Scholarship Opportunities

The National Organization for Women Foundation is hosting a poster contest to celebrate the Love Your Body Campaign.

The grand prize winning poster will be used as part of a national campaign to challenge the media's use of violent, drug-addicted, starved, surgically-enhanced images of women and to fight against industries that profit from women's dissatisfaction with their bodies.
Entries are accepted from all countries.
Entries accepted in four categories: elementary/middle school, high school, college/university and open.

Applicants must be: a graduating high school senior; planning to enroll in college in the fall; a citizen or permanent resident of the US; of Hispanic/Latino descent (at least one parent); minimum 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale); willing to travel to the awards ceremony in your selected region. If you are receiving your GED and 21 and under, you may also apply.

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December 1, 2008 - Application due to Club

February 1, 2009 - Club Honoree due to Region Coordinator

March 15, 2009 - Region Honoree forwarded to Federation 

Scholarship: The foundation will award scholarships to deserving young women who have earned the Girl Scout Gold or Silver Award and who plan to or are currently pursuing a college major or minor in foreign language. This scholarship is renewable.

Grant: The foundation will provide airfare for a Silver or Gold Award Girl Scout who plans to study abroad, regardless of her major/minor. It is not necessary to be a scholarship recipient to apply for this one-time grant; nor are scholarship recipients excluded from applying. This grant is not renewable.

Pay It Forward Mini-Grants are designed to fund one-time-only service-oriented projects identified by youth as activities they would like to perform to benefit their school, neighborhood, or greater community. Projects must contain a "pay it forward" focus - that is, they must be based on the concept of one person doing a favor for others, who in turn do favors for others, with the results growing exponentially - to be considered in the grant making process. Grant applications are reviewed and considered by a Selection Committee three times a year.

When completing an application, you should:
a. explain the project thoroughly;
b. include specific details about its educational value;
c. attach a clear and concise budget.

Selection Committee members will score the applications based on:

a. Adherence to the Pay It Forward concept
(explaining how the project's benefits will multiply exponentially)

b. Educational benefit to students / teachers

c. Ontegration of proposed project with school curriculum

d. Number of people impacted.

Download the application from the website and complete it following all guidelines. Include a copy of the proposed budget. Proposals, including application and budget, must not exceed three pages. Limit one application per project.

Applicants will be notified of a decision within 60 days of the application deadline. If approved, applicants should receive funds within 30 days.

It's never too early to think about money for post high school education. Start getting your resume together.

The Discover Scholarship Program awards up to $300,000 in scholarships annually to high school juniors nationwide to support continued education and training beyond high school. Since 1991, Discover has awarded nearly $16 million in scholarships to over 6,000 students.

Any current high school junior who:
1. Has at least a 2.75 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale for 9th and 10th grades

2. Demonstrates accomplishments in community service and leadership and has faced a significant roadblock or challenge

Up to 10 scholarships of $30,000 each

Applications for the 2009 program may be submitted at www.applyists.net using access key DISC

View the FAQs, submit a question using access key DISC, or call 866-756-7932.

Any young person who:

a. Is in grades 5-12 as of the last weekday in October during the applying year, in any state or the District of Columbia.

b. Has engaged in a volunteer activity that occurred at least partly during the 12 months prior to the date of application.

c. Completes an application form following all directions carefully, and submits it to a school principal or the head of an officially designated local organization by the last weekday in October.

The application:

a. Must describe an individual community service activity or an individual's significant leadership in a group activity that has taken place during the previous year.

b. Must be completed and submitted to a school principal or the head of an officially designated organization by the last weekday in October.

c. Must be certified by the principal of a middle-level or high school or the head of an officially designated local organization. These individuals should review implementation instructions carefully.

a. Local Honorees receive a Certificate of Achievement from their schools or organizations. Those who qualify (50 hours of service for age 14 and younger, 100 hours for those older) also receive the President's Volunteer Service Award.

b. State Honorees receive an award of $1,000, an engraved silver medallion, and an all-expenses-paid trip with a parent or guardian to Washington, D.C., for national recognition events.

c. National Honorees receive additional awards of $5,000, engraved gold medallions, crystal trophies for their schools or organizations, and $5,000 grants from The Prudential Foundation for nonprofit, charitable organizations of their choice.

Graduating high school seniors or full-time undergraduate students at a U.S accredited college or university studying:
Information Technology
Engineering
Marketing
Finance
Business Administration

Minimum 3.0 GPA

Resident of the following US cities or surrounding areas:
Kansas City, MO
Las Vegas, NV
Orlando, FL
Dallas, TX / Fort Worth, TX
Los Angeles, CA

Graduating high school senior or full-time undergraduate student at a Hispanic Serving Institution.

Minimum 3.0 GPA

Resident of the following US cities or surrounding areas:

Los Angeles, CA
Houston, TX
San Antonio, TX
McAllen, TX

Must be enrolled at a U.S. accredited college/university

Must have completed at least one year of coursework

Cumulative 3.0 GPA

Must be pursuing a degree in one of the following areas of interest:

• Accounting
• Business Management
• Economics
• Finance
• Human Resources
• Marketing
• MIS, Computer Science

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