Aio Wireless

30 days, 30 dreams scholarship

Aio Wireless, in partnership with the Latin American Association invites high school seniors to apply for the 30 days, 30 dreams scholarship.

Scholarship recipients will be invited to attend a celebration where students will be honored in front of their peers, families and loved ones, and presented with $1,000 scholarship checks.

Amount of award: 10 high school seniors will receive a $1,000 scholarship each.

Deadline to apply: October 7th 2013

Scholarship Application: https//thelaa.wufoo.com/forms/q7p3z7/

If you have questions, please contatc Saul Valdez, LAA's High School Program Manager at svaldez@thelaa.org

Girl Scout Gold Award Program

The Girl Scout Gold Award represents the highest achievement in Girl Scouting; it recognizes girls in grades 9 through 12 who demonstrate extraordinary leadership through sustainable and measurable Take Action projects.

The following seven steps are required to earn the Gold Award:

1. Choose an issue: Use your values and skills to identify a community issue you care abput.
2. Investigate: Research everything you can about the issue.
3. Get Help: Invite others to support and take action with you.
4. Create a Plan: Create a project plan that achieves sustainable and measurable impact.
5. Present Your Plan and Get Feedback: Sum up your project plan for your Girl Scout Council.
6. Take Action: Take the lead to carry out your plan.
7. Educate and Inspire: Share what you have experienced with others.

Wace, advancing cooperative & work-integrated education

National Co-op Scholarship Program
160 merit Scholarships totaling
$4.1 Million

Application Deadline: February 14, 2014* (postmarked)
*There are deadline exceptions for certain colleges.

Qualifications:

• Have a cumulative high school GPA of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale.
• Apply and be accepted for the 2014-2015 academic year at one of the WACE Partner Institutions listed.

Instructions:
Please complete the National Co-op Scholarship program Application including a typed one-page essay (300-words) describing why you have chosen to pursue a college cooperative education program and mail to:
WACE
600 Suffolk Street, Suite 125
Lowell, MA 01854

For General Questions, please contact: Marty Ford at marty_ford@uml.edu

For a scholarship application or to complete your application online, please visit www.waceinc.org

Transcripts or recommendations are not required (Please do not send)

Early Applications Are Highly Encouraged


All scholarships are non-transferable. Recipients will be notified between March and May of 2014.

The Johnson Scholars Program

Santa Clara University's Johnson Scholars Program offers exceptionally talented, high-achieving students an extraordinary opportunity to develop the leadership skills, knowledge, and commitment required to help build a better world. The program is an integral part of a rigorous, honors-level undergraduate education--but with the priveleges and challenges associated with joining a distinctive community of scholars.

Johnson Scholars Criteria

• Demonstrate record pf high academic performance in a rigorous curriculum
• An unweighted cumulative GPA of 3.8 or better
• An ACT composite score of 30 or above or an SAT combined score of 1400 in the math and critical reading sections
• Evidence of leadership and sevice that permeates the high-school career

The Award process
Application to Santa Clara

Candidates are selected from the early decision, early action, and regular admission application pools. No separate scholarship application is required. Admission application must be submitted through the online Common Application process (www.commonapp.org). For more information about the scholarship selection process, visit www.scu.edu/johnsonscholars/selection. \

Selection Process

Semi-finalists will be notified by mid-February and asked to submit an essay by early March.
After essays are reviewed, finalists will be invited to a Scholarship Weekend in early April. Travel and lodging expenses for finalists will be paid by the University. The weekend includes attending classes, touring the campus, meeting with faculty mentors, dining with memebers of the Johnson Scholars community, selecting activities, and additional events. A program for parents, who may attend at their own expense, will intersect and complement the student program.

Scholarship Awards

From among the finalists, 10 Johnson Scholars for the academic year will be selected and notified in the weeks following Scholarship Weekend. All other finalists will receive a prestigious merit-based scholarship award such as a Presidential, Provost, or Dean's scholarship.

True Colors Theatre Company

8th Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition
The August Wilson Monologue Competition is open to all Greater Metro Atlanta high school students grades 9-12, of all backgrounds. The competition focuses on the plays of Mr. Wilson's Century Cycle, ten plays written for each decade in the 1900s. Students will select and perform a monologue from one of the plays in the Cycle and have the opportunity to perform onstage at he Rialto Center for the Arts, receive scholarship money, and also win a free trip to New York City to compete in the Nationals! This competition is not just for theatre students. August Wilson is an important part of American Literature and his works reflect the social backdrop of our American History. Participants may also attend FREE acting workshops which help them to prepare for the preliminaries. There is no cost to apply for this program and there is no GPA requirement.

