Scholarships and Financial Aid
SCHOLARSHIPS
ACORN Equality Fund Scholarships
Academic scholarships and organization grants for LGBT persons, organizations, and allies provide educational opportunities and help develop communities that last a lifetime.Scholarships range from $1,000 to $4,000, with up to $30,000 awarded annually. Application deadline September 21, 2018. For application and information, please go to www.acornequalityfund.org
Odenza Marketing Scholarship
Applications are for students between the ages of 16-25; answer to specific essay questions must be submitted, who have a GPA of 2.5 or higher, who will be continuing their post secondary education and are US Citizens. Application deadline September 30, 2018. For information and application, please go to www.odenzascholarships.com
Shout It Out Scholarship
Have something on your mind? Let it out, or better yet SHOUT it out. Give your thoughts a voice and earn free college money at the same time. Applicants must: Be thirteen (13) years of age or older at the time of application, be legal residents of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia, enroll no later than the fall of 2024 in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education, submit an online written response to the question:"If you could say one thing to the entire world at once, what would it be and why?" (250 words or less). Application deadline September 30, 2018. For inoformation and application, please go to
www.unigo.com/scholarships/our-scholarships/shout-it-out-scholarship
AES Engineering Scholarships
AES Engineering is pleased to be able to continue offering scholarships to motivated students to help in the furthering of their education. AES’ belief is that achieving a high grade point average should not be the only criteria for determining who deserves to be helped. For that reason they are offering a scholarship that will be awarded on the basis of character, as determined by an evaluation of the essays that are submitted. Scholarships are intended for our future leaders across a wide spectrum of fields of study. This award is available to high school seniors planning to attend a post secondary educational facility. Aplicants are not required to be taking Engineering courses to be eligible. Applicants must submit an essay of between 500 and 1000 words in answer to the following question:
When you look back on your life in 30 years, what would it take for you to consider your life successful? What relationships or accomplishments will be important on this journey? Application deadline October 6, 2018. For application and information please go to
www.aesengineers.com/scholarships.ph
Horatio Alger Scholarships
As one of the nation's largest need-based college scholarship programs in the country, the Horatio Alger Scholarship Programs specifically assist high school students who have faced and overcome great obstacles in their young lives. While many programs are directed primarily to recognizing academic achievement or leadership potential, the Horatio Alger Association seeks students who have exhibited determination, integrity, and perseverance in overcoming adversity, as well as have critical financial need. The Association has over 70 programs that it administers. Please visit the “About Our Scholarship Programs” page to learn more about the eligibility guidelines for individual programs and scholarships. Deadline October 25, 2018. For information and application, please go to
https://scholars.horatioalger.org/scholarships/about-our-scholarship-programs/