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Avnet Law 2022 National Scholarship

Eligibility

  • Be a United States citizen or permanent resident.
  • Be accepted to or currently enrolled in an accredited college, university, or graduate program within the United States.
  • Demonstrate spirit of volunteerism and/or community service.

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How to Apply

  • Submit contact information: Name, Address, Phone Number, and Email Address. If you are under 18, contact information for your parents is required.
  • Submit a letter of recommendation from a teacher/faculty member referencing character and community service.
  • Submit a 1,000 word-max essay on the benefits of community service.

The application and submission guidelines can be found on the scholarship’s website.

Nicholas A. Pennipede Memorial Scholarship

Eligibility

  • You have been accepted to an accredited college or university and are going to be enrolled full-time within the next 6 months; OR
  • You have been accepted to an optometry school and are going to be enrolled as an optometry student within the next 6 months.

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How to Apply

  • Submit a 500-800 word essay and discuss:
    • How you plan to use your education to serve the community?
    • How will receiving this scholarship help you achieve your goals?
    • Why Eye Associates should select you for this scholarship?
  • Submit proof of enrollment or an acceptance letter from an accredited university or optometry school that is listed on the official website of the U.S. Department of Education.
  • Provide a statement of your current academic status, as well as evidence that you are currently enrolled or accepted at the institution as set forth above.
  • Complete the online application.

The application and submission guidelines can be found on the scholarship’s website.

The Beacon Scholarship for Rural America

Eligibility

  • College-bound graduating high school seniors, current college students, or adult learners.
  • 3.0 or higher GPA.
  • Must be enrolled in an accredited college program.
  • Must reside in rural area.
  • Must meet low-income criteria outlined in the online application.

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All applications must be submitted by June 30, 2023 (Spring Deadline) or November 30, 2023 (Fall Deadline).

How to Apply

  • Complete the online application.
  • Write an essay of approximately 750 words responding to the prompt:
    • How have you shown patriotism through your community involvement?
  • Submit a copy of your most recent high school or college transcript.
  • Submit 2 letters of recommendation from teachers, coaches, counselors, other academic professionals, or colleagues.
  • Submit a current photo or school photo for marketing purposes.

The application and submission guidelines can be found on the scholarship’s website.

Mesothelioma Cancer Victims Memorial Scholarships

Eligibility

  • Open to entering freshman only, any major field of study, or undecided major.
  • Must be entering a US-based four-year university or college or a two-year college.

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How to Apply

  • Provide two letter of recommendation.
  • Submit either a written essay (800-1,250 words) or video (2-3 minute) on the following topic:
    • How has cancer impacted your life? It can be any kind of cancer. Mesothelioma cancers, as well as other terminal cancers, have an impact well beyond the victim alone. How has a  type of cancer of your loved one impacted your life? How did it impact you while you or your loved one was fighting their illness? What hardships did you or your family experience? How will this scholarship help you to reach your academic goals?

The application and submission guidelines can be found on the scholarship’s website.

Child of an American Veteran Scholarship

Note: This application opens on June 15, 2022

Eligibility

  • The legal child (natural or adopted) of a veteran of any branch of the U.S. military service (U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard) who is either a:
    • High school senior with a cumulative GPA of 3.0, or
    • Student currently attending or enrolled in an accredited community college or undergraduate degree program with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.

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All applications must be submitted by December 15, 2022.

How to Apply

  • Complete the online application.
  • Submit proof of parent’s veteran status.
    • VA disability benefits summary letter
    • DD214
    • Military discharge certificate
  • Current Transcript
  • Write an essay (500 words) answering one of the following prompts:
    • How did growing up in a military family inspire your education and career aspirations?
    • What advice would you give to a younger child growing up in a military family?
    • What do you believe is the single most important thing our society can do to help veterans and their families?

The application and submission guidelines can be found on the scholarship’s website.

Washington Pointe Pest Control Scholarship

Eligibility

  • Open to any high school senior or college freshman from the state of Washington.

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All applications must be submitted by April 29, 2023.

How to Apply

  • Do something good for someone else, and include a note telling them to pass it on. Bonus points are awarded for including pictures. We want to hear what good deed you did to help your community.
  • After you have finished your good deed, pass along this scholarship to as many friends as you can. For every submission we get that says you referred/told them about this scholarship, you get bonus points.
  • Complete the online application.

The application and submission guidelines can be found on the scholarship’s website.

Future Leaders of IT Scholarship

Eligibility

  • Must be accepted or currently enrolled in a college or university
  • Majors in information engineering, information management, or a related topic

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All applications must be submitted by December 1, 2022.

How to Apply

  • Submit your most recent high school or college transcripts
  • Submit 3 letters of recommendation from teachers and/or counselors
  • High school seniors must provide proof of university or college acceptance
  • Submit an essay (1,000 word min) on why you are pursuing a career in information engineering, information management (or related academic discipline), what are your academic and professional goals, and what you hope to accomplish in your career.
  • Complete the online application

The application and submission guidelines can be found on the scholarship’s website.

Point Foundation Scholarships

Eligibility

  • Must be enrolled or intending to enroll at an accredited college or university based in the United States, in the fall of 2018.
  • Must be “out” as a person who identifies as a member of the LGBTQ community.
  • Must be enrolled full-time for the full academic year.
  • Must be enrolled in a degree-granting undergraduate or graduate/doctoral program. Post-doctoral research programs are not eligible.
  • Students studying at community colleges, online programs, or trade schools are not eligible.
  • Community college students must be transferring to a four-year college or university.
  • Must be at least a senior in high school.
  • If selected as a finalist, the finalist must be in North or Central America on April 26-28 and be available to fly to Los Angeles in order to remain eligible for the scholarship. All travel expenses will be covered by Point.

More Details

All applications must be submitted by January  24, 2022.

How to Apply

  • Complete the online application

The application and submission guidelines can be found on the scholarship’s website.

Pretty Lightroom Presets Scholarship Program

Eligibility

  • You should presently be a senior in high school;
  • Or be transitioning from high school to a college or university;
  • Or be already enrolled in a college or university inside the United States or Canada.
  • Employees and their immediate family members of PhotoshopActions.com are not eligible to participate.

More Details

All applications must be submitted by April 15th annually

How to Apply

  • Carefully research and compose an essay style Adobe Lightroom tutorial of 800 to 1,000 words, with screenshots and photos included to illustrate your points on one of the following topics. Use proper grammar and punctuation. Choose a topic below for your tutorial essay:
    • A Lightroom Mobile tutorial
    • Lightroom techniques for Fall, Winter, Spring, or Summer photos
    • How to re-touch skin in Lightroom for photographers
    • Any How To Lightroom tutorial
    • How Lightroom has changed photography
  • Email your essay in Microsoft Word document or plain text format to scholarship@lightroompresets.com
    • Please specify your name, contact telephone number, email address and mailing address. Your contact information will be held in confidence and will not be shared.
    • You can review our privacy policy here.
    • Include the name of the college or university and their mailing address of the financial aid office that you are presently attending or that you’ll be attending after high school.
    • Please attach a headshot photo of yourself in .JPG or .PNG format that is at least 300 pixels wide.

The application and submission guidelines can be found on the scholarship’s website.