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Appendix A: Scholarship Directory   P.O. Box 22117 Nashville, TN 37202 Phone: 866-851-3372 Fax: 615-523-7100 http://www.walmartfoundation.org Purpose: To support local communities and to help students achieve their educational dreams. Eligibility: Applicants must be high school seniors. Selection is based on academic record, test scores, community and extracurricular involvement, work experience and financial need. Each Wal-Mart Store and Sam’s Club awards up to two scholarships. Wal-Mart employees and the children of employees are not eligible. Amount: $1,000. Number of Awards: 3,000. Deadline: February 1. How to Apply: Applications are only available at your local Wal-Mart Store or Sam’s Club during the first week of December. Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year Award (SAMMY) National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of Year P.O. Box 9249 Medford, NY 11763 http://www.whymilk.com Purpose: To reward outstanding student athletes. Eligibility: Applicants must be legal residents of the 48 contiguous United States or the District of Columbia, high school seniors and participate in a high school or club sport. Applicants must describe in 75 words or less how drinking milk has been a part of their life and training regimen. Amount: Varies. Number of Awards: Varies. Deadline: March 7. How to Apply: Applications may be obtained online and only applications submitted online will be accepted. 233 Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math, Science and Technology Siemens Foundation 170 Wood Avenue South Iselin NJ 08330 Phone: 877-822-5233 Fax: 732-603-5890 Email: foundation.us@siemens.com http://www.siemens-foundation.org Purpose: To provide high school students an opportunity to meet other students interested in math, science and technology and to provide monetary assistance with college expenses. Eligibility: Students must submit research reports either individually or in teams of two or three members. Individual applicants must be high school seniors, but members of a team submission do not. Members of a team submission Projects may be scientific research, technological inventions or mathematical theories. Amount: $1,000-$10,000. Number of Awards: Varies. Deadline: October. How to Apply: Applications are available online. Simon Youth Foundation Community Scholarship Simon Youth Foundation c/o Scholarship America One Scholarship Way P.O. Box 297 St. Peter, MN 56082 Phone: 800-537-4180 Email: syf@simon.com http://simonyouth.scholarshipamerica. org Purpose: To assist promising students who live in communities with Simon properties. Eligibility: Applicants must be high school seniors who plan to attend an accredited two- or four-year college, university or technical/vocational 234 How to Write a Winning Scholarship Essay school. Scholarships are awarded without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, disability or national origin, and recipients are selected on the basis of financial need, academic record, potential to succeed, participation in school and community activities, honors, work experience, a statement of career and educational goals and an outside appraisal. Awards are given at every Simon mall in the U.S. A list of malls is online at www.simon.com/ find_mall. Amount: $1,500. Number of Awards: 382. Scholarship may be renewable. Deadline: January 31. How to Apply: Applications are available online each year from October 15 to January 31. http://www.phikappaphi.org Purpose: To provide scholarships for undergraduate students who will study abroad. Eligibility: Applicants do not have to be members of Phi Kappa Phi but must attend an institution with a Phi Kappa Phi chapter, have between 56 and 90 credit hours and have at least two semesters remaining at their home institution upon return. Students must have been accepted into a study abroad program that demonstrates their academic preparation, career choice and the welfare of others. Amount: $1,000. Number of Awards: 38. Deadline: February 15. How to Apply: Applications are available online. Stuck at Prom Scholarship Talbots Women’s Scholarship Fund Henkel Consumer Adhesives 32150 Just Imagine Drive Avon, OH 44011-1355 http://www.stuckatprom.com/contests Purpose: To reward students for their creativity with duct tape. Eligibility: Applicants must attend a high school prom as a couple in the spring wearing the most original attire that they make from duct tape. Photographs of past winners are available on the website. Amount: $6,000. Number of Awards: 3. Deadline: June 9. How to Apply: Applications are available online. Study Abroad Grants Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi P.O. Box 16000 Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70893 Phone: 800-804-9880 Fax: 225-388-4900 Email: awards@phikappaphi.org Talbots Scholarship America One Scholarship Way P.O. Box 297 Saint Peter, MN 56082 Phone: 507-931-1682 http://www.talbots.com/about/scholar/ scholar.asp Purpose: To provide scholarships for women returning to college. Eligibility: Applicants must be female U.S. residents who have earned their high school diploma or GED at least 10 years ago and who are now enrolled or planning to attend undergraduate study at a two- or