If you are a parent with a child about to graduate please look into this information.
200 Free Minority Scholarships
http://www.blackexc el.org/200- Scholarships. html
Sallie Mae Scholarship Information
The Sallie Mae Fund is proud to congratulate more than 1,000 students who received $2.5 million in scholarships this academic year to help them reach their higher education dreams. We are not only writing to tell you about our scholarship programs, but several new scholarship resources for your students on The Fund's web site.
These resources are part of The Fund's efforts to increase access to higher education for lower-income and minority students. By the year 2015, enrollment in degree-granting institutions is expected to increase to nearly 20 million. Of that increase, approximately 80 percent is projected to come from minority populations with greater financial need.
To address these challenges and affordability in general, The Sallie Mae Fund provides scholarships through a number of programs, including:
"First in My Family" Scholarship : This year, 158 Hispanic-American students who were the first in their family to attend college received scholarships ranging from $500 to $5,000.
"Unmet Need" Scholarship : This "last-dollar" program awarded more than $1 million to help 335 students bridge the financial need gap.
"American Dream" Scholarship : This year, 179 African-American students received $500,000 in scholarships.
"The Sallie Mae 911 Education Fund" : In 2007, The Fund will provide $2,500 scholarships to more than 20 students who lost immediate family in the 911 attacks.
"Writers of Passage" Scholarship : Four winners received a $5,000 scholarship and their schools receive a $20,000 grant.
"Community College Transfer Scholarships" : This program provided last-dollar scholarships to 36 Latino students transferring from a community college to an approved, accredited higher education institution. Award amounts ranged from $1,000 to $2,500.
Application deadlines for our 2008 programs vary, ranging from February to May 2008.
Lastly, The Sallie Mae Fund has added a free scholarship search function to www.salliemaefund. org .
The Fund also is providing support for two new scholarship directories geared toward minority students:
Latino College Dollars offers information on more than 300 scholarships targeting Latino high school, undergraduate and graduate students across theUnited States.
African American College Dollars includes financial resources for African-American students who are entering or continuing their postsecondary education.
Both directories will be distributed on The Sallie Mae Fund's Paying for College Bus Tour .
In mid-November, electronic versions will be available on www.salliemaefund. org .
Don't forget to check our website often, as many of The Fund's 2008-2009 scholarship programs will open shortly.
Thank you.
We hope these resources are helpful. If you have any questions about any of our programs,
please contact Laura Gemery at laura.gemery@ thesalliemaefund .org .
Sincerely,
Kathleen deLaski
President
The Sallie Mae Fund
Community Service-Based Grant For Single Parent Women
This grant is awarded to professional single parent women with outstanding student loan debt who contribute to their community through volunteer work. We honor women who volunteer in their community.
Student loan repayment grants are available to women who volunteer their professional talents for an average of 8 hours a month, for a period of time to be determined by the amount of their student loan debt.
We recognize that women who are in the helping or teaching professions already contribute to their communities, therefore, no further volunteer work is required to qualify.
Award Amount: Varies
Deadline: December 1, 2007
Website/Contact Info: www.raisethenation. org/index. cfm?fa=scholarsh ip.apply
Scholarships for Black Male Seeking a Career in Teaching
Do you know any Black males who are seniors in high school who want to go to college out of state for FREE? Several Black Colleges are looking for future black male teachers and will send them to universities/ colleges for 4 years FREE. The "Call Me MISTER" program is an effort to address the critical shortage of African American male teachers particularly among South Carolina 's lowest performing public schools. Program participants are selected from among under-served, socio-economically disadvantaged and educationally at-risk communities. The program is a collaboration between Clemson University and four historically black colleges in South Carolina : Benedict College , Claflin University , Morris College and South Carolina State University . The project provides: Tuition for admitted students pursuing approved programs of study at participating colleges.
An academic support system to help assure their success. A cohort system for social and cultural support.
Visit http://www.callmemi ster.clemson. edu/index. htm
for more details and the online application or call (800) 640-2657.
