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Scholarships A-Z
American Public
Health Association (APHA) Scholarship Program: http://www.getreadyforflu.org/scholarship.htm
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This program is for high school seniors graduating in 2009 and can provide a
$500 scholarship to one winner... entries must be submitted by April 6, 2009.
Bound
Tree Medical Legacy Scholarship Program: http://www.boundtree.com/training/scholarships/
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This program will award $50,000 in scholarships to children of EMTs and Firefighters interested in becoming EMTs, or furthering their certification by becoming
Paramedics.
For additional information regarding the (APHA) and the (BTMLS) programs listed above please contact:
Catherine L. Peters, AEMT-CC, S.T.E.M.S. Regional Coordinator, Southwestern Region EMS Program Agency,
Southern Tier
Health Care System,
(www.sthcs.org); (www.SouthernTierEMS.org)
To be eligible the student needs
to answer one of the essay questions that they will find on our site.
Our 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 we are offering a scholarship that will
be awarded on the basis of character, as determined by evaluating the essays
that are submitted.
Amount
of award: $500.00
Deadline
for entry: October 6, 2009
· Awards 6 - $1000 scholarships.
· In order to qualify, the student must be active in the local county Fair, as well as be entering an agricultural related field of study. An essay is required, along with letters of recommendation and a completed application.
· No hand-written applications will be accepted. Applicants must download their application and complete it on-line. Applications are available at the Association's website: www.nyfairs.org .
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Students who are interested in applying for the
award should have the completed application, along with all attachments,
mailed to the address below before April
10, 2009.
· Nell Fellows: Cattaraugus County Fair Secretary, 4514 Hungry Hollow Road, Great Valley, NY 14741, (716) 945-1236
Karen A. Kunz Memorial Scholarship
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Sponsored by the Allegany-Cattaraugus Chapter
Association of School Business Officials (ACCASBO)
· This scholarship is awarded in memory of Karen A. Kunz. Karen was a highly regarded Business Official who spent nearly 30 years of her career in school finance. Karen was a very caring individual with a keen eye for detail and respected by all for her strong work ethic. Karen always managed to put issues in a positive perspective; to her the glass was always at least half full. During challenging moments Karen could often be heard saying, “Who has more fun than us?”
Criteria:
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$500.00
scholarship will be awarded to a successful candidate attending a postsecondary
education program with a business related major. Successful candidate must
provide proof of enrollment. Check for $500 will be issued in the names of both
the recipient and college of attendance.
Instructions:
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Attach a head and
shoulder photo to this application. Complete attached personal information,
essay and recommendation forms and return to:
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Donna Howard:
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Deadline: April
1, 2009
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ACCASBO selection
committee will award scholarship by June 1, 2009.
Abbott and Fenner
Scholarship Renewed
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Abbott & Fenner Business Consultants are pleased to announce that the scholarship program will
be continued for 2009. Our winners from the past two years are posted on
our scholarship website.
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Please visit our
website at http://www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm to learn
more about this opportunity and then please advise your students to do the
same.
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Abbott & Fenner
are committed to continuing our efforts at helping those who have the desire
and ambition to succeed.
The winner(s) of this annual scholarship will receive their award within 2 weeks
of the listed deadline. All applicants should include their full name and
mailing address with their submissions.
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Deadline and Eligibility
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RENEWED DEADLINE:
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AWARD VALUE: $1,000
- The A&F Scholarships are available
to all high school juniors and seniors as well as all students currently
registered in any accredited post secondary institution. Between the ages of 16
and 30
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Application Procedure for 2009:
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To apply for this
scholarship you will need to write an essay on one of the two topics below.
Your submissions must be sent to us by email at scholarships@abbottandfenner.com
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If you could have lunch with any famous
person, either living or dead, whom would you choose and why?
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Describe your conversation at lunch.
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When you look back on your life in thirty
years, what would it take for you to consider your life successful?
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Grant Parker
Assistant
Director of HR Services
Abbott
and Fenner Business Solutions
Big Sun Scholarship
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The Big Sun
Organization is proud to be able to continue to help young athletes succeed in
their academic pursuits. We are offering an annual scholarship to a deserving
student. All student athletes are eligible for this award, regardless of which
sport they are participating in.
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Deadline
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Amount
of Award -
$500.00
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The successful
applicant will be a high school senior or be attending a post secondary
institute and currently involved in some sport at that institution.
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Please visit our
website at http://www.bigsunathletics.com
to learn how to apply.
Announcing the 2008-2009 United
States Senate Youth Program
Further information
regarding this scholarship, including a full description of the program and an
application form, can be downloaded at http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/socst/senateyouth.html
Each year the William Randolph Hearst Foundation sponsors a scholarship for two
student leaders from each state and the District of Columbia to visit
Washington, D.C. (all expenses paid), as guests of the Hearst Foundation and a
$5,000 college scholarship for undergraduate studies at an accredited United
States university or college. During the visit to
The principal of a
Student body president, vice-president, secretary or treasurer
Class president, vice-president, secretary or treasurer
Student council representative
A student who is a representative to a district, regional or state-level civic
or education organization may also be nominated.
