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UNCF STEM Scholars Program
January 8, 2018
Visit Website: https://uncf.org/programs/fund-ii-uncf-stem-scholarsThe program enables highly capable young people to pursue undergraduate STEM majors and prepares them for successful careers in a variety of STEM professions. The application is open for high school seniors who are entering college as college as first time freshmen in fall 2020.
2024-2025 Colgate-Palmolive X UNCF Inspire Our Future Scholars Program
The Colgate-Palmolive X UNCF Inspire Our Future Scholars Program will provide financial support to students who are enrolled full-time at any U.S. located, accredited four-year college or university and classified as a sophomore when applying for the scholarship. Closes Jan. 6.
2024-2025 The Walter B. Jones, Jr. Scholars Program
The Walter B. Jones, Jr. Scholars Program is a need-based scholarships for first-year freshman students who are enrolled full-time at any UNCF member institution, other Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), or any accredited, four-year institution for the 2024-2025 academic year. Closes Jan. 6.
2024-2025 Bimbo Bakeries Student Professional Development Program
This scholarship program is offering up to $5,000 in need based renewable scholarships to African American college sophomores that are enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student at any U.S. located, accredited, four-year college or university, with preference given to HBCU students. Closes Jan. 6.
2024-2025 Rayman V. & Margaret M. Dodson Scholarship
UNCF is excited to open an application to consider the next cohort for the Rayman V. & Margaret M. Dodson Scholarship for students from Southeast Michigan who are afforded the opportunity to earn a college degree. Students must be a permanent resident of Michigan in one of the following counties, Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Monroe, Washtenaw, St. Clair, and Livingston. See the list of eligible zip codes. Closes Jan. 7.
2024-2025 June & Wylie Selden Memorial Endowment
In memory of June and Wylie Selden, students will receive a need-based scholarship to assist in furthering their college education for the 2023-2024 academic year. The scholarship is available to current undergraduate students who are enrolled at a UNCF member institution. Closes Jan. 8.
2025-2026 UNCF K-12 Education Fellowship Summer
The UNCF K-12 Education Fellowship is a leadership and talent development program which selects undergraduate juniors from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to participate in a 10-week summer experience that includes leadership development, a paid internship with an innovative K-12 educational organization or school, and participation in an education reform case competition. Closes Jan. 8.
2024-2025 Nissan Scholars
The Nissan Scholars Program will provide a total of four scholarships to two students attending Fisk University and two attending Tennessee State University. During the summer of 2025, award recipients may be offered a Nissan internship. Selected recipients will be awarded a one-time scholarship of up to $5,000 for the 2024-2025 academic year. Closes Jan. 13.
2025-2026 UNCF Achievement Capstone Scholarship – Nomination Process
UNCF has partnered with The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) to launch the UNCF Achievement Capstone Scholarship which honors and awards financial assistance to current African-American college seniors at selected four-year degree granting HBCU’s or Predominately Black Institutions within the 2024-25 Academic year. Closes Jan. 13.
2024-2025 AlixPartners MBA Scholarship
The AlixPartners MBA Scholarship Program will provide a one-time $10,000 merit-based scholarship to first-year MBA students attending one of the 30 top-ranked US business schools. Closes Jan. 15.
2024-2025 John Lennon Endowed Scholarship Program
The John Lennon Endowed Scholarship program was established by Yoko Ono in the memory of her late husband, the entertainer John Lennon, in partnership with UNCF. The scholarship program is designed to provide scholarship support to deserving students attending one of the 37 UNCF member institutions. Closes Jan. 16.
2024-2025 UBS/PaineWebber Scholarship
The UBS/PaineWebber Scholarship will be directed to current sophomores or juniors, who demonstrate outstanding academic performance within the various business disciplines at the targeted UNCF Institutions. The selected recipients will be awarded during the 2024-25 Academic Year. Closes Jan. 23.
