| 11/20 |
MIT THINK Competition |
to 500 |
U.S. Resident; no team projects; THINK = Technology for Humanity guided by Innovation, Networking, and Knowledge. |
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| 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 |
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| 11/23 |
Council for Amer.1st Freedom |
to 3K |
nomination by TJ: essay on religious freedom, must register online |
Web |
| 11/25 |
Comcast Leaders & Achievers |
1K |
Leadership, community service; Comcast employees, etc. not eligible; must be from community where comcast is available |
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| 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 |
Korean War Vet Appreciation |
to 1.5k |
Essay and/or video required of interview of Korean War vet. or family of missing soldier. |
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 |
| 12/11 |
Alliance for Young Artists & Writers |
to 10K |
Submit work to Regional affiliates online; register at least 2-3 weeks before deadline and submission |
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. |
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| 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 |
| 12/20 |
Tall Clubs International |
to 1K |
Get sponsorship from Tall Club Washington, DC (202-239-5689) for application requirements; must be minimum of 5'10" for women or 6'2" for men |
Web |
| 12/28 |
Lions Bland Music Competition |
to 2.5K |
Render one composition 8 minutes or less to present it; 1 entry; choose vocal or instrumental division; must be sponsored by a Virginia Lions Club; registration is limited to the first 10 vocal & 10 instrumental applicants; Contest held 2/7/09 |
Web |
| 12/31 |
AFSCME Family |
to 2K |
Daughter, son or financially dependent grandchild of active or retired AFSCME member. |
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 |
| 1/5 |
LAOH National Irish History Contest |
to 1K |
Essay on "The Irish Playing the Game: The Sports of the World" |
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 |
| 1/9 |
Brown, Ron |
10K |
African-American; need; renewable; leadership potential; community service |
Web |
| 1/9 |
JFK Profile Essay |
to 5K |
Essay on official w/political courage; must register online |
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 |
Frank, Anne |
to 10k |
Exemplify commitment, ideals and courage that Anne Frank represents today |
Web |
| 1/15 |
Lee-Jackson Found |
to 10K |
essay on Gen'ls R. E. Lee and/or Stonewall Jackson |
Web |
| 1/15 |
National Multiple Sclerosis |
to 3K |
Have MS or have parent with MS; US citizen or legal resident |
Web |
| 1/15 |
Society for Range Management |
app. 6K |
Major in range science or closely related field and attend a college with a range science program. Must be sponsored by member of one of 3 organizations - see scholarship application. |
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 |
| 1/18 |
Asian & Pac Islander |
to 5K |
various scholarships - all use the same application; Asian/Pacific Islander; U.S. Citizen, national or legal permanent resident, financial need |
Web |
| 1/23 |
Joyner, Tom |
full ride |
Must attend HBCU, US Citizen, leadership. |
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 |
| 1/30 |
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority - Nu Xi Zeta |
1K |
essay; resident of City of Alexandria or Arlington County |
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 |
to 1K |
Must be US citizen; must attend VA school & major in something other than nursing |
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 |
DAR - Dunn, Lillian & Arthur |
2K |
Must be US citizen; must obtain letter of sponsorship from local DAR chapter; mother must be DAR member |
Web |
| 2/15 |
DAR - Pittenger - Amer. Hist. |
2K |
Must be US citizen; must obtain letter of sponsorship from local DAR chapter; college study to include min. of 24 credit hours in Amer. Hist. or Amer. Govt. |
Web |
| 2/15 |
Oh the Places You'll Go |
5k |
Essay. |
Web |
| 2/16 |
Ronald McDonald Charities Scholars |
1K+ |
for 2010 only RMHC scholars program is available to TJ student which is open to all students; need considered; community involvement; US legal residents |
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. |
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| 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 |
| 3/15 |
Project Math Minds |
to 5K |
Actuarial and math research and analysis project. |
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 |
| 4/1 |
DAR - American Indian |
1K |
Native American (proof required); need; request application by mail from scholarship office |
Web |
| 4/15 |
Word Nerd |
$250 |
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Web |
| 5/4 |
Actuarial Diversity |
Up to $1K |
African American, Hispanic & Native American; career in actuarial |
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