Scholarship Information
If you want to change your career or to earn a better job, it’s a good idea if you get a degree from a college or university. If you don’t have enough money you can apply scholarship for yourself, your kids or your friends.
Here are some resources for finding scholarship information:
Lowe’s Scholarship: Open to all high school seniors who plan to attend any accredited two-year or four-year college or university within the United States. Winners are selected based on leadership qualities, community involvement and academic performance. 373 scholarships awarded ranging from $1,000 to $15,000.
Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship Program: Open to graduating minority high school seniors who have been accepted by a four-year accredited college or university. You must have a minimum 1000 SAT score or 21 ACT score, be a United States citizen and demonstrate academic achievement, leadership potential and financial need, and provide a personal essay and a letter of recommendation from your high school guidance counselor. This is a four-year award of up to $7,500 per year. Deadline: March 31.
Annual Signet Classic Scholarship Essay Contest: Open to high school juniors and seniors. This year’s essay competition is based on the book “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
” by Robert Louis Stevenson. You must write an essay on one of three selected topics listed on the Web site to be considered for this award. In addition to the $1,000 scholarship awarded to you if you are a winning student, your high school will also receive a Signet Classic library. Five $1,000 scholarships. Deadline: April 15.
The two best Web sites are fastweb.com and collegeboard.com. Look for things that reflect your interests, what you can do. The Web site will take you through a process and generate scholarships that you should apply for. Some kids don’t have Internet access. They should see their guidance counselor and go to the library to look at books and catalogs with scholarships.
