Blacks
at Microsoft Scholarships
Blacks at Microsoft (BAM) is a company-sponsored
diversity organization dedicated to supporting
the continued growth and development of African-American
employees at Microsoft Corporation. Each year,
BAM awards two $2,500 scholarships to outstanding
high school seniors who are interested in pursuing
careers in technology. The scholarships are renewable,
so winners who continue to meet the criteria can
receive an annual $2,500 award for up to four years.
Deadline is March 29th. Visit
Microsoft
Boeing National Merit Scholarship
Every year Boeing provides scholarships
to children of Boeing employees who are selected
as National Merit Scholarship winners. Students
enter this academic competition their junior year
of high school by taking the Preliminary Scholastic
Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying
Test (PSAT/NMSQT) in the fall. Awards are handled
by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
Contact your high school counselor for more information
regarding this scholarship also visit Boeing
BURGER KING Scholars Program
Every year, the BURGER KING Scholars
Program helps graduating high school seniors build
brighter futures. The awards ($1,000 each) are
sponsored annually by the fundraising efforts of
Burger King Corporation, BURGER KING franchisees,
and our restaurant guests in the United States,
Canada, and Puerto Rico. Deadline is February 15th Visit
Burger King.
Coca-Cola Two Year College Scholarships
https://www.coca-colascholars.org/cokeWeb/
Kohl's
Kids Who Care Scholarship
Kohl’s Kids Who Care Scholarship
program focuses on volunteerism rather than academic
performance. Numerous scholarships are given to
youth making a difference in their communities
through contributions of time and talent. Kohl’s
has more than $200,000 to award but nominations
must be received by March 15, 2007. Time is running
out to nominate young volunteers for Kohl’s Kids Who Care scholarships. The
online nomination process is easy and could win
volunteers ages 6 – 18 one of many $1,000
and $5,000 scholarships. Visit
Kohl's for details
Lowe’s Scholarship
Lowe’s Home Improvement -
The Lowe’s Scholarship and the Carl S. Buchan
Scholarship.
The Lowe’s Scholarship is open to all high school seniors who plan to
attend any accredited 2-year or 4-year college or university within the United
States. Winners are selected based on leadership qualities, community involvement
and academic performance. The Carl S. Buchan Scholarship is open to any Lowe’s
employees, spouses and their dependants. The employee must have had at least
90 days of service with the company as of Jan. 1 and must still be employed
when the awards are announced in May. In more than 350 scholarships totaling
more than $450,000 were awarded in both categories nationwide. Applications
are available here. Applications are usually accepted from January 1 through
March 15. Detail
are at Lowes.
Ronald McDonald House Charities
(RMHC) Scholarship
The RMHC Scholarship Program is designed to provide
financial assistance to eligible graduating high
school seniors who face limited access to educational
and career opportunities. Students are selected
and awards are distributed based on demonstrated
academic achievement, financial need and community
involvement. Additional selection criteria may
be specified by the respective participating
local RMHC Chapter based on strategic goals and
community
needs. The deadline for the academic
year is February 15. For Details
Here.
Scholarship Program Challenges High-School
Students to Make a Difference
Microsoft Corp. launched its
second annual You Can Make a Difference scholarship
program, which challenges secondary school students
around the world to design technology-based projects
to benefit charitable organizations. Previously
available only to students from the United States
and Canada, the program has been expanded this
year to include high-school and secondary-school
students around the world. Visit
Microsoft for Detail. Deadline for entries
is April 30.
Siemens Teacher Scholarship
The Siemens Teacher Scholarship initiative
was launched in March 2005 in partnership with
the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund and the
United Negro College Fund, to encourage minority
students to consider careers teaching math and
science.The funds will be administered by
the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund and the
UNCF - which will be awarded based on academic
merit and financial need. Also visit Siemens for
information.
The Xeron Technical Minority
Scholarship
Program Pursuing a career in Technology
has its built-in challenges. What needn't be a
challenge is finding the financial wherewithal
that will help you in achieving your goals. To
that end, Xerox established the Technical Minority
Scholarship Program. http://www.xerox.com Deadline
September 30 of the current year
Tylenol Scholarship
Contact: Citizens' Scholarship Foundation
of America, Inc., 1505 Riverview Road, P.O. Box 88,
St. Peter, MN 56082 http://scholarship.tylenol.com/
, Tylenol® Scholarship Eligibility: Student must
be an undergraduate or graduate with at least one
more year of education remaining. The applicant must
demonstrate leadership in their community and school,
and intend on majoring in a health-related field.
Awards: Ten $10,000 awards and 30 $5,000 Grants;
Deadline: May 15 |