Blade Your Ride Scholarship Program
The Blade Your Ride Scholarship Program is an opportunity for you, a hard-working student, to earn money for college by recognizing the impact you personally have on the global climate crisis and by making it your mission to take action, reduce your impact, and inspire your family and friends to do the same. The damage being done to our environment and human health by vehicle emissions is no longer deniable. Thanks to the movie ?An Inconvenient Truth?, millions of people are now educated about global warming and aware that we have the power to make a difference. If each and every one of us takes the initiative to make change, the damage will cease and our world will be preserved for future generations. We really are obligated to do our part. The Blade Your Ride Scholarship Program is a piece of a bigger, take-action campaign called Blade Your Ride, developed by Sabertec LLC, an innovative environmental technology company. Sabertec is passionate about the environment and dedicated to developing emission-reduction technologies that will help us do our part to minimize our personal impact.
Deadline: December 1, 2007
Award Amount: $5,000 - $10,000
Website/Contact Info: www.bladeyourride. com/byr-scholars hip.html
HIV Story Writing Contest
Applicants must write a fiction or non-fiction story about personal vulnerability to HIV or AIDS. The characters in the story must be impacted in some way by HIV or AIDS. Your story must be your original creation, and must not have been previously published. It can be up to 5 pages typed or neatly handwritten. Entries that are illegible will be disqualified. Typed entries are preferred. Entrants? stories will be judged by a panel of judges, based on the following criteria: (a) originality, (b) writing style, and (c) aptness to subject. Judges include Morgan Freeman, Levar Burton, Jasmine Guy, Corbin Bleu, Hillary Duff, and more.
Deadline: December 1, 2007
Award Amount: $2,500
Website/Contact Info: www.hearmeproject. org
Toyota Community Scholars Program
From education and environment, to arts, culture and humanities, Toyota believes education is one of the essential keys to opening doors and creating opportunities. The Toyota Community Scholars program is one of Toyota 's national education programs supporting students and teachers.
Participating high schools may nominate one student who exemplifies outstanding academic excellence, leadership and most importantly - commitment to community service. Past Toyota Community Scholars have done everything from spearheading charity drives and organizing cultural and educational summits, to establishing their own community service organizations. The program includes an all-expenses paid recognition trip. The program is administered by Educational Testing Service.
Award Amount: $10,000 - $20,000
Deadline: December 1, 2007
Website/Contact Info: www.toyota.com/ about/community/ education/ scholars. html
Writer's Digest Annual Short Short Story Competition
Writer's Digest is now accepting entries in the 8th Annual Short Short Story Competition. We're looking for fiction that's bold, brilliant... but brief.
Send us your best in 1,500 words or fewer. All entries must be in English, original, unpublished, and not submitted elsewhere until the winners are announced. Writer's Digest reserves the right to publish the First-Place story. The 1st- through 25th-place manuscripts will be printed in a special competition collection, published by Trafford Publishing.
Deadline: December 3, 2007
Award Amount: $100 - $3,000
Website/Contact Info: www.writersdigest. com/contests/ shortshort/ ?goto=closead
William B. Ruggles Right To Work Scholarship
The William B. Ruggles Right to Work Scholarship honors the esteemed Texas journalist who coined the phrase "Right to Work" and contributed greatly to the movement's advancement. A scholarship is awarded annually to the student who exemplifies the dedication to principle and high journalistic standards of the late Mr. Ruggles. Applicants are limited to graduate or undergraduate students majoring in journalism or related majors, in institutions of higher learning throughout the United States . The scholarship will be paid to the institution of higher learning which the recipient plans to attend, and the recipient will be required to provide a copy of his/her transcript from that institution at the end of the academic year.
Award Amount : $2,000
Deadline: December 15, 2007
Website/Contact Info: www.nilrr.org/ node/8
AXA Achievement Scholarships
The AXA Foundation is the philanthropic arm of AXA Equitable, directing the company's philanthropic and volunteer activities and working to improve the quality of life in communities across the country where AXA has a presence.
AXA Achievement is a multi-faceted scholarship program, awarding more than $1.3 million a year in scholarships on the national and local levels. This makes them one of the nation?s largest corporate providers of scholarships.
Eligible students are encouraged to apply for all AXA Achievement scholarships. However, they may receive only one.
Deadline: December 15, 2007
Award Amount: Up to $10,000
Website/Contact Info:
https://www. axaonline. com/rs/axa/ about-us/ 33b_axa_achievem ent_access. html
The Gates Millennium Scholarship Program
The Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS), funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, was established in 1999 to provide outstanding, low income African American, American Indian/Alaska Natives*, Asian Pacific Islander American**, and Hispanic American students with an opportunity to complete an undergraduate college education in any discipline they choose.