2024-2025 HBCU – Sustainable Communities Initiative
The HBCU Sustainable Communities Initiative (HBCU SCI) focuses on preparing and training future business and community leaders in the field of sustainability, preparing them to create and maintain thriving communities through design, planning, investment, and policymaking. Eligible HBCU students gain access to support knowledge, and resources that help prepare them for fulfilling careers focused on solving our communities’ most pressing social, economic and environmental problems. Closes Jan. 27.
2024-2025 Robert Tanner Freeman Endowed Scholarship Program
In partnership with UNCF, Dental Trade Alliance Foundation has developed the Robert Tanner Freeman Endowed Scholarship Program to identify and provide scholarships for Black dental students accepted to an accredited dental program. Closes Jan. 27.
2025-2026 Fidelity Scholars Program
The Fidelity Scholars program will fund Bachelor’s degree recipients for up to four years of study. As a need-based renewable scholarship, the amount of financial support provided will depend on the cost of attendance determined at the college or university in which you are enrolling. Closes Jan. 30.
2024-2025 UNCF/City of Miramar Scholarship
The City of Miramar Scholarship Program led by Commissioner Yvette Colbourne, will provide a one-time, need-based scholarship to one (1) student, who is a recent high school graduate from each of the following high schools: Everglades High School, Miramar High School, and Somerset Academy. Eligible applicants for this scholarship must now be attending any U.S.-based, accredited college or university during this 2024-2025 school year. Closes Jan. 30.
2024-2025 Ahmanson Foundation Scholarship
The Ahmanson Family Foundation Scholarship Program is open to undergraduate or graduate students at UNCF member schools who are from the greater Los Angeles, California area. Closes Jan. 30.
2024-2025 Black Winemakers Scholarship
Urban Connoisseurs created the Black Winemakers Scholarship Fund, and has partnered with the Association of African American Vintners (AAAV) to further the effort to bring awareness of a growing diversity in the industry. The Black Winemakers Scholarship Program is a merit-based scholarship to support full-time, African American, juniors, seniors or graduate students (MS and/or Ph.D.) attending any U.S. accredited, four-year or graduate college or university during the Spring of 2025. Closes Jan. 31.
Law Firm Scholarship: Law Office of Mike Campbell
January 5, 2018
At The Law Office of Mike Campbell, we feel it’s vital to help our next generation of entrepreneurs, leaders, and professionals pave the way toward a bright future. We felt there’s no better way to help young students obtain their dreams than by offering a scholarship to new and first-year college students. Our scholarship will be held once a year during the Fall semester.
The current open submission period is for Fall 2018. Applications are due by Sunday, July 15th, 2018.
Scholarship Guidelines and Details
- Students can be attending or planning to attend any college or graduate school in the United States.
- All applicants must be attending or plan on attending for their first year.
- As proof of your first-year status, you will need to submit a digital copy of your acceptance letter—complete with the college letterhead—from that college.
- All applications for the current semester are due by Sunday, July 15th, 2018.
Essay Topic
To apply, you’ll need to submit a 500+ word essay on the following topic:
How can college students avoid the temptations of alcohol and getting behind the wheel after drinking?
Once the application period closes, we will determine a winner based on the following factors: feasibility, originality, creativity, and the applicant’s level of knowledge in the topic as well as their ability to write a well-crafted essay. We aren’t necessarily looking for an “A”-grade essay from an English or law student, but rather an essay that explores the topic uniquely.
By submitting your essay to us, you agree that it may be featured on our blog. We will publish the winning essay as well as a couple of the top contenders at our discretion. Published essays may appear with minor edits in place.
Application Instructions
To submit your application and essay, email us the completed essay, a digital copy of the acceptance letter from your college or graduate school verifying your first-year status, and some brief information about yourself to mikecampbelllawmo@gmail.com.
In the body of your email, please include your name, address, phone number, and the name of your current/planned school. Feel free to include a brief paragraph telling us about yourself and your career-related goals, but this part doesn’t need to be very long. The essay should be attached as either a .DOCX, .PDF, or .RTF, or included in the body of the email.
Send all applications and questions to mikecampbelllawmo@gmail.com. We look forward to reading your applications!
