SENIORS

http://www.uncf.org
Financial aid from the United Negro College Fund

Shakespeare Fellowship Eassay Competition
Deadline to apply: 1/15/04
essaysgraded for 9-10, 11-12th graders
http://www.shakespearefellowship.org/

Hispanicissues.com Book Scholarship
Deadline to apply: 1/15/04
essay http://www.hispanicissues.com/scholarship.html

*Johnson and Wales High School Recipe Contest
Deadline to apply: 1/16/04
college scholarships 1-877-JWU-DENVER

*AAA Travel Challenge
Deadline to apply: 1/21/04
geography and travel tests
> http://www.aaa.com/travelchallenge
1-800-646-4222

National Peace Essay Contest
Deadline to apply: 1/22/04
essaytopic available in counseling office or at
http://www.usip.org/ed/npec/index.html
Last year's Michigan winner was ZAHREEN, FROM COMMUNITY HIGH!

DuPont Challenge Science Essay Competition
Deadline to apply: 1/24/04
700-1000 word scientific essay http://www.glcomm.com/dupont/
$50-1500

* Lawrence Tech Writing Contest
Deadline to apply: 1/19/04
Annual contest $50-100 http://www.ltu.edu

* Michigan JCI Senate Scholarship
Deadline to apply: 1/31/04
Seniors $1,000 734-484-3020

Youth Activity Grant
Deadline to apply: 1/31/04
Seniors, field research support
http://www.explorers.org/research_grants.php
$500-1500

All-Ink.com Scholarship
Deadline to apply: 1/31/04
min. 2.5GPA, essays $1000+
http://www,all-ink.com/scholarship.html

* Columbia College Young Authors
Deadline to apply: 2/2/04
fictionwriting@colum.edu

SportsToSchool.com Scholarships
Deadline to apply: 2/4/04
9-12 athletes who wish to pursue sports in college $1,000
http://www.sportstoschool.com/scholarship

Young Epidemiology Scholars Competition
Deadline to apply: 2/6/04
Juniors, seniors, research on health-related issue $1,00-50,000
http://www.collegeboard.com/yes/fs/atc.html

Breakthrough Collaborative Teaching Internship
Deadline to apply: 2/12/04
6 week paid summer teaching internship to disadvantaged youth.
See counseling for more info.

Michigan Education Association Scholarships
Deadline to apply: 2/13/04
$1000 Michigan College-bound senior http://mea.org

*UM Club of Detroit Scholarships
Deadline to apply: 2/14/04
6 separate scholarships to UM
http://www.umclubgreaterdetroit.org

*Imagine Scholarships
Deadline to apply: 2/15/04
Agricultural-related scholarshipos http://www.ffa.org
*EF Global Citizen Awards
Deadline to apply: 2/15/04
10-day expense tour to Europe http://www.eftours.com/globalcitizen

*Sports to School.com Scholarship
Deadline to apply: 2/20/03
athletes hoping to play at college http://www.sportstoschool.com

*Eco-Hero Award
Deadline to apply: 2/28/04
14-16 years old who exhibit environmental initiative
http://www.actionfornature.org

*The

US

Foreign AService Essay Contest
Deadline to apply: 3/1/04
Essay on the Foreign Service $700-2,500
http://www.afsa.org/essay/contest/essaycontest1.cfm

Dorothy Vandercook Peace Scholarship
Deadline to apply: 3/1/04
Seniors, biography of activities dedicated to nucleur disarmament,
conflict resolution or community service
http://www.grandmothersforpeace.org/scholarships/

*May Family National Arts and Writing Contest
Deadline to apply: 3/3/04
Thoughts or feelings about the holocaust in writing or art
http://www.ushmm.org/education/forstudents/

*Harvest Foundation Scholarships
Deadline to apply: 3/15/04
affordable housing-related scholarships
http://www.michhome.org/harvestapp.html

*Anthem Essay
Deadline to apply: 3/18/04
>Freshmen and Sophomores 800-1200 word essay on Ayn Rand's Novel
$30-2,000 http://aynrand.org/contests

