| Actuarial Diversity |
5/4/10 |
Up to $1K |
African American, Hispanic & Native American; career in actuarial |
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| Amer Fire Sprinkler Assn - VA |
2/1/10 |
to 1.5K |
Essay on residential automatic fire sprinklers. |
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| AnyCollege.com |
12/31/09 |
TBD |
random contest; awarded quarterly; apply on website |
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| AXA Achievement / U.S. News & WR |
12/15/09 |
to 25K |
Demonstrate ambition by outstanding achievement by a non-academic activity or project in school, community or workplace; US citizens or legal residents. |
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| Bagnall, Charlotte Hoyt |
12/31/09 |
to 2.5K |
Study religious music and liturgy; church musician; musical qualifications |
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| Being An American |
12/1/09 |
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 |
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| Christopher's Poster Contest |
1/15/10 |
to 1K |
Poster contest |
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| Colgate Palmolive -Hispanic Heritage |
11/30/09 |
to 10K |
Hispanic descent. Must be 16 or older to enter. Not eligilble if affiliated with Colgate Palmolive or the Hispanic Heritage Foundation. |
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| Columbia College Chicago |
1/15/10 |
to 200 |
Writing contest; no poetry; submit up to two manuscripts in each category: fiction, creative nonfiction, and/or short plays |
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| Congress-Bundestag Youth Exch. |
1/12/10 |
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 |
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| Cooke, Jack Kent Young Artist |
1/15/10 |
10K |
Classical musicians, exceptional musical talent, unmet financial need, strong academic achievement; award covers tuition for summer program and/or equipment |
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| Council for Amer.1st Freedom |
11/23/09 |
to 3K |
nomination by TJ: essay on religious freedom, must register online |
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| DAR - Christopher Columbus |
12/15/09 |
to 1.2K |
essay |
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| DAR - Virginia Amer History |
2/1/10 |
to 1K |
Must be US citizen; plan to complete min 24 credit hrs in Am Hist or Am Gov't; need considered |
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| DAR - Virginia Nursing |
2/1/10 |
to 1K |
Must be US citizen; plan to attend a Virginia school of nursing; need considered |
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| Davidson Fellows - Music/Lit/Phil |
2/17/10 |
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. |
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| Davidson Fellows - Outside the Box |
1/27/10 |
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. |
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| Davidson Fellows - Science/Math/Tech |
2/17/10 |
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. |
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| Douglass, Frederick |
12/15/09 |
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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| Elks-Legacy |
1/8/10 |
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 |
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| Ford, Anne |
12/31/09 |
10K |
Must be US citizen and have documentation of identified learning disability |
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| Gates Millenium Scholars |
1/11/10 |
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 |
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| Grandmothers for Peace |
3/1/10 |
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 |
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| Hispanic Scholarship Fund/Pepsico |
3/1/10 |
to 4K |
Legal residents of US |
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| Hispanic Scholarship Fund-various |
12/15/09 |
to 5K |
There are various scholarships listed on website applicable to TJ students; criteria varies; apply online |
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| Hollins Poetry Contest |
11/15/09 |
to 200 |
female; poetry contest |
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| In Hope Freedom Rings Foundation |
11/13/09 |
10K |
Citizen of US, Fairfax County resident, plan to attend US college or university; essay. |
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| Knight, George & Stella Essay Contest |
12/31/09 |
to 2K |
Contact state chairman to confirm deadline; essay contest |
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| Lotze, Barbara - Future Teachers |
12/1/09 |
2K |
Must be U.S. citizen planning to pursue a career in teaching high school physics. |
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| Mead, Robert G. |
12/1/09 |
1K |
Student member of American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portugese for 2yrs |
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| MIT THINK Competition |
11/20/09 |
to 500 |
U.S. Resident; no team projects; THINK = Technology for Humanity guided by Innovation, Networking, and Knowledge. |
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| National Center for Women & Info Tech |
11/15/09 |
500 |
Girl; apt/int in computing; leadership; academics; relatives of employees or board members of NCWIT not eligible |
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| National Fed of Indep Business |
12/31/09 |
to 10K |
Apply online; demonstrate entrepreneurial spirit/initiative by starting own business or participating in entrepenurial organizations |
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| National Honor Society |
1/4/10 |
to 13K |
See TJ NHS sponsor, Mr. Cullen, for information. |
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| Natl Center for Women & IT |
11/15/09 |
500+laptop |
females, computing-related achievements and interest, apply online |
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| Nat'l Conf of CPAs |
12/15/09 |
1K |
Plan to puruse career as a certified public accountant. |
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| Naval Helicopter Assoc. |
11/30/09 |
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. |
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| NESA-Hall/McElwain |
1/31/10 |
1K |
Eagle Scout; merit |
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| NESA-various |
1/31/10 |
to 12K |
Eagle Scout, need; svarious awards available |
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| NOVA Student Peace Award |
11/20/09 |
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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| Oh the Places You'll Go |
2/15/10 |
5k |
Essay. |
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| P.E.O STAR |
11/13/09 |
2.5 K |
Female, leadership, extracurricular activities; US or Canadian citizen or permanent resident. Need PEO recommendation. |
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| P.E.O. VA State-various |
3/15/10 |
to 2.5K |
Need, Female, attend VA college, activities |
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| Princeton Prize in Race Relations |
1/31/10 |
to 1K |
actively working to improve race relations |
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| Print and Graphics Schol. Found. |
3/1/10 |
to 1.5K |
Plan career in graphic communications and/or printing. |
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| Rider University Writing Contest |
12/18/09 |
100 |
Personal essay, fictional short story, or poem. |
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| Scott, Janice M. |
3/31/10 |
2.5K |
Evaluated primarily on financial need; community service; writing skill; US citizen or permanent resident; *** |
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| Society of Automotive Engineers - University-Sponsored |
12/15/09 |
to full tuition |
intend to earn a degree in engineering or a related science or as defined by indiv univ. criteria |
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Society of Automotive Engineers - Various
Society of Automotive Engineers - Undesignated |
1/15/10 |
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 |
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| Soroptimist International-Richardson |
12/1/09 |
to 1K |
girls who volunteer within school, religious org., or community |
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| Southeast Asian |
3/5/10 |
to 2K |
***; need; at least one parent born in Vietnam, Laos or Cambodia; extra-curricular activities/work |
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| Stokes Edu (Natl Security Agency) |
11/30/09 |
Tuition + |
US citizen; elibible for security clearance; SAT of 1600 or ACT of 25; must major in Computer Science or Computer/Electrical Engineering |
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| Top Ten List |
12/31/09 |
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." |
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| Undergraduate Training Assistance Program |
11/30/09 |
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 |
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| US JCI Senate Foundation |
1/6/10 |
1K |
Leadership, recommendations; U.S. Citizen |
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| VA Latino Higher Education (VALHEN) |
1/30/10 |
tbd |
Hispanic/Latino, plan to attend college in VA |
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| VA Tech-Pamplin Leader |
2/1/10 |
1K |
Plan to attend VaTech; academics, leadership & service; 3.75 GPA |
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| Vietnam Veterans of America |
2/27/10 |
to 200 |
Poem; reside or attend school in Fairfax or Arlington Counties, or cities of Falls Church, Alexandria, or Fairfax. |
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| Washington Crossing Found |
1/15/10 |
to 5K |
intend career in government service; US citizen |
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| WRTC Legacy of Life |
3/31/10 |
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 |
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| Young Epidemiology Scholars |
2/1/10 |
to 50K |
research project applying epidemiological methods of analysis; US citizen or permanent resident; register and apply online. |
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