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    DoSomething's Battle of the Bands

    DoSomething's Battle of the Bands
    Students across the country are losing their music education programs. Do Something to Save the Music! Join the Battle for the Bands campaign to win a $5,000 scholarship for your school. There are 2 ways to get involved: 1. Create a music video about music ed. with your orchestra, garage band, jazz band, hip hop group, best friend, etc. Include a ...
    Published about 2 years ago | Rated: +17
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    Scholarship Spotlight: APHA Get Ready Scholarship, $500

    Scholarship Spotlight: APHA Get Ready Scholarship, $500
    The APHA Get Ready Scholarship is available to high school seniors, undergraduate, and graduate students. To be eligible for this award you must write an essay between 500 to 750 words describing the importance of emergency preparedness by incorporating the themes listed on the sponsor's Web site. Provided By: American Public Health Association Deadline: April 02, 2010 Type of Award: Scholarship ...
    Published over 3 years ago | Rated: +17
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    A Free Ride

    Students in Kalamazoo, Michigan, recently learned they could get a free college education. A program called offers students who've spent their entire academic career in Kalamazoo public schools a free ride to any public college or university in Michigan. Anonymous donors interested in furthering economic development set up the scholarship fund. In 2007, 458 students were accepted to receive the Kalamazoo ...
    Published almost 5 years ago | Rated: +17
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    Tuition Tax Credits

    Paying for a college education can be financially taxing. Fortunately, the Treasury Department has set up the Hope Scholarship Credit and Lifetime Learning Credit for students and their families. These credits can help soften some of the impact that higher education can have on the family budget. Tax Credits: How Much Can You Save? Unlike scholarships that reduce tuition payments or ...
    Published almost 5 years ago | Rated: +17
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    Youth Free Expression Project

    Youth Free Expression Project
    The Youth Free Expression Project Film Contest is open to filmmakers age 19 and younger who are living in the U.S. or its territories (citizenship not required). To qualify, you must submit an original film of four minutes or less addressing the topic: "You're Reading What?!?" You must discuss a time when parents, a teacher or some other adult was distressed ...
    Published 11 months ago | Rated: +17
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    Scholarship Spotlight: Americanism Educational League Essay Contest

    Scholarship Spotlight: Americanism Educational League Essay Contest
    The American Educational League Essay Contest is open to all undergraduate students in the U.S. Applicants are asked to write a 2,000 word essay on one of the following topics: death penalty vs. life sentence, national defense vs. international defense, bankruptcy vs. government bailouts and same sex marriage vs. heterosexual marriage. Each essay must also be accompanied by an entry form ...
    Published over 2 years ago | Rated: +17
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    FIRE's "Freedom in Academia" Essay Contest

    FIRE's "Freedom in Academia" Essay Contest
    Why is free speech important at our nation's colleges and universities? Discuss this topic and more in an essay and submit it to FIRE's "Freedom in Academia" essay contest. This contest is open to graduating high school seniors. To enter, you must watch two short videos and write a 700-1200 word essay in response to the videos, which revolve around free ...
    Published over 2 years ago | Rated: +17
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    Tip to Scholarship Success: Master the Basics

    Patti Ross knows what makes a successful scholarship application. It's not necessarily the intricacies of a scholarship application essay. Rather, it's mastering the basics of applying. Ross highlights the following essentials: Research--know the DEADLINES Personal awareness--take a personal survey Accuracy on application Feedback from others Ross can't stress deadlines enough. Nothing looks worse for an applicant than to turn in their ...
    Published about 4 years ago | Rated: +17
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    The Semantics of Making a Winning Scholarship Video

    The Semantics of Making a Winning Scholarship Video
    Remember the Blair Witch Project? The student-filmed production, found a year after the "disappearance" of the three students who shot the haunting footage, won 11 film awards. Pretty good for amateurs. While you may not win any Oscars, a great video can win you money for school in video contests. FastWeb's Why I Deserve a Scholarship video contest is a great ...
    Published about 4 years ago | Rated: +17
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    Scholarships for Students with Disabilities

    Scholarships for Students with Disabilities
    Whether you’ve lived with a hearing problem all of your life or overcome a life-threatening disease, there are scholarships for students with disabilities to provide every educational advantage. Typically, students with disabilities have mounting bills for therapy, hospitalization and treatment, which means an education has to be put on the back burner. Fortunately, the Fastweb database contains a multitude of scholarships ...
    Published almost 3 years ago | Rated: +16
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    Scholarship Spotlight: Pearson Student Advisory Board Program