Please visit the website at www.augustwilsonmonologue.com, and see the link below to apply for the competition.
Application for the 2014 August Wilson Monologue Competition: www.AWMC.com/2014app.

If you have any questions, contact Adrie Keaton at education@truecolorstheatre.org; (404) 532-1901
Also contact Hilda WIllis at hwillis@truecolorstheatre.org; (404) 532-1901
 

Horatio Alger Association Scholarship Programs

Students are invited to apply for the 2014 Horatio Alger Association Scholarship Programs. The sholarship programs provide financial assistance to students throughout the nation who have financial need and have exhibited integrity and perseverance in overcoming personal adversity. Scholarship criteria also include high school graduation in spring/summer of 2014, commitment to pursue and complete a bachelor's degree, and United States citizenship. The scholarships are given to deserving students each year and range in award value from $5,000 to $20,000.

To apply online, go to www.horatioalger.org/scholarships
The application deadline is October 25, 2013

Important: In order for an application to be considered complete the applicant's counselor must complete a certifications form online. Note: Counselors will have access to a full listing of students who have started an application once they log-in to the Certification Form page online. However, yhe Certification Form will not be accessible until the Academic Information section is completed by the applicant. A login will be emailed to the applicant's counselor once the Academic Information section is complete. Please add scholarships@horatioalger.org to your safe mail list.

2014 Horatio Alger Scholarship Application Information

ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA

To be considered eligible for Horatio Alger National and State Scholarship Programs, applicants must:

• Be enrolled full-time as a high school senior in the United States, progressing normally toward graduation in spring/summer of 2014 with plans to enter a college in the United States no later than the fall following graduation
• Exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete a bachelor's degree at an accredited non-profit public or private institution in the United States (students may start their studies at a two-year institution and then transfer to a four-year institution)
• Demonstrate critical financial need ($55,000 or lower adjusted gross family income is required)
• Be involved in co-curricular and community service activites
• Display integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity
• maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0
• Be a United States citizen                                                                                            

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

To apply for the Horatio Alger Sholarship Programs, the following itmes must be completed by October 25, 2013:

• An online appication at www.horatioalger.org/scholarships
• One Support Form completed online. This must be completed by an adult over the age of 21 who is not related to the applicant and who is aware of the adversities mentioned in the application. This form must be filled out online. Faxes, emails, or letters will not be accepted.
• Online Certification Form. Counselors will have access to a fukll listing of students who have started an application once they log-in to the Certification Form page online. However, the Certification Form will not be accessible until the Academic Information section is completed by the applicant. A login will be emailed to the applicant's counselor once the Academic Information section is complete. (Please notify your counselor that they will receive an email from the Association providing instructions for how to complete the certifications form outline).
• Official high school transcript. Applicants have the option to either upload a transcript through the application, send it via mail, or the applicant's counselor may upload a transcript to the Certification Form.
• Income Verification. A copy of the first two pages of the applicant's parent/guardian's federal tax return (1040, 1040A, 1040EZ or 1099 SSA-Social Security form) or tax transcript (request a tax transcript here www.irs.gov/Individuals/Order-a-Transcript) for 2012 is needed on order to verify income stated on the application. If an applicant's parents/guardians were not required to file a tax return, include statement copies of any government benefits, such as Public Assistance or Disability payment documents. Foster care or independent students need to have their counselor verify this status by completing an additional section in the Certification Form. Income verificstions may be uploaded online or sent by mail. No emails or faxes accepted. If sent by mail: A cover sheet must be submitted with the income verification information (available online).  

Supporting documents may be uploaded online

OR

mailed to the following address:

Horatio Alger Scholarship Programs, 101 ACT Drive, PO Box 4030, Iowa City, IA 52243-4030   

The Bryan Scholarship

The Lowell Bryan Scholarship program awards, each valued at $30,000 annually, are offered to two scholar-athletes (one woman and one man) in each entering class.

Candidates are chosen on the basis of:

• academic and personal excellence,
• strong promise of significant impact in their classes and in their lives on campus,
• proven potential for significant success in Davidson's NCAA Division 1 athletic program.

