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The BYU Management Society - Salt Lake City Chapter
The BYU Management Society - Salt Lake City Chapter will be awarding several scholarships in 2018 to candidates who demonstrate financial need, academic excellence, leadership and positive community or religious service. Scholarship amounts range from $500 to $3,000 depending on needs and merit.
**Students DO NOT need to go to BYU to earn a scholarship**

Eligibility:

Applicant must be enrolled as a high school senior in Salt Lake, Davis and Tooele Counties, planning to start their first year of college in the fall of 2018, and be a resident of Salt Lake, Davis or Tooele Counties to apply.
Applicant does NOT have to be LDS or have an affiliation with BYU
Applicant should demonstrate financial need.
Applicant must be planning to attend an accredited college or university, including trade/technical schools, with the state of Utah or an LDS Church college on a full-time basis.

Scholarships may be deferred for religious or military service.

Amount: $500 - $3,000
Deadline: 04/13/2018
Website: https://tinyurl.com/BYUMS-Scholarship-2018
Eligible grade: 12

Signet Classics Student Scholarship Essay Contest
We are proud to host our 22nd annual Signet Classics Student Scholarship Essay Contest, in which five high school juniors or seniors can each win a $1,000 scholarship award to be used toward their higher education plus a Signet Classics library for their school! Essays must be submitted by a high school English teacher on behalf of students who write an essay on one of five topics for this year's competition book, Incidents in the Life o a Slave Girl. Open to 11th and 12th grade full-time matriculated students who are attending high schools located in the fifty United States, or home-schooled students between the ages of 16-18 who are residents of the fifty United States.

How to Enter:
Four (4) copies of the essay must be mailed by an English teacher on behalf of the student (each English teacher may submit only one junior and one senior essay) along with a cover letter on school letterhead that includes the following details:

Date
Student's full name, grade, address, email and home telephone number
Name of high school
Name, email and daytime telephone number of English teacher submitting essay (please include summer contact information if different from school year contact information)
Name, email and daytime telephone of the school's administration officer
Topic selected (#1, #2, #3, #4, or #5)
Certification by teacher that the essay is the student's original work

Essays submitted without a cover letter on school letterhead or cover letters that do not include the above details will be disqualified. Essays must be at least two and no more than three double-spaced pages, computer or typewritten (please do not staple submissions). Please include four (4) copies (including the cover letter) of each essay submitted. Entries must be mailed to Penguin Group (USA) Inc., Academic Marketing Department, Signet Classics Student Scholarship Essay Contest #18, 375 Hudson Street, New York, NY, 10014. To be eligible, all entries must be postmarked by April 14, 2018 and received on or by April 21, 2018. Submissions by fax, email or any other electronic means will not be considered.

Amount: $1,000
Deadline: 04/14/2018
Website: http://www.penguin.com/services-academic/essayhome/
Eligible grade: 11, 12

The Pepsi Generation Excellence Cash Award - SLCC
The Pepsi Generation Excellence Cash Award may be received once during your enrollment at SLCC and/or SAT. If you are not selected, you may submit a new application for the next semester. Award amounts will be based on expected enrollment. All applicants will be notified, by mail, after scholarship recipients are determined. You must meet the following requirements to be considered:

Be admitted to Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) as a matriculated student or enrolled in a full-time program at the School of Applied Technology (SAT).
Complete a minimum of 12 credit hours at SLCC with a 2.00 cumulative grade point average or achieve satisfactory progress at 25% of a SAT program.
Be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident or international student in lawful F-1 status.
Attach two recommendation forms from individuals with direct knowledge of our abilities, accomplishments and potential.

Amount: 7 credit hours - $300; 8 or more credit hours - $500; 15 full-time SAT program - $500
Deadline: Fall semester - June 1
Spring semester - November 15
Summer semester - April 15
Website: http://www.slcc.edu/financialaid/slcc-scholarships-and-tuition-waivers.aspx
Eligible grade: 12 and/or SLCC student

The Ruth S. Clayton Memorial Nursing Scholarship
The Ruth S. Clayton Memorial Nursing Scholarship Fund provides a scholarship to a woman who is a graduate of a Utah high school, who is accepted into a R.N. or R.N./B.S.N. program at a Utah educational institution and who has demonstrated financial need. Priority will be given to women whose intention is to work as nurses in the state of Utah for at least two years following their graduation. The recipient must be recommended by a Utah P.E.O. chapter. Several scholarships are available, ranging from $750 to $2500.
Requirements:

application form completed
income and expense statement completed
letter from the applicant stating her educational background, financial need, career goals, and educational objectives specific to achieving these goals
4 letters of recommendation
proof of enrollment in a Utah college or university in a R.N. o R.N./B.S.N. accredited program
certified copy of transcripts from all high schools attended
photograph of the applicant