Law Firm Scholarships: Solomon Law Group
January 5, 2018
The Solomon Law Group $1000 Scholarship Opportunity
College students today face many obstacles. One of those obstacles in paying for school. Paying for tuition, books, and food can get costly for students. At the Solomon Law Group in Columbia, SC, we value higher education and want to support those who pursue it.
That’s why we’re offering a twice-yearly $1,000 scholarship to students who are currently in or plan to start their first year of college or graduate school. Our lawyers are committed to helping students with their academics and investing in a better future.
We’re currently accepting applications for Fall 2018. Applications are due by Sunday, July 15th, 2018.
What Are the Scholarship Rules?
- Students can be attending or planning to attend their first year of college or graduate school.
- The school must be in the United States.
- Proof of your first-year standing. Submit a digital copy of your college acceptance letter, including the college letterhead.
- Applications are due by Sunday, July 15thth, 2018.
Essay Topic
Submit a 500+ word essay on this topic:
How should we educate others about the importance of driving safety?
The Solomon Law Group will determine a winner after the application closes. We’re not necessarily looking for the perfect A+ essay, we’re looking for a well-written essay that approaches this topic from a unique, creative, and feasible perspective.
If you submit your essay to us, you’re giving us the right to feature your essay on our blog. We’re going to publish the winning essay as well as other finalist essays. They may have minor edits when they’re published.
The Application Process
When you submit your application and essay, you should send in the following:
- Your completed essay
- A digital copy of the college acceptance letter to prove it’s your first year
- A short bio
Send this information to solomonlawfirmsc@gmail.com.
If you have any questions, ask us at solomonlawfirmsc@gmail.com. We’re looking forward to reading your applications!
Law Firm Scholarship: DBD Law
January 5, 2018
A college education gives students the chance to study their field of interest that will help them with their careers later in life. However, money is often a major obstacle for most students. Whether it’s paying for tuition, room and board, or even textbooks, the price can deter people from pursuing higher education. At DBD Law, we believe that money shouldn’t get in the way of one’s educational career.
We’re offering a $1000 scholarship once a year to students who are in their first year or plan to start college or graduate school. We believe that helping our students now will give them the opportunity to create a better world for all of us.
We’re currently accepting applications for Fall 2018. Applications are due by Sunday, July 15th, 2018.
What are the Scholarship Qualifications?
- Students must be in or planning to enter their first year of college or graduate school.
- The school needs to be in the United States.
- You must show proof that you’re in your first year. Provide a digital copy of your college acceptance letter and include the college letterhead.
- Applications are due by Sunday, July 15th, 2018.
Essay Topic
Submit a 500+ word essay on this topic:
Tell us about a volunteering experience that helped you grow.
After the application closes, DBD Law will decide the winner. Our goal isn’t to find a perfect essay. We’re looking for an essay that’s well-written with a fresh and creative perspective.
By submitting your essay, we have the right to put the essay on our blog. We will feature the winning essay and some finalist essays. There might be some small edits to the essays when they’re published.
The Application Process
Your application should include:
- Your essay answering our topic question.
- A digital copy of your acceptance letter to show your standing.
- A short bio about yourself.
Please send this information to dbdlawfirmln@gmail.com.
If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at dbdlawfirmln@gmail.com. We look forward to reading your applications about volunteering.
Best Test Prep Programs from Reviews.com
December 28, 2017
reviews.com: The Best ACT/SAT Test Prep Courses
- Kaplan SAT/ACT Prep Most Practice Tests
- The Princeton Review Best for One-on-One Attention
- Khan Academy Best Free SAT Prep
- ACT Online Prep Most Engaging ACT Prep
By 10th grade, all students should be proficient in the subject matter on the ACT and the SAT. That doesn’t mean they’re ready to take the test. Edward Carroll, a standardized test expert and tutor at The Princeton Review, said it best: “The SAT, more than anything else, shows how well you take the SAT.”
