College Applications and Scholarships

College Applications and Scholarships Guidance will provide available scholarships as they are received by the guidance department. TOPS: To be TOPS eligible, a student must have a minimum 2.5 GPA and an ACT score of at least 20. Also, the students must complete the 17.5 TOPS core classes. College Applications: Most colleges and university prefer that you register online. If you have not applied to the college(s) of your choice, please do so immediately. Transcript Requests: If you would like for a transcript or ACT scores to be sent to a college on your behalf, please see Mrs. Hay in Guidance. NCAA Clearinghouse: If you plan to play a collegiate sport, you must register with the NCAA Clearinghouse. Information is available in the Guidance office. You may register online at the following address: www.ncaaclearinghouse.net America's Milk Processors and USA TODAY are pleased to bring you the 12th annual "Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year" (SAMMY) 2009 Award Program. The SAMMY award recognizes outstanding scholar athletes in grade 12 from high schools throughout the United States. Winners receive a $7,500 college scholarship; a weekend at Walt Disney World, and an opportunity to appear in a Milk Mustache ad in USA Today. Scholarship Info: ACTUARY http://www.beanactuary.org/counselors/scholarships.cfm ADVENTURES in EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS http://www.aie.org/scholarships/index.cfm AIA/AAF (ARCHITECHTURE) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM www.archfoundation.com AL S FORMAL WEAR http://www.alsformalwear.com/scholarship-rules.asp ALL-INK http://www.all-ink.com/scholarship.aspx ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SCHOLARSHIPS http://www.akaeaf.org/scholarship.htm AMBASSADORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/amb_scho/index.html

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIPS www.cancer.org AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY SCHOLARS http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/acsdisplay.html?doc=minorityaffairs/scholars.html AMERICAN FIRE SPRINKLER SCHOLARSHIP http://www.afsascholarship.org/ AMERICAN INDIAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND http://www.iasf.org/ AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND http://www.collegefund.org/ AMERICAN INDIAN SCIENCE and ENGINEERING SOCIETY http://www.aises.org/ AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS MINORITY DISADVANTAGED SCHOLARSHIP http://www.ehow.com/how_11604_apply-american-institute.html AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS SCHOLARSHIPS (AICPA) www.aicpa.org/members/div/career/mini/smas.htm AMERICAN LEGION BOYS STATE and GIRLS STATE SAMSUNG SCHOLARSHIP http://www.legion.org/?section=community&subsection=com_edaid&subsection2=com_scholar ships&content=gi_samsungsch AMERICAN LEGION - NEED A LIFT? http://search.needalift.org/nal/ Online search facility - Paying for College 101; Federal, State, American Legion, Military and Private Sources of Education Assistance. ARTS RECOGNITION AND TALENT SEARCH AWARDS www.artsawards.org ASIAN and PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND http://apiasf.org/ ASTHMA SCHOLARSHIP http://www.aaaai.org/members/associates/asthmascholarship/default.stm The Award of Excellence Scholarship Program to provide college scholarships for asthmatic students. This scholarship is available to graduating high school seniors only.

ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS www.college-scholarships.com/athletic.htm AXA ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP http://www.axa-achievement.com AXA Achievement Community Scholarship program will award up to $750, 000 worth of scholarships to ambitious high school seniors who have the ability to succeed in college. Download an application for a $2,000 college scholarship at www.axa-achievement.com. Information is available on the guidance bulletin board. Applications are due by Feb. 15th, 2009. BEST BUY SCHOLARSHIP http://bestbuy.scholarshipamerica.org/ BLACK ENGINEERS http://www.nsbe.org/ BLACK JOURNALISTS http://www.nabj.org/programs/index.html BLINDNESS VISUAL IMPAIRMENT http://www.jgb.org/pdf/scholarship Comparison Chart 2005.pdf BURGER KING SCHOLARS PROGRAM www.bkscholars.scholarshipamerica.org/ CAREER and COLLEGES http://scholarship.careersandcolleges.com/scholarship/login.do CHASE SMART START SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM www.jpmorganchase.com/smartstart CHEVROLET EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP www.gm.com CLAIBORNE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. The Claiborne Electric Cooperative, Inc., will randomly draw for two (2) $1,000 scholarships during the Claiborne Electric annual membership meeting on April 18th. The drawing is open only to college-bound high school seniors who are Claiborne Electric members or who are children of Claiborne Electric members. Entry forms are available in Mrs. White's office. Completed applications should be delivered to Claiborne Electric by Wednesday, April 15th. COCA-COLA SCHOLAR FOUNDATION https://www.coca-colascholars.org/cokeweb/jsp/scholars/index.jsp COLLEGIATE INVENTORS COMPETITION http://www.invent.org/collegiate/

