The Rice Vinskus Scholarship
The Rice Vinskus Scholarship is
offered to college bound students of parents who have
been affected by breast cancer.
For more information and application, please visit the
website - www.rvscholarship.org.
or call (864) 631-1259
Better
Business Bureau® Upstate South Carolina
2009 Student of Integrity Award
Purpose
The purpose of the Student of Integrity Award is to
recognize high school students who personify high
character articulation through leadership, community
service, and overall personal integrity and academic
history.
The Scholarship Award
Students from across the Upstate region of South
Carolina will be selected by a panel of judges to
receive scholarships of $1,000 each to an accredited
school/college of his/her choice. Awards will be
presented to recipient students at the BBB’s Annual
Meeting and Torch Awards for Marketplace Ethics in
October 2009. Scholarships will be distributed once the
BBB receives verification of the student’s college
enrollment.
Eligibility Requirements
•
The applicant must be a resident of the United States or
Canada.
•
The applicant must attend an accredited public/private
or vocational school in the Upstate region of South
Carolina, which includes the following counties:
Abbeville; Anderson; Cherokee; Greenville; Greenwood;
Laurens; Oconee; Pickens; Spartanburg; Union.
•
The applicant must be a high school Junior during the
2008-09 school year, and should have a desire to
continue his/her education.
Application / Criteria
Criteria for the award includes: Leadership, Community
service, Character Articulation (essay), academic.
See attached Application.
1.
Post secondary education plans.
2.
Enclose recent transcript.
3.
Listing of: Extra curricular activities (school related)
including all awards/honors offices held
Non school-related activities (church, community etc.)
Include all awards/honors/ offices held;
Hobbies/pastimes; Employment.
4.
Essay – Students will be asked to read The Uncommon
Sense Declaration, which has been adopted by the BBB as
a guide for business ethics and conduct in the
workplace. After reading the document, students will be
asked to write an essay not to exceed 300 words on: “Why
is personal integrity and ethics important, what would I
be losing if I gave them up and how will I motivate
others to strive for building higher character in
today’s society?”
5. References.
6. Recommendation from school official (100 words or
less).
Selection Process
A panel of judges comprised of local business and
community leaders will select scholarship recipients.
Judges will select the scholarship recipients based on
their personal achievements, academic accomplishments,
contributions to their communities and schools, and
overall personal integrity and character.
Notification
Scholarship recipients and their respective school
officials will be notified by mail regarding their
selection as an award winner. Winning students and
school officials will receive invitations to attend the
BBB® Upstate Annual Meeting & Torch Awards to be held in
October, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Greenville, during
which Student of Integrity Award winners will be
recognized.
Dorothy Marron Memorial Scholarship Program
American Leprosy Missions
Purpose: In memory of
long-time ALM Donor, Dorothy Marron, ALM has established
a scholarship to benefit students in Greenville County,
South Carolina. Scholarships will be awarded annually to
graduating high school students in public, private and
home schools, who intend to pursue degrees that will
lead to a vocation involving international service to
the poor, disenfranchised and afflicted peoples in the
developing countries of the world.
Eligibility:
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The student and his/her parents or legal guardians
must be residents of Greenville County, SC at the
time of high school graduation.
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The student must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or
better on a 4.0 scale at the time of application.
Transcripts must be submitted with the application
and final transcripts must be submitted before
awards will be made.
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The student must already be accepted at a college or
university and intend to enroll as a full-time
student.
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The student must be pursing a degree that would lead
to a career in overseas service or missionary work.
These fields would include, but are not limited to:
medicine, nursing, international studies, teaching,
non-profit management, theology, missions or social
work. Other areas of study may qualify as long as
the student can explain how they will use the degree
to serve the poor in the developing world.
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The student must be of high moral character as
evidenced by three (3) letters of endorsement, one
of which must be from a teacher at the high school
that the student attended, one from a leader of
service work performed by the student, and one from
a leader of the student’s church.
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The student is required to write a 250-500 word
essay explaining his or her calling to overseas work
with the poor and his or her vision for such service
to mankind.
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All scholarships will be awarded upon successful
graduation from high school. Students must submit a
copy of their diploma and transcripts to ALM before
awards will be made.
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First time awardees must be 25 years of age or
younger.
Application Process:
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Request an application from ALM by calling Wanda
Sanders at 864-271-7040.
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Send in the completed application together with
three letters of endorsement and the essay to ALM no
later than February 15th of each year.
Send to: Marron Scholarship Program, Attn: Wanda
Sanders, American Leprosy Missions, 1 Alm Way,
Greenville, SC 29601.
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Finalists will be required to appear before the
scholarship committee for an interview.
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Scholarship winners will be announced each year in
conjunction with the ALM Board meeting, which takes
place the first Friday in May.
