The Gates Millennium Scholars 2010

Students are eligible to be considered for a GMS scholarship if they:

• Are African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian and Pacific Islander American, or Hispanic American;
• Are a citizen/legal permanent resident or nationals of the United States;
• Have attained a cumulative GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (un-weighted);
• Will be enrolling for the first-time at a U.S. accredited* college or university as a full-time, degree-seeking, first-year student in the fall of 2010; or GED
• Have demonstrated leadership abilities through participation in community service, extracurricular or other activities;
• Meet the Federal Pell Grant* eligibility criteria; and
• Have all three forms (Nominee Personal Information Form completed by the student, Nominator Form completed by an educator familiar with the student’s academic record and a Recommender Form completed by a person familiar with the student’s leadership and community service) submitted by the deadline.

In order to be
eligible to be considered for the GMS scholarship, all three forms must be submitted by the deadline.

1. Nominee Form (student application)
2. Nominator Form
3. Recommender Form

Click here to access the GMS Scholarship application.

The submission deadline is January 11, 2010 (11:59 p.m. EST).

Source: http://www.gmsp.org/

Kohl’s Kids Who Care® Scholarship Program

Eligibility: No purchase necessary. Nominees must be legal U.S. residents of a state in which there is a Kohl’s store located. Nominees must be between the ages of 6 and 18 and not yet a high school graduate as of March 15, 2009. Each nominee must be nominated by someone age 21 years or older. Parents may nominate their own children. Employees of Kohl’s Department Stores, Inc. (“Kohl’s”) and Scholarship Management Services or either company’s respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliates and such employees’ immediate family members (employees’ children) and members of the same household are ineligible for nomination. Kohl’s associates may nominate non-related children. Members of Scholarship Management Services selection committees may not nominate a child.

Nominees may only be nominated once and may not have been a prior Kohl’s Kids Who Care® regional or national scholarship recipient. Multiple nominations for one nominee will not be accepted, even if submitted by different nominators. Awards are for individuals, so please nominate only one person per entry. Entries containing multiple names will not be accepted.

Nominations: Nomination forms may only be completed and submitted at www.kohlskids.com. No paper nomination forms will be accepted. Forms must be submitted and signed electronically by a nominator who is 21 years or older no later than 11:59 p.m. CST, March 15, 2009. Multiple students may be nominated by one nominator, but each application requires a unique email address. All sections of the nomination form must be completed. Nominees who become winners and their parent/guardian must sign a Publicity Release/Scholarship Acceptance Form prior to receipt of any scholarship.

Nominations should describe how the nominee has contributed to the community in a meaningful way by performing volunteer services that helped non-family members. The volunteer activity must have occurred within the last 12 months. Financial need or academic performance will not be considered in the review and selection of winners.

Kohl’s and Scholarship Management Services shall not be responsible for misdirected, incomplete or late nomination forms. All nominations become property of Kohl’s and Scholarship Management Services and will not be returned or acknowledged. Additional information about a nominee and/or documentation may be requested by Kohl’s or Scholarship Management Services. To remain eligible, nominees must provide all reasonably requested documentation and information upon Kohl’s or Scholarship Management Services’ request.

As a supporter of equal opportunity, Kohl’s will work with Scholarship Management Services to distribute awards to minority students on a basis at least proportionate to the number of known minority nominees.

Awards: Nomination forms will be separated into two age groups: ages 6-12 and ages 13-18. Kohl’s plans to recognize one nominee from each age group as a store-level winner for each Kohl’s Store. Store winners will receive a $50.00 Kohl’s Gift Card. Additionally, one hundred ninety-four $1,000 regional scholarship awards are planned, 97 to each age group. Ten $5,000 national scholarships will be awarded, five to each age group. In addition, Kohl’s donates $1,000 to a non-profit organization on behalf of each national winner.
Notification: Store winners will be notified in June 2009 and regional & national winners in July 2009.

Source: http://www.kohlscorporation.com/CommunityRelations/scholarship/index.asp

National Hydropower Association Past Presidents' Legacy Scholarships

National Hydropower Association is pleased to announce that it will be accepting applications for the 2010 NHA Past Presidents' Legacy Scholarship the first week of January 2010. The $2,000 scholarship goes to promising young people who demonstrate the academic skills and commitment to help create the next generation of the hydropower industry.

Details:
Who: Full-time juniors, seniors, or grad students with a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent) undergraduate or graduate course of study at an accredited four-year college or university -- or -- students with an equivalent GPA at an accredited vocational technical school or program.
Applicant must be an United States citizens or legalized citizen.
High school students are not eligible.

Applicant must be pursuing a program of study that is related to the hydropower industry: Engineering, sciences (biology, fisheries, and hydrology), communications, or environmental studies.

Applications: Will be available on the NHA website beginning January, 2010 (www.hydro.org) and on Scholarship America (http://scholarshipamerica.org/open_scholarships.php).
Deadline: February 15, 2010

Presentation: At the NHA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., in April 2010
Send application to:
NHA Past Presidents’ Legacy Scholarship
Scholarship Management Services
One Scholarship Way
PO Box 297
St. Peter, MN 56082

Source: http://www.hydro.org/Scholarship.php

Charley Wootan Grant Program

Award process

For the 2009-2010 academic year, TG will award $2 million to students through the Charley Wootan Grant Program. The program offers grants ranging from $1,000 to $4,245 to qualified undergraduate students. Charley Wootan Grants are awarded for one year only; however, recipients will be encouraged to reapply in subsequent years provided eligibility requirements are met.
Eligibility

The Charley Wootan Grant Program is open to students who:

* At the time of application, are U.S. citizens or permanent U.S. residents of the 50 United States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands or any of the U.S. territories and commonwealths, and
* Are high school seniors or graduates (including GED recipients) who plan to enroll or are students who are already enrolled at least half-time in an undergraduate course of study for the fall 2009 term at an approved* two­ or four­year college or university or vocational-technical school, and
* Demonstrate financial need, and
* Are eligible to receive Title IV (federal financial aid) funding.

*Approved schools are defined as Title IV eligible accredited two- or four-year colleges or universities or vocational-technical schools in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands or any of the U.S. territories and commonwealths.

Note: TG employees or dependents of TG employees are not eligible to apply for the Charley Wootan Grant Program.
Awards

The program will award grants within the range of $1,000 to $4,245. These awards are considered grants for one year only. However, students will be encouraged to reapply for subsequent years.

Grantees from Texas will receive roughly half of the $2 million, and the remaining $1 million will be awarded to grantees nationwide, with $100,000 allotted to each U.S. Department of Education service region, provided there are qualified applicants from each region.
Application

To be considered, an application packet must be complete and postmarked by May 7, 2009.

Application packets are required to include:

* a complete and signed application, and
* if a currently enrolled undergraduate student, a copy of student’s most recent cumulative college transcript, or, if a student has not completed one full quarter or semester of postsecondary education, a copy of their college acceptance letter, and
* a copy of the 2009-2010 Student Aid Report (SAR) or Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR).
You must submit one of the following:
o Complete SAR Print Summary from the FAFSA web site, or
o Student copy of the complete SAR, or
o School’s complete ISIR

Please note that the SAR or ISIR must be for the 2009-2010 academic year and include the family’s adjusted gross income and the expected family contribution (EFC). Documents that are missing any of these items are not acceptable.

If the application is incomplete, students will not be considered. The application packet must be complete and include all documentation in one envelope to be considered.

Only the first 5,000 submitted applications will be considered. Applications received in excess of 5,000 will not be opened and processed.

For more information please visit : http://www.aie.org/wootan/