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​Utah Energy Workforce Scholarship Program
To participate in the scholarship program, a student must submit a 5 minute documentary film exploring some aspect of Utah's energy industry.  Topics may include the following:  conventional or unconventional fossil fuel production or processing; alternative energy resources including nuclear and renewable resource development; energy efficiency or conservation technologies or programs; and finally, electricity and natural gas utility facilities and operations.  Five scholarships will be awarded, one to a student in each of Utah's four Congressional districts.  The $4000 scholarships will be awarded to students who intend to pursue a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) related course of study at a Utah institute of higher education.  There are also five scholarships for up to $2000 for students attending a Utah technical college.
Eligibility:
 - Must be a 11th or 12th grade student
 - Must certify your intent to pursue a STEM course of study at a Utah institution of higher education
 - Scholarship dollars may only be utilized at a public or private institution of higher education located in Utah
Video details:
 - Must be 5 minutes long
 - Must explore not only facilities and operations, but also highlight the energy workforce and explore energy career opportunities
 - Students are encouraged to work with energy companies to coordinate site visits
 - Videos must be made through appropriate and legal avenues
 - Videos must be created in a video format capable of being uploaded to YouTube

Amount:  $5,000.00
Deadline:  04/15/2020
​Website:  https://energy.utah.gov/k-12-education/scholarship/
Eligible grades:  11, 12
Signet Classics Student Scholarship Essay Contest
We are proud to host our 23rd 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, Wuthering Heights.  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 15, 2020 and received on or by April 22, 2020. Submissions by fax, email or any other electronic means will not be considered.

Amount: $1,000
Deadline: 04/15/2020
Website: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/signet-essay-contest
Eligible grade: 11, 12
Select Health Scholarship -SLCC
The SelectHealth Scholarship is a two-year full scholarship for freshman Hispanic and Latinx students with demonstrated financial need at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) who are interested in a career in healthcare. In addition to paying for an awardee’s education, SelectHealth invests in each student’s personal and professional growth. Students who earn this scholarship will have the opportunity to participate in important mentoring activities throughout the year, be offered a paid summer internship, and be offered full-time employment at SelectHealth upon graduation (contingent upon meeting HR requirements).
  • SelectHealth will award six two-year scholarships each year
  • The SelectHealth Scholarship award is $2,500 per semester, which can be used for
    • Tuition and fees
    • Books
    • Supplies
    • Other educational expenses
  • Awarded students will be offered a paid summer internship
  • Awarded students will receive individual professional mentorship from SelectHealth
  • Upon earning an associate degree at SLCC, SelectHealth Scholarship graduates will be offered a job at (contingent upon meeting HR requirements)
  • Students who choose to transfer to a four-year institution will be offered tuition-reimbursement benefits if they pursue school while working at SelectHealth
To qualify for the SelectHealth Scholarship, students must:
  • Identify as Hispanic or Latinx
  • Demonstrate financial need
  • Have a 3.0+ GPA
  • Be a graduate from a Salt Lake area school district: Jordan, Canyons, Murray, Granite, or Salt Lake City
  • Have a goal to graduate with an associate degree within two years
  • Demonstrate dedication to improving our community through civic engagement and community service.
 
Amount: $2500 each semester
Website: http://www.slcc.edu/scholarships/select-health-scholarship.aspx
Eligible Grade: 12
Deadline: April 15, 2020 for summer semester
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: $300-$500
Deadline: Various depending on semester
                 Fall semester - June 1
                 Spring semester - November 15
                 Summer semester - April 15
Website: https://www.slcc.edu/scholarships/continuing-student-scholarships.aspx
Eligible grade: 12 and/or SLCC student
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.

Amount: Varies
Deadline: 04/15/2020
Website: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYkpULh1kNvwhz_XIed0Vk7Wua3nlrveCALmsAxSto5LQnbg/viewform
Eligible grade: 12
SCW  DREAMers Scholarship
To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:
 -Applicant must be a dreamer
      immigrant under the age of 25
      entered United States before the age of 16
      lived continuously in country for last 5 years
 - plan to attend college by Fall semester 2020
 - minimum GPA of 3.0

Amount:  $2,500
Deadline:  04/15/2020
​Website:  http://workinjuryaz.com/phoenix-workers-compensation-lawyers/
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: 04/15/2020
Website: http://barronprize.org/criteria-selection
Eligible grade: 10, 11, 12
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