Scholarship Details:
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Awards will be made annually to two high school
seniors or graduates. Students who have already
started studies at a college or university are not
eligible to apply. However, students who completed
high school but have had an interval of time pass
before they have decided to start post high school
studies are eligible to apply.
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Scholarships are for $2,000.00 and can be renewed
for up to an additional 3 years. Students must
submit a letter requesting renewal each year by
March 1 and an official grade report or transcript
as soon as available.
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Students who are awarded scholarships must sign a
scholarship agreement form.
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Students must notify ALM immediately about any
change in their college status.
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Scholarship awards are made payable to the student
and the college as joint recipients.
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Students may be enrolled at any accredited college,
university, technical college or institute.
Any questions can be addressed to:
Wanda Sanders
864-271-7040
wsanders@leprosy.org
Scholarship Committee:
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President of ALM (chair)
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One ALM Board member
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ALM Chief Program Officer
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One at-large member from the Greenville County
community
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One at-large member from the community.
Greenville Hospital System
The Auxiliary to the
Greenville Hospital System will award college
scholarships of at least $1,000 this spring to
graduating high school seniors who are the son or
daughter of a Greenville Hospital System employee or
volunteer. Grandchildren of volunteers and active teen
volunteers will also be eligible for the scholarship.
The “Light Up A Life”
Scholarship program was established in 1992 as an annual
award to be given to entering college freshmen who plan
to pursue a career in a healthcare profession. The
students must have achieved at least a 3.0 grade point
average in mathematics and science and must be
officially accepted for admission to an accredited
university, college or technical school for the summer
or fall term. All qualified high school seniors are
encouraged to apply for the scholarship.
DRUG
FREE COMMUNITIES SUPPORT PROGRAM (DFC) GRANT
The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention has announced
a Drug Free Communities Support Program (DFC) grant.
This grant has been established to successfully address
the efforts of community coalitions to prevent and
reduce substance abuse among youth. To learn more about
this grant or to apply, visit
http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/2009/sp_09_002.aspx
The application deadline is March 20, 2009.
SCAEAP SCHOLARSHIP FOR SENIORS
(From Michelle Holmes, Administrative Assistant,
Clemson University, Fairfield County Extension Service)
Great opportunity!!!!!
Each year the South Carolina Association of Extension
Administrative
Professionals (SCAEAP) awards a $500 scholarship to one
SC student entering college to study secretarial
science, computer science or business management. The
membership of our association is comprised of
administrative professionals working for Clemson
University throughout the State. Please go to the
following link for a letter of introduction and an
application.
http://www.clemson.edu/scaces/SCHOLARSHIP.htm
Upromise Scholarship
Upromise®
believes that every American should have the
chance to
realize their college dreams. We
give our members an easy way to
save - every day - and encourage
them to consider saving money for
college on a regular basis. In
keeping with this mission, Upromise
has established a scholarship
program for Upromise members who plan
to pursue postsecondary
education.
The Upromise Scholarship (the
"Scholarship") is administered by
Scholarship Management Services
a division of Scholarship America.
Scholarship Management Services
is the nation's largest designer and
manager of scholarship and
tuition reimbursement programs for
corporations, foundations,
associations and individuals.
Eligibility
Applicants must:
be Upromise members or the child
of a Upromise member (Not a member
yet? Click on this Upromise
Membership link
(www.upromise.com/secure/join-upromise-free-save-for-college.do
<http://www.upromise.com/secure/join-upromise-free-save-for-college.do>
).
be United State citizens or
legal permanent residents who reside in
one of the 50 U.S. states or
Washington, D.C.
have a combined family adjusted
gross income of $65,000 or less (see
financial section instructions
below if applicant is independent)
have a minimum cumulative grade
point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale
(or the equivalent).
be high school seniors or
graduates who plan to enroll during the
2009-10 academic year or
students who are already enrolled in full-
time undergraduate study at an
accredited two-year or four-year
college or university or
vocational-technical school.
Awards
It is expected that 200 awards
of $2,500 each, or a total of $500,000
will be granted. The total
amount awarded may be subject to change
based on actual contributions
received from Upromise partner
companies which have committed
funds to the Scholarship. Awards are
to be used for education-related
expenses. Awards are not renewable;
however, students may reapply to
the Scholarship each year they meet
eligibility requirements
provided the Scholarship is offered in
subsequent years.
Awards are for undergraduate
study only.
Application Process
Start by clicking on the Apply
Now link at the bottom of this page.
You will need to read and agree
to an Online Application Consent and
register as an applicant. During
the application process, you will be
able to leave the site by
clicking on the Save and Log Out button
located on any application page.
In order to return, you must enter
your username and password as
provided when registering for an
application account. The
application must be submitted electronically
by 11:59 p.m.on February 28,
2009.