DEVELOPMENTAL FUND FOR UNDERGRADUATE BLACK STUDENTS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIPS http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/dlhinson/dfbsst.htm DIXIE BOYS and MAJOR SCHOLARSHIP http://www.dixie.org/ and http://66.77.216.76/exec/dyb_boys/scholarships.cfm?publicationid=271&departmentid=525 DIXIE YOUTH http://www.dixie.org/ and http://66.77.216.76/exec/dyb_youth/scholarships.cfm?publicationid=270&departmentid=560 DUCT TAPE CLUB CONTEST www.ducktapeclub.com/contests/prom/ EAGLE SCOUT http://www.nesa.org/scholarships/index.html ELKS ORGANIZATION http://www.elks.org/ http://www.elks.org/enf/scholars/mvs.cfm FINAID: THE SMART STUDENTS GUIDE TO FINANCIAL AID/SCHOLARSHIPS www.finaid.org FIRST GENERATION TO ATTEND COLLEGE www.youthdevelopment.coca-cola.com/ach_fgs_how.html FUTURE FARMERS of AMERICA www.ffa.org/programs/scholarships/ www.ffa.org/index.cfm?method=c_students.showstudenthome&cfid=125431&cftoken=3 8514316 GATES MILLENNIUM SCHOLARS www.gmsp.org/(f1sajn55icbuyo55sllvbg45)/default.aspx GUARANTEED SCHOLARSHIPS www.guaranteed-scholarships.com HARVARD COLLEGE TUITION REDUCTION www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/daily/0402/28-finaid.html HEARST - WILLIAMS RANDOLPH HEARST ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FOR MINORITY STUDENTS www.apsanet.org/ps/grants/aspen3.cfm

HISPANIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND www.hsf.net HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES and UNIVERSITIES SCHOLARSHIP http://hbcuconnect.com/scholarships.shtml HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE PROJECT http://holocaust.hklaw.com/ HOMELAND SECURITY DHS SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM http://blackstudents.blacknews.com/opportunities/01-23-07.html The DHS Scholarship and Fellowship Program is intended for sutdents interested in pursuing the basic science and technology innovations that can be applied to the DHS mission. HORATIO ALGER ASSOCIATION of DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS https://www.horatioalger.org/scholarships/index.cfm https://www.horatioalger.org/index.cfm The Horatio Alger Association Scholarship Program awards more tha $7 million in college scholarships and grants to students throughout the nation who have financial need and have exhibited integrity and perserverance in overcoming personal adversity. Check the poster on the guidance bulletin board for more information. Applications must be submitted online before April 15th, 2009. IMAGINE AMERICA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM http://www.imagine-america.org/ JACKIE ROBINSON FOUNDATION http://www.jackierobinson.org/ JEWISH GUILD for the BLIND http://www.jgb.org/guildscholar.asp http://www.jgb.org/ JOHN HENRY NATIONAL DENTAL ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION www.ndaonline.org/ndafoundation.asp JOURNALISM http://www.highschooljournalism.org/ JOHN F. KENNEDY ESSAY CONTEST http://www.jfkcontest.org/ KFC COLONEL'S SCHOLARS www.kfcscholars.org