four-year college or university or vocational-technical school. The deadline is January 2 or when the first 1,000 applications are received, whichever is earlier. Amount: $1,000-$10,000. Number of Awards: 55. Deadline: January 2 or until 1,000 applications are received. How to Apply: Applications are available online. Appendix A: Scholarship Directory   235 The Lowe’s Scholarship Toyota Community Scholars Lowe’s Company 1000 Lowe’s Boulevard Mooresville, NC 28117 Phone: 800-44-LOWES http://www.lowes.com Purpose: To help young people in the communities where Lowe’s does business to get a strong educational foundation. Eligibility: Applicants must be high school seniors who will enroll in an accredited two- or four-year college or university in the United States. Leadership ability, community involvement and academic achievement are considered when making the selection for the scholarships. Amount: $15,000. Number of Awards: Varies. Scholarship may be renewable. Deadline: March 15. How to Apply: Applications are available online. Toyota Scholarship and Recognition Programs Educational Testing Service P.O. Box 6730 Princeton, NJ 08541 Phone: 609-771-7878 Fax: 609-734-5410 http://www.toyota.com/about/our_ commitment/philanthropy/education/ scholarships/ Purpose: To recognize students for their academic achievement and community involvement. Eligibility: Applicants must be high school seniors with at least at 3.0 GPA, be nominated by their high school, and be involved in community service. Amount: $10,000-$20,000. Number of Awards: 100. Scholarship may be renewable. Deadline: December. How to Apply: Contact your high school guidance counselor. Top Ten College Women Competition Truman Scholar Glamour The Conde Nast Publications Inc. 4 Times Square New York, NY 10036 Phone: 800-244-4526 Fax: 212-286-6922 Email: ttcw@glamour.com http://www.glamour.com Purpose: To recognize outstanding leaders among women who are college juniors. Eligibility: Applicants must be female junior-year students in an undergraduate program. Judging is based on academics, community service and leadership skills. Amount: $1,500. Number of Awards: 10. Deadline: January. How to Apply: Applications are available by email to ttcw@glamour. com. Truman Scholarship Foundation 712 Jackson Place NW Washington, DC 20006 Phone: 202-395-4831 Fax: 202-395-6995 Email: office@truman.gov http://www.truman.gov Purpose: To provide college junior leaders who plan to pursue careers in government, non-profits, education or other public service with financial support for graduate study and leadership training. Eligibility: Applicants must be juniors, attending an accredited U.S. college or university and be nominated by the institution. Students may not apply directly. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals, complete an application and write a policy recommendation. Amount: $30,000. 236 How to Write a Winning Scholarship Essay Number of Awards: 70-75. Deadline: February 7. How to Apply: See your school’s Truman Faculty Representative or contact the foundation. Ultimate Scholarship Giveaway Next Step Magazine 86 W. Main Street Victor, NY 14565 Phone: 800-771-3117 Email: members@nextstepmag.com http://www.nextstepmagazine.com Purpose: A sweepstakes for scholarship prize money given out by a random drawing from applicants. Eligibility: The drawing is open to residents of the U.S. or Canada (except for Puerto Rico and Quebec) who are at least 14 and currently in college or will be enrolled in college within the next two years. Amount: $20,000. Number of Awards: 1. Deadline: June 20. How to Apply: Applications are available online. Unmet Need Scholarship Sallie Mae Fund Unmet Need Scholarship Program Scholarship America One Scholarship Way P.O. Box 297 Saint Peter, MN 56082 Phone: 507-931-1682 http://www.thesalliemaefund.org Purpose: To assist students whose financial aid packages are not enough. Eligibility: Applicants must have a minimum 2.5 GPA, family incomes of $30,000 or less and financial aid packages with unmet need of $1,000 or more. Applicants must also be accepted or enrolled as full-time undergraduate students at two- or four-year schools in the U.S. or Puerto Rico. The application must include a transcript, Student Aid Report and financial aid award letter from the school the student plans to attend. Amount: $1,000-$3,800. Number of Awards: Varies. Deadline: May 31. How to Apply: Applications are available online. USA Funds Access to Education Scholarships USA Funds Scholarship Management Services, CSFA 1505 Riverview Road St. Peter, MN 56082 Phone: 888-537-4180 Email: scholarship@usafunds.org http://www.usafunds.org Purpose: To assist students in achieving their higher education goals. Eligibility: This is a need-based scholarship program with aid for full-time and half-time students. Applicants must be high school seniors or other individuals who plan to enroll or are enrolled in full- or half-time undergraduate or graduate coursework at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational or technical school. Students must be U.S. citizens or eligible noncitizens and must have an adjusted gross family income of $35,000 or less. Selection is based on academic performance, leadership, activities, work experience and career and educational