Think about it like this: A high school basketball player knows how to shoot a free throw, but shooting free throws in the driveway isn’t the same as sinking one during the fourth quarter of the state championships. That’s why we practice, practice, practice.
Taking the SAT or the ACT can feel like suiting up for the state championships. The best test prep courses will help students prepare for that feeling, to acclimate them to the test and its oddities, and help them practice — so when the clock is running down, their practice kicks in.
“The best test prep programs not only prepare students for the test, but also help enhance their knowledge of the subject matter covered in the test. They offer personalized learning that helps build on the student’s strengths and shore up their weaknesses across subject areas, so students feel confident they are prepared for and can do their best on the test.”
Paul Weeks Senior VP for Client Relations at ACT
Kaplan and The Princeton Review are both huge names in the test prep world. We liked Kaplan’s $299 basic program and its video-centric materials. But we loved the number of practice tests it came with: It sends 8 practice tests in its Big Book of SAT Practice Tests (if you’re studying for the ACT, it has a similarly giant book called the Big Book of ACT Practice Tests). The Princeton Review is also $299 for the basic program and stood out for having the simplest way to connect with one-on-one help. The basic program includes three hours of chat help, and it’s easy to buy more by the hour ($50 per hour) and a lot simpler than trying to hire a tutor.
Our top pick for SAT prep app is Khan Academy — a nonprofit online learning resource with courses in just about anything. For its SAT Prep, it partnered with the creator of the SAT, the College Board. Take a few diagnostic tests, plug in your test date, and get a customized study plan. The materials include video lessons and seven practice tests written by the College Board.
The best ACT prep app is ACT Online Prep. Like Khan Academy, ACT Online Prep partnered with the creator of the ACT (which is also called ACT). This program was the most fun — tons of games and quizzes to take — and had a continually updating expected score that kept us motivated.
Scholarship Tips from Reviews.com
December 28, 2017
reviews.com: The Best Scholarships Search Platforms of 2017
College is the most expensive it’s ever been. With tuition rates rising an average of 3.5% every year, the average undergraduate now finishes their degree with over $37,000 in student debt.
Scholarships are one of the best ways to reduce these growing costs and scholarship search platforms exist to help students find the most relevant ones. These platforms compile large databases of available scholarships and provide filters to allow students to maximize their searches.
Reviews.com created the guide to review the best scholarship search platforms and instruct students on how to use them effectively to find as many opportunities as possible.
To determine the best scholarship search platforms, they spent over 200 hours researching 17 of the most popular sites across five core metrics including search functionality, scholarship availability, ease of use, application tools, and additional helpful resources.
According to their research, the best scholarship search platform was Fastweb. They scored the highest out of all 17 platforms because they were the easiest to use, had the most tools, and had among the most available scholarships with the highest dollar amounts. This search engine is best for most students including high school, undergraduate, and graduate.
They also recommend Cappex. This platform scored consistently high in the most important categories of scholarship availability, ease of use, and tools. It is the best and best for students who want to be able to apply for and track the status of a large number of scholarships.
What they cover:
- The major challenges students face when searching for scholarships
- How the right search engine can help students overcome these challenges
- What students should know before applying for a scholarship
- The most important features of a great scholarship search platform
- The best scholarship search platforms of 2017
- Advice on early preparation to qualify for scholarships
- Tips on applying for scholarships
- Their full methodology and scoring process
The Simpson Promise
November 13, 2017
If you thought attending Simpson was out of reach, we’ve got great news for you!
The Simpson Promise offers you the chance to obtain the excellent educational benefits and life-changing campus experience of Simpson College at a price you can afford.
The Simpson Promise covers the full cost of tuition (inclusive of Simpson, federal and state gift assistance) for qualified students from Iowa families with a 2016 family adjusted gross income at or below $60,000.
A lot of people talk about making college affordable. Simpson is doing something about it with this bold new initiative.
