FASTWEB Scholarships for Highschool Students!!!

Largest Scholarships

Name	Amount	Deadline
American Legion National High School Oratorical Contest	$18000	Varies
Ventures Scholars Program	$10000	Varies
Eagle Scout of the Year Scholarship	$10000	March 01, 2013
FIRST Scholarship - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	$7500	May 15, 2013
Moody's Mega Math (M3) Challenge	$20000	February 22, 2013
Playing with Purpose Scholarship	$2500	February 01, 2013
Discus Awards College Scholarship	$2000	May 31, 2013
College Prowler $2,000 No Essay Scholarship	$2000	December 31, 2012
CaptainU $2000 Student-Athlete Scholarship	$2000	December 31, 2012

New Scholarships

Name	Amount	Deadline
CKSF Scholarship Competition	$2500	Varies
Cedar Valley Science Symposium Scholarship	$1500	Varies
Samsung American Legion Scholarship Program	Varies	Varies
Matters of Life and Death Scholarship Writing Contest	$1000	May 15, 2013
DLG Viral Video Scholarship Contest	$2000	March 31, 2013
Rachel Carson Book Award	$1000	Varies
Japanese Parents Textbook Scholarship	$100	April 01, 2013
Milton Fisher Scholarship for Innovation and Creativity	$5000	April 30, 2013

$2000 Scholarship - American Fire Sprinkler Association

The American Fire Sprinkler Association Scholarship Program believes in Education and Training. 

"Automatic fire sprinklers save lives and property. We cannot say it enough. We all know what happens when sprinklers aren’t present – a building catches on fire and we wait for the fire department to put it out. But what happens when fire sprinklers are present? That’s what we want you to find out and that’s what these contests are all about." http://www.afsascholarship.org/index.html

High School Seniors may enter this contest for the opportunity to win 1 of 10 $2,000 Scholarships. DEADLINE: April 3, 2013 
 Contest Rules

Future College Students can enter for the chance to win 1 of 3 $1,000 Scholarships. Application to be released in February. Contest Rules

American Legion Scholarship Guide! Check it out!

Are you still looking for money for college?  Are you just starting the process of searching for financial aid?

Check out this annual guide published by the American Legion. 

The Roadmap To Your "After-High-School" Education is a guide to choosing a career, selecting a school, learning who offers scholarships, finding ways to pay, and more.

Art Essay Contest

Art Contest 2012

Click here to access the ENTRY FORM

Apply for these Scholarships!

Click here to access new scholarship opportunities

Calling All Student Leaders!

Calling All Student Leaders

10 Myths of the College Admissions

10 Myths of the College Admissions Process

High Five Scholarships!

This might sound too good to be true, but it’s for real at High Five Scholarships!! Students can get free ACT and SAT practice tests and strategy guides AND millions of scholarships that match your goals, interests, and personal characteristics! See the flyer posted on bulletin boards. Click www.highfivescholarships to access the help!!

Grade Level Checklist

High School Checklist

Scholarship book and more...

Click here to access the DCPS Scholarship book, test prep, career resources and more!

Bright Futures Scholarship

Students: View your Bright Futures Scholarship Eligibility Evaluation and Bright Futures GPA, get important information on college and career planning and much much more at www.flvc.org. Click here to visit the website.

Use your Login ID and Password from your facts.org account. If you don't know your Login ID and Password you can recover your Login ID and reset your password on the website. If you are new to the Duval county public school system  and never created a facts.org account you can create a new account too.

For more information on the Bright Futures Scholarship Program and other Florida Student Scholarship and Grant Programs click here.

CAREER RESOURCES

    CAREER RESOURCES

     1. A first step in deciding what to do after high school is learning  about YOURSELF!

• What is important to you?
• What do you enjoy?
• What do you do well?

     2. Use the Internet to help you answer these important questions by taking some fun assessments found at the following sites:

     The Free Career Test

     http://free-career-test.com/

     LiveCareer Career Test

     http://www.livecareer.com/career-test

     Career Cluster Interest Inventory

     http://www.okcareertech.org/cac/Pages/resources_products/Career%20Path/CareerPath_interests.pdf

     CareerZone Interest Targeter

     http://www.nycareerzone.org/cz/assessment/index.jsp

     3. Investigate careers at several of the sites linked below :




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Check out this Scholarship Resource List

Scholarship Resource List

Scholarships Websites

1. Gates Millennium Scholars Program www.gmsp.org 

2. UNCF (United Negro College Fund) www.uncf.org 

3. American Indian Graduate Center Scholars www.aigcs.org 

4. Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund www.apiasf.org 

5. Hispanic Scholarship Fund www.hsf.net 

6. FastWeb: Paying for College Just Got Easier www.fastweb.com 

7. FindAid!: The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid www.findaid.org 

8. Zinch: I Am More Than a Test Score—Connect with Schools and Scholarships www.zinch.com 

9. Scholarships.com www.scholarships.com 

10. Ron Brown Scholar Program www.ronbrown.org 

11. Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarships www.jackierobinson.org 
12. McDonald's Education Scholarships www.rmhc.org/rmhc/index.html 

13. Target Scholarships http://sites.target.com/site/en/company/page.jsp?contentId=WCMP04-031700 

14. Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation https://www.coca-colascholars.org/ 

15. State Farm Insurance Achievement Scholarships http://www.statefarm.com/aboutus/community/grants/f oundation/state_farm_foundation_scholarships.asp 

16. Dell Scholars Program www.dellscholars.org 

17. The Homer Fund http://thdhomerfund.org/orangescholars.html 

18. Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund www.thurgoodmarshallfund.net 

19. Discover Card Tribute Award Scholarships www.aasa.org 

20. Student Investors Scholarships www.invent.org/collegiate/ 

21. Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships www.aynrand.org/contests/ 

22. Horatio Alger Association https://www.horatioalger.org/scholarships/index.cfm 

23. Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation http://www.truman.gov/ 

24. Tylenol Scholarships http://www.tylenol.com/page.jhtml?id=tylenol/news/subptyschol.inc 

25. NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/ugsp 

26. Microsoft Scholarship Program http://careers.microsoft.com/careers/en/us/collegehome.aspx 

27. William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students http://www.apsanet.org/content_11389.cfm 

28. GE Funds and LULAC Scholarship Program http://lulac.org/programs/education/scholarships/ 

29. Burger King Scholars Program http://www.haveityourwayfoundation.org/burger_king_scholars_program.html 

30. Presidential Freedom Scholarships http://www.scholarships4students.com/presidential_freedom_scholarship.htm 

31. FAFSA on the Webwww.fafsa.edu.gov 

32. La Raza Youth Scholarship www.larazayouth.com 

33. Harvest of Hope Foundation www.harvestofhope.net 

34. Collegiate Investors Competition http://www.invent.org/collegiate/ 

35. Latino American Education Foundation www.leaf.org 

36. Hispanic Scholarship Fund www.hispanicfund.org 

37. College Board Scholarship Search https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search 

Note:

Please visit the websites and contact the organizations directly for more information.