The Women’s Sports Foundation Scholarship

The Women’s Sports Foundation is accepting applications for the Linda Riddle/SGMA Endowed Scholarship. The program’s goal is to provide young female athletes of limited financial means the opportunity to continue to pursue their sport in addition to their college studies.

Who is eligible to apply? Female United States citizens or legal residents of limited financial means who will be graduating high school in the spring of 2012 and entering college in the fall of 2012 as first-year students are eligible to apply, provided that they have 1) participated on an officially recognized high school athletic team; and 2) maintained a minimum of a 3.5 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 grading scale. Applicants must also plan to pursue a full-time course of study at an accredited two- or four-year college during the 2012-13 academic year.

How many will be awarded? Up to four individual scholarships of $3,000 each will be awarded.

How do I apply? Visit the Women’s Sports Foundation Web site for complete program requirements and the online application. Here’s the link:

http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/sitecore/content/home/programs/grants/linda-riddle-sgma-endowed-scholarship.aspx

Foreclosure.com Scholarship

Foreclosure.com is breaking new ground by offering a scholarship program. Currently enrolled college students (graduate students, law students and/or high school seniors are NOT eligible) are invited to apply by submitting an essay. Freshman entering Fall 2012 are eligible once they have received a student ID number.

Essay Topic: What creative solutions, programs and/or initiatives to stimulate the United States housing market, as well as to turn the foreclosure tide, must a presidential candidate outline/promise to earn your vote? Feel free to include your very own original stimulus plan and/or ideas in your response, which can also be used to enhance existing platforms from candidates and/or other influential thought leaders.

Deadline: Dec. 1, 2012

Requirements: Minimum 800 words, Maximum 2,000

Awards: Five winners will be selected

• Top prize $5,000
• Second through fifth place
  will receive $1,000 each

Questions or comments regarding the essay or the Foreclosure.com Scholarship Program can be sent to scholarship@foreclosure.com. Or call us at 561.988.9669 ext. 7387.

Student Teaching Scholarship – Deadline April 15th!

The Leon Bradley Scholarship was established to encourage more minorities or persons of color to enter the teaching profession. The AASPA (American Association of School Personnel Administrators) annually awards two scholarships to assist a minority college  student seeking their initial teaching certification and/or endorsement. One scholarship will be for $2,000 granted for the student’s final year which includes student teaching. The second scholarship will be for $1,000 granted for a minority para-professional career-changer in his/her final year of teacher preparation.

For more information and for an application, please visit www.aaspa.org/scholarship

CableTV.com Scholarship

$1,000 CableTV.com scholarship – The Psychological Impact of TV

HOW TO ENTER: Submit one of two essay questions, 1000 words or less by June 30, 2012.

Essay One: Does television learning help children learn and develop effective interpersonal skills, or does it hamper their ability to create meaningful relationships as they grow up? Why or why not?

Essay Two: Cultivation Hypothesis suggests that society believes information gleaned through media is generally factual. Do you believe this to be true, and what are the implications of widespread television viewing on society as a whole?

HOW TO WIN: Five finalists will be announced on July 15, 2012. The selected essays will be posted on cabletv.com’s website and the student with the most Facebook “likes” will win by July 31, 2012.

HOW TO APPLY: Please visit www.cabletv.com/scholarship

Please direct all questions to: scholarship@cabletv.com

TYLENOL Future Care Scholarship

It takes someone special to care about the future of others.

TYLENOL is awarding a total of $250,000 in scholarships to forty future healthcare professionals. To those of you who have committed to a career of caring, the makers of TYLENOL would like to say thank you for lending a helping hand!

10 applicants will receive $10,000

30 applicants will receive $5,000

The application period begins March 12, 2012 and ends May 31, 2012. For more information and to apply, please visit the site below:

www.tylenol.com/page.jhtml?id=tylenol/news/subptyschol.inc

Upcoming Scholarship Deadlines

It’s that time of year again – outside scholarship deadlines are coming up fast! Have you downloaded your application and gathered all of your paperwork yet? We have made a list of upcoming deadlines. Please see our blog for more details on each scholarship listed.

Good Luck!!

MARCH

1. Greater Worcester Community Foundation – March 19, 2012
2. AARP Foundation – March 30, 2012
3. Alice Babcock – March 30, 2012
4. Community Foundation – March 30, 2012
5. IFDA Interior Design – March 31, 2012

APRIL

1. CMS Chamber – April 1, 2012
2. Father Robert Wagner Memorial – April 1, 2012
3. iModules – April 1, 2012
4. UNICO National – April 2, 2012
5. Springfield Garden Club – April 15, 2012
6. Melba Corliss – April 15, 2012
7. TruFit Good Citizen – April 30, 2012
8. Polish Jr League of MA – April 30, 2012

MAY

1. Nordstrom – May 1, 2012
2. MassMutual Scholars – May 4, 2012
3. Zonta International – May 7, 2012
4. Jim Roberts – May 30, 2012

UNICO National Scholarship

The Longmeadow Chapter of UNICO National offers a $1,000 award to a traditional undergraduate student of Italian heritage. This award offers financial assistance for students enrolled full-time at Bay Path College. The award will be presented annually at the Marcia H. Conrad Awards Ceremony.

Scholarship Criteria:

• Traditional undergraduate student
• The student must be entering their sophomore, junior, or senior year
• The student must be in good academic standing
• The student must be involved in campus extracurricular activities and/or community service
• The student must submit a brief essay explaining their Italian heritage connection, the significance and importance of their Italian heritage, and how it has influenced their life.

For more information or for an application, please stop by the Student Financial Services Office in the Annex. Applications must be submitted by no later than April 2, 2012.