Scholarships for Students
     Students, searching for scholarships can be time-consuming and hard work.  Please take a few preparatory steps before you begin your search to ensure that your time will be well spent and fruitful.  Planning ahead is EVERYTHING!

• Prepare a resume- Educational or Work Related; keep a log or folder of "things" you do, places you've gone, people you've met, lessons you've learned.  It will all come in handy when preparing your 100 words of WOW!
• Get reference letters written early.  Begin getting reference letters from your minister, your employer, your teachers, your guidance counselors, your coaches, your babysitting families, etc.  Make 10-15 copies of each and have them sign them individually.  Then keep them all in the folder with your resumes.
• Keep an extra 10-15 wallet size pictures of yourself.  Many scholarships require a headshot.
• Keep your persuasive and informative essays from high school close by and electronically filed.  They will come in handy when you are trying to write an essay for each of the scholarships you choose.
• Make copies of everything you send off.  Don't ever trust that just because you put a stamp on it or handed it to someone that it is going to reach its destination.

In other words, keep a thick folder ready and stay organized.  Plan ahead and always turn things in before the deadline.

Scholarship Instructions

The BIG RED SCHOLARSHIP BOOK is available in Student Services.  See Ms. Taylor or Mr. Richardson for scholarship opportunities.

1. Wake Forest University has an opportunity for minority students to
attend its MBA program for FREE, and so far, the response has been very
poor. Please pass along this opportunity to your friends, families. This is
a great school and a tremendous opportunity to attend a top graduate school
See the details below, the contact person is: Derrick S. Boone, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor of Marketing, Rm. 3139 Worrell Professional Center,
Babcock Graduate School of Management - Wake Forest University WINSTON
SALEM NC 27109-8738 email: derrick.boone@mba.wfu.edu  or visit www.wfu.edu
toll free (866) 925-3622

2. Black Male Teachers needed. Do you know any Black Males who are
seniors in high school who want to go to college for FREE? The
CALL ME MISTER program is offered by 4 historically black colleges in South
Carolina, Benedict College , Chaflin University, Morris College and South
Carolina State University - visit the www.callmemister.clemson.edu/index.html
for details online application or call 1.800.640.2657

3. Harvard University is offering free tuition to families of HONOR
STUDENTS if their income is less than $125,000 per year. Visit www.fao.fas.harvard.edu  or call 617.495.1581

4. Syracuse University School of Architecture is desperately seeking
young women and men of color interested in pursuing a 5 yr. professional
degree in Architecture. Contact: Mark Robbins, Dean School of Architecture,
201 Slocum Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244-1250 (315) 443-256 http://soa.syr.edu/index.php 

5. A free pair of eyeglasses from Target for any child ages 12 and
under who brings a valid prescription for glasses from their doctor. You
can find stores with optical departments at www.target.com

6. APPLY NOW - If you have/know young adults between the ages of 18-31
with a High School Diploma. The Federal Aviation Association is taking
applications for Air Traffic Controller School visit the website www.faa.gov/jobs_opportunities/airtrafficcontroller/

7. The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, http://www.jkcf.org/ , is offering
two scholarships. The undergraduate transfer scholarship offers $30,000 per
year to community college students to complete their bachelor’s degrees at
a four-year college or university. The application is on line and the
deadline is December 6th. The Foundation's graduate Art Award provides up
to $50,000 to students or recent alumni with exceptional creativity and for
up to three years at an accredited graduate school. The online application
will be available November 1st.
 

Volusia County Bar Scholarship Essay

“NursingHomeAbuse.net's Awareness and Prevention Scholarship,” - the first of its kind - was created to financially assist US students committed to raising awareness and preventing nursing home abuse.

Any student enrolled in an accredited online post-secondary institution is eligible to apply, however, this scholarship is particularly suited for students studying nursing, social work, psychology, or healthcare administration. The applicant must also be receiving some form of need-based aid. The scholarship will help pay for non-tuition related living expenses for the 2012-2013 academic year that are not covered by the recipient’s current financial aid such as:

• - Rent

• - Childcare

• - Books and School Supplies

• - Utilities – Gas/Electric

• - Utilities – Internet Connection

• - Groceries

Applications must be emailed or postmarked by February 15th, 2012 to be considered. The winner will be announced on May 31st, 2012.

Further information about the scholarship can be found at:

http://www.nursinghomeabuse.net/

The Young Lawyers Division (YLD) of the Volusia County Bar Association announces scholarship essay contest for high school seniors

ESSAY TOPIC:  Make Me Stay in Volusia County:  What should Volusia County leaders know or do to entice you to stay or return to Volusia County after graduating from college?   

AWARD:  A $1,000 college scholarship will be awarded to a deserving high school senior who has provided an outstanding essay on addressing ways that Volusia County can encourage students to start and continue their career path in Volusia County.   We encourage students to research the topic, interview members of the community (i.e. business leaders, county council members and chamber of commerce members), and submit an essay (800 word maximum) to be reviewed by the Volusia County Bar Association.   The winner will present their essay to the Volusia County Council at a council meeting in April, 2012. 

DEADLINE:  Essays should be submitted (in pdf format) by email to volusiabar@bellsouth.net by 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 28, 2012.  

QUESTIONS:  Please contact the Volusia County Bar Association office if you need additional information. 

Feel free to go through the Scholarship book! As you see scholarships that you might be interested in please complete the Scholarship Request Form and leave it in the top of the shelf unit located on the top of the filing cabinet. This will be checked daily and an office aide will gather up all the scholarship application for the ones that interest you and they will then have them sent to you or advise you of pick up.

If there are any questions please feel free to get with Mrs. Taylor or Mr. Richardson at ext 54606. Thank you for your cooperation.

Scholarship Notebook Procedures

Parents/Students: Ever have trouble figuring out your GPA or which one to use?

Click here to print a full report card sample.  On the back of the report card are instructions and definitions for the student data given with each report card.