The Torch Award is available to high school students who will be graduating in 2013 or 2014. You must reside in and attend an accredited high school in San Diego County or Imperial County in California. You must also submit a maximum 400 - word essay on the following topic: "The importance of ethics and integrity in our community." [gate] Deadline: ...

If you’re interested in nursing, you’re not alone. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are over 2.5 million nurses in the United States —the largest workforce within the clinical healthcare industry. What’s more, as more and more baby boomers retire, the U.S. is projected to experience a nursing shortage. Just as there are several types of nurses, there are ...

Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga both admit to being picked on, or deemed “losers,” by the popular crowd in high school. And we all know now how disliked Mark Zuckerberg was during his Harvard days. However, all three have lived out a modern-day Revenge of the Nerds storyline, making millions and claiming celebrity status all over the world. It’s a classic, ...

With the tuition at both public and private colleges skyrocketing, contemplating the total cost of a college degree can be daunting. Luckily there are millions of dollars available in scholarships, grants and other financial aid that you usually don't have to pay back. And if you're Hispanic, there are many scholarships earmarked especially for you. "Once you start doing some research, ...

The National Peace Essay Contest is open to students in grades nine through twelve. You must be attending a public, private, or parochial school or participate in a high school correspondence program in any of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, or the U.S. Territories. This essay contest is intended to promote serious discussion among high school students, teachers, and ...

The Paul Goodman Essay Contest, sponsored by Dissent Magazine and JSL Films, is granting one lucky winner a $1,000 cash prize and two runners-up with $250. Applicants must write an essay, 1,000-3,000 words long, on the topic “what is one of the pressing social and political issues of our time, and how would you address it?” Essays should be sent in ...

Are you familiar with Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead? If not, read up on it and enter this scholarship essay contest for your shot at $10,000. Ayn Rand was a novelist and philosopher. She is known for her invention of a philosophical system she called Objectivism. Ayn Rand’s novels are intellectually stimulating and reading and writing about them, according to the website, ...

The Iris-Samuel Rothman Scholarship is open to college bound, undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate male students in all areas of study, who have lost their mother and have either lost their father, or does not have a father available to him. You must be seeking to further your education, wanting to do volunteer work, or start a business to be eligible for ...

The DCPS Urban Education Leaders Internship Program (UELIP) is an intensive multi-disciplinary internship program that runs during the academic school year, administered by the Office of the Chancellor. Organizers are recruiting talented, entrepreneurial and committed interns who would like to explore policy in practice at the local government level, making a difference in the lives of over 45,000 public school students, ...

Meet David, a 20-year-old from Gaithersburg, MD, and winner of GotChosen’s 40K to Give Away Scholarship. David is currently a junior at Montgomery Community College studying Environmental Science and Policy. David’s father was originally the person who encouraged him to apply for scholarships but he knew his chances would be better the more he applied for. “My dad was a pretty ...

The Discus Awards College Scholarship is available to high school students planning to attend college. You must choose three areas from the categories on the Web site and provide evidence of your excellence in each, then post the information on the Web site. You must be nominated to qualify for this award. Self-nominations are also accepted. *Deadline:* Rolling *Website:* www.discusawards.com ...

Obviously, the economy is President elect Barack Obama's main focus as he takes the reigns from Bush in January. However, let's not forget that Obama has many other initiatives he hopes to tackle during his presidency. If you haven't heard by now, Obama wants to make college more affordable for all Americans and his plans to do so will soon affect ...

The Apprentice Ecologist Initiative Scholarship is open to young people interested in protecting wildlife and the environment. The initiative seeks to elevate young people into leadership roles by engaging them in environmental cleanup projects, empower volunteers to rebuild the environmental and social well- being of our communities, and improve local living conditions for both citizens and wildlife. A $500 scholarship will ...

The Young American Creative Patriotic Art Award is available to home school and high school students in grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. [gate] You must submit a work of patriotic art on paper or canvas. You must use water color, pencil, pastel, charcoal, tempera, crayon, acrylic, pen-and-ink, or oil. Digital art on paper will also be accepted. In order to ...

The GotScholarship: $40K to Give Away Scholarship is open to current and future college students, graduates and parents of students. [gate] To enter, you must complete the brief registration process then apply for the chance to win. Participants can increase their odds of winning by having sponsors. Anyone can sponsor a registered participant and every sponsor represents an additional entry for ...

The Kate Herzog Scholarship is available to high school seniors and college freshman and sophomores. [gate] You must submit an original, unpublished writing sample of less than 1000 words, typed and double-spaced. You must also submit a letter of recommendation from an instructor to be eligible for this award. Deadline: 3/27/13 Website: Kate Herzog Scholarship.

I’ve been thinking lately about scholarships. It could be that we’ll be financing three college educations next fall and the need for scholarships has increased exponentially. As I search through FastWeb, it seems there are scholarships of every imaginable kind. Some require a great deal of time and energy to complete the application process and others only require a few simple ...

The Doodle 4 Google Contest is open to students in grades K through 12 who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. [gate] You must design and submit a Google doodle logo based around the theme "My Best Day Ever..." and submit a supporting statement of fifty words or less to qualify for this award. Four awards at $5,000; 1 at $30,000 ...

The East Villagers Service Scholar Essay and Art Contest is available to students in the U.S. and Canada who have completed at least five hours of community service. You must respond to one of three essay prompts; or submit a work of fine art, digital art, photography, or video that inspires service or captures an inspirational moment of service. *Deadline:* May ...

Fastweb is well-known as a source of information about college scholarships, so it's not surprising that families turn to Fastweb for information about paying for private elementary, middle and secondary schools. The main sources of money for private schools are scholarships, loans and tuition installment plans. Scholarships for private schools are often called voucher programs. Families can also save tax-free for ...