Financial Aid & Scholarship Information
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Scholarship Announcements
Scholarships Last Updated 4/29/2008
SEPTEMBER 2007 DEADLINES
AnyCOLLEGE.com Scholarship Contest
Application Deadline: 9/30/07
Application available: Online at www.anycollege.com
Award: $2,000
For more Information please visit: www.anycollege.com
DECEMBER 2007 DEADLINES
Soroptimist International Violet Richardson Award
Application Deadline: 12/1/07
Application available: In the Guidance Office
Award: $500
For more Information please visit: www.soroptimist.org
AXA Achievement Scholarship
Application Deadline: 12/15/07
Application available: In the Guidance Office
Award: $10,000-$15,000
For more Information please visit: www.axa-achievement.com
AnyCOLLEGE.com Scholarship Contest
Application Deadline: 12/31/07
Application available: Online at www.anycollege.com
Award: $2,000
For more Information please visit: www.anycollege.com
JANUARY 2008 DEADLINES
Wal-Mart Corporate Giving- Sam Walton Community Scholarship
Application Deadline: 1/14/08
Application available: Online at www.walmartfoundation.org
Award: $1,000 Non-renewable
McKelvey Foundation Entrepreneurial Scholarship
Application Deadline: 1/15/08
Application available: Online at www.mckelveyfoundation.org
Award: $10,000 (Renewable each year for 4 years)
For more Information please visit: www.mckelveyfoundation.org
Mensa Education and Research Local Scholarship
Application Deadline: 1/15/08
Application available: Online at www.mensafoundation.org/scholarships
Award: $300 (locally) to $1,000 (regionally and nationally)
FEBRUARY 2008 DEADLINES
Big Y Scholarships
Application Deadline: 2/1/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office
Award: Over 300 scholarships totaling over $250,000
For more Information please visit: www.bigy.com
Long Island University Biomedical Sciences Scholarship
Application Deadline: 2/1/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office
Award: $2,000 (Renewable each year for 4 years)
For more Information please visit: http://www.liu.edu/cwpost
National Co-op Scholarship Program
Application Deadline: 2/15/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office
Award: $6,000 (Renewable each year)
For more Information please visit: www.co-op.edu
Ronald McDonald House Charities Scholarship Program
Application Deadline: 2/15/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office
Award: $1,000 minimum
For more Information please visit: www.rmhc.org
Burger King Scholarship Program
Application Deadline: 2/15/08
Application available: Online at www.bk.com/scholars
Award: $1,000
For more Information please visit: www.bk.com/scholars
AXA Achievement Community Scholarship
Application Deadline: 2/15/08
Application available: Online at www.axa-achievement.com
Award: Up to $750,000 this year to graduating high school seniors
Capitol Scholarship Program
Application Deadline: 2/15/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office
Award: For students attending eligible Connecticut post secondary institutions:
$2,000 - $3,000 (4-year degree & 2-year private)
$500 - $1,000 (2-year public)
Students attending eligible colleges out-of-state receive $500 grants
For more Information please visit: www.ctdhe.org or Phone: (800.842.0229)
Governor's Coalition for Youth with Disabilities Scholarship
Application Deadline: 2/15/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office or Online at www.gcyd.org
Award: Up to $5,000 (Non-renewable)
Community Foundation of Western Massachusettes Scholarship
Application Deadline: 2/15/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office
or Online at www.communityfoundation.org/scholarships/MassMutual
Award: Up to forty $5,000 (Renewable each year for 4 years)
Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America Scholarship
Application Deadline: 2/15/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office
or Online at www.asthmaandallergies.org
Award: Two $1,000 Scholarships
Best Buy Scholarship
Application Deadline: 2/15/08
Application available: Online at www.bestbuy.com/scholarships
Award:
1,500 students will receive awards of $1,500; 51 students will receive awards of $10,000
Monsanto Company Commitment to Agriculture Scholarship Program
Application Deadline: 2/15/08
Application available: Online at www.monsanto.com or www.ffa.org
Award: One hundred $1,500 Scholarships
Three Rivers Community College- Millstone Station Scholarship
Application Deadline: 2/15/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office
or Online at www.trcc.commnet.edu/EngTechScholarships.htm
Award: Sixteen Full Tuition and Fees Scholarships (For 2 years of study at Three Rivers CC)
Connecticut Association of Educational Office Professionals Scholarship
Application Deadline: 2/18/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office
Award: $750 Scholarship
For more Information please contact:
Heather A. Fries, Vice-President and Scholarship Chairperson
Phone: 203.294.5941 (Business)
203. 238.1463 (Home)
MARCH 2008 DEADLINES
The Society of Mayflower Descendants in CT Scholarship
Application Deadline: 3/1/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office
Award: $1,250
For more Information please contact:
Lois Johnson
10 Holly Lane
Wallingford, CT 06492-4723
CCSU Scholarship for Singers
Application Deadline: 3/1/08
Application available: Applicants must first be admitted to CCSU. A letter expressing interest in the scholarship program, with two letters of recommendation, and a resume indicating musical experience should be submitted.