KIDS CHANCE SCHOLARSHIP www.kidschance.org/ KODAK SCHOLARSHIPS www.kodak.com/us/en/corp/careers/students/scholarships.jhtml LITTLE PEOPLE of AMERICA www.lpaonline.org/ LOUISIANA ASSOCIATION of BUSINESS EDUCATORS http://www.laabe.org/labe%20student%20scholarship.pdf LLSSA SCHOLARSHIP FUND - LOUISIANA LIFE SAFETY & SECURITY ASSOCIATION For children of Law Enforcement & Fire Service Personnel Applications available in Guidance LBFAA/NBFAA YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM http://www.lbfaa.org/ www.lbfaa.org/pdf/scholarship_application.pdf LOUISIANA BAR FOUNDATION KIDS' CHANCE SCHOLARSHIP http://www.raisingthebar.org/kidschance/kidschance-application.pdf Scholarships for children of Louisiana workers who have been killed or permanently disabled in an Compensable under a state or federal Workers' Compensation Act or law. LOUISIANA RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION http://www.lrwa.org/ http://www.lrwa.org/pscholarship.htm LOUISIANA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIPS http://www.lhsaa.org/index.html MICROSOFT SCHOLARSHIPS http://www.microsoft.com/college/ss_howtoapply.mspx MILITARY SCHOLARSHIPS www.military.com/scholarship http://www.militaryscholar.org/ Find millions of dollars in scholarships and grants exclusively for the military community! MINORITY NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS http://www.minoritynurse.com/financial/scholarships.html MONTGOMERY GI BILL www.goarmyreserve.com

Depending on how long you enlist with the Army and the job you choose, you can get up to $72,900 to help pay for college. Under the Montgomery GI Bill, reservists can receive over $7,000 for educational assistance. Between the GI Bill and their part-time pay, reservists can earn approximately $25,000 by the end of their 6-year enlistment period. For more information about their programs, visit this web site. NJROTC SCHOLARSHIPS https://www.nrotc.navy.mil/scholarships_application.cfm NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTS SCHOLARSHIPS www.nabj.org/html/studentsvcs.html NATIONAL ACTION COUNCIL FOR MINORITIES IN ENGINEERING (NACME) SCHOLARSHIPS www.nacme.org NACME is widely know as the nation's largest private source of scholarships for African American, American Indian and Latino women and men in engineering. NATIONAL ACTION COUNCIL FOR MINORITIES IN ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIPS, NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS (NSBE) http://www.nsbe.org/programs/nsbescholarships.php NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC JOURNALIST http://www.nahj.org/educationalprograms/nahjscholarships.shtml http://www.nahj.org/educationalprograms/currentscholarships.shtml NATIONAL INSTITUTES of HEALTH http://www.ugsp.nih.gov/home.asp?m=00 Competitive scholarships to exceptional students from disadvantage backgrounds who are committed to biomedical, behavioral, and social science research careers at the NIH. NATIONAL ITALIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION https://www.niaf.org/scholarships/about.asp NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION http://www.nraef.org/scholarships/highschool/ NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE http://www.nul.org/scholarships.html NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION SCHOLARSHIP Applications available in Guidance Department. Applications are due to Mrs. White by 3:00 on Thursday, January 29, 2009. NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS http://www.discovernursing.com/nursing-scholarship-search

ONLINE RESOURCES for SCHOLARSHIPS and FINANCIAL AID http://www.junctioncity.k12.or.us/jchs_dep/jchs_cc/web_resources.htm PFIZER EPILEPSY SCHOLARSHIP http://www.epilepsy-scholarship.com/ PHI DELTA KAPPA PROSPECTIVE EDUCATOR http://www.pdkintl.org/awards/pros_eds.htm PRESIDENTIAL FREEDOM SCHOLARSHIP http://www.learnandserve.gov/about/programs/pfs.asp PRUDENTIAL SPIRIT of COMMUNITY AWARDS http://www.principals.org/s_nassp/sec_inside.asp?cid=539&did=48173 QUEST BRIDGE http://www.questbridge.org/ Quest Bridge is a program that links bright, motivated low-income students with educational and scholarship opportunities at some of the nation's best colleges. ROBERT C. BYRD HONORS SCHOLARSHIP http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/comm/1767.html ROCKERFELLR STATE WILDLIFE SCHOLARSHIP http://www.osfa.state.la.us/ See link for scholarships and grants RON BROWN SCHOLAR PROGRAM http://www.ronbrown.org/p-ad.htm RON BROWN SCHOLAR ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIP RESOURCES http://www.ronbrown.org/p-add_rscr.htm RONALD MCDONALD NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM http://www.rmhc.org/rmhc/index/programs/rmhc_scholarship_program.html ROTARY INTERNATIONAL AMBASSADORIAL SCHOLARSHIP http://www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/amb_scho/prospect/process/index.html SALLIE MAE SCHOLARSHIP FUND http://www.thesalliemaefund.org/smfnew/scholarship/index.html SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA http://scholarshipamerica.org/students/index.html SCHOLARSHIP HUNTER http://www.scholarshiphunter.com/index.html