Delta Kappa Gamma Dorothy Russell Scholarship
Deadline to apply: 3/24/04
Female senior, 3.0+, leadership, college-bound alamkin9@ypsd.org

*Davidson Fellows Scholarships
Deadline to apply: 3/26/03
"significant piece of work" aimed at helping others $10,000-50,000
http://http://www.ditd.org/public/

*NFIB Free Enterprise Scholars Award
Deadline to apply: 3/31/04
Essay about free enterprise $ 1,000 http://www.nfib.com/education

*SPAACSE Scholarship
Deadline to apply: 4/14/04
Seniors, essay on US space program $1,000+ http://www.stars4space.org

*Annual Signet Classic Scholarship Essay
Deadline to apply: 4/15/04
juniors and seniors, essay based on the "Picture of Dorian Gray" by
Oscar Wilde.
$1,000
http://penguin-putnam.com/static/html/us/academic/essayhome.html

*Fountainhead Essay
Timeline to apply: 4/15/04
juniors and seniors 800-1600 word essay on Ayn Rand's Novel
$50-10,000 http://aynrand.org/contests

*Holocaust Rememberance Project
Deadline to apply: 4/30/04
Essay contest $100-5,000       http://www.holocaust.hklaw.com

AAA School Safety Patrol Scholarship
Deadline to apply: 5/2/04
Senior, good academics and extra curricular (
CHS student won this a couple of years back)

eprallyUSA.com National Essay Contest
Deadline to apply: 5/8/04
500-1250 word essay. Topic see website
http://peprallyusa.com/contest.html

SET Educational Fund Scholarship
Deadline to apply: 6/1/04
financial need, Michigan college-bound $1400+ http://www.setfund.org

Brower Youth Award, Earth Island Institute
Deadline to apply: 6/1/04
environmental leadership awards $3000+
http://www.earthisland.org/home_body.cfm

$500-1,700 WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS   Deadline to
apply:
varies
         The Anthony Procassini Scholarhip is awarded to 1 CHS enior,
paying 100% tuition and $100 for books/semester. Scholarship awarded
to
top academic candidate.
         Presidents Honor Scholarship for GPA's 3.2+, pays for one
year
tuition renewable for the 2nd year with 3.0 GPA.
         Morse Barker Scholarship pays $1000 ($1500 for Cleary
College )
and is awarded to students with
financial need and do not smoke. Deadline for the Barker is March
25.
Recommendatiion and
transcript required.
         WARSP annual scholarships to WCC, $1500. Doreen Binder 483-
932.
         See counseling office for more details.

Educaid Gimme Five Sweepstakes
Deadline to apply: Varies
http://www.educaid.com/sweepstakes.htm

Illustrators of the Future Contest
Deadline to apply: varies
science fiction and/or fantasy artwork $500-4000

Yoshiyama Award for Exemplary Service
Deadline to apply: varies
Outstanding community service and leadership, (Hitachi Foundation)

Academic Year Ambassadorial Scholarships
Deadline to apply: varies
full-year experiences in several countries all-expense paid (Rotary
Foundation)
http://www.rotary.org

President's Student Service Challenge Scholarship
Junior or Senior        Community Service   $1,000

Deadline to apply: none

Linda Riddle/Women's Sports Foundation Int'l Scholarships   $ Varies
Deadline to apply: varies
Women athletes check :        http://www.WomensSportsFoundation.org
WoSports@aol.com

Learning for Life/BSA Scholarships
Deadline to apply: varies
College and community-based community service $varies
Contact Boy Scouts of

America

1325 W. Walnut Hill Lane,
Box 152079 , Irving , TX 75-015-2079

Gates and Melinda Scholarships
African American, Financial need http://www.gmsp.org
Deadline to apply: None

Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
Deadline to apply: None
Financial Need at Historically Black Public Colleges
http://thurgoodmarshallfund.org