Address applications to:
Dr. Pamela J. Perry
University Singers Scholarship Program
Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT 06050
Award: Half-Tuition Paid (Renewable each year for 4 years)
For more Information please contact:
Dr. Pamela J. Perry
Phone: (860-832-2912)
Email: Perry@ccsu.edu
Professional Women in Construction Scholarship
Application Deadline: 3/1/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office
Award: 3 One-year scholarships (w/re-application option)
For more Information please visit: www.pwcusa.org/CT
ACE Mentor Program Scholarship
Application Deadline: 3/1/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office
Award: $500-$4,000 distributed over 2-4 yr period
Body By Milk 2008 SAMMY Award Scholarship
Application Deadline: 3/7/08
Application available Online at: sammy.bodybymilk.com
Award: $7,500 Scholarship/Awards & Prizes
For more Information please contact: Paris Tyler at: ptyler@webershandwick.com
AXA Achievement 2008 Community Volunteer Service Awards Scholarship
Application Deadline: 3/15/08 (Due to the Guidance Office by Fri. March 7th)
Application available: In the Guidance Office
For more Information please contact: Lyn Goodwin at: (860-742-6988)
Fashion Institute of Technology Presidential Scholars Program
Application Deadline: 3/12/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office
Award: Annual Housing Fees, $500 Annual Merit Stipend
For more Information please contact:
Dr. Irene Buchman
Honors Coordinator
Phone: (212-217-4592 Ext. 8660)
Email: irene_buchman@fitnyc.edu
American Fire Sprinkler Association Scholarship
Application Deadline: 3/15/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office
Award: $1,000-$5,000
For more Information please contact:
American Fire Sprinkler Association
c/o Allstate Fire Sprinkler, Inc.