Continuing Gates Scholars may request funding for a graduate degree program in one of the following discipline areas: computer science, education, engineering, library science, mathematics, public health or science. The goal of GMS is to promote academic excellence by providing thousands of outstanding students, who have significant financial need, the opportunity to reach their full potential.
Award Amount: Varies
Deadline: December 31, 2007
Website/Contact Info: https://www. gmsp.org/ GMSP_App/
Anne Ford Scholarship
The Anne Ford Scholarship is an award given to a high school senior with an identified learning disability (LD) who is pursuing an undergraduate degree. The ideal candidate is a high school senior who has faced the challenges of having a learning disability; is committed to completing a college degree and setting career goals; has demonstrated perseverance; embraces new opportunities; has a well-rounded perspective shaped by experiences in school, in the community, and with family and friends; understands how LD affects his/her life and recognizes the importance of self-advocacy; believes in contributing to society in a way that increases the opportunities for individuals with learning disabilities; and will feel comfortable serving as a role model for others who struggle with LD.
Deadline: December 31, 2007
Award Amount: $10,000
Website/Contact Info: www.ncld.org/ content/view/ 725/508
The Charles Shafae' Scholarship Fund
This Fund awards two scholarships each year (one per long semester) to winners of the Papercheck Essay Contest. The contest is open to students of all majors. You must write a minimum 1,000 word essay on five suggested topics; there is no maximum word count. All five topics must be covered in your essay. We will focus on grammar and the clear presentation of ideas. Include a Works Cited page with a minimum of three sources. The essay must follow the Modern Language Association (MLA) system for documenting sources, which is set forth in the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th edition.
Award Amount: $500
Deadline: January 1, 2008
Website/Contact Info: www.papercheck. com/scholarship. asp
Pontiacs New Game Day Scholarships
Pontiac invites avid football fans to vote for the ?Game Changing Performance? of the week for chances to win thousands of dollars in prize money.
Each time a viewer fills out a voting form online he or she is automatically entered to win a scholarship. There are 18 ?entry periods? and a scholarship is at stake each and every time.
Winners are chosen by ?random drawing.? Scholarships will be made payable to the winners?: ?Section 529 College Savings Plan or 529 Prepaid Tuition Plan or Independent 529 Plan.
Deadline: January 7, 2008
Award Amount: $5,000 - $15,000
Website/Contact Info:
www.newscholarships .org/2007/ 09/19/pontiac% e2%80%99s- new-game- day-scholarships /
Hurston/Wright Award for College Writers
Established by novelist Marita Golden to honor excellence in fiction writing by students of African descent enrolled full time as an undergraduate or graduate student in any college or university in the United States . At the time of submission, applicants must be enrolled in a college or university full time as an undergraduate or graduate student. Writers who have published a book in any genre are ineligible.
The Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation is the nation's resource center for writers, readers, and supporters of Black literature. The only organization of its kind that provides culturally sensitive services and guidance for Black writers at every stage of their development.
Award Amount : $500 - $1,000
Deadline: January 15, 2007
Website/Contact Info: www.hurston- wright.org
Oracle/UNCF Corporate Scholars Program
Juniors and seniors who are enrolled in UNCF Schools and any other Historically Black Colleges and University are eligible to participate in an 8 week paid summer internship at an Oracle location in either Redwood Shores, California or Reston, Virginia. Students are assigned summer projects in the areas of engineering, marketing, business administration, finance, accounting, computer science, MIS, information systems software development and human resources. Upon successful completion of the internship, students are eligible to receive a need-based scholarship.
Deadline: January 15, 2008
Award Amount: $10,000
Website/Contact Info: www.uncf.org/ forstudents/ scholardetail. asp?Sch_ID= 8549
Ronald Reagan College Leaders Scholarship
This program seeks to recognize outstanding young people who are promoting American values on college campuses.
The scholarships are designed to alleviate the financial burdens associated with higher education, permitting the winners to devote more time both to pursuing their academic goals and advancing their leadership initiatives. Applicants must be U.S. citizens enrolled full-time in good standing at any accredited, four-year degree-granting institution in the United States or its territories. Applicants may apply for the Ronald Reagan College Leaders Scholarship Program during their sophomore year. Winners will receive the scholarship for their junior year and may apply for renewal before their senior year.
