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Please scroll through this list of available scholarships organized by application deadlines. This list is updated frequently. For information about scholarships organized alphabetically, please go to the Scholarships by Name page. Detailed information and application forms for individual scholarships may be obtained from the College/Career Center. For information on FCPS-linked scholarships (marked ***), log in to Family Connection and click on Scholarship List under the About College heading.

 

Scholarships by Deadline
Deadline Name Amount Special Criteria Website
11/13 In Hope Freedom Rings Foundation 10K Citizen of US, Fairfax County resident, plan to attend US college or university; essay. Web
11/13 P.E.O STAR 2.5 K Female, leadership, extracurricular activities; US or Canadian citizen or permanent resident. Need PEO recommendation. Web
11/15 Hollins Poetry Contest to 200 female; poetry contest Web
11/15 National Center for Women & Info Tech 500 Girl; apt/int in computing; leadership; academics; relatives of employees or board members of NCWIT not eligible Web
11/15 Natl Center for Women & IT 500+laptop females, computing-related achievements and interest, apply online Web
11/20 MIT THINK Competition to 500 U.S. Resident; no team projects; THINK = Technology for Humanity guided by Innovation, Networking, and Knowledge. Web
11/20 NOVA Student Peace Award 100 Made a substantial contribution to peacemaking or conflict resolution; possibly a member of a student mediation program; see Mrs. Kobick if interested in applying
11/23 Council for Amer.1st Freedom to 3K nomination by TJ: essay on religious freedom, must register online Web
11/30 Colgate Palmolive -Hispanic Heritage to 10K Hispanic descent. Must be 16 or older to enter. Not eligilble if affiliated with Colgate Palmolive or the Hispanic Heritage Foundation. Web
11/30 Naval Helicopter Assoc. to 3K Must be child, grandchild, spouse of Navy, USMC, or Coast Guard rotary wing aviator or aircrewman or children of people serving or have served in maintenance or support billets in rotary wing squadrons and wings. Web
11/30 Stokes Edu (Natl Security Agency) Tuition + US citizen; elibible for security clearance; SAT of 1600 or ACT of 25; must major in Computer Science or Computer/Electrical Engineering Web
11/30 Undergraduate Training Assistance Program to 18K Study academic programs deemed critical to Defense Intelligence Agency (see list); leadership; applicant & family members must be US citizens; financial need; apply online Web
12/1 Being An American to 5K Must be US cit. or legal resident. Teachers must register and submit no more than 5 essays; essay on "Being an American: Explore the Values that Unite Us"; teachers who submit winning essay also win prizes Web
12/1 Lotze, Barbara - Future Teachers 2K Must be U.S. citizen planning to pursue a career in teaching high school physics. Web
12/1 Mead, Robert G. 1K Student member of American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portugese for 2yrs Web
12/1 Soroptimist International-Richardson to 1K girls who volunteer within school, religious org., or community Web
12/15 AXA Achievement / U.S. News & WR to 25K Demonstrate ambition by outstanding achievement by a non-academic activity or project in school, community or workplace; US citizens or legal residents. Web
12/15 DAR - Christopher Columbus to 1.2K essay Web
12/15 Douglass, Frederick to 3K Must attend a public school within a 50-mile radius of D.C. Form available at FCPS Family Connection.
12/15 Hispanic Scholarship Fund-various to 5K There are various scholarships listed on website applicable to TJ students; criteria varies; apply online Web
12/15 Nat'l Conf of CPAs 1K Plan to puruse career as a certified public accountant. Web
12/15 Society of Automotive Engineers - University-Sponsored to full tuition intend to earn a degree in engineering or a related science or as defined by indiv univ. criteria Web
12/18 Rider University Writing Contest 100 Personal essay, fictional short story, or poem. Web
12/31 AnyCollege.com TBD random contest; awarded quarterly; apply on website Web
12/31 Bagnall, Charlotte Hoyt to 2.5K Study religious music and liturgy; church musician; musical qualifications Web
12/31 Ford, Anne 10K Must be US citizen and have documentation of identified learning disability Web
12/31 Knight, George & Stella Essay Contest to 2K Contact state chairman to confirm deadline; essay contest Web
12/31 National Fed of Indep Business to 10K Apply online; demonstrate entrepreneurial spirit/initiative by starting own business or participating in entrepenurial organizations Web
