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 2018 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: 12/01/2017 Website: http://www.montana.edu/admissions/scholarships/nonres.html Eligible grade: 12 FRA 2017-2018 Americanism Essay Contest
Students submit a 350 word or less essay on "What Patriotism Means to Me". Amount: $5,000 Deadline: 12/01/2017 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: 12/01/2017 Website: AFROTC.com Eligible grade: 12 UYSA College Scholarship
This program is open to Utah soccer players who are registered to a UYSA affiliated club and are graduating high school seniors. Two scholarships, one to a male soccer player and one to a female soccer player, will be awarded to two players from the DISTRICT IN WHICH THEY ARE REGISTERED. Requirements: - complete application - submit a photo (2 1/2 X 3 1/2) - submit a copy of your official high school transcript - one page letter of self-recommendation which includes your athletic achievements, honorary or special interest organizations, community involvement, course of study you plan to pursue, awards or scholarship you have received, and a brief description of any way in which you have given back to soccer (i.e. coach, referee, etc.) - please include endorsement from soccer coaches, teammates, or other soccer entities - financial need is not a key issue but it will be considered - minimum GPA of 2.75 and be preparing to attend an accredited college, university, or community college, or other institute of higher learning - applications will be accepted from all eligible UTSA players regardless of the school they have attended or whether or not their school or district has varsity soccer. You DO NOT have to play college soccer to apply. - recipient will receive a seat (plus one) for the Awards Gala on February 2, 2018 at the Zermott Resort in Midway, UT. Attendance IS REQUIRED to receive the award. Address to send application: UYSA College Scholarship C/O Utah Youth Soccer Association 9256 South State Street Suite 100 Sandy, UT 84070 Amount: $750 Deadline: 012/01/2017 Website: www.utahyouthsoccer.net Eligible grade: 12 Susan K Madsen Youth Service Scholarship
Applicants must be a current member of Utah Youth Soccer Association and a graduating senior. Two $1500 awards will be given to one male and one female. Applications requirements: - complete application - digital photo to be featured on the website - copy of high school transcript that includes ACT/SAT scores - 3.0 minimum GPA - two letters of recommendation may be from the following: coach, community leader, teacher, counselor, principal or peer. A phone number and email address of the person completing the letters of recommendation should be included in the letter. - written essay: no more than 500 words. Tell us about how service has helped you grow as a person. - 3 to 5 minute video (uploaded on YouTube) with the following information: Title - Madsen Scholarship (your last name) and send the link to Carly Brown at cbrown@utahyouthsoccer.net. In the video, tell us something you are passionate about and why. - attendance at the Awards Gala on February 2, 2018 at the Zermott Resort in Midway, UT, IS REQUIRED to receive this award. College soccer participation is not needed. Address to send applications: Susan K Madsen Youth Service Scholarship C/O Utah Youth Soccer Association 9159 South State Street Sandy, UT 84070 Amount: $1500 Deadline: 12/01/2017 Website: www.utahyouthsoccer.net 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 2018. 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: 12/01/2017 Website: http://www.washington.edu/admissions/ Eligible grade: 12 |