SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY: 1 essay = 15 different scholarship opportunities
It’s not too late – the 2023 Profile in Courage Essay Contest™ is still accepting submissions from high school students!
Our annual Essay Contest™ encourages high school students across the country to share inspiring stories of elected leaders past and present. With a winning essay, students can receive one of 15 scholarship awards for college, including a $10,000 first-place prize.
The January 13, 2023 deadline for the contest is quickly approaching.
Virginia Tech's Black College Institute 2023 applications are now live!
Applications for Virginia Tech's 7th annual Black College Institute (BCI) are now live! We invite high-achieving and intellectually curious rising high school juniors and seniors to apply and participate in this summer academic leadership program! This year's BCI will be offered fully in person at Virginia Tech's main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. This residential program will offer one session for rising juniors and two sessions for rising seniors.
Current sophomores are encouraged to apply for the rising juniors session taking place June 11- June 14, 2023.
Current juniors are encouraged to apply for one of the rising seniors sessions taking place June 18- June 22, 2023, OR June 25- June 29, 2023. You can only participate in one of the two sessions.
All programs are FREE of cost to students! Rising Juniors apply here Rising Seniors apply here Application closes: April 1, 2023 Notification of acceptance: April 25, 2023 Confirm attendance: May 10, 2023 Unofficial Transcripts due: May 20, 2023 Benefits of attending BCI*:
Virginia Tech application fee waiver
BCI T-shirt
Peer mentorship, networking, and friendships
College admissions advising
Overview of financing college attendance/higher education
Exposure to the African American student experience at Virginia Tech
Live Q & A with the seven Virginia Tech Colleges
Completion of an interactive and education group project focused on the African-American experience.
*All benefits will be extended to those who successfully complete the program.
Virginia Tech Partners Participating: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Architecture, Arts, and Design, Pamplin College of Business, College of Engineering, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, College of Natural Resources and Environment, College of Science, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, and other campus departments and local organizations. For more information about the Black College Institute, visit vt.edu/admissions/black-college-institute or email bci@vt.edu.
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY: Sons of Italy in America Amici d’ Italia Lodge 2791 Scholarship
Applicants must be a U.S. Citizen with at least an Italian or Italian-American grandparent.
Applicants must have a minimum grade point average of 3.00 (not weighted)
Applicants must have a minimum SAT total score of 1000 or must have an ACT composite score of 23.
Recipients must be accepted as a full-time student into an accredited community college, college, university or technical/vocational school and enroll immediately following graduation from high school.
Application is posted on the Paxon School Counseling Team.
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY: Achieving the Dream Scholarship for Seniors applications are now open! Deadline to submit an application is May 15, 2023.
First Coast Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (FCHCC), along with its donors, awards promising Hispanic students’ scholarships to continue their education. FCHCC awards between 10-12 scholarships to deserving Hispanic students each year and recognizes them at an Annual Hispanic Heritage Gala & ATD Awards.
To qualify, students must be of Hispanic/Latino descent, live on one of the First Coast's five counties, have a 3.0 GPA, complete an application that includes two short essays, and send official transcripts for the selection committee to review and select the recipients.
Please share the information with ALL your students of Hispanic/Latino descent students.
Registration is open!
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY: Royal Vagabond Club Annual Scholarship Application
2023 marks the 10th year that the Royal Vagabond Club has made scholarship offerings of $1000.00 each to 4 recipients to attend an accredited college or university of their choice.
This past year’s recipients are currently attending Florida A&M University, Boston University, UCF and the US Naval Academy. Deadline to apply is March 1, 2023. The application is posted on the Paxon School Counseling Team in the Scholarships channel.
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY: Engineering Scholarship for High School Seniors!
Want to be an engineer?
Are you an outstanding student with high test scores AND have a financial need? This scholarship is for you!
Benefits include:
Mentoring
Tutoring
Specialized academic advising
Weekend retreats
Travel funds for research conferences
Job search preparation
Requirements:
Incoming Freshman
Full time enrollment
A major offered through the College of Engineering
Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Technology, Computer Engineering, Construction Management, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Tech, Engineering Tech Undecided, Engineering-Undesignated, Fire & Safety Engineering Tech, Fire Safety Engineering Tech, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Tech, Systems Engineering
Major Coding: CEGR, CIET, CPGR, CMET, EEGR, ELET, ETGR, ENGR, FSET, FRST, MEGR, MEET, SEGR
Family income reported through the 2022 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must indicate the student is eligible for a Federal Pell Grant
Student must have unmet financial needs in excess of $5,000
Completion of at least a pre-calculus course in high school and the ability to enroll in college calculus during the first semester at UNC Charlotte
Grade of C or better in all high school math courses
How to apply:
First, apply for admission to Charlotte
Then apply for the scholarship here.
Deadline:
Priority deadline:
February 1, 2023 for March 15 award decision
Main Deadline:
March 1, 2023 for April 15 award decision
After March 1:
Remaining available funds are distributed on a rolling basis
Scholarship applicants who are selected as finalists will be contacted for brief interviews with members of the selection committee.
The 5th Annual Greater Atlanta HBCU College Fair
The 5th Annual Greater Atlanta Historically Black College and University (HBCU) College Fair is scheduled (Virtual) on Friday, February 4th from 10am until 2pm and Saturday, and in-person February 11th, 2022, from 9am until 2pm at Meadowcreek High School, 4455 Steve Reynolds Blvd., Norcross, Georgia 30093.
High school juniors and seniors are encouraged to register for the fair by visiting the official website at: https://fair.hbcucf.org/registration
This year there will be an HBCU “Homecoming” week of events, workshops, and contests for scholarships and awards from February 4th through February 11th, 2023.
Additionally, student musicians will be offered a platform to display their talents before a panel of distinguished HBCU band directors for college band scholarships. Last year, the participating HBCU band directors offered students a total of $85,000 in potential scholarship dollars.
Please register for the fair by clicking here for the registration form. The information will be used to provide a follow up, plan, and promote the event. For all event details, including Student Registration, Workshops, Band Auditions, and the HBCU College Fair Essay Contest, visit our official website at https://fair.hbcucf.org/registration
Holiday Food Giveaway!
Lehigh Summer Program for High School Students (for current sophomores and juniors)!
We are excited to share that we are accepting applications from current high school sophomores and juniors for our Iacocca Global Entrepreneurship Intensive (IGEI)! This program will be hosted on Lehigh's campus from June 25 – July 22, 2023 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Your students can join a group of emerging leaders from across the U.S. and around the world to create diverse teams and solve a real problem facing a company or organization. Through the entrepreneurship intensive, they'll be able to do a dive deep into focus areas like sustainability, population health or business. The curriculum is led by faculty from across the university and throughout the worldwide Iacocca Institute network. It also includes contributions from and collaboration with Lehigh's Baker Institute for Entrepreneurship, Creativity & Innovation, the Lehigh@NasdaqCenter and the Mountaintop Initiative.
For more information and to apply, visit go.lehigh.edu/igei or join us for an upcoming information session:
December 14, 2022 at 12 p.m. EST and 7 p.m. EST
RSVP to gesummer@lehigh.edu to receive the Zoom link!
The early decision deadline for this program is February 19, 2023. After that date, we will admit qualified applicants on a rolling basis until the program maximum is reached.
Best regards,
Bruce Bunnick
Director of Admissions
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