ABBOTT AND FENNER BUSINESS SCHOLARSHIP

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1 ABBOTT AND FENNER BUSINESS SCHOLARSHIP Eligibility: This scholarship is available to all high school juniors and seniors, as well as all students currently registered in any accredited post secondary institution. Students must be between the ages of 16 and 30. Deadline: 6/15/2015 Scholarship Amount: $1000 Web: Chicago, IL To apply for this scholarship you will need to write an essay on the topic below. The essay should be between 500 and 1000 words. Your submissions must be sent to us by at: Describe your educational career and life goals. Explain your plan for achieving these goals. Include your degree/major, why you selected it, and how this degree/major will help you achieve your goals. ABBOTT AND FENNER BUSINESS CONSULTANTS Web: AMERICORPS Eligibility: Applicants can gain new skills and work experience. Applicants can pick their own program. Applicants get living expenses and money for college. There are opportunities nationwide. Applicants can do work that is really needed. Web: Page 1

2 No deadline listed. Americorps Web: AUTO ACCIDENT LAW FIRM SURVIVOR SCHOLARSHIP Eligibility: Applicants must meet the following criteria: Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Have sustained injuries from a car or truck accident or been affected by someone else s accident. Be enrolled in an accredited college or university within the United States. Graduate and Law School students are encouraged to apply. Have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher. Deadline: 8/1/2015 Scholarship Amount: $1000 Web: tgappel@appellawyer.com 100 pringle Ave, Ste 730 Walnut Creek, CA The following documents must be provided in full by August 1 of the application year for consideration: A completed application. An official copy of a current academic transcript. Copy of a police report or other proof of your accident. A personal essay of not more than three pages describing the car accident, how it affected you, and what has changed since the accident. Mail or the completed application, copy of the transcript(s) and essay to tgappel@appellawyer.com. Application materials can also be submitted by mail at the following address: Attn: Thomas Appel Appel Law Firm LLP 100 Pringle Ave., Ste. 730 Walnut Creek, CA Questions regarding the Scholarship can be directed to appellawfirm@gmail.com Page 2

3 The Appel Law Firm Web: (888) HISPANIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND (HSF) Eligibility: Be of Hispanic Heritage. Be U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents of the U.S. Must have a minimun GPA of 3.0 or higher. Must apply for federal financial aid using the FAFSA. Scholarship Amount: Varies Web: (877) Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF)/ National College Scholarship Program Web: pflores@hsf.net (877) JULIUS GALLAND SCHOLARSHIP/FELLOWSHIP Eligibility: This award offers financial assistance for Jewish persons who are undergraduates or graduate college students that reside in the State of Washington and attend Washington State University. Deadline: 6/1/2015 Paper application available: Yes Web: scholarships@wsu.edu (509) WSU PO Box Pullman, WA The Galland Awards are made at the discretion of the Galland Scholarship Committee. Financial need, scholastic ability, and community and secular services are factors Page 3

4 that may be taken into account in determining awards. The Committee may also have reason to consider such attributes as character, intellectual capacity, and desire to prepare for a life of usefulness. Julius Galland Scholarship/Fellowship Organization Web: scholarships@wsu.edu (509) KID'S CHANCE, WASHINGTON SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Eligibility: This scholarship is available to spouses or children of injured Washington workers whose injury, while at work in Washington State, resulted in a permanent inability to return to work (a pension under the claim) or death. Money is available for college undergraduates, technical school students, high school students participating in a Running Start program, or other accredited schools. Scholarship Amount: Varies Web: debbie@wscff.org (800) P.O. Box 185 Olympia, WA There is no deadline to apply for this scholarship. Kid's Chance of Washington Kids Chance of Washington is a need-based scholarship program for the dependent children and spouses of workers killed or seriously disabled in a workplace accident in Washington. Web: (800) Page 4

5 NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS Eligibility: Scholarships are available for high school seniors, undergraduates and graduate students. Please see web site for information on all the various scholarships available. Scholarship Amount: See below. Paper application available: Yes Web: Scholarship deadline and amount varies with each scholarship. National Society of Professional Engineers Educational Foundation Web: Race to Inspire Scholarship Eligibility: Participants must be able to verify enrollment for college at an accredited university inside the USA during the fall semester of the same year the essay is submitted. Deadline: 8/1/2015 Scholarship Amount: $500 Web: Race Entry Race Entry is an online race registration company that supports students of all disciplines who pursue selfimprovement and enhanced health through race preparation and participation. Annually Race Entry is offering a $500 scholarship to the winner of our annual Race to Inspire Page 1

6 essay contest. Many people have different reasons for running in a race. We want to hear & share your inspiring story. Web: SCHOLARSHIP RESOURCES FOR UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS Eligibility: This is a website for undocumented students to search for scholarships. Web: Und. ScholarshipsChart.pdf Web: Und. ScholarshipsChart.pdf The Whitaker Foundation Art Scholarship Program Eligibility: 1. Must be an undergraduate student at a national accredited degree granting institution working towards a Bachelors degree in Fine Art or Museum Studies 2. Must be a student in good academic standing 3. Citizen or legal resident of the United States years or older at the time of entry Deadline: 6/1/2015 Scholarship Amount: $2,000 Web: foundation@whitakerwatercolors.org Page 2

7 The Frederic Whitaker and Eileen Monaghan Whitaker Foundation The Whitaker Foundation Art Scholarship Program has been established to help art students meet the diverse educational needs of today's professional art and museum world. The Whitaker Foundation will be supporting art students with a special emphasis on watercolor and museum studies. Through the application process, students are required to gain knowledge of the Whitakers' works through their submitted essays or watercolor paintings. After evaluation, the scholarships will be awarded for Fall semester of Web: WASHINGTON SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CHILD CARE PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS Eligibility: Please check web site for information. Paper application available: Yes Web: scholarships@childcarenet.org (866) Broadway Suite 300 Tacoma, WA Washington Scholarships for Child Care Professional Programs This program provides scholarships to child care center staff & family child care providers who want to study early childhood education. Web: (253) Page 3

8 WORLD NOMADS TRAVEL JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIP Eligibility: Anyone can apply - it's open to students, emerging and non-professional writers, and lovers of travel, looking for a career change. You must have a high degree of proficiency in written English. The opportunity is designed to give you a taste of what it's like to be a travel writer on the road, so you must be comfortable doing some travel on your own; minimum age of 18, with a current passport. You should be an excellent writer, with a lust for adventure travel, and a burning desire to be a travel writer! Current Travel Assignment is to Guatemala with ABC radio journalist Tim Latham to volunteer on a global vision international project near Antigua. Paper application available: Yes Web: amanda@worldnomads.com If you want this opportunity, you've got to show it. To apply you need to: 1) Write. Craft a 500 word (or less) travel focused essay based on a personal experience around one of the following themes; a) 'A Journey that Changed Lives', b) 'Responsible Travel', c) 'Adventure in an Unknown Culture'. It's up to you to convince our judging panel through your writing that you have the spirit of adventure and passion for travel writing to be chosen for this scholarship. 2) Complete an entry form, which includes contact details and a 200 word (or less) essay on why you should be chosen and what the opportunity will mean for you. Your answer will provide considerable weight in the judging process. 3) See web site for complete requirements to apply. World Nomads Group Limited Web: amanda@worldnomads.com Page 1