Scholarship Bulletin Board

Deadline: June 30, 2012Throughout the year, our office periodically receives email notifications and mailings about scholarship opportunities. We would like to share this information with our students so that they have the opportunity to receive as much financial aid as possible. In addition to the digital versions here, these flyers are sent out on the Outside Scholarships Listserv and are in the Grant & Scholarship Programs binder in the office. We update this page with new scholarship opportunities on a regular basis so be sure to check back often.

Campus Explorer Exclusive Scholarships- A monthly $1,000 giveaway, designed to help students pay for their higher-education expenses. Every month, Campus Explorer will announce a new scholarship – and a new way to win. A winner will be randomly selected from the entrants.  Website

Scholarship Experts Scholarships- Provides frequently updated links to scholarship applications and programs for high school, college and grad school students throughout the year. You can also create a free scholarship search profile on their website.  Website

The American Legion Scholarships- The American Legion offers a number of scholarships and other resources to assist young people in their pursuit of higher education. There are opportunities for everyone, including kin of wartime veterans and participants in Legion programs.
Deadlines: Various | Website

Citizens Bank TruFit Good Citizen Scholarship
Amount: $1,000 - 5,000
Essay/Video: What does being a good citizen mean to you?
Eligibility: 16 years or older, high school or college students (graduate and undergraduate)
Deadline: April 30, 2012 | Website | PDF

DiversityJobs.com Scholarship
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadlines: April 30, 2012 and August 31, 2012 | Website

Just Jobs Academy Scholarship
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadlines: April 30, 2012 and August 31, 2012 | Website

LatPro Scholarship
Eligibility: Open to all Hispanic undergraduate and graduate students
Deadlines: April 30, 2012 and August 31, 2012 | Website

2012 Pauletta and Denzel Washington Family Gifted Scholars in Neuroscience Award
Eligibility: Open to all undergraduate, graduate and medical students.
Deadline: May 1, 2012 | Website | PDF

Central Scholarship - Charles Crane Family Foundation Grant for Jewish Studies
Amount: $1,000 to $10,000
Essay: Tell us why you are requesting a Financial Aid Award from CSB
Eligibility: Undergraduate/graduate students from MD, GPA above 2.0, family income below $90,000, pursuing degree in Judaic studies
Deadline: May 1, 2012 | Website

NACA Multicultural Scholarship Program
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Minority undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: May 1, 2012 | Website

NACA Regional Council Student Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Current undergraduate student
Deadline: May 1, 2012 | Website

Wangari Maathai Scholarship
Amount: $20,000 annual scholarship
Essay: Please define and explain leadership in the context of the sustainability challenges we face in the coming decades.
Eligibility: International students in the Bard CEP Master's Program (must complete International Financial Aid Application with Certificate of Finances)
Deadline: May 15, 2012 | PDF

Rachel Carson Scholarship
Amount: $20,000 annual scholarship
Essay: Please define and explain leadership in the context of the sustainability challenges we face in the coming decades.
Eligibility: U.S. students in the Bard CEP Master's Program (must complete FAFSA)
Deadline: May 15, 2012 | PDF

NACA East Coast Graduate Student Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Current graduate students
Deadline: May 30, 2012 | Website

College is Power (C.I.P.) Scholarship
Amount: $1,500
Essay: What is your primary goal for going to school?
Eligibility: Must be 17 or older (starting school within the year or currently enrolled in a program)
Deadline: May 31, 2012 | Website

Scholarship Detective Launch Scholarship
Amount: $1,500
Essay: How will you use this scholarship?
Eligibility: Undergraduate or graduate students
Deadline: May 31, 2012 | Website | PDF

America's Best Blogging Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Blog Topic: This semester we're asking students to pick their favorite presidential candidate, and in 300 words or more, tell us why that candidate has your vote. (Post this entry on your blog and include our embed code for validation, and submit the link to your post).
Eligibility: U.S. Citizens who are incoming freshmen for the fall of 2012 or current students
Deadline: June 30, 2012 | Website

Get Prepped LSAT Prep Scholarship
Amount: up to $1,000
Essay: 250 words describing why you are a deserving recipient of the award.
Eligibility: Law school applicants
Deadline: June 30, 2012 | Website | PDF

Ashley Soulé Conroy Foundation Scholarship-  Open to all full-time undergraduate students who have completed at least one year college coursework and has a GPA of at least 2.75. Must also have completed FAFSA.
Deadline: July 1st (for Fall semester 2012) | Website

The Fulbright Scholars Program- Now accepting applications for the 2013-14 academic year. Eligibility: the program is open to faculty, administrators, professionals, artists, journalists, scientists, lawyers and a variety of other professional disciplines. U.S. citizenship required at the time of the application; permanent residency alone is insufficient. Other eligibility requirements can be found on the Fulbright Program. To learn more about the various opportunities available this year, please visit their website.
Deadline: August 1, 2012.

Strategic Name Development (SND) Scholarship
Amount: $2,000
Essay: Develop five new name candidates for smartphone app
Eligibility: undergraduate students in Linguistics, English, Marketing or Mass Communications (min. GPA 3.0)
Deadline: August 15, 2012 | Website | PDF

2012 Foreclosure.com Scholarship Program
Amount: $5,000 or $1,000
Eligibility: Current undergraduate students
Deadline: December 1, 2012 | Website

Overseas Press Club Foundation
Amount: Varies
Requirements: Cover Letter, Resume, Essay
Eligibility: Graduate and undergraduate students studying to be foreign correspondents or studying abroad
Deadline: December 1, 2012 | Website | PDF

Central Scholarship - Vocational Grant
Amount: from $1,500 to $10,000
Essay: Tell us why you are requesting a Financial Aid Award from CSB
Eligibility: Undergraduate/graduate students from MD, GPA above 2.0, family income below $90,000
Deadline: December 1, 2012 | Website

The Annual Ruth Stanton Community Grant
Amount: $500
Eligibility: Applicant must be involved in community service
Deadline: February 14, 2013 | Website

Computer Science and Computer Engineering Academic Award
Amount: $1,000
Essay: Explain how you demonstrate your passion for technology outside the classroom; Describe an experience in a student organization or extra-curricular activity where you had to problem solve.
Eligibility: Applicants should be pursuing a degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering
Deadline: April 1, 2013 | Website | PDF

Scholarship: Writers of the Future Contest- Write a short story with a science fiction, fantasy, horror or speculative fiction theme and submit it to the website.
Deadline: Four deadlines per year, please check Website | PDF

State Grant Applications

Click below on your state of permanent residency for more information about what types of aid are available and how to apply:

• Delaware
• District of Columbia - Deadline: June 30, 2012
• Florida
• Maryland (Note: sometimes this website does not open on the first try, so you may need to re-load the page once or twice)
• Pennsylvania - Deadlines: May 1, 2012 (first-time applicants AND renewal applicants); August 15, 2012 (summer applicants)
• South Carolina
• Vermont

**Permanent residents of Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island will be automatically considered for state aid as long as the FAFSA is submitted by that state's deadline.**

To request inclusion of a scholarship flyer on this bulletin board, please send an email to fingrant@georgetown.edu. If possible, please attach the scholarship flyer in PDF format.