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 ...

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. Name: APHA Get Ready Scholarship Provided By: American Public Health Association Deadline: April 02, ...

The AT&T Student Internship is available to undergraduate students focusing their studies in Business Administration, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Finance, Industrial Engineering, Information Systems, Management, Mechanical Engineering or Software Engineering. The internship, which lasts 10-12 weeks, is a paid experience. Applicants must have at least a 3.2 GPA and be a US citizen. Internship opportunities are available in ...

Newsroom Internships at MSNBC are open to college sophomores, juniors and seniors. Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited college or university, able to receive academic credit for internship and commit to at least three days a week of either part-time or full-time work. Internship positions are available in the newsroom, research, archives/acquisitions, strategic operations, on-air graphics, NBC satellite operations and ...

Are you an MBA student interested in business and technology? If you answered yes, then we have the opportunity for you! The Extreme Blue Internship is available to graduate MBA students who are interested in undertaking challenging business and technology projects that are developed from across all IBM Corporation product, service and research divisions. If selected, you will become part of ...

The Prudential Spirit of Community Award is open to students in grades 5 through 12 who have taken time out of their busy schedules to volunteer in the past year. Local students are initially recognized by participating organizations and given a certificate. After, a State Honoree is selected from all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia. State Honorees ...

The HIMSS Foundation is giving graduate students in the health care field an opportunity to fund their further education. Applicants must be members of HIMSS as well as pursuing a Master's or Ph.D. in healthcare information management and systems. Approximately ten awards will be distributed this year. Deadline: 10/31/2010 Website: Healthcare Information Management Scholarship

Get a SMART scholarship for being a brainiac. The SMART Scholarship is available to undergraduate, Master's and Ph.D. degree-seeking students who are focusing on science, technology, mathematics and engineering. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age as well as a U.S. citizen. Recipients will receive full tuition and fees, a $25,000 - $41,000 per year cash award, health insurance ...

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, ...

Get to work designers and you could earn yourself $2,000. Universal design is defined as a discipline by which to create solutions, design spaces, and develop products that suit the needs of all users throughout their life cycle. The Irma Dobkin Universal Design Grant is open to individuals involved with universal design. This grant is awarded to an individual working independently ...

“Everyone wants to live at the expense of the state. They forget the state wants to live at the expense of everyone.” -Frederic Bastiat (1801–1850). The Sir John M. Templeton Fellowship Essay Contest asks applicants to imagine this statement to be true and write an essay 1,500 to 5,000 words on what ideas or reforms could be developed that would make ...

The National Rifle Association Civil Rights Defense Fund Youth Essay Contest is open to students in grades kindergarten through 12. To be eligible, you must submit an essay of about 1,000 words on the following topic: “The Second Amendment to the Constitution: Why it is important to our nation.” Homeschooled students may apply. See the website for more details on how ...

The Samsung Techwin America Scholarship is available to high school students in the United States. Applicants must submit a 300 word essay on whether or not technology is crucial to an oral presentation or just a crutch. A total of 10 $1,000 scholarships will be available to high school students. Deadline: 4/30/2011 Website: Samsung Techwin America Scholarship

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 ...

The Fountainhead Essay Contest is open worldwide to 11th and 12th graders. You must write an essay of no fewer than 800 and no more than 1,600 words on a topic relating to Ayn Rand's novel, "The Fountainhead." Topics can be found on the sponsor's Web site. Essays are judged on both style and content. The winning essay must demonstrate an ...

The SATW Teen Travel Writing Scholarship is open to teenagers who have had an interesting travel experience with the family -- whether wonderful or terrible but funny. Each applicant is asked to write an essay, no more than 600 words, on your family vacation -- where you went and what it meant to you, what worked and what didn't, what you ...

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 ...

The Arizona Milk Producers Scholarship is available to Arizona residents. You must be enrolled or plan to enroll in an Arizona university as a full-time student in 2012 to qualify for this award. [gate] To be considered, you must submit a photo of yourself with a milk mustache, and a 150-word paragraph stating why you drink milk. Deadline: 10/31/2011 Website: Arizona ...

The Healthy Lifestyles Scholarship is open to high school seniors and first-year college students. You must be a citizen of the U.S. or Canada and be under 25 years of age to be eligible for this award. [gate] You must also submit a maximum 1000-word essay on the following topic: "Why is a healthy lifestyle important in school?"; and in under ...

The Northwestern Mutual Financial Representative Internship is available to full-time students at four-year colleges and universities. [gate] You must be interested in the work of a financial representative: defining target markets, finding and pursuing clients, nurturing client relationships and achieving sales of financial products. You must also demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit, a strong work ethic and a history of success in ...