Deadline: January 15, 2008
Award Amount: $1,000 - $7,500
Website/Contact Info: www.thephillipsfoun dation.org/ index.php? q=node/3
Datatel Scholars Foundation
Datatel, a company, is offer four scholarships to outstanding students who attend an eligible college or university. Both full-time and part-time students (taking at least six credit hours/term) are encouraged to apply. Applicants are encouraged to apply for multiple scholarships so long as they meet the eligibility requirements stated for each of the awards they are interested in. There are check off boxes on the application to indicate which scholarship( s) you are interested in.
Eligible students must complete and submit their on-line application with two letters of recommendation by the posted deadline.
Deadline: January 31, 2008
Award Amount: Up to $2,400
Website/Contact Info:
www.datatel. com/global/ scholarships/ applicants/ opportunities. cfm
Kirsten R. Lorentzen Award For Women In Science
The award is given annually to an exceptionally well-rounded student who excels in her studies as well as outdoor activities, service, sports, music, or other non-academic pursuits or who has overcome significant obstacles.
Female students in the sophomore or junior year of college who are majoring in physics, including space physics and geophysics, or geoscience may apply. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents who attend a college or university in the United States . Reviewers consider academic achievement as well as commitment and accomplishments in non-academic pursuits or success in overcoming significant barriers.
Deadline: January 31, 2008
Award Amount: $1,000
Website/Contact Info: http://www.awis. org/careers/ edfoundation. html#lorentzen
Burger King Scholars Program
Burger King assists students who work part-time and excel academically. Since 2000, the program has granted more than 11,000 scholarships throughout the United States , Canada , and Puerto Rico .
Students may apply from public, private, vocational, technical, parochial and alternative high schools throughout the United States , Canada and Puerto Rico .
Applicants must be high school seniors who maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale or the equivalent. They must also work part-time an average of 15 hours per week, 40 weeks per year (unless individual circumstances prevents the student's involvement) . Please note that students DO NOT have to be employed at a Burger King restaurant to be eligible for a scholarship.
Deadline: February 15, 2008
Award Amount: $1,000
Website/Contact Info: www.BK.com/scholars
Dominion Diversity Scholarship Program
Dominion is committed to creating and reinforcing an inclusive, creative and productive environment in which each employee feels accepted, respected and believes it is possible to achieve his or her fullest potential. With that in mind, we are pleased to offer the Dominion Diversity Scholarship Program. This program is open to students enrolled full-time in a field of study mutually beneficial to the company and the individual.
This program assists students in achieving their fullest potential by providing a $2,000 scholarship and a paid summer internship. These paid internships allow students to develop their skills by working side-by-side with our professionals, learning new skills and sampling new technologies involved in the energy industry.
Award Amount: $2,000
Deadline: February 28, 2008
Website/Contact Info: www.dom.com/ jobs/dsp. jsp
Beinecke Scholarship Program
Each year approximately 100 colleges and universities are invited to nominate a student for a Beinecke Scholarship, and 22 new scholarships will be awarded in 2008. Each school invited to participate in the Beinecke Scholarship Program is permitted to make a single nomination each year. The student must h ave demonstrated superior standards of intellectual ability, scholastic achievement and personal promise during his or her undergraduate career. The student must be a college junior pursuing a bachelor's degree during the 2007-2008 academic year. "Junior" means a student who plans to continue full-time undergraduate study and who expects to receive a baccalaureate degree between December 2008 and August 2009. The student must plan to enter a master's or doctoral program in the arts, humanities or social sciences.
Students in the social sciences who plan to pursue graduate study in neuroscience should not apply.
Deadline: March 1, 2008
Award Amount: $2,000 - $30,000
Website/Contact Info: http://www.beinecke scholarship. org/
Signet Classics Student Scholarship Essay Contest
Open to 11th and 12th grade full-time matriculated students who are attending high schools located in the fifty United States , or home-schooled students between the ages of 16-18 who are residents of the United States . Students enter by writing an essay on one of four topics posed for this year?s competition book, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Submissions will be judged on style, content, grammar, and originality. Judges will look for clear, concise writing that is original, articulate, logically organized, and well-supported. Winning essays must demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the themes and issues presented in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Deadline: April 15, 2008
Award Amount: $1,000
Website/Contact Info:
http://us.penguingr oup.com/static/ html/services- academic/ essayhome. html
Emma L. Bowen Foundation Work/Study Program
The Emma L. Bowen Foundation is seeking high school and college students for PAID summer internships in television, radio, or cable systems throughout the United States . The Foundation's mission is to create career opportunities in the media industry for minority youth through a program that focuses on scholastic achievement, direct work experience and professional development. High school juniors, high school seniors, and college freshman who have a cumulative GPA of a 3.0 or higher, are interested in media, and plan or currently attend a four-year college are eligible to apply. Students should live in or near the cities they apply for; housing is not included. Please contact the appropriate office above with any questions. This opportunity is aimed at any minority students.
