Sprinkler Association Scholarship Contest - $1000

Applicant Eligibility Requirements

Open to U.S. citizens or legal residents with High School Diploma, GED or equivalent.

Scholarship payable to the winner’s college/university or certified trade school in the United States; winner must enroll or already be enrolled for Spring 2014 session.

• Winners not based on financial need 
• Relatives of AFSA staff or board members may not enter.

Read complete contest information before applying. Please read all requirements carefully.
Entries that do not meet ALL requirements will be automatically disqualified from the contest without notification to the student.

Requirements:

• Read the "Fire Sprinkler Essay" (pdf) or (html) about automatic fire sprinklers. Before scholarship funds will be awarded, all information submitted on the application by the entrant will be verified. If ANY false or misleading information is submitted on the application, the student will be disqualified without notification to the entrant. 

• Take a ten-question multiple-choice test. This is an open-book test and you may print the essay beforehand for reference during testing. For each question answered correctly, entrants will receive one (1) entry into a drawing for one of five $1,000 scholarships. For each question answered incorrectly, you will be given one more chance at the end of the exam to answer those questions correctly. A total of ten (10) entries into the drawing is possible if the entrant answers all ten questions correctly.

• Each entrant is allowed only one opportunity to take the online test. Any attempt to enter again under a different name, address, etc., will automatically disqualify the entrant without notification to the entrant. 

• Entrants selected as winners are required to submit the name and contact information of their chosen college/university/certified trade school* for verification of registration and payment of the scholarship to the school. Information must be submitted no later than December 13, 2013 or the scholarship will be considered unclaimed and another winner will be selected. 
   
• *A 2- or 4-year college/university/technical/career/online school based in the United States that has completed & received accreditation from an agency recognized by the US Department of Education & is on the list found at http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation or http://www.chea.org 

Deadline

Entries will be accepted from 12:00 p.m. (noon) CDT April 10, 2013 until 12:00 p.m. (noon) CDT August 28, 2013. Prizes A total of $5,000 is awarded. Five (5) winners will receive a scholarship of $1,000 each. Only one $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to any single individual from this contest. Odds of winning are based on total number of entries received.

More info:  http://www.afsascholarship.org/secondchanceinformation.html

ARTBA's Student Transportation Video Contest - $500

Submit a video for a chance to win a $500 cash prize!

There has been a lot of talk about transportation and infrastructure lately, ranging from debates in high school to debates in Congress. The American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) would like to know what you think. Now in its second year, the Transportation Video Contest has just opened, and students of all ages are encouraged to apply!

Video Submission Deadline: August 15, 2013

The top two student videos (one winner in each category), as selected by ARTBA, will each be awarded a $500 cash prize. The winners, along with other submitted videos, may be shown at the ARTBA National Convention. Entrants may work in teams, but only ONE prize is awarded per video. Submitted videos may also be featured on the ARTBA website, screened on YouTube, and/or other promotional venues.

Entrants should create an original two (2) to four (4) minute video examining any aspect of transportation in the United States. Some suggested topics include:

• U.S. Transportation Infrastructure 101 
• How infrastructure is built and paid for 
• What are the costs and financing needs of transportation infrastructure 
• What are the impacts of congestion and changing travel demands 
• What are the "man on the street" impressions of the industry versus reality 
• Recent transportation and urban design/development patterns

ARTBA is looking for creativity, so stretch the bounds of your imagination! Entrants must submit a video in one of two categories based on their school attendance through August of 2013:

•  Category One: Entrants are in elementary, middle of high school. This includes high school students who graduated in 2013 but may be planning to continue their studies at a post-secondary institution. Teachers/directors of elementary, middle, or high school students are eligible to participate with their class/program; however, the video must primarily be the work of the students.

• Category Two: Entrants are currently enrolled in a post-secondary, college or graduate school program.

Questions? Contact Lital Shair at lshair@artba.org

Website: http://www.artba.org/video-contest/

 

Vista Health Solutions College Scholarship - $500

Win a $500 College Scholarship

Vista Health Solutions is giving away a $500 scholarship to one student who will be attending a public or private university in the Fall of 2013. To apply, applicants must complete a form on the website and submit an essay on the topic of:

“How I will stay in control of my health during my college years”

Applicant Requirements: To be eligible, all applicants must be planning to attend college in the Fall of 2013 as an undergraduate student. High school and undergraduate students are welcome to apply. Please include at the top of your essay your name, current school attended, current grade level and GPA.

Essay Requirements: Your college years are both joyful and stressful at the same time. With your new found independence comes responsibility. Too often college students put their healthy lifestyle on the back burner. How will you promote a healthy body and mind during your college years? Write an essay of 1,000 to 1,500 words explaining how you will take charge of your health.

Deadline: All essays must be submitted by August 1, 2013. The winning essay will be selected and announced on the Vista Health Solutions website on August 15th, 2013.

- See more at: http://www.nyhealthinsurer.com/scholarship-application/