Scholarship Tigers–Students Helping Each Other Find Money for College

Fall 2010 Television Writers Program for Hispanic Writers

If you are not aware, the deadline for the Fall 2010 Television Writers Program geared toward Hispanics has been extended to September 20.

Details here: http://nhmc.org/writersprogram

For other programs offered by ABC/ Walt Disney Television for those interested in writing, directing, acting, and production, check out  http://www.abctalentdevelopment.com/index.html

$21,000 for Drawing or Writing—Deadlines in Sept

For the tiger scholars who want to pay for college without going further into debt, I wanted to alert you to two possibilities.

1. http://www.redvines.com/drawingcontest.html

Red Vines Drawing Contest–$20,000 or more, Deadline: Sept. 30, 2010

For the artistic tigers, check out this contest where your ability to draw is what helps you win.

2. http://www.scholarshipexperts.com/apply.htx#shout

Shout It Out Scholarship—5 awards of $1,000 each, Deadline: Sept. 30, 2010

You create a profile at http://scholarshipexperts.com and then answer the question, ”If you could say one thing to the entire world at once, what would it be and why?” in 250 words or less.

Several scholarships and their deadlines are approaching. Some of these apply to students still in high school, so share them with brothers, sisters, and friends. As you help others, so you will be helped.

1. http://www.levistuition.com/

Levi’s / JCPenny $50,000 College Tuition

You choose to give the money to yourself, a friend, or a loved one.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open to U.S. residents age 13 and older.  Sweepstakes ends 9/6/2010.

 2. http://www.scholarshipexperts.com/apply.htx#do-over

“Do Over” $1000 Scholarship

Five scholarships of $1,000 each, Deadline: Aug. 31, 2010

From website: “Do Over’ Scholarship 2010

ScholarshipExperts.com is again offering the ‘Do Over’ Scholarship and will award five scholarships of $1,000 each. Applicants must: 

Be thirteen (13) years of age or older at the time of application

Be legal residents of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia

Be currently enrolled (or enroll no later than the fall of 2016) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education

Submit an online short written response (250 words or less) for the topic:  “If you could get one ‘do over’ in life, what would it be and why?”

You must create a profile at http://www.scholarshipexperts.com/ in order to enter.  By creating a profile, you learn about other scholarships you are eligible for.

 3. http://www.discusawards.com/list-of-scholarships

Discus Awards’ List for College Scholarships

This list includes scholarships open to students in high school and some in college.

Discus Awards is open to high school students and a $2,000 scholarship is offered every month.

From website: “Eligibility: Open to all high school students

Deadline: August 31, 2010

Amount: $2,000

The Discus Awards, which rewards all-around high school students for their achievements in a variety of attributes, offers a $2,000 scholarship to one of its winners each month of the school year.

Nominations must be received by the last day of the current month to be eligible for the following month’s scholarship so nominate yourself now for an award and scholarship.

The Discus Awards scholarship rewards total $20,000 each year.”

There are several more scholarships on this page you may apply for. Check them out.

$50,000 Educational Grant—Dollar General Literacy Rocks Essay Contest, Deadline: Aug. 30, 2010

I wanted to alert the Tiger Scholars to this great opportunity.

You can enter the Dollar General READiscover your Love of Learning Literacy Rocks Essay Contest.

You must write an essay in 200 words or less on the following: “Tell us your story of how reading and education have brought you closer to fulfilling your dreams in 200 words or less. The essay must be based on actual events.”

One Grand Prize of a $50,000 Educational Grant and Grand Ole Opry Weekend, hosted by Gretchen Wilson.

Five first prizes of $5,000 Educational Grants.

The essay contest ends at 11:59:59 PM (EDT) 8/30/10, or 10:59: 59 PM in the Central Time Zone.

More details here: http://www.dollargeneral.com/Promotions/Pages/essay_contest.aspx

You can only enter once. Multiple submissions are not allowed.

I wanted to let you know about the 2010 Arthur Ashe Essay and Art Contest. You could win a trip to New York City.

http://www.usta.com/USTA/Global/Get_Involved/NJTL/Information/Arthur_Ashe_Essay_and_Art_Contest.aspx

Contest ends at 5 pm Eastern Standard Time (4 pm Central Time) on June 25, 2010.

On June 17, 2010, I gave the Summer Success 2010 Scholarship Seminar.

Here is the handout for that seminar: Summer_Success_Scholarship_2010

I recently gave a presentation at Hadley Park Library entitled, “Make a Splash With Your Future.”  The presentation was given to help adult students indentify in-demand careers and learn how to get free money for school.

Here is the handout for the presentation with many active links for scholarships toward the end of the document: Hadley_Park_June2010

National Public Radio has internships.  Internships for Fall 2010 have a deadline of July 15, 2010.

To learn more about NPR internships: http://www.npr.org/about/jobs/intern/index.html

To learn about NPR: http://www.npr.org/

1.  ScholarshipExperts.com is once again offering several scholarships for 2010. 

http://www.scholarshipexperts.com/apply.htx

The first scholarship is $1000 and involves writing up to a 250 word response to the question, “If you could have one superpower, what would it be and how would you use it?”  Deadline is June 30, 2010.

The second scholarship is $1,000 “Do Over” Scholarship with a deadline of August 31, 2010.

There are 5 scholarships offered for 2010, including a $5,000 “Education Matters” scholarship with a deadline of October 31, 2010.

All require you create a profile at ScholarshipExperts.com, mentioned as one of the best scholarship search engines by Forbes.com.

http://www.scholarshipexperts.com/

2. 2010 Big Sun Scholarship, Deadline: June 24, 2010; Award:$500

http://www.uarts.edu/images/development/Big_Sun_Scholarship.pdf

Answer a short essay question, “How has your participation in sports affected  the person you are becoming?”

Open to student athletes, high school seniors or those attending a post secondary institute.

3. Scholarships Found on other Websites

http://www.uarts.edu/admission/scholarshipbb.html

An art college scholarship bulletin board with several interesting scholarships; I found the 2010 Big Sun Scholarship on this one.

http://www.eastchance.com/index.asp

I found several interesting scholarships on this website.

According to wsmv.com, about 26,000 vouchers will be given for free online Microsoft training and certification.

For more information, including the link to the program, Elevate America: http://www.wsmv.com/news/23295656/detail.html

Once you fill out a questionnaire to determine what computer skills you need, then Elevate America lets you know in about 2 business days whether you qualify or not.