THE SCHOLARSHIP PAGE http://srifunding.com/scholarships.html SIEMENS AWARDS for ADVANCED PLACEMENT STUDENTS http://www.collegeboard.com/student/pay/scholarships-and-aid/23639.html SMART START SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM http://www.jpmorganchase.com/cm/cs?pagename=chase/href&urlname=smartstart/louisiana JP Morgan Chase offer scholarships to black students. Deadline = February 1 SOCIETY of AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIPS http://students.sae.org/awdscholar/scholarships/engscholar/ SOCIETY of PETROLEUM ENGINEERS SCHOLARSHIP http://www.spe-delta.org/ SOCIETY of WOMEN ENGINEERS SCHOLARSHIP http://www.swe.org/stellent/idcplg?idcservice=ss_get_page&nodeid=9&sssourcenodeid=5 STUDENT GOV. SCHOLARSHIPS and GRANTS http://www.students.gov/stugovwebapp/public?topicid=15&operation=topic STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH http://www.studentscholarshipsearch.com/ SUPER COLLEGE http://www.supercollege.com/ TALL CLUBS INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP http://www.tall.org/clubs/or/portland/scholarship/06student.pdf#search='kae%20sumner%20ei nfeldt%20scholarship%20%20sponsored%20by%20tall%20clubs%20international' THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND SCHOLARSHIPS http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org/home/scholarships.html TOYOTA COMMUNITY SCHOLARS PROGRAM http://www.toyota.com/about/community/education/scholars.html HARRY S. TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP www.truman.gov/ Provides up to $30,000 in funding to students pursuing graduate degrees in public service fields. Students must be college juniors at the time of selection. TYLENOL SCHOLARSHIP http://www.tylenol.com/page.jhtml?id=tylenol/news/subptyschol.inc

U 101 SCHOLARSHIPS ONLINE http://u101.com/articles/scholarships/ UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND http://www.uncf.org/forstudents/uncfscholarship.asp http://www.uncf.org/scholarships/index.asp Q: Do students have to attend a UNCF member college to receive financial support? A: No. UNCF has financially supported students at about 950 colleges across the country, including almost all public and private historically black colleges and universities, and other schools including Harvard, Princeton and MIT. UNUSUAL SCHOLARSHIPS http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/unusual.phtml U.S. BANK SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH http://www.usbank.com/cgi_w/cfm/studentloans/colleges_universities/peterson_scholarship.cfm USA FUNDS EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS http://www.usafunds.org/planning/access_to_education_scholarship/index.html?link=usa%20f unds:scholarship UNIVERSITY of TEXAS PRIVATE SCHOLARSHIP SOURCES http://www.texasscholarships.org/types/private/index.html UTSA INTERNET SCHOLARSHIP RESOURCES http://www.utsa.edu/scholarships/searchsch.cfm WAL-MART FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS http://www.scholarships.com/wal-mart-foundation-scholarship.aspx WEIRDEST SCHOLARSHIPS http://www.forbes.com/2006/09/13/education-college-scholarships-lead-careerscx_mf_college06_0914weird.html?partner=rss WOMEN IN ACCOUNTING http://www.efwa.org/ http://www.efwa.org/scholarships.htm XEROX TECHNOLOGY MINORITY SCHOLARSHIPS www.xerox.com/ and then type in scholarship in the search box Awarded to graduate and undergraduate students from across the country for to recognize their hip academic achievement in the fields of science, engineering and technology. OTHER SOURCES: www.fastweb.com www.scholarshipz.net

www.your-scholarship.info www.scholarship.online-free.org www.scholarship4u.biz www.hotdealmakers.com www.smarter.com