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Scholarship
Information
APPLYING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS:
Scholarships are available to students
who challenge and prove themselves throughout high school. Scholarships
have different requirements and criteria for selection including:
grade point average, ACT/SAT score, or financial need. They may
also award students based on their background, talents or community
service. When applying for scholarships, read the requirements of
each application carefully and complete each application as specified.
Apply to all scholarships you feel you may qualify for.
1) Request at least three letters
of recommendation - one personal and two academic recommendations.
You can ask your teachers, counselors, employers, pastors, coaches,
community service coordinator or someone where you may have volunteered.
If it is appropriate for you to ask a family member to write a
letter of recommendation for you, this should be indicated on
the scholarship application.
Points to be covered in a personal recommendation:
- Your life goals
- Personal qualities
- Reliability
- Ability to set goals
- Planning skills
- Special skills
- Community service
- Relevant family circumstances
Points to be covered in the academic
recommendation:
- Success in academics
- Academic awards
- Good attendance
- Classroom participation
- Community service
- Quality of work
- Planning skills
- Academic goals
2) Prepare a personal essay or statement.
Many scholarship applications will require an essay. Make sure
you address the issues that the application asks. If there are
no guidelines for the essay, you can write about your career goals,
interests, why you would like to receive this particular scholarship,
and how you plan to use your college education.
*Have at least two people edit your essay. *Proofread your essay.
Submit your application before the deadline. Many students
lose their opportunity for scholarships because they don't submit
their application by the deadline. Submit a complete application.
If you submit an incomplete application, it may not be considered.
Many scholarships are now available
on the internet. We recommend that you do not pay for a scholarship
service as there are many free ones available. Some of the more
widely used websites are:
www.finaid.org
www.scholaraid.com
www.hbcumentor.org
www.laef.org
www.coloradomentor.org
www.fastweb.com
*** Many of these
websites are free because they may sell your personal information
to their marketing partners. We recommend that you do not release
your personal information to them when asked or prompted on their
website.
Below are many types of scholarships
you may also consider.
- CESDA Diversity Scholarship in honor of
Gilbert Martinez Scholarship
Application (.pdf Document)
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Scholarships
- Go to: www.akaeaf.org/scholarshipprogram.html.
Note that there are over 700 AKA Chapters, and you would be wise
to contact sororities at local locations. The deadline at AKA
headquarters is Feb. 15. Applications (at the website) must be
sent between Dec. 1st and January 30th each year.
- American Indian Science and Engineering
Society (AISES) - Go to:
www.aises.org.
AISES offers numerous scholarship for talented native students
who want to major in a technical discipline.
- Arts Recognition And Talent Search
Awards - Go to: www.artsawards.org
These awards are granted to high school or college students (17,
18 years of age) who show talent in dance, voice, music, art,
photography, jazz, visual arts, writing, or other creative areas.
You must audition or submit a portfolio or tape. The award is
to be used for freshman year in college. Award amounts from $100
to $3,000. Deadline is June 1 or April 1 (for registration in
specific regions).
- Coca-Cola Scholars Scholarships
- Go to: www.coca-colascholars.org/
This is a major competition with over 250 awards going to students
with academic, leadership, and talent qualities. The award amount
is from $4,000 to $20,000. The deadline is October 31.
- Gates Millennium Scholarships
- Go to: https://www.gmsp.org/SOW4/
The Gates Millennium Scholarship is to promote academic excellence
and to provide an opportunity for thousands of outstanding students
with significant financial need. The scholarship will cover room,
board and tuition for at least 1,000 high school students a year.
Nomination material for 2002-2003 will be available November 2001.
Go to website for details! Deadline: March 15.
- Governor's Opportunity Scholarship
(GOS) is open to any resident of the state of Colorado who
is a US citizen or Permanent Resident. Student must have financial
need and be a first time, full-time, degree seeking freshman college
student. https://www.state.co.us/cche/policy/finaid/gos.pdf.
