Florida School Counselor Association 2012 Student Essay Competition

Eligibility: 

•  Participants should be high school seniors.  
• Essays should not exceed one page providing detailed information on the impact your school counselor has had on you. 
• ALL Essays must be submitted with a FSCA Essay Competition Entry Form (see below)

Essay:  Essays should not exceed one page providing detailed information on the impact your school counselor has had on you.

Dates:

• March 5, 2012 – Launch of the Essay Competition
• April 9, 2012 – Deadline for submissions (post mark Date)
• May 7, 2012- Finalists announced

 Submission:   Please submit your essay and the release  to Dodie Limberg, dlimberg@knights.ucf.edu

 Two Scholarships Awarded – $500 each

 Along with your entry, please fully complete and include the following form giving FSCA permission to publish your entry.

http://www.fla-schoolcounselor.org/files/FSCA%20Scholarships%20Form_2012.pdf

 

The Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship

Purpose:  To assist high school, college and graduate school students with educational expenses.

Elegibility:  Applicants must be 9th-12th grade high school students, college students or graduate school students who are legal U.S. residents. Students may study and major and attend any college in the U.S.  The scholarship does require a short personal statement.  The award may be used for tuition, room and board, books or any related educational expense.

How to Apply: Applications are available at www.gkscholarship.com

Award Amount: $1,000

Deadline: July 31, 2012

Contact: Dan White / Administrator, 2713 Newlands Ave., Belmont, CA 94002, scholarships@gkscholarship.com, wwwgkscholarship.com

The College JumpStart Scholarship

Purpose:  The College JumpStart Scholarship is an annual, merit-based competition that is open to 10th, 11th and 12th graders and college students and non-traditional students. The goal is to recognize students who are committed to using education to better their lives and that of their families and/or communities.

Elegibility:  Applicants must be 10th, 11th or 12th grade high school, college, or adult students. Applicants may study and major and attend any college in the U.S. Applicants must be legal residents of the United States and complete the online application form including the required personal statement.

How to Apply:  Applications are available at www.jumpstart-scholarship.net

Award Amount: $1,5oo for first place, $750 for second place and $250 for honorable mentions.

Deadline: April 15, 2012

Contact: Mary Reed/ College Jumpstart Scholarship Program, admin@jumpstart-scholarship.net, www.jumpstart-scholarship.net.

The Randy Roberts Foundation

Congressional Classroom is a once in a lifetime opportunity for interested and motivated high school juniors to visit their nation’s capitol for an insider’s view of the democratic process.  The students have the opportunity to see “first hand” our government in action, question government leaders, and tour points of interest in the Capitol area.

February 1, 2012—The Randy Roberts Foundation, Inc. invites all High School Juniors to apply for the opportunity to participate in the 2012 Congressional Classroom.  Congressional Classroom is an all access look at the United States Government, set in Washington, D.C.

The overall purpose of the Congressional Classroom Program is to introduce students to the process and positions of government, engage them in democracy and to foster an interest in public service.  Applicants for Congressional Classroom should have a conversational knowledge of current events and an interest in civic involvement.

 Stop by your guidance office to pick up an application today.  Application due in Guidance by March 25^th.

EWGA Scholarship Opportunity

The Executive Women Golf Association of Polk County will be accepting applications for scholarships this year.  Applications must be received by April 1, 2012 to be considered.  Please return applications along with the requested essay to Peggy Cook, P.O. Box 561, Lake Alfred, Florida 33850.  If you have any questions or concerns call Peggy Cook at 863.325.5167.

 Click on this link to download application:  EWGA Application

 2012 Young Scholars Program Application

We are pleased to announce the 2012 Florida State University Young Scholars Program (YSP) a residential summer science and mathematics experience for outstanding students of Florida’s public and private high schools.  Applications are available online at www.bio.fsu.edu/ysp/. Early applications receive the most careful review and each form can be sent separately as it is completed.  Applications due March 15, 2012 – No Exceptions!