More information is available on these specific scholarships and
ther
Scholarship resources in the Community High School Counseling ffices
or >on-line.Another Michigan-based listing is furnished by the
Southfield Public
School
sat http://www.southfield.k12.mi.us/slhs/slcareer/scholars.htm

For the complete list of more than 50 links, go to
http://www.counseling.org/resources/index.htm and click on
Scholarship Opportunities for College-Bound Students

Scholarships On The Net (1,500)
http://advocacy-net.com/scholarmks.htm

THE HARRY S. TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP SITE
http://www.truman.gov/

MARINE CORPS SCHOLARSHIPS
http://www.marine-scholars.org/

Target Scholarships
http://www.target.com/target_group/community/community_scholarships.j
tml

Additional scholarships and resources for minority students are as
follwos:

1) Ron Brown Scholarships---Go to: http://www.RonBrown.org The
ward:
10,000 for 10 to 20 students.It's renewable. Academic merit,
leadership,community service, all fields. The deadline is unusually n
>January. This is one of mostprestigious scholarships and it's
very>competitive.
>>(2) Jackie Robinson FoundationScholarship---Go to:
>ttp://www.JackieRobinson.org The award: $6,000 per year. Number of
>inners about 100. It's renewable. Academicmerit, leadership,
community
>service, allfields. Deadline is usually in April.
>
> (3) Project Excellence Scholarships---Go to:
>http://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.
>
>4) United College Fund Scholarships---Go to:
>http//www.uncf.org/programs
>The UNCF is one of our major scholarshipgateways. The awards are of
>varying
>amounts, and there are a great many under different names and
>requirements
>Grandmet,Duracell, for example). The deadline is usuallyDecember.
>
>5) Kodak Scholarships---The award: varying amounts to
$5,000.Number of
>awards: Varies. For those studying in film/cinematographyat

U.S.

>colleges.
>http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/programs/student/scholarships.html
>
> 6) Intel Science Talent Search---Go to:
http://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. *In one news story, we read an inspiring story
>About an AA student who was a semi-finalist for her cancer related
>research. Students who do well
>here usually have strong school support and one-on-one mentoring.
>
>7) NACME Scholarships---(National Action Council For Minoritiesin
>Engineering) Go to: http://www.nacme.org/sch_index.html The award
>Amounts go to $20,000, and many are awarded. This is our major
engineering
>scholarship gateway.
>You must be an engineering student. The deadline Is usually in
February.
>
>8) Gates Millennium Scholarships---Go to:
http://www.gmsp.org/SOW4/
>The goal of 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. Deadline: March 15.
>
>9) NSBE Scholarships---(National Society of Black Engineers).
>http://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.
>
>10) ARMY ROTC Scholarships---(for Historically Black Colleges)
>Students looking to enroll at a HBCU must enroll in the Army ROTC.
Award
>amount to full-tuition.
>Many awards. Must have minimum 920 on SAT or 19 ACT score.
Deadline is
>November 15.
>
> 11) American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants
Scholarships
>(AICPA)---http://www.aicpa.org/members/div/career/mini/smas.htm For
>undergraduates studying accounting ata

U.S.

