SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

 

 

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MARCH 8, 2010

 

 

Most applications available in the Counseling Center                                    *new at this time

 

 

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