SCHOLARSHIPOPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND CURRENT COLLEGE STUDENTS MichiganCouncil of Women in Technology offers several scholarships for women who willbe entering college in the fall 2014 or who are currently enrolled in anytechnology field. For more details andapplication, go to mwct.org. Deadline is January 31, 2014. The Junior League of Detroit will be offering 100 scholarships of$1,000 to be awarded to graduating high school seniors. Requirements: 2.5 GPA, resident of Wayne County,MI and attending Wayne County, MI high schoolsand are volunteers in their communities. For an application, go to jldetroit.org. Deadline is February 1, 2014. The U.S. Department of Agricultureoffers minority students who are graduating seniors or currently enrolled atone of 18 participating public black public land-grant university or college toreceive the USDA/1890 National Scholars Program Scholarship. For more details and application, go to ascr.usda.gov/1890programs.html. Deadline is February 1, 2014. The New Metropolitan Detroit Club ofThe National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc.is offering two $1,000 scholarships (one of which will go to a student who isattending a Black college or university). Requirements: June graduate and at least a 3.0 GPA. For application and more details, go to newMetroDetroitNANBPWC.organd deadline is February 17, 2014. Buick Achievers Scholarship Program,high schools and current undergraduates majoring in automotive related fields;deadline date is February 28, 2014; for more details go to buickachievers. You need to have a unique and valid emailaddress and create a password. National Association of BlackSuppliers Scholarship; Applicants must meet the following criteria: a) Be agraduating African American high school senior; b) Be a U.S. citizen; c) Planto be enrolled in a full-time (12 credit hours or more) undergraduateengineering, technology, business, healthcare or a related curriculum of interestto NABS. (Actual enrollment is required before any awarded funds can bedisbursed.); and d) Possess a cumulative 3.0 GPA or better on a 4.0 scalethroughout your high school career. Scholarship is worth up to $5,000 per year for up to 5 years and can be usedfor tuition, room and board and fees. Deadline is Saturday, March 1, 2014. You can go to nabssf.org toprint out an application. The Inkster Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma ThetaSorority, Inc. offers scholarships and books awards in the range from $100 -$1000 and are to be used for educationalpurposes only. Applicants must be highschool seniors living or graduating from a school in western Wayne Countyand have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA. For anapplication and more details, go to inksterdeltas.org. Deadline is March 1, 2014. RosaParksscholarshipfoundation.org– for Michigan high school seniors attending a public or private school –deadline for application is March 1, 2014 and it is a nonrenewable $2,000scholarship. Seniors need at least aminimum of a 2.5 GPA. Society of Women Engineers Scholarshipis providing scholarship funding for young women who plan on majoring in anengineering program at a university or college with an ABET accreditedengineering program. Scholarshipcriteria: 1) Academic performance; 2) Essay; 3) Awards/Honors and 4) Leadership,Activities and Employment. Completedapplication is due by 5:00 p.m. to Lisa Purvis, SWE-Detroit Section ScholarshipChair ([email protected]). For more details and application, you can goto swe.org. The Coleman A. Young Foundation isoffering several for scholarships for Detroitresidents who graduate from a Detroithigh school (public, private or parochial). Recipients must attend a Michigancollege or university or a Historically BlackCollege or University (HBCUs); mustmajor in liberal arts, education,finance and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math); have at least a2.5 GPA; demonstrated financial need and proof of Detroit residence. For more details and application, go to cayf.org. Deadline is March 5, 2014. Lawrence P. Doss ScholarshipFoundation – Disadvantaged City of Detroit high school seniors who have beenaccepted to a four year college or university as a full-time student majoringin accounting, finance, management or business; scholarship can be renewable upto four years; for more information about requirements, go to lawrencedossfund.org, deadlineis March 15, 2014. The Detroit Omega Foundation, Inc. isoffering graduating African-American males who will be attending a HBCU in thefall an opportunity to apply and receive Omega Foundation Scholarship. All scholarships are for 1 year. Students need at least a 2.5 GPA to apply andmeet other requirements. For moredetails and application, you can go to dofi.org. Deadline is April 15, 2014. The Donna W. Adams Scholarship Programis a scholarship for graduating Detroit high seniors who attended on thefollowing eastside Detroit public elementary schools: Blackwell Institute,Brewer Elementary/Middle School, Ron Brown Academy, Carleton Elementary School,Carstens Elementary/Middle School at Remus Robinson, J.E. Clark PreparatoryAcademy, Chrysler Elementary School, Davison Elementary/Middle School, DossinElementary/Middle School, Edward “Duke” Ellington-Middle School at Beckham,Fisher Magnet Lower Academy, Garvey Academy, Golighlty Education Center, A. L.Holmes Elementary/Middle School, Hutchinson Elementary/Middle School, MarquetteElementary/Middle School, Nichols Elementary/Middle School, PulaskiElementary/Middle School, Ralph J. Bunche Preparatory Academy, SpainElementary/Middle School and Wayne Elementary School. Up to 4 non-renewablescholarships for $3,000 will be available. For an application and more details, go to cfsem.org/scholarships. Deadline is May 1, 2014. The DetroitEconomic Club Scholarship Program is for graduating seniors from Wayne, Macomb and Waynecounties. Up to two renewablescholarships of $2,000 will be awarded to students entering college as afreshman in the fall. You need at leasta 3.2 GPA in the last two years or at graduation. For an application and more details, go to cfsem.org/scholarships. Deadline is May 1, 2014. Ordonez Family Scholarship Fund isavailable for students who are graduates of any Detroithigh school (public, private or charter) located in southwest Detroit. One renewable scholarship of $2,500 will be awarded. You need at least a 3.0 GPA to be consideredfor the scholarship. For an applicationand more details, go to cfsem.org. Deadline is May 1, 2014. The Robert Stempel MemorialScholarship Program is a scholarship for graduating seniors of Cass TechnicalHigh School, DetroitSchool of Arts, RenaissanceHigh School and University Prep High School. Recipients should be interested in science orengineering, have a minimal of at least a 3.0 GPA, be Pell Grant eligible andhave been involved in extracurricular activities that involve science andengineering. The Robert Stempel MemorialScholarship is a one-time award. Formore details and application, go to cfsem.org. Deadline is May 1, 2014. Optimist Youth Foundation of Detroit offers scholarships to students who are graduatingfrom a metropolitan Detroit are high school orcurrent undergraduates who graduated from a metropolitan Detroit area high school. Student must have financial need and have thepotential to succeed in the college curriculum to be pursued. You can go to oyfdetroit.org/applicationfor more details. Deadline is June 20,2014. Scholarship information from otherlocal and national organizations will be included as they becomeavailable. Most colleges and universities havefoundations which alumni, corporations and others donate to provide additionalscholarships to students. Thesescholarships are based on a number of criteria (academic achievement, majors,financial need, etc.) This is just a partial list ofscholarships listed on hbcuconnect. To receive information about the hundreds ofscholarships available, you need to sign up with hbcuconnect. The website also lists internships and careeropportunities for students. Scholarship websites: fastweb salliemae blackexcel.org Gates Millennium Scholars – gmsp.org UNCF – uncf.org/forstudents/scholarship.asp collegescholarships.org cappex collegeprowler scholarshippoints studentsscholarshipsearch zinch scholarshipexperts petersons findtuition
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