PO Box 2350
Hartford, CT 06146
American Association of Family Consumer Sciences Scholarship
Application Deadline: 3/15/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office
Award: Two $1,000 scholarships
For more Information please contact:
Rosalind Diemand
Phone: (860-628-3229 Ext. 246)
Sixteenth Annual Disabled Workers' Scholarship
Application Deadline: 3/15/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office
Award: $1250 (per semester for four years)
For more Information please contact:
Joanna Lazarus
Phone: (860-445-2463)
Connecticut Nurserymern's Foundation Scholarship
Application Deadline: 3/17/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office or
Online at: www.flowersplantsinct.com
Award: $5,000 grant (Renewable each year for 4 years)
Connecticut Nurserymern's Foundation- Howard Jennings Scholarship
Application Deadline: 3/17/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office or
Online at: www.flowersplantsinct.com
Award: $500 grant for a student accepted at UCONN in Horticulture Major
New England Institute of Technology Essay Scholarship Contests (5)
Application Deadline: 3/19/08
Essay Topics/Requirements available: In the Guidance Office
Award: The top 3 winning students in each contest will be awarded NEIT tuition scholarships:
First Place: $2,000
Second Place: $1,500
Third Place: $1,000
For more Information please contact:
Amanda Metzger
Special Events Coordinator
Phone: (800-736-7744 Ext. 3377)
Email: Ametzger@neit.edu
SBM Charitable Foundation Scholarship
Application Deadline: 3/31/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office
Award: Up to $5,000
For more Information please visit: www.sbmfoundation.org
The Auxiliary of Manchester Memorial Hospital
Application Deadline: 3/31/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office
Award: Up to $5,000
For more Information please contact Valerie Norris at: vjnrs@cox.net
Associated General Contractors Scholarship
Application Deadline: 3/31/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office
Award: Up to $2,500 (Renewable for Freshman and Sophomore year)
Association of Retired Teachers of CT; Glenn Moon Scholarship Fund
Application Deadline: 3/31/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office
Award: (Two) four-year scholarships of $2,000 each year
For more Information please contact:
Mrs. Linda Picciarelli
663 South Frontage Road
Danielson, CT 06239
WTRTA Retired Teachers Association Scholarship
Application Deadline: 3/31/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office
Award: $1,000
For more Information please contact:
Mrs. Linda Picciarelli
663 South Frontage Road
Danielson, CT 06239
AnyCOLLEGE.com Scholarship Contest
Application Deadline: 3/31/08
Application available: Online at www.anycollege.com
Award: $2,000
For more Information please visit: www.anycollege.com
APRIL 2008 DEADLINES
Central Conservation District
Application Deadline: April 1, 2008
Application available: In the Guidance Office.
Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program
Application Deadline: 4/1/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office or
Online at: www.ctdhe.org/SFA/pdfs/ByrdScholarship.pdf
Award: $1,500
For more Information please contact: byrd@ctdhe.org
2008 Willimantic Rotary Scholarship
Application Deadline: 4/1/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office
For more Information please contact:
Tony Rosh
Phone: (860.465.2473)
The Brill Scholarships
Application Deadline: 4/15/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office or
Online at: www.pflaghartford.org/brill.html
Application: PDF Format - RTF Format
Isodore Wise Scholarship Awards Program
CT Childrens Medical Center
Application Deadline 4/15/08
Applications available in the Guidance Office
For more Information please contact: Jean Boza 860-240-7625
or email: rboza@ccmckids.org
Dennis Malone Memorial Scholarship Award
Application Deadline: 4/18/08
Application Available online: www.ctparks.org
Coventry Scholarship Foundation Trust
Dollars for Scholars
Application Deadline: 4/25/08
Applications available: In the Guidance Office
Richard & Madelyn Bernard Memorial Four-Year Scholarship
Dollars for Scholars
Application Deadline: 4/25/08
Applications available: In the Guidance Office
For more information/details: See cover letter with Dollars for Scholars Application
HGLHC (Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective)
Application Deadline: 4/27/2008
Applications Available: In the Guidance Office
Connecticut TESOL
Application Deadline: 4/30/08
Application Available: In the Guidance Office
Award: 2 - $ 1000.00 scholarships
Details available in the Guidance Office
CT State University- Ted Martocchio Scholarship
Application Deadline: 4/30/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office
Award: Up to $2,000
For more Information please visit: www.csusystemfoundation.org
ECSU- Pratt & Whitney Scholarship
Application Deadline: 4/30/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office
Award: $1,000
For more Information please visit: www.csusystemfoundation.org
SCSU- T. Clark Hull Public Service Scholarship
Application Deadline: 4/30/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office
Award: $500
For more Information please visit: www.csusystemfoundation.org
MAY 2008 DEADLINES
Central Connecticut Oncology Nursing Society Scholarship
Application Deadline: 5/1/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office
Award: $500
For more Information please contact:
Camille Servodidio
Phone: (860.545.5362)
Connecticut Education Foundation Minority Scholarships
Application Deadline: 5/1/08
Application available: By contacting Barbara Lupia or Sheila Cohen at
Phone: (860.525.5641 or 800.842.4316)
Award: $500
The CT Criminal Justice Educational & Charitable Assoc.