goals. Amount: Varies. Number of Awards: Varies. Deadline: February 15. How to Apply: Applications are available online. Violet Richardson Award Soroptimist International 1709 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Appendix A: Scholarship Directory   Phone: 215-893-9000 Fax: 215-893-5200 Email: siahq@soroptimist.org http://www.soroptimist.org Purpose: To recognize young women who contribute to the community through volunteer efforts. Eligibility: Applicants must be young women between the ages of 14 and 17 who make outstanding contributions to volunteer efforts. Efforts that benefit women or girls are of particular interest. This award is administered by local, participating Soroptimist clubs and is not available in all communities. Amount: Varies. Number of Awards: Varies. Deadline: Varies. How to Apply: Contact your local Soroptimist club. Voice of Democracy Audio Essay Contests Veterans of Foreign Wars 406 W. 34th Street Kansas City, MO 64111 Phone: 816-756-3390 Email: info@vfw.org http://www.vfw.org Purpose: To encourage patriotism with students creating audio essays expressing their opinion on a patriotic theme. Eligibility: Applicants must submit a three- to five-minute audio essay on tape or CD focused on a yearly theme. Students must be in the 9th to 12th grade in a public, private or parochial high school, home study program or overseas U.S. military school. Foreign exchange students are not eligible for the contest, and students who are age 20 or older also may not enter. Previous first place winners on the state level are ineligible. Amount: $1,000-$30,000. Number of Awards: Varies. Deadline: November 1. How to Apply: Applications are 237 available online but must be submitted to a local VFW post. Wendy’s High School Heisman Award Wendy’s Restaurants c/o National Association of Secondary School Principals 1904 Association Drive Reston, VA 20191 Phone: 800-205-6367 Email: dsa@principals.org http://www.wendyshighschoolheisman. com Purpose: To recognize scholarship, citizenship and athletic ability. Eligibility: Applicants must be entering their high school senior year and participate in one of 32 officially sanctioned sports. Eligible students have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Selection is based on academic achievement, community service and athletic accomplishments. Amount: Varies. Number of Awards: Varies. Deadline: October 1. How to Apply: Nomination forms are available online. Women’s Opportunity Awards Program Soroptimist International 1709 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Phone: 215-893-9000 Email: siahq@soroptimist.org http://www.soroptimist.org Purpose: To assist women entering or re-entering the workforce with educational and skills training support. Eligibility: Applicants must be attending or been accepted by a vocational/skills training program or an undergraduate degree program. Applicants must be the women heads of household who provide the primary source of financial support for their families and demonstrate financial 238 How to Write a Winning Scholarship Essay need. Applicants must submit their application to the appropriate regional office. Amount: Varies. Number of Awards: 31. Deadline: December 1. How to Apply: Applications are available online. Writing Awards Scholastic 557 Broadway New York, NY 10012 Phone: 212-343-6100 Email: a&wgeneralinfo@scholastic.com http://www.artandwriting.org Purpose: To reward creative young writers. Eligibility: Applicants must be in grades 7 through 12 in U.S. or Canadian schools and must submit writing pieces or portfolios in one of the following categories: dramatic script, general writing portfolio, humor, journalism, nonfiction portfolio, novel, personal essay/memoir, poetry, science fiction/ fantasy, short story and short short story. Amount: Up to $10,000. Number of Awards: Varies. Deadline: Varies based on location; November through January. How to Apply: Applications are available online. Yoshiyama Award Hitachi Foundation 1215 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-457-0588 http://www.hitachifoundation.org Purpose: To recognize exemplary service and community involvement. Eligibility: Applicants must be graduating high school seniors in the U.S. and U.S. territories, demonstrate outstanding community service and have shown leadership, self-motivation, creativity, dedication and commitment to the community. Applicants’ service should impact a socially, economically or culturally isolated area. Applicants must also be nominated by someone familiar with their service; family members may not nominate their relatives, and students may not nominate themselves. Amount: $5,000 over two years. Number of Awards: 10. Deadline: April 1. How to Apply: Applicants must be nominated. Young Scholars Program Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Young Scholars Program 301 ACT Drive P.O. Box 4030 Iowa City, IA 52243 Phone: 800-498-6478 Email: jkc@jackkentcookefoundation. org http://www.jackkentcookefoundation. org Purpose: To help high-achieving students with financial need and provide them with educational opportunities throughout high school. Eligibility: Applicants must have financial need, be in the 7th grade and plan to attend high school in the United States. Academic