MARCH 8, 2010
KANSAS ASSOC. EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS deadline: March
5
CRITERIA: >Pursue
a certificate or assoc. degree in Diesel mechanics or Heavy Equipment Repair
>2.50
gpa
>Essay, school involvement
LULAC COUNCIL deadline:
March 6
CRITERIA: Hispanic
or Latino heritage
gpa
2.5
2
recommendations, personal statement or essay, reside in Shawnee County
Transcript,
activities
NATIONAL ENGLISH HONORS SOCIETY deadline:
Mar. 8
$1500-$3000
CRITERIA: Member of NEHS
Separate
scholarships for 2 year and 4 year colleges
Write
an essay, 2 recommendations
Application is on line at www.nehs.us/nehs/scholarships/index.shtml
KNIGHTS OF
COLUMBUS deadline: March 8
$1000
CRITERIA: Attend
post secondary in Kansas
Financial
need
3
letters of recommendation
Brief
essay
KANSAS GRAIN
AND FEED ASSOC. deadline:
March 12
1 at $500; 5 at $1000
CRITERIA: Merit
based-college major not a factor
Self-starter,
excellent academic background, good citizenship
ABWA-BUSINESS WOMEN deadline:
March 15
CRITERIA: Female
student attending Washburn
gpa
3.0
Financial
need, professional or business career goals
EDUCATIONAL
CREDIT UNION deadline: March 15
$500 renewable
CRITERIA: Attend
a 4 year college
Parent,
legal guardian or applicant must be an ECU member since Sept. 1, 2009
Major
in education
GPA
3.0
MANA DE
TOPEKA deadline:
March 15
5 at $1000
CRITERIA: Female
students of Latino/Hispanic ethnicity
gpa 2.90 or higher
Leadership
and community involvement
Goals
statement, financial need may be considered, 2 recommendations
KOHLÕS KIDS
WHO CARE deadline:
March 15
$1000-10,000
CRITERIA: Open
to all age groups
Student
must have undertaken a volunteer project that is above anything that might be
expected of their age group-activity to have been accomplished within the past
year
Go to website for details www.kohlskids.com
TOPEKA EVENING SERTOMA CLUB deadline:
March 19
2 at $500
CRITERIA: Plan
to attend a Kansas Regents university
gpa 3.25
Personal
statement
Volunteer
service, activities, leadership
*CHRISTOPHER EDMONDS-DEBATE AND FORENSICS
deadline: March 30
$1000
CRITERIA: Senior
at THS planning to attend a 4 year college or university
Competed
in debate and/or forensics for at least 3 academic years
Minimum
of 750 points awarded from NFL
Resume,
transcript, essay, future plans
SHAWNEE COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY deadline: March 31
CRITERIA: gpa
3.0
Career
goal in some field of medicine
Attend
post –secondary in Kansas-college, technical school or community college
1
letter of recommendation
KANSAS JUNIOR GOLF deadline: April 2
Amount: $1250 renewable
CRITERIA: >Have
participated in junior golf activities in high school and out
>Academics,
leadership, essay and financial need
>Attend
college in Kansas
>Applications
available at wwwkansasgolf.org
click on Kansas
Golf Foundation to scholarships
DELTA SIGMA
THETA SORORITY deadline: April 2
CRITERIA: African-American
female
gpa
3.0
Community
service; 3 recommendations, financial statement
Essay
SHAWNEE
COUNTY FARM BUREAU deadline:
April 15
8 at $500
CRITERIA: 4
different scholarships for varying areas of study-health and agriculture,
primarily
Transcript,
ACT/SAT and brief essay
TOPEKA HOME BUILDERS
ASSOC. deadline:
May 14
CRITERIA: Female,
full time student pursuing a career in the construction industry
ABBOTT AND FENNER SCHOLARSHIP deadline:
June 19
up to $1000
CRITERIA: Must go to the website to get
information-
www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm
AES ENGINEERS deadline:
Oct. 8, 2010
$500
CRITERIA: Character, as seen by an
essay written and submitted
website-
www.aesengineers.com/scholarships.htm