Scholarships with Deadlines in September
The Jewish Guild for the Blind Scholarship
Rising seniors may apply
Deadline: 09/15/12
- Twelve to sixteen $15,000 scholarships will be given to students who are legally blind. Interested applicants must submit documentation of legal blindness, proof of citizenship, an academic transcript, and copies of SAT and/or ACT results. For more information and to apply, please visit:
http://www.jgb.org/guildscholar.asp. Added: 06/08/12
Scholarships with Deadlines in October
New Jersey Foster Care Scholars (NJFC Scholars) Program
Graduating seniors may apply
Deadline: 10/01/12
- The Foster & Adoptive Family Services (FAFS) in partnership with the
Department of Youth & Family Services (DYFS) provide educational assistance
through the NJFC Scholars Program. Students who meet eligibility criteria may
receive tuition assistance to public NJ colleges, universities, and vocational
schools as well as private or out of state institutions through the Federal
Education & Training Voucher Program. Interested students must apply for the
FAFSA, be accepted to a post secondary institution that is accredited to receive
Title IV funding (please call 1-800-222-0047 to find out if the school you plan
on attending meets these criteria), or
have made an application for Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) if seeking to
attend a NJ school that offers this program. Please view the following link to
see eligible schools:
http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/EOF/EOF_programs.htm.
In addition, you must meet at least one of the following: “Youth who are or were
in a DYFS paid placement. Have you
been in the care and custody of DYFS, in an out-of-home placement,
for a period of 9 months or more
following your 16th birthday? Are you, or have you been, in the care and
custody of DYFS, in an out-of-home placement
after your 14th birthday for a total of
18 months? Do you reside in, or
have you resided in, a Transitional Living Program for youth or supportive
housing for 3 months or more?” For more
information and to apply, please visit:
http://www.fafsonline.org/njfc-scholars-program.html.
Added: 06/08/12
AES Engineering Scholarship (you do not need to be pursuing an engineering major to apply for this), Grade 12 Deadline: 10/05/12
- This is a $500 scholarship that will be awarded on the basis of character, as determined by evaluated essays that are submitted. Students must submit an essay of no more than 1000 words in response to: “What are your dreams for your future? When you look back on your life in thirty years, what would it take for you to consider your life successful?” For more information and to apply, please visit: http://www.aesengineers.com/scholarships.htm.
Added: 01/20/12