Please visit our website at http://www.emmabowe nfoundation. com for additional information and to obtain an application.
American Consulting Engineers Council Scholarship Program
The program includes scholarships awarded by the American Council of Engineering Companies? Member Organization (MO) identified in the upper right hand corner on the first page of the application. To qualify, a student must be a U.S. citizen pursuing a Bachelor's, Master?s, or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)-accredited engineering program or in an accredited land-surveying program. Students must be entering their junior, senior, fifth, or graduate year, in the fall of 2007 to qualify. Your interest and commitment to the business and management of the profession are important. You are encouraged to reflect that throughout the application.
Be as complete as possible while filling out the application. Each portion of the application has a specific point value. Judges will score each section separately. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Deadline: Varies
Award Amount: Varies
Website/Contact Info: http://www.acec. org/awards/ scholarships. cfm
Micron Science and Technology Scholars Program
The Micron Science and Technology Scholars Program is a merit-based scholarship competition recognizing excellence in academics and leadership. Each year, the program awards a top prize of a $55,000 college scholarship and up to twelve $16,500 scholarships for a total of up to $253,000. In addition, each scholar selected also wins a one-time $1,000 cash grant for his/her high school. The competition is conducted in Idaho , Utah , Texas , Colorado and Virginia . Two scholars are selected from each of the five states, with three floating scholarships awarded within those states.
Award Amount : $1,000
Deadline: January 19, 2008
Website/Contact Info: www.micron.com/ students/ scholarships/ index.html
Dell Scholars Program
The Dell Scholars Program places greater emphasis on your determination to succeed than your academic record and test scores. We believe that strong college preparation work empowers you to achieve your dreams. Studies show that students who participate in college readiness programs in high school are better able to overcome disadvantages and have an increased rate of completing college successfully.
Dell Scholars are students who demonstrate their desire and ability to overcome barriers and to achieve their goals. Your application will be evaluated on your: Individual determination to succeed; Future goals and plans to achieve them; Ability to communicate the hardships you have overcome or currently face; Self motivation in completing challenging coursework; and Demonstrated need for financial assistance.
Deadline: January 15, 2008
Award Amount: Varies
Website/Contact Info: www.dellscholars. org/programoverv iew.aspx
Linda Lorelle Scholarship Fund
The mission of the Linda Lorelle Scholarship Fund is to provide college scholarships, support and guidance for Houston area high school students in need of financial assistance whose potential may be unfulfilled due to circumstances beyond their control. The Scholarship Fund was founded in 1991 by Linda Lorelle, her husband Lou Gregory, and Linda's colleague Martha Harvey. For several years the organization operated under the umbrella of the Houston Tennis Association awarding small scholarships, In 1997, the Scholarship Fund became a 501(c)(3) organization and changed the way it selects its winners. Since its inception, the fund has awarded nearly $1.4 million in scholarship support to 218 students in the Houston area.
Deadline: February 22, 2008
Award Amount: $2,500
Website/Contact Info: http://www.lindalor elle.org
Stephen Phillips Memorial Scholarship Fund
This fund offers college scholarships to students with financial need who display academic excellence, strong citizenship and character, and a desire to make a meaningful contribution to society.
The intent of this award is to enable students to attend the college of their choice without accumulating burdensome debt.
Applicants must be permanent residents of New England or Mid-Atlantic States , and must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Deadline: May 1, 2008
Award Amount: $3,000 - $10,000
Website/Contact Info: www.phillips- scholarship. org/index. html
Scholarship for Womem
Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund , a program of the Talbots
Charitable Foundation, will award $100,000 in scholarships to women
determined to finally get that college degree.
Five women will each be awarded $10,000 scholarships, and 50
women will each be awarded $1,000 scholarships. All applicants must be
seeking an undergraduate degree from an accredited two- or four-year
college or university, or vocational-technica l school. Only applicants
seeking a bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university are
eligible to receive a $10,000 award. Scholarship awards are based
primarily on financial need and previous achievements for women who earned their
high school diploma or GED at least 10 years ago .
