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Big Dig Scholarship
Provided By:
Antique Trade
Deadline:
April 30, 2010
Type of Award:
Scholarship
Amount:
$3,000
Awards Available:
Unspecified
Website:
http://www.antiquetrader.tv/studentscholarship.php
Description:
The Big Dig Scholarship is available to high school seniors who will be entering their first year of college and students who are currently in their first or second year of college. You must submit an essay between 500 and 1000 words that answers the following issue: "In 200 years, one of your relatives is going to be digging in what is now your backyard. They are going to find something that you buried in 2010 and it is going to put any financial worries they have to rest. Your job today is to decide what to bury. Your goal is to find something that will have immense value in the future." In addition, you must be a resident of the United States to qualify for this award.
Applicable Majors:
All Fields of Study
Additional Information:
Please visit the sponsor's Web site for additional information
Healthy Lifestyles Scholarship
Provided By:
Stay Fit Ltd.
Deadline:
February 27, 2010
Type of Award:
Scholarship
Amount:
$5,000
Awards Available:
Unspecified
Website:
http://www.fitnessexercises.tv/scholarships.php
Description:
The Healthy Lifestyles Scholarship is open to currently enrolled high school seniors or first-year college students. To be eligible for this award, you must be a U.S. citizen, be under 25 years of age and answer both of the following two essay questions: in under 1000 words, "Why is a healthy lifestyle important in school?" and in under 500 words, describe your career plans, goals and personal ambitions.
Applicable Majors:
All Fields of Study
Additional Information:
Please visit the sponsor's Web site for additional information.
Allstate Foundation s Second Annual Keep the Drive High School Journalism Award
Provided By:
Allstate Foundation
Deadline:
March 20, 2010
Type of Award:
Scholarship
Amount:
$3,000
Awards Available:
Unspecified
Website:
http://www.keepthedrive.com/journalist
Description:
The Allstate Foundation (TAF) is calling for high school students to either write an article and have it published in their school newspaper or write and produce a broadcast news segment for their high school news station to help raise awareness about the dangers of texting while driving. Please visit www.KeeptheDrive.com/journalist for the official rules and entry form. Entries will be accepted now through March 20, 2010.
Applicable Majors:
All Fields of Study
Additional Information:
Please visit the sponsor's Web site for additional information
Word Nerd High School Essay Contest
Provided By:
Penguin Books
Deadline:
April 15, 2010
Type of Award:
Essay Contest
Amount:
$500
Awards Available:
Unspecified
Website:
http://www.confessionsofawordnerd.com/essay_contest.php
Description:
The Word Nerd High School Essay Contest is open to U.S. students who are currently enrolled in high school. To be eligible for this award, you must write an essay that tells an amusing true story about high school, while weaving in SAT words. Essays must be between 1,500 and 3,000 words, and should incorporate a minimum of 60 SAT words from the vocabulary list of 1,500 SAT words in the back of "Confessions of a High School Word Nerd."
Applicable Majors:
All Fields of Study
Additional Information:
Please visit the sponsor's Web site for additional information

Optimist International Essay Contest
Provided By:
Optimist International
Deadline:
Varies
Type of Award:
Essay Contest
Amount:
$6,000
Awards Available:
3
Website:
http://www.optimist.org/e/visitor/scholarships.cfm
Description:
The Optimist International Essay Contest is open to students who are under the age of 19 as of December 31st of the 2008-2009 school year (December 31st, 2008). To be considered for this award, you must write a 400-500 word essay on the topic, "The Power of Youth" and submit it to your local Optimist Club. Students do not have to be Optimist members to compete. There are 53 District scholarships of $650 awarded each year. Then 3 International winners chosen from the District winners - first place will receive $6,000, second place $3,750 and third place $2,250.
Applicable Majors:
All Fields of Study
Additional Information:
Submission deadlines vary but all Club-level contests run September through February. Students must first enter the contest through their local Optimist Club. For more information on how to apply, please visit the Optimist website.