Rapier Educational Foundation Scholarship 

We are very pleased to announce the availability of the Rapier Educational Foundation Scholarship on our website. The application can be found on our website at San Antonio Area Foundation. The first link in the middle of this page will lead you to a list of scholarships. Search for Rapier. The deadline for this scholarship is February 15th, 2012. This is an online application process and students will be required to register. Students are required to provide the name and email address of their recommender on the application. To download the application click here. The application and supplemental documents must be sent to the address listed and must be received by the due date.

Rapier Educational Foundation: Students must live in a county served by WellMed Medical Management who will attend a two- or four-year accredited college, university or vocational/technical school in the United States, and have a minimum 2.5 GPA. Financial need will be considered but is not the sole determining factor. Student must be graduating from high school in 2012 or be in enrolled in college. It is only available for undergraduate students.

• Florida counties include: Brevard, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lake, Martin, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Seminole, Sumter, and St.Lucie.
• Texas counties include: Aransas, Atascosa, Bexar, Cameron, Collin, Comal, Dallas, Denton, El Paso, Ellis, Guadalupe, Hays, Hidalgo, Jim Wells, Johnson, Kaufman, Kendall, Kleberg, Nueces, Rockwell, San Patricio, Tarrant, Travis, Willacy, Williamson, and Wilson.

Last year, for this scholarship alone, we distributed 53 scholarships to students living in Florida and Texas. The scholarship is a $2,000 award to be split equally for the fall and spring semesters. It is renewable for 3 additional years as long as the student is an undergraduate student who has a 2.5 GPA and is attending school full-time.

Please feel free to share and forward my email and contact information with your students, parents or other interested parties who meet the criteria of the scholarship. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Best wishes,

Bernice Uresti
Program Officer-Scholarships
San Antonio Area Foundation
110 Broadway, Suite 230 • San Antonio TX • 78205
p:210.228.3759 l f: 210.225.1980 l buresti@saafdn.org
http://www.saafdn.org

 “B. Davis Scholarship”

  The creators of the “Student Award Search Aid” website are offering a scholarship for 2012.

 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 28, 2012.  Amount of Scholarship:  $1,000

  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at awards@studentawardsearch.com

  BK Scholarship

 

Abbott and Fenner Scholarship Program

Abbott & Fenner Business Consultants are pleased to be able to continue with our scholarship program for the 5th year.  We will be awarding up to $1,000 to the winner(s) each year.  Scholarship Deadline   -  June 25, 2012

Application Process
Students will submit an essay on the topic that appears on the scholarship page of our web site:  http://www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm  Full details are available on our site.

BigSun Scholarship

The BigSun Organization is proud to be able to continue to help young athletes succeed in their academic pursuits. We are offering an annual scholarship to a deserving student. All student athletes are eligible for this award, regardless of which sport they are participating in.

Deadline-  June 22, 2012    
Amount of Award - $500.00

 The successful applicant will be a high school senior or be attending a post secondary institute and currently involved in some sport at that institution or in the community.

 Please visit our website at http://www.bigsunathletics.com to learn how to apply.

Elks Scholarship

Fireside Essay Scholarship

Fireside Catholic Publishing is pleased once again to recognize outstanding Catholic High School seniors who are daily “putting their faith into action”. Five winners will receive $1000 cash awards for writing a 750-word essay on how their religious education is influencing  their lives.  Only one student per school may participate.  Both faculty and student application forms must be completely filled out and returned in the same envelope with essay no later than December 19, 2011.

Important dates for scholarship:

•  December 19, 2011 – Deadline for Essays mailed
• January 31, 2012 – Finalists Announced
• April 2012 – Winners Announced
• May 2012 – Awards Mailed

Click on the following links to download the appropriate forms:   Fireside Student Application  - Faculty Representative Form

Coca-Cola Scholars

The Coca−Cola Scholars Foundation supports over 1,400 college students each year, with annual scholarships of $3.4 million through two nationally recognized programs on behalf of the Coca−Cola System.

Who’s eligible? What are the requirements for application? What’s involved in the selection process?

Click the following link Coco-Cola for specific information related to each program. You or someone you know could be a future Coca−Cola Scholar!