Scholarships available include:
◊Thea Leopoulos Visual Arts Scholarships, state, $2,000- $4,000, deadline Jan.
17, 2012, for Arkansas High school junior or senior, original artwork based on theme, www.theafoundation.org; apply on-line: Top 15 finishers will be asked to send their art to the Foundation for finals judging.
◊Young Filmmaker Scholarships, state, four $2,500, deadline April 8, 2012, for graduating senior, does NOT need to be majoring in a media related field, submit five DVD copies of work, one award per category: screenwriting, directing, cinematography, editinghttp://www.aetn.org/studentselects/ scholarships; on-line registration.
◊BigSun Scholarship, national, $500, deadline June 22, 2012, for graduating high school senior, planning to attend college, student athlete who participated in any sport, short essay www.
bigsunathletics.com; apply online.
◊Crowder College - College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP), college, oneyear tuition, deadline as soon as possible, for graduating high school senior, current or former migrant student, plan to attend Crowder College; apply: http://www.crowder.
edu/PROGRAMS/international-students/CAMP/index.php.
◊AXA Foundation-AXA Achievement Scholarship,national, One in each state for $10,000 (10 of those receive an additional $15,000), deadline Dec. 1, 2011, for U.S.
citizen or legal resident, high school senior, plan to enroll in accredited two-year or four-year college or university in the U.S., outstanding achievement in an activity in school, the community or the workplace, letter of recommendation http://www.axa-equitable.com/axa-foundation/AXA-achievementscholarship.html; apply on line.
◊Thea Leopoulos Performing Arts Scholarships, state, amount varies, deadline Feb.
5, 2012, audition Feb. 7, 2012, for high school senior, sing, dance, or act, winners do NOT have to major in the performing arts to receive this scholarship, no gpa, test score or major requirements! Top 10 places win scholarships & educational partners offer additional scholarships to THEA Winners www.
theafoundation.org; on-line registration; audition is in Little Rock.
◊Thea Leopoulos Creative Writing Scholarship Competition, state, amount varies, deadline Jan. 30, 2012, for high school senior, submit original short story, educational partners offer additional scholarships to THEAWinners www.theafoundation.org; on-line registration.
◊Ark. Govenor’s Commisssion on People with Disabilities Scholarship, www.governor.arkansas.gov/officeoverview.html, Feb. 28, 2012
◊Hispanic College Fund Scholarship, http://www.hispanicfund.org, April 15, 2012
◊Native American Scholarship Program, http://www.
catchingthedream.org, April 15, 2012
◊Regency Beauty School, [email protected], April 20, 2012
◊Learning Disabilities Association of Arkansas, http:// www.ldarkansas.org, April 20, 2012
◊UAMS Nursing Scholarship Program, http://www.nursing.uams.edu/Scholarships/default.asp
◊Military Dependents Scholarship, http://www.arkansashighered.com/miakia.
html, June 1, 2012
◊Single Parent Scholarship, http://www.spsfnwa.org, June 15, 2012
◊Arkansas High Tech, http://dwe.arkansas.gov/hightechscholarship.htm , July 1, 2012
◊Lilly Reintegration Scholarship, http://www.reintegration.com/resources/scholarships/apply.asp
◊Autism Society Awards, www.autism-society.org
◊Arkansas Foster Care Education and Training Voucher, www.statevoucher.org
◊Arkansas Distance Learning Association Greg M. Heuberger EducationalGrant, www.ardla.org/Heuberger_grant.htm
◊Discover Colleges, www.DiscoverColleges.com
◊Preston Woodruff Scholarship, www.asla.info
◊Tysons Team Member’s Children, www.teammemberessay.com &
◊Tyson Foods Scholarships (engineering, business, computer science), pick up application at Tyson Home Office
◊United Negro College Fund, www.uncf.org
◊Walmart Associates and Associate’s Children, http:// www.walmartstores.com/ CommunityGiving
◊Arkansas Public Health Association - $500, http://www.arkpublichealth.org/scholarships.php , March 16, 2012
◊Arkansas Public Health Association - $1,000, http:// www.arkpublichealth.org/scholarships.php , March 16, 2012
◊American Legion Oratorical Program, http://www.legion.org/oratorical/about
◊Abbott and Fenner Scholarship, http://www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm, June 15, 2012
◊Arkansas Alumni Association, google-site search, Dec. 1, 2011
◊American Legion, googlesite search, March 15, 2012
◊Big Sun Athletic, googlesite search, June 22, 2012
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Editor’s note: Randi Jo Hutchinson-Kelso is the counselor for Pea Ridge High School.
School, Pages 9 on 11/30/2011