We will nominate up to three candidates for the Bryan Scholarship. The nomination deadline is September 20. Students may also be nominated by Davidson coaches of the 18 eligible sports (men's and women's basketball and football are not eligible). (Visit www.davidson.edu/Bryan for details and nomination materials.)

Nominees' admission applications must be completed and received in our office no later than 5:00 p.m., October 15, 2013.

Finalists will participate in selection interviews on campus on November 2-3, 2013.

For additional information on these and other merit opportunites at Davidson, contact Ms. Gardner Roller Ligo, Director of Merit Programs, at 704.894.2970 or galigo@davidson.edu.

Global Citizen Scholarship Tour of China 2014

Tagline: How would You Build a Socially Responsible Business

Award: All expenses paid travel and tour of China's ancient wonders, as well as attendance at 2-day Leadership Conference in Shanghai (featured speaker, former U.S. Ambassador Jon Huntsman, Jr.)

Open to: Current freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors age 13 or older at time of travel.

Tour dates: March, 2014 - 2 weeks

Deadline: 11/01/2013

Award Announcement Date: 12/06/2013

If you have any questions please contact jon_valentine@gwinnett.k12.ga.us or katherine.schlemann@ef.com

Brenau University

CALLING ALL DANCERS!
Day of Dance
Brenau University & Gainesville Ballet Company
Sunday, October 13, 2013; 9:45am - 4:30pm

See what it's like to be a Brenau dancer--take classes with faculty & guests and observe a special performance.

Featuring special guest teachers: Tara Lee, principal dancer with the Atlanta Ballet, and Carol Teitelbaum, a former member of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.

For more information and to RSVP, email danceinfo@brenau.edu 0r call 770.538.4764


Brenau University
500 Washington Street SE
Gainesville, Georgia 30501

Western Kentucky University

Tuition Incentive Program
WKU offers a Tuition Incentive Program (TIP) To qualified students who are residents of specific counties in Tennessee, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, Florida, Georgia, and Indiana. Students who live in the following counties of Georgia(Tier 2): Clayton, Cobb, Dekalb, Fulton, and Gwinnett will receive the TIP tuition rate only.

Financial Benefits For Undergraduates
Tuition will be assessed at approximately 1.27 times the corresponding full-time resident rate for undergraduate students attending the main campus. TIP can be a variety of amounts for part-time undergraduate students, depending on the number of hours taken. You may contact the Billings and Receivables Office at (270) 745-6381 for an hourly breakdown.

Visiting Student Qualifications
Transient students will be required to have the visiting student form on file to qualify for the program.

Procedures
There is no application for the Tuition Incentive Program. Eligibility for all undergraduates is determined by the Office of Admissions.

Questions
For more information students may contact the following offices:

1. Admissions                                    (270) 745-2551
2. Housing and Residence Life           (270) 745-4359
3. Billings and Receivables                 (270) 745-6381
4. Student Financial Assistance          (270) 745-2755

Tuition Incentive Program Scholarships (TIPS)
Students with superior achievement will receive a "Tuition Incentive Program Scholarship"(TIPS) to pay the difference between the tuition rate for resident, undergraduate students attending the main campus and the Tuition Incentive Program.

1. The scholarship will automatically be awarded to beginning freshmen with a unweighted cumulative grade point average of a 3.5 AND a 25 composite ACT score or a 1130 SAT total.
2. Transfer students from an accredited college or university must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale with at least 24 semester hours earned.
3. Students enrolled with a "Tuition Incentive Program Scholarship" may qualify for each subsequent academic year with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
4. Students not receiving a "Tuition Incentive Program Scholarship" as a new student cannot receive the scholarship at a later date.
5. If the "Tuition Incentive Program Scholarship" is cancelled because a 3.0 GPA is not maintained, it will not be re-instated later.
6. Students falling into Tier 2 auotmatically receive the Tuition Incentive Program rate, however, they are not eligible for the Tuition Incentive Program Scholarship.
7. The Tuition Incentive Program cannot be administered to Distance Learning courses. 

Please note that the Tuition Incentive Program (TIP) and the Tuition Incentive Program Scholarship (TIPS) are different. TIP is a tuition rate based on cpunty of residence; TIPS is a scholarship based on academic qualifications.