Scholarship Tigers–Students Helping Each Other Find Money for College

Claudia Adair and Mary Davis requested that I create a handout for juniors and seniors in high school who would be attending the Friendship Baptist Church Educational Forum on Saturday, February 25, 2017, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Here is the handout, created specifically for this forum with over 30 sources of scholarship and financial aid information.

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Some of the information you will find in the PDF handout

Scholarships from the Community Foundation of Atlanta

$5,000 and $3,500 Regions Riding Forward, D: Feb 28, 2017

Taco Bell Live Mas Scholarship, Ages 16-24, $2,500 to $25,000 to pursue your passion

Help Filling Out FAFSA;  Avoiding Financial Aid and Scholarship Scams

The Do Not Go Into Too Much College Debt Tool

College Scholarships for African-American students and other minorities

$10,000 Valeant Dermatology Scholarships, D: April 30, 2017

 Grants for Individuals webpage

HBCUConnect.com Scholarship/Grant Directory

DoSomething.Org Scholarships which require no GPA, no essay, just good deeds!

National Association of Secondary Principals Approved List of Contests, Competitions, and Scholarships for High School Students

Google Scholarships

http://www.cfmt.org/request/search-scholarships/

Over 105 scholarships administered by the Community Foundation of Middle

Tennessee.

Deadline: March 15, 2017

You can explore the scholarships by clicking on the button, FIND SCHOLARSHIPS.

Here are some of the scholarships:

http://www.cfmt.org/request/search/?q=Wilburn

1. Teddy Wilburn Scholarship

From webpage: “This scholarship is designed to benefit students at Tennessee State University and Vanderbilt University. To be eligible, a student must have at least a B grade average overall during the last two years of high school and have, for the majority of their career, attended high school within the 40 counties of Middle Tennessee.”

http://www.cfmt.org/request/search/?q=Newson

    2. Jerry Newson Scholarship

From webpage: “Those eligible to apply must currently reside in Davidson County, Tennessee. High school graduates and adults who have been “out in the world” are encouraged to apply. You must have a high school diploma or a GED. Those applying must attend a four-year accredited institution of higher education, which may be out-of-state. It is hoped that the applicants will pursue a degree in the social sciences or areas where they will be helping and giving back to their community.”

http://www.cfmt.org/request/search/?q=turner

     3.  Emmett H. Turner Scholarship

From webpage: “Eligible applicants are students enrolling in or currently enrolled at Tennessee State University in the Criminal Justice Program.”

http://www.cfmt.org/request/search/?q=davidson+county+women

    4.  Woman’s Club of Nashville Scholarship Endowment Fund

From webpage: “Eligible applicants should be women residing in Davidson County, Tennessee. Students should be graduating high school seniors or high school graduates with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Recipients are eligible to reapply each and every year up to three consecutive years of post-secondary education. Reapplying applicants will be given every consideration for renewal of the scholarship, but such funding is not guaranteed.”

Go to this link http://www.cfmt.org/request/search-scholarships/ and see if there are any scholarships you could apply for.

Other Community Foundations in Tennessee and Georgia

http://www.easttennesseefoundation.org/receive/scholarships.aspx

East Tennessee Foundation Scholarships

http://www.cfgc.org/scholarship-seekers

Over 70 scholarships at the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga

https://www.cfgm.org/scholarships/

Scholarships from the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis, TN

http://www.cfgreateratlanta.org/community-impact/scholarships-2/

Scholarships from the Community Foundation of Atlanta

Other Community Foundation Scholarships all Over America

http://www.cof.org/community-foundation-locator

Not from the Tennessee area or Atlanta, Georgia. Then, use this Community Foundation Locator at the link above to find a community foundation close to your permanent residence and see what potential scholarships may be available to you.

Other Powerful Scholarship Opportunities

1. https://scholarshipamerica.org/what-we-do/students-parents/open-scholarships/

Scholarship America—check for open scholarships and soon to be open

2. https://www.livemasscholarship.com/#home

Taco Bell Live Mas Scholarship

Ages 16-24, $2,500 to $25,000 to pursue your passion

Legal resident of the 50 US and the District of Columbia

Create and submit a 2 minute or less video that tells a story of your life’s passion

Deadline: May 12, 2017

3. https://tmcf.org/our-scholarships/about-scholarships

Thurgood Marshall College Fund–Check about every 2 weeks to see what scholarships are open—open to students at 47 HBCUs, including Tennessee State University

4. http://bryancollinsscholarship.org/about-the-program/

$2,000 Bryan A. Collins Scholarship Program, Deadline: March 1, 2017

From webpage:

“Eligibility Criteria, Scholarship applicants must:

• Be an enrolled as an undergraduate student at Tennessee State University.
• Be involved in extra-curricular or campus activities outside of the classroom, demonstrating leadership in such activities.
• Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better (on a 4.0 scale).
• Provide at least one faculty recommendation that highlights the applicant’s interpersonal excellence in working with students, faculty, administrators, campus employees or in the community.”

If you missed the Series 1 Workshop today, don’t worry!

Series 1: Brainstorming—Preparing the Scholarship Essay will occur the 2^nd time on Thursday, Feb 16, 2017, from 2-3 pm in computer lab 117, Student Success Center (next door to room 116, the Advisement Center.)

