The CKSF Scholarships are available to high school, undergraduate, and graduate students in the U.S. You must register to participate in scholarship quizzes that test your knowledge of topics ranging from general "common knowledge" to specific academic subjects, books, websites, and even movies. You will be scored based on a combination of time and accuracy. Students with the highest scores at ...

The Digital Innovation Scholarship is available to high school seniors and current college students. To be considered, you must submit a 500 - word essay describing your personal experience with internet entrepreneurship, or the importance of new ideas in the digital realm. Topics could include user experience, visual design, or any other aspect of digital information you find interesting. [gate] Deadline: ...

The Scholar's Award is available to post- doctoral scholars who are engaged in work on some aspect of the life and career of Harry S. Truman or of the public and foreign policy issues which were prominent during the Truman years. [gate] Your work must be based on extensive research at the Truman Library and must be designed to result in ...

The Research Internship is open to students with an interest in research and data analysis.[gate] Intern duties may include helping with household data from Africa, data analyses, literature reviews, helping with references and preparing articles for publication. You must have a bachelor's degree and one to three years of experience, knowledge of MS Office and SAS and/or Stata in order to ...

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: ...

American student debt is over $1 trillion. College seniors who graduated in 2010 carried an average of $25,250 in student loan debt. Unless academic institutions begin to try seriously to reduce their costs, both the cost of college and student debt will continue to spiral upward. DoSomething.org and its members say this is unacceptable. [gate] They’ve launched a national petition urging ...

The Ryan and Jamie Smith Essay Contest is open to students who are at least 18 years of age and enrolled in an accredited institution. Applicants must submit an essay of less than 1,000 words on the question: Do you think it is possible to end extreme poverty in the next 30 years? If so how? The scholarship is open to ...

The Cultural Survival Guatemala Radio Project Internship is open to students and graduates who are interested in human rights and are also fluent and proficient in Spanish. [gate] Interns will work on a project between Cultural Survival and six Guatemalan organizations designed to protect Maya peoples' access to media and to improve the effectiveness of community radio as a means for ...

The S. Radhakrishnan Memorial Scholarship is available to full - time students whose lives have been directly or indirectly affected by cancer. [gate] Selection is based on academic performance, extracurricular activities, and the quality of your answers to the essay questions. Deadline: 9/30/2012 Website: Radhakrishnan Memorial Scholarship

The Platt Family Scholarship Prize Essay Contest is open to full- time undergraduate students enrolled in an American college or university. You must write an essay between 1,500 and 5,000 words on the topic, "Lincoln the War President" to be eligible for this award. Complete details and topic prompt are on the sponsor's web site. *Website:* thelincolnforum.org *Deadline:* July 31, 2011 ...

The Religious Liberty Essay Scholarship Contest is open to high school juniors and seniors. To enter, you must compose an essay of between 800 and 1200 words that examines the role religion should play during a presidential campaign. [gate] Deadline: 3/9/2012 Website: Religious Liberty Essay Scholarship

The Quantitative Analyst Internship is open to students currently pursuing a MS or PhD in statistics, computer science, mathematics, economics, biostatistics, psychology, sociology, physics, operations research or a related field. [gate] Intern duties may include applying advanced statistical methods, working with large, complex data sets, solving difficult, non-routine problems, communicating technical results and interacting with a wide variety of people and ...

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 ...

The Culinary Internship is available to students pursuing a bachelor's degree in culinary arts and/or food service management. [gate] Working closely with the executive chef and sous chefs, interns will have the opportunity to broaden their culinary skills while enjoying spectacular destinations or cultural attractions. As a summer intern, you are also gaining knowledge of an industry leader providing you with ...

The Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship is available to undergraduate and graduate students at accredited colleges and universities.[gate] Applicant should demonstrate a commitment, through coursework or experience, to any combination of at least two of the following fields: early childhood education, child development/child psychology, film/television production, music, or animation. You must have the ultimate goal of working in the field of children's ...

The BCI Graduate Student Scholarship is available to support graduate student research that will contribute new knowledge essential to conserving bats. [gate] Only projects that show direct conservation relevance and that documents roosting and feeding habitat requirements of bats, their ecological and economic roles, or their conservation needs will be considered for funding. Deadline: 12/15/2011 BCI Graduate Student Scholarship

The Mainframe Academy Scholarship is available to students who are at least 18 years of age and plan to attend Mainframe Academy with CA Technologies. You must have an aptitude for critical thinking and problem solving skills to be considered for this award. A 500 - word essay is also required. [gate] Deadline: 5/31/2012 Website: Mainframe Academy Scholarship

The Jenzabar Foundation Student Leadership Award is open to students currently enrolled in an accredited college or university. It seeks to award students who devote their time to social and philanthropic activities with a $5,000 scholarship. Applicants must first become a member of the Jenzabar Foundation, which just requires filling out an online form. Then, an individual, educational institution or non-for-profit ...

The Minority Access Internship Program is available to all undergraduate and graduate students.[gate] You must be a U.S. citizen, have a minimum 3.0 GPA and have completed at least your undergraduate freshman year. This program is intended to offer students experience in diversity and scope of career opportunities available in the federal government and other participating entities. All students are encouraged ...

The Second City Communications Internship is open to students with sales/marketing or communications background. You must be conscientious and possess initiative and strong self-management skills. In addition, you must thrive in a fast-paced, creative environment surrounded by 'artistic' types. The internship requires a minimum of 10 hours per week. Deadline: Rolling Website: Second City Communications Internship