college with at least
30
>credits completed.Awards up to $5,000 with about 300 winners
annually.
>Deadline is in July.
>
>12) Bonner Scholar Scholarships---Go to:
>http://www.bonner.org/foundation/BSP/aboutbsp.htm Award amount:
$4,000
>and renewable till graduation. Community service is pivotal,as well
as
>need. Your college must be a participating college. Approx. 1,500
awards
>granted. Deadline
>varies.
>
>13) Developmental Fund for Black Students in Science and Technology
>Scholarships---Go to:
>http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/dlhinson/dfb_sch.htm Award
>amount: $2,000 and renewable. Several scholarships granted. This is
for
>science or engineering students at HBCUs. Deadline is June 15.
>
>14) Coca-Cola Scholars
>Scholarships---
http://www.thecocacolacompany.com/scholalars/index.html
>This is a major competition with hundreds of over 250 awards going
to
>"scholars,"with academic, leadership, and talent qualities.The award
>amount is from $4,000 to $20,000.You can apply on-line. The
deadline is
>October 31.
>
>15) Ambassadorial Scholarships---Go to:
>http//www.rotary.org/programs/amb-scho This is the prestigious
>"rotary" organization scholarship for students who can speak
another
>language and want to study
>abroad in the "host" country of that language. Award amounts are
from
>$10,000 to $23,000 fora 3
>month to full year of study abroad. You should have completed at
least 2
>years of college work.
>
>16) National Honor Society--(sponsored by the NationalAssociation of
>Secondary School Principals) Go to:
>http://www.nassp.org/scholarships/schol_nhs.htm This a scholarship
for
>National Honor--Society members in their senior year.Your
>chapter/school nominates you. Award amount is $1,000 for about 250
>students nationwide. The
>deadline is November.
>
> 17) Ronald McDonald House Charities and the United Negro College
Fund
>http://www.rmhc.com Students must be studying at a HBCUwhich is a
>member of the UNCF and have atleast a B average. It's for
sophomores. The
>award is from $1,000 to
>full tuition. Approx.60 students are selected. The deadline is
April 1.
>
>18) Xerox Technology Minority Scholarship-- http://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 "tech"
>areas. The award amount is up to $4,000 for undergraduates and more
for
>graduate students. The
>deadline is Sept. 15.
>
> 19) Alpha Kappa Alpha Scholarships--
>http://www.akaeaf.org/scholarshipprogram.html The above link is to
the
> Chicago headquarters and that gateway of scholarships. Note that
there
>are
>over 700 AKA Chapters, and you would be wise to contact sorors at
local
>locations. Scholarship opportunities abound. The deadline at AKA
>headquarters is Feb. 15. Applications (at the website) must be sent
>between
>Dec. 1st and January 30th each year. *Editor's note: all of our
Greeks
>(listed in our BlackExcel college guide) offer scholarships, and you
>should
>tap your local chapters.
>
> 20) NCAA Scholarships--(National Collegiate Athletic Association)
>http://www.ncaa.org/about/scholarships.html This is the major NCAA
>sports association student-athletes are associated with. Awards are
given
>in all sports
>categories,amounts from $3,000 to $12,500.Awards are also available
for
>sports related study( like
>sports journalism). Deadlines vary as do the number of awards each
year.
>
>21) National Alliance for Excellence Scholarships--
>http://www.excellence.org The student competitors can be seniors or
>already in college. They must submit an application that can include
>recommendations (academics),art (slides), dance (tapes),
photographs,
>or 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. The selection process is
>ongoing.
>
>22) Harry S. Truman Scholarship- http://www.truman.gov This is
one of
>the most prestigious scholarships,shaped for students who intend
>to pursue a career targeted to
>public service or government. Graduate study should be a goal, with
a
>portion of the funds
>directed there. You must be at least a junior, and your college
must
>nominate you. A "nomination"
>package must be created. The awards can reach as high as $30,000
over the
>years. Generally about
>80 students are selected. The deadline is February 1st.
>
> 23) National Association of Black Journalists--
>http://www.nabj.org/info_nonsustain.html The NABJ offers 10
>scholarships. It's a $2,500 award. Students should be attending a
>four- year University . They must present three letters of
recommendation
>from a school adviser,
>dean or a faculty member. Also, a 500-800 word article on a Black
>journalist must be presented. A
>gradepoint average of 3.0 is desirable. Eligible students must be
majoring in
>journalism-print,photography, radio or television. One of those
should be
>a career goal. Deadline
>is March 31.
>
> 24) Hispanic College Fund Scholarships--
>http://www.hispanicfund.org/hcf-scholar.html Major site for Hispanic
>students majoring in business-related areas, A to Z
(accounting,human
>resources, communications, and more). The award amount varies. Over
140
>awards granted. Deadline: April.
>
>25) Black Excel has helpful Latino/Hispaniclists gateways. Thanks
for
>this pivotal resource material from LaTonya Foreman
>(latonya_foreman@hotmail.com). Will forward if requested.
>
> 26) Arts Recognition And Talent Search Awards
>http://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).
>
>27) Society of Women Engineer Scholarships - These scholarships are
>targeted for women who are majoring in engineering or computer
>science.
>Award amount are from $200 to $5,000, and atleast 90 are granted.
The
>deadline for students already in college is February 1, but is May
15
>for
>high school seniors entering an "accredited"program.
>http://www.swe.org/SWE/StudentServices/Scholarship/brochure.htm
>
>28) American Institute of Architects Minority Disadvantaged
Scholarship
>http://www.e-architect.com/institute/scholar.htm This is a
scholarship
>for
>minority students enrolling in architecture programs. Awards are
from
>$500
>to $3,000. Generally 20 students are selected. Deadline is December
6.