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Also, this handout from the presentation includes information about

$3,500 and $5,000 Regions Riding Forward Essay Contest, D: Feb 28, 2017

$10,000 Valeant Dermatology Scholarships, D: April 30, 2017

$2,500 Teacher.org’s Inspire Our Future Scholarship, D: April 1, 2017

$500 Apartment List Scholarship, D: Mar 1, 2017

$1, 500 Unigo Sweet and Simple Scholarship, D: Feb 28, 2017

105 Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Scholarships, D: Mar 15, 2017

$1,000 Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship, D: July 31, 2017

Where you Can Find More Scholarships Like This above

Information if you are a TSU student, how to get scholarship coaching

Articles about Upcoming Scholarships, such as “Deadlines Looming for military family scholarships” and “East Tennessee Foundation offers scholarships for all ages, East Tennessee (includes Knoxville, TN)

Where can I Get Writing Help (open only to TSU students)

Here is the scholarship presentation handout for Feb. 8-9, 2017 in PDF.

This handout has additional resources from yesterday, starting with number 20.

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You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read the document.

Plenty of links and money for those who are willing to search.

Here is the scholarship presentation handout for Feb. 8, 2017 in PDF. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read the document.

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Plenty of links and money for those who are willing to search and apply.

Wednesday, 2/8/2017, 9:35-10:30 am

Thursday, 2/9/2017m 11:10 am-12:05 pm

The TSU University Writing Center Presents:

Tiger Scholars, Come one, Come all!

Student Success Center, Computer Lab, room 117

(next door to the Advisement Center, room 116)

Seek and Earn Scholarship Money instead of College Debt

Learn how you can become a charter member of a new possible campus group, Tiger Scholars, which focuses on earning scholarship and internship money instead of college debt

Learn how to prepare for the TSU Foundation Scholarships and other scholarships, such as the

$2,000 Bryan A. Collins Memorial Scholarship (D: Mar 1, 2017)

$2,000 to $25,000 Taco Bell Live Mas Scholarship

$5,000 to $200,000 Dr. Pepper Tuition Giveaway

Emmett H. Turner Scholarship (for Criminal Justice Majors at TSU, D: Mar 15, 2017);

$10,000 BlueCross BlueShield of TN Diversity Scholarship (D: Mar 1, 2017)

Learn how to search for more scholarships like those above

Workshop sessions are open to Tennessee State University students, faculty, and staff

For questions, contact Mr. Michael Turner at mjturner@tnstate.edu

One $5000 Winner and 20 $1000 Winners!

The application process is now open for the 7th annual Cornerstone Financial Credit Union Scholarship Program, December 1, 2016 through March 1, 2017.

College-bound high school seniors in Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery, Rutherford, Sumner and Williamson Counties in Tennessee, as well as Tennessee residents with a parent or guardian who is a Cornerstone member can apply.

Cornerstone will select one $5000 scholarship winner and twenty $1000 scholarship winners.

More information here: https://www.bankcfcu.org/2016/12/6th-annual-25000-cornerstone-scholarship-program/

You can click on the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions).

Apply here: https://aim.applyists.net/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fCornerstone

http://asiacottom.com/

Selected criteria from webpage:

The Asia SiVon Cottom Scholarship Awards are “scholarship awards made to deserving students who have excelled academically and are pursuing undergraduate, graduate and post graduate degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).”

The award is renewable for up to four undergraduate years provided a GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale is maintained. Awards are NOT automatically renewed. You must re-apply each year.

Awards are used for undergraduate or graduate studies.

High school seniors entering college and returning college students attending accredited U.S. colleges or universities are eligible to apply for the scholarship.”

More information, including application and 300 word essay topic, can be found here: http://asiacottom.com/scholarship-fund/apply/

Where I Found this Scholarship Information:

http://www.fastweb.com/college-scholarships/articles/scholarships-for-college-students

I found this scholarship in the following FASTWEB article, “First Class Scholarships for College Students,” posted on January 18. 2017.

Some of the scholarships to be found at the link above.

1. $2,500 Redfin Scholarship, D: Jan 31, 2017; high school seniors through college juniors
2. $5,000 Welcome to 2017 Scholarship; D: Jan 31, 2017; high school freshmen through graduate students
3. $1,500 World Water Issue Scholarship, D: April 30, 2017; high school seniors through college seniors

And there are many more.

The 2017 BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Diversity Scholarship is NOW OPEN!

• Now in its fifth year, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee developed the diversity scholarship program to help address the need for a qualified and more inclusive health care workforce in Tennessee. The scholarships are presented in partnership with the Memphis Chapter of the National Association of Health Services Executives.
• Three $10,000 scholarships will be awarded to threeminority, undergraduate college students pursuing health care careers within the state of Tennessee.
• Eligibility criteria can be found within the application (links are below).
• The scholarships will be awarded in two payments of $5,000 each over the course of two consecutive semesters.
• For more information about this scholarship, please visit BlueCross’s website:

http://www.bcbst.com/why-bcbst/about-us/corporate-responsibility/diversity/community-diversity.page

• The online application for the 2017 Diversity Scholarship can be found here (must be submitted by the deadline): https://form.jotform.com/63115001717140

• Or, students can print and mail their application (must be postmarked by the deadline): https://nashe-memphis.squarespace.com/s/2017-Diversity-Scholarship-Application-g9ez.docx

The following text comes directly from an email sent by the Memphis Chapter of the National Association of Health Services Executives forwarded to me by Academic Advisor, Denese Hulbert.

http://formyourfuture.org/

In every state, there are events to help you fill out the FAFSA and tell you ways to maximize your tax deduction.

College Goal Sunday is a day where you can bring your information and people help you fill out the FAFSA.

Each state has different dates: you can go down on this webpage, looking for FIND MORE RESOURCES AND EVENTS FOR ___ and put in your state. There you will find resources.

This page also contains a FAFSA Guide, under GET EDUCATED.

This page also contains these facts:

“Each year, more than $2 billion of financial aid goes unclaimed. To get this money for college, all students need to do is fill out one form: the FAFSA.”

92% OF STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS WILL RECEIVE GRANTS

85% OF STUDENTS HAVE A CHANCE TO RECEIVE STUDENT FINANCIAL AID”