The Scholarship offered by the KFC Colonel's Scholars Program

The Award
The Scholarship offered by the KFC Colonel's Scholars Program provides funding for:

• Tuition
• Fees
• Books
• Room and Board

Awards can be up to $5,000 per year. The scholar could receive up to $20,000 over four years to help complete a bachelor's degree.

Eligibility
To be eligible to compete for the KFC Colonel's Scholars Scholarship, an individual must:

• Graduate from high school this academic year (between 12/1/09 and 8/31/10)
• Earn a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 2.75
• Plan to pursue a bachelor's degree at a public, in-state college or university (start date no later than 9/30/10)
• Be a US citizen or permanent resident
• Demonstrate financial need

Scholars may begin their college career by entering into either a 2-or 4-year accredited in-state college/university, as long as they stay on track to complete a bachelor's degree program.

Selection Process
Completing the online application is the first step. NOTE: The 2010 application process opens on December 1, 2009. Visit www.kfcscholars.org to apply. After February 10, 2010, all submitted applications will be reviewed and semifinalists selected. Semifinalists will be asked to provide additional documentation in March 2010. After the semifinalist information is received, an independent selection committee will meet to select the KFC Colonel's Scholars.

Scholarship Timeline

• Application process opens the first of December
• Application process closes the middle of February
• Semifinalists are asked to provide additional documentation in March
• Selected scholars are notified in May

Scholar Support
The KFC Colonel's Scholars Program has an on-site staff to support the program. To contact this staff, send an email to scholars@kfc.com.

In addition to the Program's staff, KFC Colonel's Scholar is also matched with a volunteer mentor.

Mentors include:

• KFC Franchisees
• KFC Employees
• Other members of the KFC Family

Source : http://www.kfcscholars.org/scholarships/

RMHC U.S. Scholarships

Unfortunately, many of those students can’t afford to get the education of their dreams.

We want these students to reach their full potential. To help them accomplish this, our network of U.S. Chapters, along with RMHC Global, offer scholarships to students in financial need who have demonstrated academic achievement and community involvement.

Scholarships are for students in the United States living in areas where there are participating local Chapters. To view a complete list of participating RMHC Chapters and their respective counties please click here. Students may only apply for one of the four scholarships. Students may download one of the applications below or apply online by clicking here.

General Eligibility Requirements

To apply for an RMHC scholarship, a student must:

• Be a high school senior
• Be younger than 21 years old
• Be eligible to attend a two- or four-year college or university with a full course of study
• Be a legal U.S. resident
• Live in a participating RMHC Chapter’s geographic area
• Submit a complete application and all required documentation by the deadline on the application
• Meet any additional eligibility requirements outlined by each scholarship program
• Verification of enrollment each year at the student’s accredited post-secondary institution

How to Apply

The deadline for the 2009/2010 academic year is February 16, 2010. Applicants will be notified in May or June of 2010.

Applications will be available for download on this page on November 9 for the 2009/2010 program.

Source: http://rmhc.org/what-we-do/rmhc-u-s-scholarships/

GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND SCHOLARSHIPS IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

The Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) `EMBARK’ Initiative offers opportunities for suitably qualified individuals to pursue a postgraduate degree by research. The Scheme supports basic research in the broad areas of Science, Engineering and Technology.

The online application system opens on 13th of January 2010 for individuals hoping to begin postgraduate research in the Republic of Ireland in 2010. Individuals awarded under the scheme must maintain their principle residence in Ireland during the term of the Scholarship and Scholarships must be held at a recognised third-level institution in Ireland.

While a majority of postgraduate Scholarships awarded by the Council are offered to European Union (EU) citizens or to those who are ordinarily resident within a member state of the EU, a proportion of awards are also offered to exceptional candidates who are ordinarily resident in non EU member states.

Scholarships are awarded only to those who will be full-time individuals and who will engage full-time in research during the period of the award.

Applications for funding under the scheme are accepted by an online electronic application system available at our website www.ircset.ie from the 13th of January, 2010. The deadline for applicants to submit applications is 5.00 pm (GMT/UTC) on the 10th February 2010.

http://www.ircset.ie/Default.aspx?tabid=69 GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND SCHOLARSHIPS IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

Description of the scheme

General

The Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) `EMBARK’ Initiative offers opportunities for suitably qualified individuals to pursue a postgraduate degree by research. The Scheme supports basic research in the broad areas of Science, Engineering and Technology.

The online application system opens on 13th of January 2010 for individuals hoping to begin postgraduate research in the Republic of Ireland in 2010. Individuals awarded under the scheme must maintain their principle residence in Ireland during the term of the Scholarship and Scholarships must be held at a recognised third-level institution in Ireland.

While a majority of postgraduate Scholarships awarded by the Council are offered to European Union (EU) citizens or to those who are ordinarily resident within a member state of the EU, a proportion of awards are also offered to exceptional candidates who are ordinarily resident in non EU member states.

Scholarships are awarded only to those who will be full-time individuals and who will engage full-time in research during the period of the award.

Applications for funding under the scheme are accepted by an online electronic application system available at our website www.ircset.ie from the 13th of January, 2010. The deadline for applicants to submit applications is 5.00 pm (GMT/UTC) on the 10th February 2010.

http://www.ircset.ie/Default.aspx?tabid=69

AAA Minority Dissertation Fellowship Program

The Award

The American Anthropological Association invites minority doctoral candidates in anthropology to apply for a The 2009 Fellow, Sherina Feliciano-Santos (center) with the two honorable mentions (left to right), Rebecca Louise Carter and Su’ad Khabeer. Photo taken at the 2009 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PAdissertation writing fellowship of $10,000. The annual AAA Minority Dissertation Fellowship is intended to encourage members of ethnic minorities to complete doctoral degrees in anthropology, thereby increasing diversity in the discipline and/or promoting research on issues of concern among minority populations. Dissertation topics in all areas of the discipline are welcome.Doctoral students who require financial assistance to complete the write-up phase of the dissertation are urged to apply.

A nonrenewable dissertation fellowship of $10,000 will be provided annually to one anthropology graduate student.

Read About Past Minority Dissertation Fellowship Winners

Eligibility
An applicant must be: (1) a US citizen; (2) a member of an historically underrepresented ethnic minority group, including, but not limited to: African Americans, Alaskan Natives, American Indians or Native Americans, Asian Americans, Latino/as, Chicano/as, and Pacific Islanders; (3) enrolled in a full-time academic program leading to a doctoral degree in anthropology at the time of application (4) admitted to degree candidacy before the dissertation fellowship is awarded; and (5) a member of the American Anthropological Association. The dissertation proposal must be approved by the applicant's committee prior to application. Students of any subfield or specialty in anthropology will receive equal consideration.

Eligibility Requirements

* Candidates must have a record of outstanding academic achievement.
* Applicants must be members of the American Anthropological Association at least one month prior to submitting materials for the AAA Minority Dissertation Fellowship Program.
* Applicants must have had their dissertation proposals approved by their dissertation committees prior to application.
* The dissertation research must be in an area of anthropological research.
* The recipient of the fellowship must be in need of a fellowship to complete the dissertation. The applicant will be required to provide information regarding their current financial and funding situation.

Application materials and complete instructions are available for download:

Fellowship Application and Information (PDF)

Complete Applications MUST be received by February 15th and should be sent to:

American Anthropological Association
Minority Dissertation Fellowship Program
2200 Wilson Blvd., Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22201-3357

Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact Department of Academic Relations or 703-528-1902.

Source: http://www.aaanet.org/cmtes/minority/Minfellow.cfm