Sallie Mae Fund Scholarships
The Sallie Mae Fund’s 2006-2007 Academic Year Scholarship Applications Now Available
RESTON, Va., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ — Nearly 1,000 low income and minority students will be closer to achieving their college dreams this year, thanks to $2.3 million in scholarships from The Sallie Mae Fund. The charitable organization sponsored by Sallie Mae announced today that applications for all of its scholarship programs are now available at http://www.salliemaefund.org/.
FBI Scholarship
FBI Scholarship Draws Record Number of High School and College Students
More than 2,000 high school and college student per day have been registering for the FBI Common Knowledge Challenge. This is a cash scholarship that is won by students taking a series of multiple-choice quizzes over the internet.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) January 19, 2006 — High school and college students looking for easy scholarship money are registering in record numbers to compete in the FBI Common Knowledge Challenge scholarship. For the first time in its five year history, the Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation (http://www.cksf.org/) registered over 2,000 students in one day to compete for the $500 scholarship set to begin on January 28th and run through February.
Costco Supports Education
Costco founder Robert Craves is leading the way in educational initiatives amonst retail giants.
Craves, a Costco senior vice president emeritus, said he knows there’s plenty of money in the business community. He is challenging leaders to join together and raise money for high-potential, low-income high school students. Accomplished employees and people with money to spend will be the pay off, he says.
Georgia Scholarship $1,000
High school seniors and college students attending school in Georgia have the opportunity to apply for a $1000 scholarship. The Walter Harrison Scholarship program awards $1,000 to students attending any vocational school or two- or four-year accredited college or university in Georgia.
The scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic achievement and financial need. The program was started by the Energy Cooperatives in Georgia’s to honor Walter Harrison, a pioneer in providing electricity in rural Georgia.
College Board Scholarship Handbook
The 615 page College Board Scholarship Handbook is a resource of information about over 2,100 scholarships, internships, and loan programs offered to undergraduate college students. These are scholarships that are offered by foundations, charitable organizations and state and federal government agencies.
Los Angeles Scholarship
The second annual Los Angeles college scholarship program presented by California Credit Union has been announced. This scholarship is for graduating high school seniors in Los Angeles County schools and also for Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) students who will be returning or graduating.
Students must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher and attend an accredited college or university in 2006 in order to apply for the Los Angeles scholarship program from the California Credit Union. Deadline for applications is March 31, 2006.
A total of $35,000 will be awarded by the credit union, $1,000 scholarships each to 35 Los Angeles college students.
Get an Application Online or call (818) 291-5415.
$5000 Scholarship – Easy Application
The Scholarship Guide gives away a $5,000 twice per year. This $5,000 Scholarship can be used for any college, education program, to pay off student loans, or even give the scholarship to a family member. You must be at least 13 years of age and a US resident to enter.
Next scholarship will be awarded on: June 25th, 2006
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