Don’t qualify for The Simpson Promise? We have something else for you! click here
To be eligible for The Simpson Promise, you must:
- Be an Iowa resident – 2018 graduate of an Iowa high school
- Submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) no later than July 1, 2018, and be eligible for federal aid
- Reside on campus
- Have a 2016 family adjusted gross income at or below $60,000
- Be a full-time, accepted, incoming first-year student
Simpson is committed to providing the grant/scholarship amount awarded to the student in their first year, for all four years at Simpson, provided they are in good academic standing and complete the FAFSA. Students are responsible for the costs of room, board, and fees.
The Simpson Promise represents our dedication to the success of our students. It is, in fact, the heart of our mission, and it has been that way since we were founded 157 years ago.
Summer Programs at George Mason
November 11, 2017
Youth Leadership Conferences
Mason is excited to partner with the following student leadership conferences to offer outstanding high school and university scholars the opportunity to participate in the following experiences for elective college credit.
- Envision Career & Leadership Programs
- Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Program (HOBY)
- Washington Journalism and Media Conference
- Washington Youth Summit on the Environment
These programs have been approved by our faculty, and students who qualify can receive college credit for “Special Topics in Leadership.” Scholars enrolled in 4- to 8-day programs earn one (1) college credit, while programs that run 9 days or longer are eligible for two (2) college credits. This is elective Mason credit and generally transfers to other four-year colleges and universities, but we recommend that students and parents check with the college/university they are applying to or attending if they are interested in how the credit would apply.
General Information
How are students selected?
Students are selected to represent their school and state through our academic partnerships. Nominations may be made by high school educators or students are identified by George Mason University through information we receive about students interests and/or academic ability through college entrance exams, or through data from NRCCUA (National Research Center for College and University Administrators), which conduct high school interest/career surveys. Educators are invited to fill out a nomination form for any of our student leadership opportunities and students will be contacted to confirm their nomination.
How are students evaluated?
The course, Special Topics in Leadership is a “Pass/Fail” course and students are evaluated based on their experiential learning opportunities throughout the week. Conference faculty will monitor their active participation in simulations, contributions to discussions and demonstration of leadership and critical thinking skills in group and individual settings. Students will receive feedback on their progress throughout the conference.
How do I enroll in Mason college credit?
Scholars must “opt in” and apply for the elective credit by contacting the conference Office of Admissions and completing the online enrollment application, as well as answering the required questions on the Student Information Form. This must be done no later than the end of the second day of the program session. Students enrolling for credit must be capable of doing college-level work and have completed the 9th grade at the time of the program. Students are asked to provide a self-reported GPA and complete the required questions and student leadership essay prior to conference participation. Tuition is $100.00 for one (1) credit and $200.00 for two (2) credits. Payment will be made to the specific conference. Students who do not meet the requirements for college credit will be refunded the credit tuition amount
Northeastern University Torch Scholars Program
November 1, 2017
Each year, nearly 500 nominees from across the United States vie for 15 Torch Scholarships.
Torch looks to school counselors, teachers, mentors, clergy, and community workers to find deserving Torch Scholars.
Torch Nominators are non-family members—adults and professionals in or out of the school setting who know the student on a personal level. Nominators should be prepared to answer questions about the candidate’s family obligations, motivation, and emotional readiness for college. Please take a moment to think about the promising young people in your life who might benefit from the Torch Scholars Program. You may nominate more than one student in the same academic year.
Nominate a Student
We’re glad that you’re considering nominating a student for the Torch Scholars Program. Nominating a student requires two steps:
- Nominators must first create an account at this link.
- Once your nominator account is created, you will be directed to the portal where you can submit a nomination. You can also use this link to go directly to the nomination portal once your account is created. The Nomination Form should take about 30 minutes to complete.
The deadline for nominations is January 1. Nominees must have submitted an application to Northeastern Undergraduate Admissions by January 1 to be considered for the Torch Scholars Program.
Please note: You will not be able to save your progress on a nomination. To aid in preparing your nomination, we have created this document with the questions you will be asked to answer as part of the nomination process.
Visit website: https://torch.northeastern.edu/
ACT – SAT Conversation Table
October 22, 2017