1) Check out this website for some great scholarships on UniGo’s page. Click here
2) Below you will find scholarships with late January deadlines. These scholarships are from http://jlvcollegecounseling.com/2016/01/16/scholarship-saturday-january-16-2016/
For More information you can click on the name of the scholarship. Hard copies of this are available in the guidance office.
Orange Scholars Program
Sponsor: The Homer Fund
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: Jan. 25, 2016
Description: Scholars program is open to high school seniors and current college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Applicant must also be a dependent of an hourly associate of The Home Depot and its subsidiaries to be eligible for the program.
10 Words or Less Scholarship
Sponsor: StudentScholarships.org
Amount: $500
Deadline: Jan. 29, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students between the ages of 14 and 25 years of age who will be attending school in the Fall of 2016. Applicant must like the MyScholarships Facebook page and share in 10 words or less why they deserve the scholarship.
National Ag Day Essay Contest
Sponsor: Agriculture Council of America
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Jan. 29, 2016
Description: Contest is open to students in grades 9 through 12 in the 2015-2016 school year. Applicant can submit an essay and/or video on the given topic related to agriculture.
NYWICI Scholarships
Sponsor: New York Women in Communications
Amount: Up to $10,000
Deadline: Jan. 29, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens or permanent residents who live in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, or Pennsylvania. Applicant must be a high school senior or current college student and majoring (or planning to declare a major in) in Communication-related fields.
Technology Addiction Awareness Scholarship
Sponsor: Digital Responsibility
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Jan. 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to current high school and college students. Applicant must submit a short statement about technology addiction.
2016 Union Plus Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Union Plus
Amount: Up to $4,000
Deadline: Jan. 31, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to current and retired members of unions participating in any Union Plus program, their spouses and their dependent children. Applicant must be accepted into a U.S. accredited college, university, community college, technical or trade school at the time the award is issued.
AACN Partnership & Student Scholarship Program
Sponsor: CertifiedBackground.com
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: Jan. 31, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students admitted or enrolled in a baccalaureate or higher degree nursing program at an AACN member institution with at least a 3.2 GPA.
APCA Scholarship Program
Sponsor: APCA (Asian Pacific Islanders for professional and Community Advancement)
Amount: Up to $2,000
Deadline: Jan. 31, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors with a GPA of 3.0 or higher who are United States citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Applicant must reside in states where there are currently APCA chapters (specific locations available on website).
Association of Women in Mathematics Essay Contest
Sponsor: Association for Women in Mathematics
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Jan. 31, 2016
Description: Contest is open to students in grades 6 through 12 and undergraduate students. Student must submit an essay based on an interview with a women currently working in a mathematical career.
Beauty School Scholarship
Sponsor: Beauty Schools Directory
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: Jan. 31, 2016
Description: Applicant must be planning on attending a program related to the beauty industry (cosmetology, barbering, hair design, nail technology, etc.)
ChameleonJohn Annual Student Scholarship
Sponsor: ChameleonJohn
Amount: Up to $1,000
Deadline: Jan. 31, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to current or future (next year) college students. Applicants must submit three personal essays.
Microsoft Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Microsoft
Amount: Up to full tuition. Recipient will be required to apply for a summer internship, and if offered, must complete the internship at Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Washington.
Deadline: Jan. 31, 2015
Description: Applicant must be enrolled full time in a Bachelor’s degree program at a four-year college or university in the United States, Canada, or Mexico. Applicant must be working towards an undergraduate degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical discipline such as electrical engineering, math, or physics.