IMPORTANT 2008 - 2009 New York State Senate Youth dates are:
• Friday, August 1, 2008 - NYSED posts United States Senate Youth announcement
and application form
• Friday, October 10, 2008 - Applications are due to the NYS Education
Department
• Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - Review Committee selects semi-finalists
• Monday, November 10, 2008 - Interviews to select 2 delegates and 2 alternates
• March 7-14, 2009 - United States Senate Youth Washington Week Experience
Dorothea Deitz Memorial Scholarship
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Deadline
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· Requests for application forms (include name and address of your high school in your request for an application) should be made through Pat Marvin, Area DDMS Chairperson, Holland Central School, 103 Canada Street, Holland, NY 14080, 716-537-8225 or pmarvin@holland.wnyric.org - ( www.nysahperd.org )
· Eligibility – Women students residing in NYS who are planning to major in Physical Education Teacher Education are eligible
· Basis of Award – character, academic achievement, physical education competence, participation in athletics, qualities of leadership , and financial need
· Preference given to students planning to attend college in NYS
Burger King Scholars
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$1,000 scholarships available to all eligible
high school seniors
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Log on today at www.bk.com/scholars
to apply
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Access Key: BKS
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Deadline –
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Eligibility – Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher
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Work part-time an average of 15 hours per week or 40 weeks per
year
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Actively involved in community service activities
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Demonstrate financial need
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Plan to enroll in an accredited 2/4 year college, university, or
vocational/technical school by fall of the application year
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Questions – contact Laura Stafford at 615-320-3149 or lstafford@applyists.com or Barby Dorado at 305-378-3186 or bdorado@whopper.com
KFC Colonel’s Scholars
· $20,000 ($5,000 per year for tuition, fees, books, room and board)
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Must be graduating between
· Maintaining a minimum high school cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher
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Enrolling in a public, in-state college or
university (start date no later than
· Pursuing a bachelor’s degree
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A
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Online applications available between
John J. Murphy Family Scholarship
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Established
through a grant from the Communities Foundation of Texas, this $10,000
scholarship, with $2,500 awarded per year for up to four years, is available to
students in the Twin Tiers region.
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It
is also available to students outside the region whose family members are
employed by or have retired from Dresser Rand in
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Preference
will be given to students pursuing degrees in business, engineering or nursing.
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Selection
criteria will include scholastic achievement, school and community
participation, demonstrated leadership potential and financial need.
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Scholarship
applications are available online at www.cattfoundation.org
. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call or email me.
Thank you! Ryan Michelle
Wilcox, Assistant Executive Director, Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation,
716.372.4433
Pat McGee Nursing Scholarship
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Established
through the Pat McGee Endowment, this fund will issue two $1,000 awards each
year to both traditional and non-traditional students in the 57 th State Senate district pursuing
nursing degrees. Students must maintain at least a C average. This award can be
reapplied for.
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Scholarship
applications are available online at www.cattfoundation.org
. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call or email me.
Thank you! - Ryan
Michelle Wilcox, Assistant Executive Director, Cattaraugus Region Community
Foundation, 716.372.4433
Community Foundation Announces Two New Scholarships
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The
Kothari Family Fund, established last year, will begin
issuing a $250 scholarship available to an Allegany-Limestone senior who
intends to pursue nursing. This scholarship is based on financial need, with
SAT score as a tie-breaker.
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Also,
the Olean Business Institute/McCarthy Scholarship, the latest fund created at
the Community Foundation, will be available to any student from
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These
two new scholarships bring the Community Foundation’s total number of
scholarship funds to 14, including three funds which are still growing and not
issuing awards yet – the Ralph Anastasia Music Scholarship, the Tyler Bihler Memorial Scholarship and the John J. Meiers Scholarship.
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The
Community Foundation also administers three winter sport scholarship funds –
Jamie’s Fund, to provide aid for ski instructor certification, and the Mountain
Sports and Wing Ski Club funds which both provide aid for amateur ski racing.
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Combined,
these active scholarship funds have issued more than $107,000.00 in awards to
area students this year.
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Guidelines
and applications for scholarships are available from area high school guidance
offices, the Community Foundation’s office, located in the Greater Olean Area
Chamber of Commerce, or online at www.cattfoundation.org.
Academic
Competitiveness Grant
http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/NewPrograms.jsp
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The Academic Competitiveness Grant
provides up to $750 for the first year of undergraduate study and up to $1,300
for the second year of undergraduate study. The program became available for
the first time for the 2006-07 school year for first year students who
graduated from high school after January 1, 2006 and for second year students
who graduated from high school after January 1, 2005. The Academic
Competitiveness Grant award is in addition to the student's Pell Grant award.
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To be eligible for an ACG each
academic year, a student must:
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Be a
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Be Federal Pell Grant eligible;
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Be enrolled full-time in a degree
program;
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Be enrolled in the first or second
academic year of his or her program of study at a two-year or four-year
degree-granting institution;
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Have completed a rigorous secondary school program
of study (after January 1, 2006, if a first-year student, and after
January 1, 2005, if a second year student);
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If a first-year student, not have been
previously enrolled in an undergraduate program; and
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If a second-year student, have at
least a cumulative 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale for the first
academic year.
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If you are completing the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online (www.fafsa.ed.gov), FAFSA on
the Web will predetermine if you are eligible to answer the ACG questions. If
you have submitted a paper FAFSA and have received your Student Aid Report
(SAR) indicating that you may be eligible to answer the ACG questions, please
call the
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