The application deadline is January 2, 2008 OR until the
first 1,000 eligible applications have been received, whichever is
earlier.
For more information, and to download an application, go to
http://www1. talbots.com/ about/scholar/ scholar.asp
Scholarships, Scholarships, Scholarships Grambling State University is
offering scholarships to students majoring in one of the STEM Programs
(Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering Technology, Math, or
Physics). (ACT or SAT scores and high school gpa will be a considering factor.)
Below are the two types of scholarships for NEW FRESHMAN ONLY:
$5000 academic year for two (2) years=====($2500 per semester) 2.
$6000 academic year for four (4) years==== ($3000 per semester) To
qualify to be awarded this scholarship. The student will have to be
admitted to GSU, participated in the 2-week residential CMAST Summer
camp in June.
NOTE: Tuition, Room, & Board at GSU is less than $7600 per year ($3770
per semester). If you can not use it, pass it on.
Johnny B. Patterson, Jr., Acting Head
Department of Engineering Technology
GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY
Box 4250
Grambling , LA 71245
phone: 318.274.6123
fax: 318.274.6013
email: waltonc@gram.edu
Harvard University
If you know of a family earning less than $60,000 a year with an honor student graduating from high school soon, Harvard University wants to pay the tuition. The prestigious university recently announced that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families can go to Harvard for free...no tuition and no student loans!
To find out more about Harvard offering free tuition for families making less than $60,000 a year visit Harvard's financial aid website at: http://adm-is.fas.harvard.edu/FAO/index.htm or call the school's financial aid office at (617) 495-1581.
In addition, Harvard announces reduced fees for students from families with incomes between $60,000 and $80,000.
Below are several scholarship awards and websites:
Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships
http://www.holocaust.hklaw.com/
Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships
http://www.aynrand.org/contests/
Brand Essay Competition
http://www.instituteforbrandleadership.org/IBLEssayContest-2002Rules.htm
National Assoc. of Black Journalists Scholarships (NABJ)
http://www.nabj.org/html/students-vcs.html
United Negro College Fund
*** ACT NOW **** Application Deadline is December 17, 2007
http://www.uncf.org/merck/
The United Negro College Fund, Inc. and The Merck Institute For Science Education Research Laboratories have established scholarship awards for outstanding African American students pursuing studies and careers in the field of biomedical research.
At least 37 awards will be given annually--15 at the undergraduate level, 12 at the graduate level, and 10 at the postdoctoral level.
The program also provides for institutional support through grants to the science departments of award recipients.
The UNCF.Merck Science Initiative is dedicated to supporting the training and development of world-class African American biomedical scientists to achieve the complementary goals of national economic competitiveness and social diversity.
Apply on line: http://www.uncf.org/merck/Program.asp
Thirty-seven scholarship and fellowship awards each year at the undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral levels (a total of 370 over the ten-year commitment). Each award is aimed at a strategic stage in the educational pipeline in order to interest and motivate academically talented African American students in the life and physical sciences to pursue advanced education and research in the biomedical science.
Summer Research Internships at a Merck research facility for each undergraduate in the summers prior to and following their senior year. Each undergraduate fellow will receive $10,000 for these two internships.
Departmental Grants of up to $15,000 to support the research of fellowship recipients and research in the department in general.
Mentoring through the involvement of a Merck research scientist for each fellowship recipient who provides encouragement, advice and technical feedback.
Scholarships for Low-Income Women
$2000 Scholarships Available for Fall of 2008
Eligibility Requirements
* Women 35 years old or older
* U.S. Citizen
* Low-income by federal standards
* Accepted by a regionally accredited school
* Pursuing a technical education, associate's degree, or first
bachelor's degree
Application period: November 2007 - February 2008
Apply online at www.rankinfoundation.org
http://www.rankinfo undation. org or by sending a self-addressed
stamped envelope to:
The Jeannette Rankin Foundation * PO Box 6653 * Athens , GA 30605
E-mail at: info@rankinfoundati on.org mailto: info@rankinfoundati on.org
About the Foundation: The Jeannette Rankin Foundation awards
scholarships to low-income women, ages 35 and older, who are in an
undergraduate or technical training program and have a vision of how
their education will benefit themselves, their families, and their
communities.