achievement and intelligence are important, and students must display strong academic records, academic awards and honors and submit a letter of recommendation. The award is also based on students’ will to succeed, leadership and public service, critical thinking ability and participation in the arts and humanities. During two summers, recipients must participate in a Young Scholars Week and Young Scholars Reunion in Washington, DC. Amount: Varies. Number of Awards: 50. Scholarship may be renewable. Deadline: May 1. How to Apply: Applications are available online and at regional talent centers. Appendix B: Web Resources 240 How to Write a Winning Scholarship Essay SuperCollege.com Phone: 650-618-2221 Email: supercollege@supercollege.com Website: www.supercollege.com Our publishing company, which focuses on helping students get into and pay for college. Visit our website to search a free database of thousands of scholarships, get more financial aid and scholarship tips and strategies and apply for the SuperCollege Scholarship. America’s Career InfoNet Phone: 877-348-0502 Website: www.acinet.org Resources for career exploration, career tools, career testing and assessment and work-study programs. CNS—Corporation for National Service Phone: 202-606-5000 Website: www.nationalservice.gov or www.americorps.org Public service resources including information on AmeriCorps, a federal program in which you can volunteer for one year and receive a modest living allowance, health insurance, student loan deferment, training and a $4,725 education award to help pay for college, grad school, vocational training or to pay off student loans. CollegeAnswer Website: www.collegeanswer.com Financial aid and scholarship website that includes a free scholarship database and informational articles, financial aid calculators and loan information. CollegeAnswer also has a set of interactive tools that enable you to analyze the affordability of schools. College Board Website: www.collegeboard.com The makers of the SAT and PSAT offer financial aid calculators, a scholarship search and articles on financial aid. College Savings Plans Network Website: www.collegesavings.org This organization was formed as an affiliate to the National Association of State Treasurers and serves as a clearinghouse for information on college savings programs such as 529 Savings Plans. Appendix B: Web Resources   241 Federal Trade Commission Scholarship Scams Website: www.ftc.gov/scholarshipscams Unfortunately, there are many scholarship scams that can take your hard-earned money. The FTC has compiled information on the most common scams to help keep your money safe. Gates Millennium Scholars Program Website: www.gmsp.org The goal of GMS is to promote academic excellence and to provide an opportunity for thousands of outstanding students with significant financial need to reach their fullest potential. IPEDS College Opportunities Online Website: http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool/ Use this free online tool to learn more about specific colleges including how much they cost. IRS Phone: 800-829-1040 Website: www.irs.gov Information on higher-education income tax credits and tax implications of financial aid awards. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Phone: 816-595-8000 Website: www.naia.org Information on eligibility requirements and financial aid for studentathletes. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Phone: 317-917-6222 Website: www.ncaastudent.org Information on eligibility requirements and a directory of schools that award scholarships for athletics. National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA) Website: www.artsawards.org This organization seeks out artistically accomplished students and gives them recognition through cash awards and scholarships. 242 How to Write a Winning Scholarship Essay National Junior College Athletic Association Phone: 719-590-9788 Website: www.njcaa.org Information on scholarships for student-athletes and individuals based on performance, service, merit and achievement. Student Aid on the Web Website: http://studentaid.ed.gov This site takes you through the entire college planning process from preparing for college, choosing the right school and paying for it all. Students.gov Website: www.students.gov From the U.S. Department of Education, a directory of government websites for planning and paying for your education. Also contains resources for finding a job, registering for the Selective Service and applying to be a Peace Corps volunteer. United Negro College Fund Website: www.uncf.org The UNCF is the nation’s most comprehensive minority higher education assistance organization. UNCF provides scholarships and internships for students at about 900 institutions and faculty and administrative professional training. U.S. Department of Education Phone: 800-4-FED-AID, TTY 800-730-8913 Website: www.ed.gov Includes information on completing the FAFSA, federal aid program eligibility, descriptions and deadlines, tips on reducing costs, tax cuts for education and online versions of two informative guides. Veteran Benefits Phone: 888-GI-BILL-1 (888-442-4551) Website: www.gibill.va.gov Information on various educational programs and benefits for veterans and their dependents.