A Voice for Animals Essay Contest
Provided By:
Humane Education Network
Deadline:
March 31, 2010
Type of Award:
Essay Contest
Amount:
$1,000
Awards Available:
11
Website:
http://www.hennet.org/contest
Description:
High School students are invited to enter the Humane Education Network's A Voice for Animals essay contest. To be eligible, you must submit an essay, previously unpublished, which examines either the mistreatment of one animal species or one cause of animal suffering, occurring anywhere in the world, and possible measures to reduce it. The essay must be typed, double-spaced and not exceed 1500 words.
Applicable Majors:
All Fields of Study
Additional Information:
Please visit the sponsor's Web site for additional information.
I Don't Want to Pay for College Scholarship
Provided By:
Cappex.com
Deadline:
March 31, 2010
Type of Award:
Promotion
Amount:
$1,000
Awards Available:
1
Website:
http://www.cappex.com/page/account/quickApplyEntry/fw_FW_98/sc_np
Description:
The I Don't Want to Pay for College Scholarship is available to students planning to attend college. You must be a US citizen and a high school student, GED recipient or current college student. You must demonstrate a strong record of extracurricular, leadership and/or volunteer activities to be eligible for this award.
Applicable Majors:
All Fields of Study
Additional Information:
Please visit the sponsor's Web site for additional information.
Moody's Mega Math Challenge
Provided By:
Moody's Foundation SIAM
Deadline:
February 26, 2010
Type of Award:
Other
Amount:
$100,000
Awards Available:
Unspecified
Website:
http://m3challenge.siam.org/
Description:
The M3 Challenge is entirely Internet-based. Each high school may enter up to two teams of three to five junior and/or senior students. No exceptions will be made to allow underclassmen. Students choose which day they wish to work on Challenge weekend and have 14 hours (7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.) to solve an open-ended, realistic, applied math-modeling problem focused on a real-world issue. Students attending schools located in the following states and district are eligible to participate: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, Washington D.C. and West Virginia. All teams must register by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 26, 2010.
Applicable Majors:
All Fields of Study
Additional Information:
Please visit the sponsor's Web site for additional information.

Anthem Essay Contest
Provided By:
Ayn Rand Institute
Deadline:
March 20, 2010
Type of Award:
Essay Contest
Amount:
$2,000
Awards Available:
236
Website:
http://www.aynrand.org/contests/
Description:
The Anthem Essay Contest is open to 8th, 9th and 10th grade students. To be eligible for this award, you must write an essay of no fewer than 600 and no more than 1,200 words on a topic about Ayn Rand's novelette, "Anthem". The winning essay must demonstrate an outstanding grasp of the philosophic meaning of "Anthem". Essays are judged on both style and content. All information necessary to enter the contest is contained on the sponsor's site.
Applicable Majors:
All Fields of Study
Additional Information:
One entry per student, please. Essay must be submitted by March 20, no later than 11:59 PST. Please visit the sponsor's Web site for additional information and complete contest guidelines.
Fountainhead Essay Contest
Provided By:
Ayn Rand Institute
Deadline:
April 25, 2010
Type of Award:
Essay Contest
Amount:
$10,000
Awards Available:
236
Website:
http://www.aynrand.org/contests
Description:
The Fountainhead Essay Contest is open worldwide to 11th and 12th graders. You must write an essay of no fewer than 800 and no more than 1,600 words on a topic relating to Ayn Rand's novel, "The Fountainhead." Topics can be found on the sponsor's Web site. Essays are judged on both style and content. The winning essay must demonstrate an outstanding grasp of the philosophic meaning of "The Fountainhead." All information necessary to enter the contest is contained on the sponsor's site.
Applicable Majors:
All Fields of Study
Additional Information:
Essays must be submitted by April 25 no later than 11:59 PM, PST. Please visit the sponsor's Web site for additional information.
MonsterCollege $5,000 Giveaway
Provided By:
MonsterCollege
Deadline:
February 28, 2010
Type of Award:
Scholarship
Amount:
$5,000
Awards Available:
Unspecified
Website:
http://college.monster.com/content/5000_spring_promotion_2010?g=1
Description:
The MonsterCollege $5,000 Giveaway is open to registered MonsterCollege members who are legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, and who are at least thirteen (13) years of age. You may enter the contest once per day during the Promotion Period.
Applicable Majors:
All Fields of Study