OTHER BLACK/HISPANIC EXCEL SCHOLARSHIP POSSIBILITIES

ight Scholarship Gateways http://www.blackexcel.org/eight-schols.htm

100-Plus Summer Enrichment Programs
http://www.blackexcel.org/summer-progs.htm

Financial Aid & Scholarship Help
http://www.blackexcel.org/fin-sch.htm

>THE HISPANIC COLLEGE FUND
>http://hispanicfund.org/scholar.html
>
>JACKIE ROBINSON FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS
>http://www.jackierobinson.org/
>
>
>There is a great MENTOR website designed for
>all students considering Historically Black Colleges and
Universities.
>http://www.hbcumentor.org/
>
Check out Scholarship Searches on the WEB at:

http://www.winscholarships.com
http://www.mapping-your-future.org
         Student site for aid and scholarships
http://www.wiredscholar.com
http://www.gocollege.com
http://www.smexpress.com
http://www.usnews.com.usnews/edu/dollars/scholar/search.htm
http://www.estudentloan.com
http://www.fastweb.com Database of private-sector scholarships,
>grants,
>and loans
>http://fastaid.com Largest and oldest private sector scholarship
>database
>http://www.cashe.com
>         Database including thousands of private scholarships,
grants, and
>fellowships
>http://www.excite.com
>         Top jobs, resume tips, and career forecast
>http://www.embark.com/
>         Choice of majors, careers, links to colleges, scholarship
search
>http://www.collegequest.com
>         Financial aid and scholarships; Apply to over 1299 colleges
>http://MI-StudentAid.org
>http://www.petersons.com
>http://www.usmall.com
>http://www.studentservices.com/fastweb
>                 http://www.collegenet.com/mach25
>         Database contains over 600,000 awards totaling over 1.6
billion
>http://www.grantsandfunding.com
>         Government information services/education funding
>http://www.collegescholarships.com
         A list of scholarships from around the country
http://www.rams.com
http://www.collegeboard.org
         Scholarship search and financial planning resource
http://www.kaplan.com
http://www.salliemae.com/scholar/slmcashe.html
         Apply for scholarships up to $1000
http://www.act.org
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/CLAS/american-universities.html
http://www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/StudentGuide
http://www.gocollege.com
http://www.absolutelyscholarships.com
http://www.freschinfo.com
         The free scholarship search & information
http://www.pathfinder.com/money/college98
         Money Magazine's guide to making college affordable
http://www.yahoo.com/education/financial_aid/
         Provides links and info. about companies that give aid
http://www.sciencewise.com/molis
         Minority Online Information Services
http://www.coca-colacompany.com
>         Scholarships sponsored by the Coca-Cola Company
>http://www.gmsp.org The Gates Millennium Scholars Program
>http://www.collegeboard.org/fundfinder/html/ssrchtop.html
>         2000 scholarships, internships, and loan programs
>http://www.smexpress.com
>         Provides scholarship services of 8,000 programs, national
>organizations
>http://www.chase.com/educationfirst
>         Information from the national bank about paying for college
>http://www.plato.org
>         Apply for student loans on line
>http://www.free-4u.com/minority.htm
>         scholarships for many ethnic groups and minorities
>htttp://www.blackstudentfund.org
>         Comprehensive program serving Black students