The Eagle Scout of the Year Scholarship is available to high school students who are at least 15 years of age. You must be a registered, active member of a Boy Scout Troop, Varsity Scout Team or Venturing Crew chartered to an American Legion post, American Legion Auxiliary unit or Sons of the American Legion squadron. [gate] Sons and grandsons of ...

The State Farm Youth Advisory Board Scholarship is available to students between the ages of 17 and 20 in the U.S. and Canada who are passionate about service-learning. [gate] You must be selected as a youth advisory board member and sit on the board for one year to be eligible for this award. The board is given responsibility over the resources ...

The Christopher Reeve Award is available to middle / high school students who demonstrate tremendous compassion and caring in serving their community. You must be nominated by a non - relative to be considered for this award. [gate] Deadline:10/31/2012 Website:Apply for the Christopher Reeve Award

DoSomething.org knows that you have what it takes to protect the environment and fight climate change. Join DoSomething.org's Green Your School Challenge to get started and run eco-friendly projects at your school. [gate] Want another reason to join? If you encourage your friends to sign up, you'll be entered to win scholarships! Help spread the cause by referring 5 of your ...

The Courageous Persuaders Scholarship is available to high school students nationwide. To be considered, you must create a 30 - second TV commercial targeted at middle school students to warn them about the dangers of underage drinking. In addition to a scholarship award, the winning team will also have their commercial aired on television. [gate] Deadline: 2/12/2013 Website: Courage Persuaders Scholarship ...

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 ...

Apply to win scholarships ranging from $500 to $5,000. [gate] Seven deserving winners will be chosen based on a short answer about the impact of social media on your generation. Deadline: 1/31/13 Website: MeetMyCollege $5,000 Scholarship.

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 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. [gate] This essay contest is intended to promote serious discussion among high school students, teachers, ...

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 ...

The Society of American Travel Writers (SATW), a non-profit organization that works to promote responsible journalism and responsible travel wants to hear about your travels. This scholarship encourages young writers to share their most amazing travel memory through words and images. Applicants, submit a blog about where you went and what it meant to you, what worked and what didn't work, ...

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 Coca-Cola Scholars Program is open to high school seniors who plan to pursue a degree at an accredited post - secondary institution in the U.S. [gate] You must have a minimum 3.0 GPA to be eligible for this award. Additionally, you must be one of the following: US citizen; US national; US permanent resident; temporary resident (in a legalization program); ...

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 ...

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 AFSA High School Senior Scholarship Contest is open to high school seniors who plan to further their education at a college, university, or certified trade school. [gate] To enter, you must read the "Fire Sprinkler Essay" then take an open - book, ten - question multiple - choice test. Students will receive an entry into a drawing for each question ...

The University Language Services Scholarship is available to students who have studied abroad, are currently studying abroad, or are registered to study abroad. You must be a legal U.S. resident enrolled in an accredited US college or university to be eligible for this award. [gate] To be considered, you must submit a photo, along a description of no more than 200 ...

The United States Senate Youth Program Award is available to high school juniors and seniors who are elected student officers, including student body officers, class officers, student council representatives, and student representatives to a district or state level civic or educational organization. [gate] This program includes an all - expense paid week in Washington D.C. March 9 - 16, 2013 and ...

The Barnes and Noble Kate Herzog Scholarship is for students interested in pursuing writing. [gate] The award is available to high school seniors and college freshman and sophomores. You must submit an original, unpublished writing sample 1,000 words or less that's typed and double-spaced. (Writing published in a school publication is eligible.) A letter of recommendation from an instructor must also ...

The Playing with Purpose Scholarship is available to high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors who play at least one sanctioned high school sport at the varsity level. You must have a minimum 2.0 GPA and be a committed follower of Christ to be eligible for this award. [gate] Deadline: 2/1/2013 Website: Apply for the Playing with Purpose Scholarship