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"Scholarships Anyone Can Win"
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Here is a list of scholarships
that almost anyone can win. There are very few restrictions - you don't have to
be a "son of a forth generation firefighter whose grandfather was also a veteran
in the First World War." Be sure to contact each group directly for an
application.
Educational Communications Scholarship
Assistant
to the Chairman, 721 North McKinley Road, Lake Forest, IL
60045
708.295.6650
Eligibility: High school sophomore, junior, or
senior. US citizen.
Details: Based on GPA, test scores, leadership
experience, work experience, and financial need. Must submit essay and
transcript. Send SASE for application.
Award: $1,000
average.
Number of awards: 150.
Deadline: Mid-March to
request application. Beginning of June for scholarship.
Award year:
Freshman.
Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student
Award
Contact local Elks for state association address or 2750 North
Lakeview Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614-1889
312.477.2750
www.elks.org
Eligibility: High school senior. College students are not
eligible. US citizen. Need not be member of Elks.
Details: Based on
leadership experience, academic achievement, and financial need.
Award: $1,000 - $5,000.
Number of awards: 500
maximum.
Deadline: Mid-November applications are available only
through local lodges. Mid-January scholarship deadline.
Award year:
Freshman.
Executive Women International
515 South, 700 East,
Suite 2E, Salt Lake City, UT 84102
Eligibility: High school junior
(male or female).
Details: Based on academic achievement, leadership
experience, and work experience. Write to address above and send SASE for
application.
Award: $100 - $10,000.
Number of awards:
6.
Award year: Freshman.
Harrah's Casino Hotel Project 21
Scholarship
Legal Department, 1725 Brigantine Blvd., Atlantic City, NJ
08401
Details: Must submit poster that was displayed in school or
essay published in school newspaper on the topic of underage
gambling.
Award: $1,000.
Number of awards: 5 poster winners,
5 essay winners.
Deadline: End of June.
Award year:
Freshman.
Investor-Owned Electric Utilities of Texas
State
FHA/HERO Advisor, Texas Education Agency, 1701 North Congress, Austin, TX
78701
Eligibility: High school senior.
Details: Based on
two-page, typewritten essay on conserving energy in the home.
Award:
$1,000.
Deadline: Beginning of March.
Award year:
Freshman.
National Peace Essay Contest
Education Specialist,
United States Institute of Peace, 1550 M Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC
20005-1708 202.457.1700
Details: Must write 1,500 word essay on topic
concerning international conflict resolution.
Award: $5,000
maximum.
Number of awards: 56.
Award year:
Freshman.
Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 170, Canal
Street Station, NY, NY 10013
Eligibility: High school or college
student.
Details: Based on academic achievement and financial need.
Send SASE and one-page letter describing financial need and academic achievement
for application.
Award: $250 - $2,500.
Number of awards:
43.
Deadline: Beginning of May.
Award year: Freshman,
sophomore, junior, senior.
Target All Around
Scholarship
Eligibility: High school senior.
Details:
Application available at Target stores.
Award: $1,000 -
$10,000.
Deadline: Mid-September.
Award year: Freshman,
sophomore, junior, senior.
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Al Brouillard
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