2017 Community Volunteer Scholarship - Dealhack

This scholarship is for a college or university student who demonstrates outstanding volunteer involvement in their community. The winner of our annual contest will receive a $1,500 USD scholarship to use towards their tuition.

Award: $1500

Deadline: June 30, 2017

More info: https://dealhack.com/scholarship

Youth Volunteer Scholarship Award

Scholarship award is open to students under the age of 21 years of age who, over the past two years, have completed a minimum of 50 hours of volunteer work. Applicant must also have maintained a GPA of 3.5 or greater over the past two years.

Award: $500

Deadline: November 29, 2016

More info: http://www.bbgcommunicationssolutions.com/solutions/article/2.php

Prudential Spirit of Community Award

Award is open to all young people in grades 5-12 who live in the 50 United States and Washington, D.C., and have conducted a volunteer service activity within the past year.

Award: $5,000

Deadline: November 8, 2016

More info: https://spirit.prudential.com/

SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY AWARD

Earth Day Awards

Award is open to high school students worldwide who can demonstrate environmental stewardship, leadership, and volunteerism as expressed through an Earth Day project.

Award: $500

Deadline: Feb. 29, 2016

More info: http://nshssfoundation.org/scholarships/earth-day-awards/

Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarships

This scholarship is for students in kindergarten through graduate school who have demonstrated an ongoing commitment to their community by performing unpaid volunteer services impacting hunger in the United States at least within the last 12 months.

Award: $5000

Deadline: Dec. 11, 2015

More info: http://www.sodexofoundation.org/hunger_us/scholarships/scholarships.asp

Youth Volunteer Scholarship Award

Scholarship is open to students under the age of 21 years of age who have completed a minimum of 50 hours of volunteer work over the past two years.

Award: $500

Deadline: Nov. 29, 2015

More info: http://www.bbgcommunicationssandiego.com/sandiego/article/2.php

Women in Public Finance Scholarship

This scholarship is for women who are college-bound high school students entering their senior year in the fall of 2014. To qualify for this scholarship, applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA or equivalent; exhibit leadership skills through extracurricular activities, volunteer positions, and/or work experience; and have an interest in pursuing a public finance-related career in finance, government, nonprofits, or law.

Award: $3000

Deadline: August 25, 2014

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

Community Foundation of Southern AZ Scholarships

Graduating seniors with a 2.5 or better GPA intending on attending full time (12 credits or more) a 2 or 4 year college or university. No citizenship requirement . These scholarships target students who may not be in the top 10% of their class but who show potential for academic success and have need for financial help to attend college. This is a need - based scholarship. The primary criteria for award selection are financial need, potential for academic success, and motivation. Potential for academic success and motivation a reevaluated by the transcript, letter of recommendation (new applicant), personal essay, and a resume of employment, volunteer service, or extracurricular activities

Award: $3,000 4 year college, $1,000 2 year college

Deadline: April 1, 2014

More info:  http://cfsaz.org/nonprofits/scholarships-awards/

AFA (Alzheimer's Foundation of America) Teens Video Competition

This competition is for students between the ages of 13 and 19 (as of the application due date) who are US citizens or permanent residents. To apply, applicants must submit an autobiography and create an artistic or documentary video of two minutes or less that conveys the following: a moment in relation to Alzheimer's disease when you learned something about your understanding of the disease, learned something about caregiving, or decided to become a community volunteer/activist.

Deadline: December 1, 2013

Award: $250-$500

More info: http://www.afateens.org/competition_video.html

 

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

 

The Nordstrom Scholarship Program - $10,000

Nordstrom is excited to award $10,000 scholarships to 80 outstanding high school students to help them achieve their dreams of going to college. The Nordstrom Scholarship recognizes students across the country for their exceptional scholastic achievement and community involvement. 

The Nordstrom Scholarship is open to high school juniors who:

• Live and attend school in a state with a Nordstrom or Nordstrom Rack store. Not sure if there's a store in your state? See store locations.
• Have at least a 2.7 GPA.
• Volunteer or participate in community service or extracurricular activities.
• Plan on attending an accredited college or university during all four years over which the scholarship is distributed. (The scholarship is paid out in equal installments of $2,500.)
• Plan on applying for financial assistance in order to attend college.

It's easy to submit your application for a Nordstrom Scholarship. Here's how the selection process works:

1. APPLY
Now through May 1, 2013 (by 3pm Pacific).

2. SEMI-FINALISTS SELECTED
Semi-finalists are selected by regional selection committees and will be notified via e-mail.

3. FINALISTS SELECTED
All finalists are interviewed in person or via videoconference.

4. WINNERS NOTIFIED
Winners will be notified by the end of October 2013. To ensure you receive prompt notification, add nordstromscholarship@ACT.org to your address book.

Click here: http://shop.nordstrom.com/c/nordstrom-cares-scholarship

3 scholarship tips!

1 - Get involved with your community. Students who volunteer enjoy a huge advantage with scholarship sponsors. Scholarship sponsors are looking for a long-time commitment to volunteering. Many scholarship providers are nonprofits committed to helping others.

2 - Look for essay contests. Students can be lazy and many will skip scholarship contests that require an essay. Applying for these scholarships could increase your odds of success.

3 - Be passionate.When you're writing a scholarship essay let your personal voice come through. Include lots of details in your essay that helps reveal who you are. It's usually a good idea to focus on a problem and how you solved it or overcame adversity.

Every year $3.5 billion dollars in scholarships are awarded.

For more tips click here: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505145_162-37244289/10-great-ways-to-win-a-college-scholarship/