    Scholarship Spotlight: Pearson Student Advisory Board Program
    The Pearson Student Advisory Board Program offers students the chance to be a part of critical decision-making discussions at Pearson. Students will also benefit academically with a $1,000 stipend and complimentary copies of Pearson textbooks for college. Additionally, the Pearson Student Advisory Board Program provides many resume-building as well as travel experiences. Applicants are required to have completed at least one ...
    Published over 2 years ago | Rated: +16
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    “Your Point of View” Contest

    “Your Point of View” Contest
    The "Your Point of View" Contest is open to students between the ages of 14 and 19. To enter, you must submit an essay that illustrates changes that you believe your high school needs. The top ideas and stories will be asked to be part of a feature length documentary and the top 3 submissions will also receive funds towards their ...
    Published almost 2 years ago | Rated: +16
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    AFA Teens Video Competition

    AFA Teens Video Competition
    The AFA Teens Video Competition is open to students between the ages of 13 and 19. To enter, you must submit an autobiography and create an artistic or documentary (non - fiction) video of two minutes or less that conveys the following: [gate] A moment in relation to Alzheimer’s disease when you learned something about your understanding of the disease, learned ...
    Published almost 2 years ago | Rated: +16
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    Scholarship Spotlight: Caroline H. Newhouse Scholarship

    Scholarship Spotlight: Caroline H. Newhouse Scholarship
    The Caroline H. Newhouse Scholarship is a $2,000 opportunity to assist dancers in starting or returning to their professional dance career through further education and training. Those considering application must be an undergraduate, graduate or professional studies student. Applicants to the Caroline H. Newhouse Scholarship must submit an application as well as proof of performing work history. Deadline: 11/3/2010 Website: Caroline ...
    Published over 2 years ago | Rated: +16
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    Being an American Essay Contest

    Being an American Essay Contest
    The Being an American Essay Contest is open to high school students between the ages of 13 and 19. [gate] To enter, you must compose a maximum 1000 - word essay on the following topic: "How does the Constitution establish and maintain a culture of liberty?" The essay must be submitted by your teacher to be considered. Deadline: 12/15/2011 Website: Being ...
    Published over 1 year ago | Rated: +15
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    Scholarship Spotlight: Josephine de Karman Fellowship

    Scholarship Spotlight: Josephine de Karman Fellowship
    The Josephine de Karman Fellowship is open to all senior undergraduate and Ph.D. candidates who will defend their dissertation by 2012. Applicants must have a clear purpose and display exceptional ability in presenting and defending their thesis. Special consideration will be given to those students whose focus is in the humanities. Studies must be carried out in the U.S. and all ...
    Published over 2 years ago | Rated: +15
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    Do Something Presents Back to School 2012 Design Contest

    Do Something Presents Back to School 2012 Design Contest
    Tired of creating your friends website, T-shirt or new band logo? Put your design skills to good use and you could win yourself a scholarship. Do Something and Staples have teamed up to bring you the Back to School 2012 Design Contest. The team is looking for fun and creative artwork to be featured on some of next year’s school supplies. ...
    Published about 2 years ago | Rated: +15
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    Navigate Summer Scholarships

    Navigate Summer Scholarships
    With summer setting in you’re probably thinking of all the things you want to do with your time off. While relaxing, sleeping in, seeing friends and soaking up sun is what you’ve waited for all school year long it’s important to not forget about scholarships and the school year ahead. Here’s some scholarships and ideas on where to look for scholarships ...
    Published about 2 years ago | Rated: +15
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    Excellence in the Sciences Scholarship

    Excellence in the Sciences Scholarship
    The Excellence in the Sciences Scholarship is open to students who are majoring in one of the sciences and planning to study abroad through an Institute for the International Education of Students (IES) program. Applicants must have at least a 3.3 GPA. Recipients must submit a 1-page paper on their IES study abroad experience -- how it has changed them personally, ...
    Published about 2 years ago | Rated: +15
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    Fastweb's Winner's Circle: Daniel

    Fastweb's Winner's Circle: Daniel
    Curious if people actually win scholarships through Fastweb? They absolutely do and here’s another $40k winner to prove it! Daniel Guerriero, 19, is going into his sophomore year at University of South Carolina who won GotChosen's GotScholarship $40k Give Away. [gate] How many scholarships did you apply for before you won this one? I only applied to a few, around 4 ...
    Published about 1 month ago | Rated: +15