12/31 Top Ten List 1K US citizen or permanent resident; essay on "Create a 'top ten list' of the craziest or most unique scholarships you have heard of, and briefly describe each scholarship. Note: The awards may be real or fictional." Web
1/4 National Honor Society to 13K See TJ NHS sponsor, Mr. Cullen, for information. Web
1/6 US JCI Senate Foundation 1K Leadership, recommendations; U.S. Citizen Web
1/8 Elks-Legacy 4K Child or grandchild of living Elk (member on or before 4/1/07), apply through member's Elk lodge, exhibit core values of knowledge, charity, community, integrity; apply on-line Web
1/11 Gates Millenium Scholars No limit Afr/Amer, Hispanic American, Amer Ind, Alaska Native, Asian-Pac American; signif. financial need; US citizen, national or permanent resident, leadership; must meet Federal Pell Grant eligibility criteria Web
1/12 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exch. exch. program tuition 1 yr. program to attend German high school, no German language skills required, US citizen, national or permanent resident, communication skills; on-line application Web
1/15 Christopher's Poster Contest to 1K Poster contest Web
1/15 Columbia College Chicago to 200 Writing contest; no poetry; submit up to two manuscripts in each category: fiction, creative nonfiction, and/or short plays Web
1/15 Cooke, Jack Kent Young Artist 10K Classical musicians, exceptional musical talent, unmet financial need, strong academic achievement; award covers tuition for summer program and/or equipment Web
1/15 Society of Automotive Engineers - Various
Society of Automotive Engineers - Undesignated
to 6K US citizen, plan to enroll in engineering program or related sciences. See each scholarship for specific eligibility criteria. See separate file for university-sponsored scholarships Web
1/15 Washington Crossing Found to 5K intend career in government service; US citizen Web
1/27 Davidson Fellows - Outside the Box to 50K full app due 3/3/10; see website; must demonstrate talent w/ a significant piece of supervised research; write-up and DVD/video req'd, must be under age 18 as of 10/1/10. Web
1/30 VA Latino Higher Education (VALHEN) tbd Hispanic/Latino, plan to attend college in VA Web
1/31 NESA-Hall/McElwain 1K Eagle Scout; merit Web
1/31 NESA-various to 12K Eagle Scout, need; svarious awards available Web
1/31 Princeton Prize in Race Relations to 1K actively working to improve race relations Web
2/1 Amer Fire Sprinkler Assn - VA to 1.5K Essay on residential automatic fire sprinklers. Web
2/1 DAR - Virginia Amer History to 1K Must be US citizen; plan to complete min 24 credit hrs in Am Hist or Am Gov't; need considered Web
2/1 DAR - Virginia Nursing to 1K Must be US citizen; plan to attend a Virginia school of nursing; need considered Web
2/1 VA Tech-Pamplin Leader 1K Plan to attend VaTech; academics, leadership & service; 3.75 GPA Web
2/1 Young Epidemiology Scholars to 50K research project applying epidemiological methods of analysis; US citizen or permanent resident; register and apply online. Web
2/15 Oh the Places You'll Go 5k Essay. Web
2/17 Davidson Fellows - Music/Lit/Phil to 50K full app due 3/3/10; see website; must demonstrate talent w/ a significant piece of work in music, liter, phil or combination; write-up and DVD/video req'd, must be under age 18 as of 10/1/10. Web
2/17 Davidson Fellows - Science/Math/Tech to 50K full app due 3/3/10; see website; must demonstrate talent w/ a significant piece of work in science, tech, math or combination; write-up and DVD/video req'd, must be under age 18 as of 10/1/10. Web
2/27 Vietnam Veterans of America to 200 Poem; reside or attend school in Fairfax or Arlington Counties, or cities of Falls Church, Alexandria, or Fairfax.
3/1 Grandmothers for Peace to 500 Activities relating to peace & social justice, nuclear disarmament issues or conflict resolution; describe how you will contribute to peaceful & just society in the future Web
3/1 Hispanic Scholarship Fund/Pepsico to 4K Legal residents of US Web
3/1 Print and Graphics Schol. Found. to 1.5K Plan career in graphic communications and/or printing. Web
3/5 Southeast Asian to 2K ***; need; at least one parent born in Vietnam, Laos or Cambodia; extra-curricular activities/work Web
3/15 P.E.O. VA State-various to 2.5K Need, Female, attend VA college, activities Web
3/31 Scott, Janice M. 2.5K Evaluated primarily on financial need; community service; writing skill; US citizen or permanent resident; *** Web
3/31 WRTC Legacy of Life to 5K Essay theme: "Organ & Tissue Donation: Persuade Someone to Give the Gift of a Lifetime"; persuasive argument on the topic, fiction or non-fiction Web
5/4 Actuarial Diversity Up to $1K African American, Hispanic & Native American; career in actuarial Web

 

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