Amount: varies
Deadline: 04/15/2018
Website: see Kim Campbell in the Counseling Office for application
Eligible grade: 12 (GIRLS ONLY)

AHLEF (American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation) - Incoming Freshman Scholarship
Must be:

an incoming freshman for the upcoming Fall semester, which is defined as a student who has never been enrolled in a college or university
an undergraduate hospitality management major at a U.S. college or university
enrolled in at least 12 credit hours for the upcoming fall and spring semesters
a minimum overall GPA of 2.0
a U.S. citizen or permanent U.S. resident

Amount: Baccalaureate Majors: $4,000; Associate Majors: $2,000
Deadline: 04/15/2018
Website: https://www.ahlef.org/scholarships/
Eligible grade: 12

The Youth Free Expression Project Film Contest
The Youth Free Expression Project Film Contest is open to filmmakers age 19 and younger. To qualify, you must submit an original film of 4 minutes or less addressing this years theme, which is "PROTEST: Tell us why political dissent is important, why your protest (and that of those who disagree with you) matters". Entries can be videos of any kind, including documentary, animation, experimental, satire, fictional narrative, or music video. The top three winners will be award cash prizes and the first place winner will receive a $5,000 scholarship to the New York Film Academy.

Amount: Up to $5,000
Deadline: 04/15/2018
Website: https://filmfreeway.com/NCACYouthFreeExpression
Eligible grade: 10, 11, 12

Transition to Adult Living Scholarship
The scholarship is designed to assist qualified youth who are transitioning out of state foster care or the unaccompanied refugee minor program to complete a post-secondary education program (degree or certificate) at one of the Utah System of Higher Education Institutions. Private donors in partnership with the Utah Educational Savings Plan sponsor the scholarship. Applicants will be selected based on their strong desire to complete a post-secondary program of study, potential for academic success, and financial need. Students who are awarded the scholarship are required to participate in extra-curricular activities and meet regularly with a mentor.

To be eligible for consideration, the student must:

Submit documentation from the Utah Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) or the Utah Refugee Minor Program to verity eligibility for the scholarship. Please contact Jennifer Larson, 801-707-9734 or jblarson@utah.gov for assistance.
Be under 26 years old at the time of application.
Be admitted to a Utah System of Higher Education institution, including Applied Technology Centers (ATCs) and Skill Centers.
Be a US citizen or legal resident.
Be a Utah resident.
Submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form (available at www.fafsa.ed.gov) and qualify for a Pell Grant. The scholarship committee may review the circumstances of applicants who do not qualify for a Pell Grant and waive the requirement in specific instances.
Complete and submit the scholarship application form.

The following web address is a form you can fill out online: http://www.pdffiller.com/70735-osw-applicationpdf-Olene-S-Walker-Transition-to-Just-For-Youth-Utah-gov-State-Utah-justforyouth-utah

Amount: Varies
Deadline: 04/15/2018
Website: http://justforyouth.utah.gov/pdf/osw-application.pdf
Eligible grade: 12

The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes
Each year, the Barron Prize welcomes nominations of public-spirited young people who meet the following criteria:

Winners must have organized and led an extraordinary service activity which has clearly benefited other people or the planet we share.

- The service activity must have been initiated and motivated primarily by the winner himself or herself.
- The service activity cannot have been done solely to complete an assignment for school or work.

Winners must have:

- demonstrated positive spirit, courage, intelligence, generosity, and high moral purpose.
- shown initiative, tenacity, and unselfishness in pursuit of their goals.
- accomplished something with inspirational value - something that could inspire others to make a difference.
- done more than survive a difficult personal challenge. Their heroism must have made an impact on the world beyond themselves.

Winners may or may not have received recognition for their heroic work. Fame itself shall not have been a motivating factor.
Winners must have participated in their heroic work within the 12 months prior to the nomination deadline of April 15.
Winners must be between the ages of 8 and 18 (not yet age 19) on the nomination deadline.
Winners must be permanent residents of the U.S.A. or Canada.
Winners must be nominated at individuals. The Barron Prize cannot accept nominations from large groups of young people.

Amount: $5,000
Deadline: 04/15/2018
Website: http://barronprize.org/criteria-selection
Eligible grade: 10, 11, 12