You may wish to gather the
following information that will be needed
for the application process:
Student's academic
record/transcript of grades
Financial information from the
family's submitted 2007 tax return
Carefully review your
application before submission. We recommend
that you print a hard copy of
your application for your records. Do
not send a printed copy to
Scholarship Management Services. All
application pages with required
fields must be completed in the
format described in order to
submit the application. Standard
capitalization (Jill Smith, 101
Main Street, New York, NY) must be
used when entering data. Once
the application is submitted, no
further revisions can be made.
You will be submitting your electronic
application directly to
Scholarship Management Services and not
Upromise.
You, the applicant, are
responsible for gathering and submitting all
required information. Since
applications are evaluated on the
information supplied, please
answer all questions as completely as
possible. Your application is
considered confidential and is handled
only by Scholarship Management
Services in connection with your
application, and such handling
may include providing some or all of
your submitted information to
Upromise. You will receive an emailed
confirmation when the electronic
application is successfully
submitted. Late submissions and
incomplete applications will not be
considered.
Selection and Notification of
Finalists and Recipients
Scholarship finalists and
recipients are selected on the basis of
financial need as determined by
level of Expected Family
Contribution. Scholarship
Management Services applies a process
similar to the Federal
Methodology used by most college financial aid
offices in determining the
family's ability to contribute toward
educational expenses.
The competition is a two-step
process. For all applicants, the first
step of the process is to submit
the application electronically to
Scholarship Management Services.
By mid-March 2009, only those
applicants who have been
selected as finalists will be contacted to
provide further information.
Applicants who are not selected as
finalists will be giving no
further consideration. In the second step
of the process, finalists will
be required to submit additional
supporting documents to verify
information they provided on the
application form including a
transcript of grades and copies of
relevant calendar year 2007 1040
tax returns. Full details will be
provided in the finalist
notification email. Finalists who do not
submit the required supporting
materials by the specified deadline
will be given no further
consideration.
Selection of recipients is made
by Scholarship Management Services.
In no instance does any officer
or employee of Upromise play a part
in the selection of finalists or
recipients. All applicants agree to
accept the decision of
Scholarship Management Services as final.
Recipients will be notified in
early May 2009 and listed on the
Upromise website (www.upromise.com/scholarship
<http://www.upromise.com/scholarship>
). Not all applicants
to the Scholarship will be
selected as recipients. Students may
reapply to the Scholarship each
year they meet eligibility
requirements provided the
Scholarship is offered in subsequent years.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship Management Services
processes scholarship payments on
behalf of Upromise. Payment of
awards will be made in one installment
on or about August 15, 2009. A
check will be mailed to each
recipient's home address and
will be made payable to the school for
the student.
Obligations of Scholarship
Recipients
Recipients are required to
timely notify Scholarship Management
Services of any change in
address, school enrollment or other
relevant information and to send
a complete transcript when requested.
Revisions
Upromise reserves the right to
review the conditions and procedures
of the Scholarship and to make
changes at any time, including
termination of the Scholarship.
Questions? Contact us:
Email: upromise@scholarshipamerica.org
Call: 1-800-537-4180 and ask for
the Upromise Scholarship
Latch Key
LATCH KEY, inc. will recognize a select
group of high
school students at our Young Women of
Achievement Event. LATCH KEY, Inc will award
(8) seniors who have made significant
contributions or exhibited unparalleled
dedication in the areas of health, sports,
art, education, racial and social justice.
The services provided by these programs
strengthen the community by strengthening
families in the Upstate of
South Carolina.
Applicants must:
* Be a South Carolina resident.
* Be a high school senior during
the year of the award.
* Be nominated by a group,
community leader, and principal, assistant
principal, guidance
counselor, or other adult mentor.
* Submit a complete application
packet postmarked by March 15, 2009.
Nominee Information
Name__________________________________________________________________
Address_________________________________________________________________
City_______________________ State_______
Zip__________
County_____________________________ Daytime
Phone ( ) ___________________
Email Address____________________
G.P.A. during the 2007-08 academic year
______________________
Submitted by:
Name________________________________________________________________
Name of Organization
_________________________
Relationship to student_____________
Address_____________________City____________State______Zip_____________
Daytime Phone ( ) _____________ Email
Address____________________________
Deadline for submission is March 15, 2009
Return to Latch Key Inc.
PO Box 3064
Greenville, SC 29602
864-553-3447
AES Engineers Scholarship
The consulting firm of AES
Engineers is committed to continuing its support
of higher education by providing scholarships to
deserving students.
Our belief is that achieving
a high grade point average should not be the
only criteria for determining who deserves to be
helped. For that reason we are offering a
scholarship that will be awarded on the basis of
character, as determined by evaluating the
essays that are submitted.
Amount of award:
$500.00
Deadline for entry: October 6, 2009
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