Outside Scholarship Resources
Abbott & Fenner
www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm
To apply for this scholarship you will need to write
an essay on one of the two topics below. Your
submissions must be sent to us by email at
scholarships@abbottandfenner.com
• Discuss, in less than 1000 words, what you consider
to be the single most important societal problem? Why?
• How has your education contributed to who you are
today or how will it affect who you will become? In less
than 1000 words, discuss this question.
Deadline: see website
Adelante! U.S. Education Leadership Funds
www.adelantefund.org
ALPFA Scholarship Program
www.hispanicfund.org
American Architectural Foundation (AAF) - Minority
Scholarship Program
www.aiche.org/Students/Scholarships/index.aspx
American Chemical Society
www.acs.org/scholars
Scholarship designed to encourage African-American,
Hispanic, and Native American students to pursue
undergraduate college degrees in the chemical sciences.
Approximately 100 scholarships are available to
undergraduate students. High school seniors who
will be entering college are also eligible to apply.
Deadline: March 1, 2008
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE) -
Minority Scholarship Awards
www.aiche.org/sutdents/studentawards/stulist.htm
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
(AICPA) - Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students
www.aicpa.org/memebers/div/career/mini/smas.htm
Aspen Institute-William Randolph Heart Fellowship
for Minority Students
www.nonprofitresearch.org
Casualty Actuarial Society
www.beanactuary.org/college/scholarships.cfm
Celia & Marcos Scholarship Fund
www.cmf-scholarship.org/english/index_english.html
Chevrolet Excellence in Education Scholarship
http://www.gm.com/corporate/careers/student_center.jsp?p=scholarships
Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation
www.coca-colascholars.org
Basic eligibility includes: Must have at least
a 2.5 GPA, have documented community service or be
employed part- or full-time, and be enrolled in at least
two courses during the upcoming fall term at a two-year
institution. Competition is strong. Dalton State
can only nominate one student.
Deadline: Two weeks before stated deadline on
the Coca-Cola Scholars web-site
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
www.CHCI.org
Various scholarship listings and fellowships. Please
visit www.CHCI.org for
detailed information.
Deadline: Varies for each scholarship or
fellowship.
Consortium for Graduate Study in Management (CGSM)
www.cgsm.org
The Faith Hope and Charity Recycle Store, Inc.
Scholarship
www.FHCRecycle.org
Eligibility requirements: Gilmer county resident for
at least one year, a U.S. Citizen, and financial need.
For more information visit
www.FHCRecycle.org
or call 706-635-3045
Deadline: Open
FastWEB
www.fastweb.com
A free scholarship search service where each FastWeb
user answers a detailed questionnaire about themselves.
The site then uses this data to generate a personalized
suite of information regarding scholarships.
Deadline: dependent upon each scholarship
GATES Millennium Scholars
www.gmsp.org
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
Program
Awards up to $5000 for U.S. undergraduate students to
study abroad for up to one academic year. For full
eligibility criteria and online application visit:
http://www.iie.org/gilman
Deadline: October 9, 2007
GLAMOUR
www.glamour.com/news/top10collegewomen
Scholarship for female college juniors from the
United States and Canada recognizing exceptional
achievements and academic excellence.
Deadline: November 30, 2007
Government Finance
Officers Association of the United States and Canada-
Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship
www.gfoa.org
Hispanic Engineer
National Achievement Awards Corporation (HENAAC)
www.henaac.org
Hispanic Scholarship
Directories
http://www.scholarshipsforhispanics.com/
http://www.scholarshipsforhispanics.org/
http://www.maldef.org/pdf/Scholarships.pdf
Deadlines:
vary, see each web-site for specific scholarship
deadlines
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
www.hsf.net
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) is an
organization supporting Hispanic higher education.
The organization has many scholarship postings with
various deadline dates throughout the year. Some
deadlines are as early as August 1, 2006 for the
2007-2008 aid year.
Deadline: dependent upon each scholarship
IIEPassport Study Abroad Funding
www.studyabroadfunding.org
A funding resource allows you to search by country or
subject to find the study abroad funding information
that you need.
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
www.jackkentcookefoundation.org
Annually awards approximately 50 scholarships worth
up to $30,000 to students and recent alumni from
accredited community colleges transferring to four-year
colleges.
Deadline: January 18, 2008
Jeannette Rankin Scholarship
www.rankinfoundation.org
The
Jeannette Rankin Foundation is a non-profit organization
dedicated to raising funds for, and awarding
scholarships to, low-income women, ages 35 and older.
Each scholarship recipient has a vision of how a college
education will benefit herself, her family, and her
community. Most recipients are in truly meager financial
circumstances and may have other hardships or
disabilities.
Deadline: March 1, 2008
JELF
www.jelf.org/2008
The Jewish Educational Loan Fund has been helping
Jewish students in the Southeast attain their dreams of
a higher education by granting them interest-free loans
since 1961. These interest-free loans provide the final
dollars that bridge the gap between a student's total
financial resources and the cost of attending school.
