Archive for the 'Essay' Category

New Annual Scholarship Recognizes Teens as Alzheimer’s Caregivers

$5,000 Cash from the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America

Teens, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) wants to educate you on the growing Alzheimer’s epidemic. Why? The AFA believes that a growing number of teens are being forced into roles as caregivers for a family member suffering from Alzheimer’s.
In response the AFA has launched a new [...]

Posted in Essay, Foundations, High School 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Backyard Sports “Be a Good Sport” Essay Contest

Teachers AND Students Win Prizes and Cash

Although this is a contest, not a scholarship, we feel it should still be posted.
Elementary school teachers: inspire your classroom students to craft essays that illustrate an experience they had with good sportsmanship. Up for grabs: prizes and cash from Backyard Sports.
Student essays should be personal stories, completely [...]

Posted in Athletic, Essay 6 months, 3 weeks ago

The Hear Me Project Adds New Video Scholarship Contest

Put Your Passion into Words and Images: Earn Money for College

The Hear Me Project scholarship contest is designed for students passionate about HIV/AIDS as well as writing or filmmaking. The Hear Me Project has invited outstanding student stories, fiction or non-fiction, that creatively and engagingly use the HIV/AIDS theme as its core.
New for 2007: [...]

Posted in Essay, Video 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Essay Scholarship for High School Juniors and Seniors

Perfect for Bookworms
Signet Classics, a publisher of over 300 of “the greatest literary works the world has ever known”, announces their 12th annual award. Five $1000 scholarships will be given out next year.
The Topics
There are 4 essay topics from which to choose. They all deal with the classic novel, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. [...]

Posted in Essay, High School 11 months, 3 weeks ago