The ADHD National Scholarship is available to undergraduate students. [gate] You must have been diagnosed with attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder and be under the care of a licensed health care provider to be considered for this award. Selection will be based on community service, volunteer and extracurricular activities, and a personal essay describing how ADHD has impacted your life. Deadline: 3/27/13 ...

The Alert Scholarship is available to high school seniors who have a minimum 2.5 GPA and plan to attend college after graduation. [gate] You must submit an essay between 650-800 words about a personal encounter you or someone you know has had with drug and/or alcohol abuse, how it was dealt with, and, in your opinion, what was right or wrong ...

The Philanthro Scholarship is available to high school seniors and undergraduate students. You must demonstrate success in academics, community involvement, and organization leadership to be considered for this award. *Deadline:* May 31, 2011 *Website:* www.philanthroproductions.org

The VIP Women in Technology Scholarship is available to female students who are pursuing a career in information technology or a related field. You must have a minimum 3.0 GPA to be eligible for this award. Deadline: 3/15/2012 Website: VIP Women in Technology Scholarship

The QuestBridge National College Match Scholarship is available to high school seniors who have achieved academic excellence in the face of economic challenges. [gate] This award provides the full cost of tuition and room and board at some of the nation's most selective colleges. Deadline: 9/28/2012 Website: Apply for the QuestBridge National College Match Scholarship

The Optimist International Essay Contest is open to youth under the age of 19 as of December 31, 2010. Applicants must write an essay on the following topic: "How My Education is the Key to a Successful Future." Essays must be between 700 - 800 words in length. Contestants must enter through a local Optimist Club or an at-large contest if ...

City Year, a proud member of AmeriCorps, is a national service organization that brings together young adults from diverse backgrounds for a demanding ten months of full-time community service, leadership development, and civic engagement. In 20 locations across the United States, these young leaders invest their talents and energy to address our country's most critical needs. City Year corps members engage ...

The Student Academy Award is open to full-time students enrolled in a U.S. accredited college, university, film school or art school. You may enter a film in one of the following categories: alternative, animation, documentary or narrative. Up to two students may work together on a film. All entries must have been completed between April 1, 2011 and April 1, 2012. ...

The Urban Ministry Internship Program at City Vision College - Rescue Mission Worker position is open to students interested in gaining practical experience in urban ministry. [gate] You must be at least 18 years old, possess a high school diploma or equivalent (GED), and be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national or lawful permanent resident in the U.S. or have a valid ...

The Ed Hiestand Memorial Veterinary Student Scholarship is open to veterinary students. You must submit a paper that covers a veterinary aspect of wildlife rehabilitation (such as diagnosis, transmission, pathogenesis, treatment and prevention of a specific disease; an actual case report; a wildlife medicine-related study; etc.) and may consist of a literature review, a personal experience, or both, to be eligible ...

Best Buy’s philanthropic foundation, @15, is giving back to students in a big way. Every year, Best Buy awards 1,000 students with a $1,000 scholarship. [gate] Applicants must be in grades 9 – 12. They must also demonstrate academic achievement, participate in volunteer efforts and have some work experience. Best Buy also hosts the site wwwat15.com, which gives students a voice ...

In the U.S., 160,000 kids stay home every day to avoid being bullied. DoSomething.org is teaming up with a new nationally-released documentary, BULLY, to help teens everywhere tell the world what's really going on in their schools. Take the DoSomething.org Bully Project quiz to tell us how bullying goes down in your school. Want another reason to participate? If you complete ...

The Emergency Educational Fund Grant is available to full - time undergraduate students who are the children of deceased or totally disabled Elks. [gate] The Elk parent or step - parent must have been a member in good standing for at least one year at the time of his or her death, or until the time the parent became disabled. To ...

The America's Best Blogging Scholarship is available to undergraduate and graduate students and incoming freshmen. To be considered, you must write a 500 - 600 word blog post that addresses the following topic: Define the single most important political issue of the approaching presidential election. Explain not only what that issue is, but also why and how you propose we come ...

The Student and Youth Travel Association "Road" Scholarship is open to youth age 25 and under who cannot afford the cost of a group educational travel program. You must be nominated by a teacher or a youth leader to be eligible for this award. Deadline: 11/30/2011 Website: SYF "Road" Scholarship

The Best Buy Scholarships are available to students in grades nine through twelve, living in the United States or Puerto Rico, who plan to attend college full-time in the fall immediately following high school graduation. [gate] You must demonstrate commitment to and involvement in volunteer efforts in your school and community and/or have a work history to be considered for this ...

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Internships are available in the following areas: technology, corporate development and finance, clearing, marketing, products and services, operations, and human resources. [gate] Internships are paid and last between three and twelve months. Deadline: Rolling Website: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Internship

The U.S. to Australia Fellowship is available to graduate and postgraduate level students pursuing study in engineering, medicine, mining, or life sciences, stem cell research, sustainability. You must show proof of acceptance into an Australian educational institution and be a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident to qualify for this award. [gate] Deadline: 11/15/2012 Website: http://www.americanaustralian.org/usa_to_aust_apps/

The Art Directors Club National Saturday Career Workshop Scholarship is availablr to high school students who are interested in participating in the Parsons School of Design or the School of Visual Arts pre - college summer art program. The program provides students with the chance to explore the fundamentals of art and design on a college level while developing a portfolio ...

The Charles Shafae' Scholarship will award two $500 scholarships to current college students who win the Papercheck Essay Contest. The essay contest asks applicants to write an essay on the Yahoo! Top 10 Searches of 2010, using posed questions as prompts. To qualify, students must submit an essay, be in "good standing" in the undergraduate level of an accredited four-year college ...