Must be: Jewish, U.S. Citizen or a legal resident,
used in post-secondary training, undergraduate study or
graduate school, must demonstrate financial need.
Deadline: April 15, 2008
John Gyles Education Awards
www.johngyleseducationcenter.com
The John Gyles Education Awards are available each
year to students in both Canada and the United States.
They are the result of a private, benevolent endeavor
established in 1990. Full Canadian or American
citizenship is a requirement. Awards are available
to both male and female students for all areas of post
secondary study. A minimum GPA of 2.7 is required.
Criteria other than strictly academic ability and
financial need are considered in the selection process.
Selected students will receive up to $3,000.
Deadline: see website
The Foundation of the National Student Nurses'
Association, Inc.
www.nsna.org
For current enrolled students leading to an RN to
BSN, RN to MSN, or LPN/LVN to RN program. Must be
enrolled for a minimum of six credit hours. Involved in
student nursing organizations and/or community health
activities. Also, document academic achievement and
establish financial need. U.S. Citizen or Alien with US
Permanent Resident Status/Alien Registration Number.
Deadline: January 11, 2008
The Julian & Jan Hester Memorial Scholarship Fund
www.cbaofga.com
A scholarship to assist deserving high school seniors
in their first year of college. Qualifications
include: a complete application, prepare an essay
on community banking, reference from one teacher. Awards
are based on merit, not financial need.
Deadline: see application on-line
LaGrant Foundation
www.lagrantfoundation.org
League of United Latin American Citizens-National
Scholarship Fund
www.lnesc.org
National Federation of the Blind
www.nfb.org/scholarships
Are you a legally blind student? To apply,
complete the official 2008 Scholarship Application Form
online, then mail a print copy with the required
attachments to the NFB Scholarship Committee of the
National Federation of the Blind. Full details are
available online.
Deadline: All documentation must be received by
March 31, 2008.
The PFLAG-Atlanta Scholarship Program
www.pflagatl.org
Awards designed to recognize outstanding lesbian,
gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals.
Additional information and applications are available to
download from our website.
Deadline: Postmark on or before March 31, 2008
The Sallie Mae Fund
www.salliemaefund.org
The Sallie Mae Fund offers several scholarships. The
applications will be available in January of 2007 for
the 2007-2008 aid year. Their scholarships include
but are not limited to:
The Sallie Mae 911
Education Fund ,
Unmet Need Scholarship,
Community College Transfer Scholarships,
"Writers of Passage"
Scholarship, American Dream Scholarship, and
First in My Family®
Scholarship.
Deadline:
dependent upon each scholarship
The Presidential Forum on Renewable Energy
www.2008EnergyForum.org
A nationwide college
student essay contest in which three college students
will be named and awarded a $10,000 educational prize.
The contest begins November 17 and will engage college
students in issues of renewable energy, sustainability,
and conservation. The contest is open to students
who, as of January 1, 2008, are between the ages of
18-24; enrolled, full or part time, in an undergraduate
program; and a citizen of the United States of America.
Deadline date:
February 1, 2008
ScholarshipExperts.com
www.scholarshipexperts.com
Online database of
scholarships.
Deadline:
dependent upon each scholarship
The Scholarship Resource Network Express
www.srnexpress.com
A free scholarship database where the student
completes a profile to be matched up with potential
scholarships.
Deadline: dependent upon each scholarship
Schoolsoup.com
www.schoolsoup.com
Free scholarship search engine.
Ty Cobb Educational Foundation
www.tycobbfoundation.com
Undergraduate students who are residents of Georgia,
have demonstrated financial need, and have completed at
least 30 semester or 45 quarter hours of academic
credits with an average of "B" or higher in an
accredited college or university are eligible to apply
for Ty Cobb scholarships.
Deadline: Application must be postmarked by
June 15 for the upcoming school year.
United Hospice Foundation, Inc.
www.unitedhospicefoundation.org/scholarships.html
Offering $1,000 scholarships to Nursing, Pharmacy,
and Rehab students who have interest in working in an
end-of-life healthcare field upon graduation (hospice,
nursing homes, assisted living facilities, etc.)
Deadline: June 30, 2008
United Negro College Fund
www.unitednegrocollegefund.org You can use
this site to search through hundreds of scholarship and
grant programs administered by the United Negro College
Fund. Deadline: See website for details
Whitfield County Farm Bureau
Recognizing worthy, deserving and outstanding
individuals who are interested in pursuing a profession
in the field of Agriculture and Environmental Science,
Forest Resources and/or Family and Consumer Sciences.
The award will be made to students who are pursuing (as
a full time student) a Bachelor of Science degree in
Agriculture and Environmental Science, Forest Resources
or Family and Consumer Sciences. The Family is
required to be a member of Whitfield County Farm Bureau.
For application call 706-278-9380.
Deadline: May 9, 2008
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