December Scholarship DeadlinesDaughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Christopher Columbus Essay Contest
The DAR sponsors this contest in honor of Christopher Columbus. Each academic year, an essay topic is chosen and contest instructions are made available to students. The title for 2017-2018 is "Advantages and Disadvantages of Working Relationships Between Foreign Parties". The topic is: Christopher Columbus, an Italian, managed to convince a Spanish monarch to fund his voyage. Discuss the reasons why a monarch from one country would be interested in hiring an explorer from a foreign country to complete such an important mission. What convinced the Spanish monarchy to support Christopher Columbus instead of Spanish explorers? The contest is open to students in grades 9-12. Essays are judged for historical accuracy, adherence to topic, organization of materials, interest, originality, spelling, grammar, punctuation and neatness. Additional rules and guidelines can be found by contacting your local DAR chapter. One winning essay from each participating chapter is submitted for judging on the state level. Each state winner is judged on the divisional level and the divisional winners move on to the national level, where the winner is announced. The national winner is invited to read their winning essay at the National Columbus Day celebration in Washington, D.C. Amount: trip to Washington D.C. Deadline: 12/01/2017 Contact: Susan Holt, mail essays to: Susan Holt, Salt Lake Valley DAR Chapter, 10814 Heather Ridge Drive, Sandy, UT 84070 Website: http://www.dar.org/ Eligible grade: 10, 11, 12 Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizens
The DAR Good Citizens program and scholarship contest is intended to encourage and reward the qualities of good citizenship. The program is open to all senior class students enrolled in accredited public or private secondary schools. United States citizenship is not required. The procedure for selecting a DAR Good Citizen is for the school faculty and students to select one senior who has demonstrated, to an outstanding degree, the qualities of a good citizen: dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism. Only one student per year may be honored as a school's DAR Good Citizen. This student is then eligible, if he/she wishes, to enter the DAR Good Citizens scholarship contest. Program and essay contest materials are provided to a participating school by a local DAR chapter. Amount: Varies Deadline: 12/01/2017 Contact: Kim Campbell in the Counseling Center Website: http://www.dar.org/national-society/scholarships Eligible grade: 12 MSU Non-Resident Fall 2016 Freshmen Scholarships
Montana State University will offer millions of dollars in scholarships and awards to non-resident freshmen who apply for admission. To be eligible, you must complete the following as soon as possible:
Apply early! These scholarships and awards may only be available for a limited time. If you qualify, these scholarships will be automatically awarded when we have received your application and your ACT and/or SAT test scores. Scholarship recipients will be notified by mail. See website for more detail. Amount: Varies Deadline: 12/01/2016 Website: http://www.montana.edu/admissions/scholarships/nonres.html Eligible grade: 12 FRA 2016-2017 Americanism Essay Contest
Students submit a 350 word or less essay on "What Memorial Day Means To Me". Amount: $5,000 Deadline: 12/01/2016 Website: www.fra.org/essay Eligible grades: 10, 11, 12 Air Force ROTC Scholarship
Prepare to join the greatest Air Force in the world! College scholarships available for competitive AFROTC applicants. Eligibility: - GPA of 3.0 or higher - Have NOT taken any full-time college course loads (exception: H.S. dual enrollment) - SAT composite of 1180 or higher or ACT composite of 26 or higher Amount: $18,000 Deadline: 12/01/2016 Website: AFROTC.com Eligible grade: 12 University of Washington Purple & Gold Scholarships
With campuses in Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma, the UW prepares a new generation of leaders, thinkers, and doers to make a positive difference in the world. The pioneering spirit that embraces us from every mountaintop, treetop and desktop inspires us to achieve great things, to discover what's next. The Seattle campus of the University of Washington will offer merit scholarships to approximately one third of our admitted U.S., nonresident applicants for the freshman class of 2017. These Purple & Gold scholarships are renewable for four years and range from $5,000 to $14,000 per year ($20,000 - $56,000 over four years). There is no separate application for these scholarships. Students need only apply for admission to be considered. Although the scholarships are not based purely on academics, applicants with stronger academic records will tend to be awarded more and higher-value scholarships. Amount: See above Deadline: 12/01/2016 Website: http://www.washington.edu/admissions/ Eligible grade: 12 10 Words or Less Scholarship
Tell us in 10 words or less why you deserve this scholarship. Amount: $500 Deadline: 12/01/2016 Website: www.studentscholarships.org/scholarship/10258/10 words or less scholarship Eligible grades: 10, 11, 12 |