Application Deadline: May 1, 2008
Public Health Nursing Association
Application Deadline: 5/8/08
Application and Details for this scholarship are available in the Guidance Office
Short Essay required
Interview by the Scholarship Committee on May 17th
Award $ 1000.00
J.Leroy Schweyer Scholarship
Application Deadline: 5/8/08
Application and details for this scholarship are available in the Guidance Office
Short Essay required
Interview by the Scholarship Committee on May 17th
Award $ 1000.00
Eunice Loyzim Scholarship
Application Deadline: 5/8/08
Application and details for this scholarship are available in the Guidance Office
Short Essay required
Interview by the Scholarship Committee on May 17th
Award: $ 325.00
The Auxiliary to Windham Hospital
Application Deadline: 5/15/08
Application Available: www.wcmh.org
Award: 2 - $1000.00 tuition scholarships
Connecticut Sun Foundation
Application Deadline: 5/30/08
Application Available: Online at www.connecticutsun.com click on "Connecticut Sun Foundation"
Award: $10,000.00 scholarship ($2500.00/annually)
Requirements:
Plan on attending CT state school
Min. 1010 SAT, 21 ACT
GPA 3.0
500 word essay
Go to the website for more details
American Legion Auxiliary
Application Deadline: 5/30/08
Application Available: In the Guidance Office
Award: $300.00 education grant
Eligibility:
Child or grandchild of veteran
Show need of financial assistance
See application for more information
AFC Lending Scholarship Sweepstakes
Application Deadline: 5/31/08
Application available: Online at www.afclending.com/50k
Award: Two $5,000 scholarships and sixteen $2,500 scholarships
For more Information please visit: www.afclending.com/50k
JUNE 2008 DEADLINES
Making It Count
Application Deadline: June 1, 2008
Applications Available: Online at www.makingitcount.com/scholarship
1-National Scholarship $ 5000.00
and
5- Regional $ 1000.00 one-time scholarships
Milton Fisher Scholarship for Innovation and Creativity
Application Deadline: 6/18/08
Application available in the Guidance Office or
Online at www.rbffoundation.org
Any questions please contact: Bethany Watkins at 203-777-7079
Tolland County Farm Bureau, Inc.
Application Deadline: 6/1/08
Application available in the Guidance office
Award: $ 500.00
Kline Family Community Service Scholarship
ApplicApplication Deadline 6/30/08
Applications available: In the Guidance Office
Award: Minimum of $ 250.00
For more Information please contact: info@klinefamilyscholarship.org
AnyCOLLEGE.com Scholarship Contest
Application Deadline: 6/30/08
Application available: Online at www.anycollege.com
Award: $2,000
For more Information please visit: www.anycollege.com
SEPTEMBER 2008 DEADLINES
The National Federation of the Blind of CT
Application Deadline 9/15/08
Application available: In the Guidance Office
5 Scholarships offered
For more information please visit: www.nfbct.org
Helpful Scholarship Links & Resources
- The 2007- 2008 Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, College Scholarships Directory
***AVAILABLE NOW IN THE GUIDANCE OFFICE***
- American Legion's College Financial Aid Handbook- "Need A Lift?" (revised annually)
Send $3.95 to:
The American Legion
Emblem Sales
PO Box 1050
Indianapolis, IN 46206
- "The A's and B's of Academic Scholarships" (revised annually)
Send $10.00 (postpaid) to:
Octameron Associates
PO Box 2748
Alexandria, VA 22301
Phone: (703-836-5480)
Web site: www.octameron.com
- "The College Board Costs & Financial Aid Handbook"
$23.95 (2000 Edition)
College Board Publications
PO Box 869010
Plano, TX 75074-0998
Phone: (800-323-7155)
Web site: www.collegeboard.org
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