West High School | Est. 1890Apply to these October scholarships over your UEA break!!!
COCA-COLA SCHOLARS
Eligibility: High school seniors
Criteria: Achievement based scholarship. Applicants are evaluated on leadership, academics and service.
Deadline: October 31, 2019
Apply here:http://www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org/applicants/#programs
HEISMAN SCHOLARSHIP
Eligibility: High school seniors
Criteria: Must perform in at least one of the 47 school sponsored sports.
Student deadline: October 29th 2019; Coaches review deadline: October 31st 2019
Apply here: https://heismanscholarship.com/
HORATIO ALGER SCHOLARSHIP
Eligibility: High School Seniors
Criteria: Demonstrate financial need
Deadline: October 25, 2019
Apply here: https://scholars.horatioalger.org/scholarships/
VOICE OF DEMOCRACY VFW SCHOLARSHIP
Eligibility: 9 - 12 grade
Criteria: Essay and recording of essay required. Theme “What Makes America Great”
Deadline: October 31, 2019
Website: https://www.vfw.org/community/youth-and-education/youth-scholarships
LENDEDU SCHOLARSHIP
Eligibility: High School Seniors
Criteria: Essay required
Deadline: October 18,2019
Apply here:https://lendedu.com/blog/scholarship-application/
COLLEGE JUMPSTART SCHOLARSHIP
Eligibility: 10th-12th grade
Criteria: 250-word essay. Merit-based competition. Financial need is not considered
Deadline: October 17, 2019
Apply here: www.jumpstart-scholarship.net/
ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE SCHOLARSHIP
Eligibility: 13 years or older
Criteria: 250-word essay. All students regardless of financial need.
Deadline: October 31, 2019
Apply here: https://www.unigo.com/scholarships/our-scholarships/zombie-apocalypse-scholarship
College Rep visits
https://professionals.collegeboard.org/guidance/college/reps
Representatives from college admission offices visit high schools around the country to present informational programs to prospective students, parents and counselors. How can you get the most out of talking to college representatives?
Benefits of college rep visits for students
During their visits, reps meet with interested students in small groups to discuss topics such as the academic programs, campus life, financial aid and admission procedures of their college. They also answer students' questions.
Below are six reasons to encourage students to meet with college reps.
- Students have a chance, in their own town, to meet face-to-face with a rep and ask specific questions.
- Students can let the college know they are seriously interested.
- In many cases, the reps are admission officers from the college, so students have a unique opportunity to make contact with a person who may be evaluating their application in the future.
- The meeting provides students with a specific contact at the college to whom they can send questions.
- Sometimes reps, particularly ones from state universities, will give an early read on students' transcripts, test scores and course selections during their visits. This helps students assess their fit at that institution and figure out what they can do to improve their chances of getting in.
- It's an opportunity for counselors to bring to students’ attention a college that you think is a good fit but that the student may not have considered.
Who should attend the college rep presentations?
Students
Seniors and Juniors – but on the other hand, "We encourage sophomores and juniors to participate for long-range planning," says Bill Yarwood, an experienced guidance professional in New Jersey. "Too often students don't focus on college until fall of senior year when they have so much else to do."
Parents
Parents can learn more about colleges that their children are considering. Some parents play a very influential role in the final decision a student makes about college. College rep visits allow parents to ask questions and gather additional information that enables them to make educated decisions together with their child.
Students should join in when their parents meet with the reps; this is a decision that affects their future.
West High Scholarship Update
2019
REMEMBER: Some scholarships require letters of recommendation, essays, transcripts or other supplemental materials. It takes time to gather these materials!
Please investigate what is required of each scholarship well in advance of the deadline. Don't procrastinate!
Students are solely responsible for obtaining and submitting ALL required materials with their application by the posted deadline!
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| College Steps | Enroll in the CollegeSTEPS program and be eligible for a random drawings. 20 @ $1,000. Eligible entrants must have access to the Internet and an e-mail account. | Ongoing |
| Hispanic Scholarship Fund | HSF gives over 400 scholarships each year. Applicants must be of Hispanic heritage, must be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident of the U.S., have a minimum 3.0 GPA and are evaluated on academic record, financial need, community service and personal qualities. Must complete the FAFSA. Several different scholarships available. Amount: $1,000-$15,000. | Varies |
| Hispanic Scholarships Google "Hispanic Scholarships" |
Please Google Hispanic Scholarships. There are hundreds of scholarships listed. | |
| Thurgood Marshall College Fund | Provides scholarships, programmatic and capacity building support to the 47 public Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). | |
| Common Knowledge | Several different on-line quizzes on different subjects. Quizzes are made up of 15 to 25 multiple choice questions. Awards are between $250-$2,500. Quizzes are added monthly. Must register to participate. | Ongoing |
| Educational Opportunities for Utah Children | This is a website to help students, who do not have a social security number, find scholarships. | |
Cappex.com is the website that makes it simple to kick start college searches. Cappex is a FREE college and scholarship search tool. |
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This is a website to help you find scholarships if you are interested in going to a Christian College. |
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This is a Free scholarship resource for students to find scholarships. |
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This is a website that you can go to for scholarships for American Indians. The amounts in the scholarships vary as do the requirements. |
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This website has a variety of scholarships for African-Americans. The amounts of the scholarships vary as do the requirements. |
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For each A on a student's report card, Zions Bank will award $1.00 ($.50 if you do not have an account). For each A, the student will also be entered into a drawing for a $1,000 scholarship. |
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This is a FREE scholarship resource for students to find scholarships. |
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This is a free scholarship resource for students to find scholarships. |
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| College Scholarships | This is a scholarship resource for students to find scholarships. | |
This is a free scholarship resource for students to find scholarships. |
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This is a free scholarship resource for students to find scholarships. |
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| Bestschools.com | This is a website that gives you step by step instructions on FAFSA. | |
| GoodCall Scholarships | Free scholarship search engine that requires no personal information and is gree to use. | |
| Women in Aviation Scholarships | This is a website for you if you are FEMALE. There are MANY scholarships available for women interested in Aviation. | |
| Onlinecolleges.net | This is a website that gives you step by step instructions on FAFSA. | |
| CTE SCHOLARSHIPS | This website shows scholarships for CTE. | |
| Scholarship Opportunities for African-American Students | This is a website for African-American students. It has many, many scholarships listed for all kinds of majors and interests. | |
| Varsity Tutors Scholarship Contest | Varsity Tutors holds a monthly $1,000 College scholarship contest where students write an essay on a new topic listed each month. Then visitors to the website can vote on the submitted essays. The top five entries with the most votes are reviewed by Varsity Tutors and one winner is selected. | Ongoing |
| Scholly | A mobile app that provides students with a fast and simple way to find scholarships for college. | |
| Scholarships4moms.net | This is a free website for scholarships for women who are mothers. There are several scholarships listed. | |
Violin Making School of America, LLC Seniors See the Guidance Center |
This is a violin making school and they are accepting applications. You must write a letter of intent telling them why you want to be a violin maker. See the Guidance Center for a copy of the information. | Ongoing |