- Hispanic College Fund Scholarships
- Go to:
www.hispanicfund.org/hcf-scholar.html. For Hispanic
students majoring in a variety of business-related areas, A to
Z (accounting, human resources, communications, and more). The
award amount varies. Over 140 awards granted. Deadline: April.
- Hispanic Scholarship Program
awards are available in the amount of $1,000 to $3,000 to undergraduate
and graduate students who meet the following eligibility requirements:
1) are of Hispanic background (one parent must be fully Hispanic
or both parents must be half Hispanic), 2) are a U.S. citizen
or legal permanent resident (with resident card), 3) have a minimum
GPA of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale and 4) are currently attending an accredited
U.S. college full-time for the full academic year. The application
postmark deadline is in October. Awards are distributed in the
Spring. Applications are available in August. Go to: www.hsf.net
- Intel Science Talent Search
- Go to: www.sciserv.org/sts.
The award is from $5,000 to $100,000. There are approx. 40 awards
in this prestigious competition. You must present a scientific
research project. Deadline: December.
- Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship
- Go to: www.JackieRobinson.org.
The award: $6,000 per year. Number of winners approx. 100. Renewable.
Academic merit, leadership, community service, all fields. Deadline
is April of each year.
- Kodak Scholarships
- Go to: www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/programs/student/scholarships.html
The award: varying amounts to $5,000. Number of awards: Varies.
For those studying in film/cinematography at U.S. colleges.
- Latin American Educational Foundation
- Go to: www.laef.org.
100-150+ scholarships awarded annually to individuals of Hispanic
decent or serving/volunteering in a Hispanic community. Deadline
February 1st of each year.
- The Micron Technology Foundation
accepts applications for scholarships ranging from $15,000 to
$50,000 for high school seniors from Idaho, Utah, Colorado, and
Texas. The foundation will grant as many as 11 scholarships worth
$200,000. At least two scholarships will be granted for students
from each of the four states. High school seniors can apply for
the program via their high school counselor or the Internet, at
www.micron.com/scholars.
Scholarships are limited to students planning to pursue the following
majors: electrical engineering, computer engineering, chemical
engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, material
science, physics or chemistry.
- NCAA Scholarships - (National
Collegiate Athletic Association) Go to: www.ncaa.com
other materials that point to talent and achievement in all areas.
The awards are for a minimum of one year, and over 100 are granted.
Applications can be submitted at any time.
- NSBE Scholarships - (National
Society of Black Engineers). Go to: www.nsbe.org/scholarships.
Award amount: Generally range from $1,500 to $3,000 for members
of NSBE. Number of awards varies. This is primarily for engineering
students, and others majoring in related disciplines. Deadlines
vary. Details at website.
- Project Excellence Scholarships
- Go to: www.project-excellence.com.
The award: $4,000 or higher (to full tuition). Number of winners:
at least 600. Academic merit, leadership, community service, all
fields. Deadline: Feb. 1.
Ron Brown Scholarships - Go to: www.RonBrown.org. Awarded for
Leadership, community service, all fields. The deadline is usually
in January.
- Society of Women Engineers Scholarships
- Go to: www.swe.org
These scholarships are targeted for women who are majoring in
engineering or computer science. Award amount are from $200 to
$5,000, and at least 90 are granted. The deadline for students
already in college is February 1st but is May 15 for high school
seniors entering an accredited program.
- United Negro College Fund Scholarships
- Go to: www.uncf.org.
UNCF is one of the major scholarship gateways. The awards are
of varying amounts, and there are a great many under different
names and requirements (Grandmet, Duracell, for example). The
deadline is in December.
- Xerox Technology Minority Scholarship
- Go to: www.xerox.com
and type in "Scholarship"in the search engine. This
is a good scholarship for strong minority scholarships for students
studying in areas like chemistry, engineering, physics and other
technical areas. The award amount is up to $4,000 for undergraduates
and more for graduate students. The deadline is Sept. 15.
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CESDA
Colorado Educational Services & Development Association
P.O. Box 40214 Denver, CO 80204
Email Address:
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