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Sign up for e-mails to get helpful college tips and resources, and enter to win a scholarship! Throughout the year, 40 eligible students and parents will be randomly selected to win a $2,500 Discover Student Loans Scholarship Award to help cover college expenses. Enter at www.collegecovered.com. Students and parents can enter by signing up to receive tips and resources. No purchase or loan necessary to enter or win. There is a new opportunity every quarter!

Each quarter we award $1,000 + a care package filled with healthy organic goodies to young women who are striving to maintain their health and wellness as they pursue their higher education goals.

Here is a brief summary of the eligibility requirements:

• Award: $1,000
• Quarterly Deadlines: January 1, March 31st, June 30th, and September 30th every year
• Eligibility:
  • Must be a graduating high school senior, current college undergraduate, or current graduate student at a 4-year, 2-year, vocational, or technical school in the United States.
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
  • Must identify as female.
  • We welcome all majors and GPA’s

We’re tremendously proud of the work that we are doing to help young college women all over the country to achieve true mental, physical, and emotional well-being—but we’re just getting started. Any help that you can provide in sharing this opportunity with your students would be greatly appreciated!

Here’s our scholarship page and application for your review! https://www.skincareox.com/scholarship/

It’s May, which means you’re working with your seniors as they finalize their plans for paying for college. You may also be working with your juniors as they gear up for college admissions. Whether you’re talking to a student at the tail end of the process or a student who’s just beginning, https://www.collegecovered.com/?acmpgn=E_EAW_CSEM_BM_X_BMHS3 has resources to help you set your students up for success.

• Paying for College: Student loans are an important factor for many families as they figure out how to pay for college. To help parents and students navigate their options, we’ve created videos that address student loan questions and bust common myths about interest rates, how much to borrow and the need for a cosigner. Go to College Covered
• College Essays: It’s time for your juniors to think about their application essays. This can be a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be if your students are prepared with the right resources. We have advice on choosing an essay topic and tips on how to craft an essay that stands out.  Go to College Covered
• Scholarship Sweepstakes: Your students and parents still have a chance to win a $10,000 scholarship from Discover Student Loans! The next drawing is July 9, so be sure to have them visit College Covered to enter.

Check out Sallie Mae’s free Scholarship Search Tool.  It matches students with scholarship opportunities based on their unique skills, activities, and interests. There is no cost or obligation.

Award Amount: $2,500

Eligibility: High school seniors, college students, graduate students; cumulative GPA of at least 3.0/4.0; U.S. citizen or resident

Deadlines: December 31, March 31, June 30, September 30

To Apply: Students submit a short response to the question “What makes you an achiever?”

Apply Online

We truly believe that building financial literacy should start from an early age. And just because we strive to be better at what we are doing, we have launched this scholarship to contribute to students financial education, and further to a better, more financially-independent world.

Submission Process:
To apply for this scholarship, applicants should submit an original video/infographic accompanied by an essay in English of no less than 750 words on one of the following topics:

“10 Money-Saving Tips I Learned In College“
“The Mistakes I did in School that Changed My Life“

Eligibility:
To be eligible for the 12MonthsLoansBadCredit Scholarship you have to meet one of the following criteria:

• U.S.A. citizen or resident, at least eighteen (18) years old
• Full-time or part-time enrolled in a U.S. school, college, professional, trade school or accredited university
• Having a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8

We are waiting for the applications at: scholarship@12monthsloansbadcredit.com.

Deadlines are for every year:
Triannual:  March 31, July 30, November 31

Winner Selection:
We will announce the winner by e-mail within two weeks after the deadline, requesting additional information to make the bank transfer.

Scholarship page:
https://12monthsloansbadcredit.com/scholarship/

CFBISD has launched a new website just for college and career readiness. Seniors should check this out for lots of scholarship opportunities that aren’t just local, but national as well. For more information, or to apply for these scholarships, go to… https://cfbisd.edu/departments/educational-services/college-career-readiness/.

Thanks to a partnership with BB&T, students not only receive complimentary digital financial education, but the chance to win a $500, $250, or $100 Visa gift card by entering the BB&T Financial Foundations Blog Contest!

Go to BB&T for more information or to learn more about the blog contest, eligibility requirements, and how to enter.

WACE, on behalf of the nine WACE Partner Institutions, is pleased to announce and sponsor its Eighteenth Annual National Co-op Scholarship Program.

As the largest independently sponsored merit co-op scholarship program in the United States, WACE will award up to 160 merit co-op scholarships for a total value of $4,200,000.

These merit co-op scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors and transfer students who plan to participate in college cooperative education at one of our Partner Institutions listed on the Scholarship Partners tab.

For more information or to apply, go to www.waceinc.org

With the College Board Opportunity Scholarships, students who fill out the FAFSA^® will earn a chance at a $1,000 scholarship. If you are ineligible to complete the FAFSA^®, you can still earn a chance at the scholarship on your My Action Plan page.

The College Board will award 200 Complete scholarships every month from October through December 2019 and 100 scholarships every month from January through February 2020.

**For more information or to apply go to

https://opportunity.collegeboard.org/about/complete?SFMC_cid=EM215074-&rid=47223033

Our mission is to Cultivate a Better World. Which is why we’ve partnered with Guild Education to cover 100% of tuition costs for all eligible employees, including our crew members, seeking a college degree.

With 75 different degrees, ranging from high school diplomas to bachelor’s degrees in business or technology, employees who work a minimum of 15 hours per week and have been with us for at least 120 days can qualify for our Cultivate Education benefits program.

The launch of the debt-free degree is the latest addition to Chipotle’s Cultivate Education program, which includes an existing tuition reimbursement program, allowing eligible employees to be reimbursed for tuition up to $5,250 a year at the school of their choice.

We want to help our employees reach their goals and their full potential, whether during their time at Chipotle or beyond. Want to join us? We’ll teach you how to make a mean guac, roll the perfect burrito, and help you graduate debt-free. The difference is real.

**For more information or to apply to work at Chipotle, go to: https://jobs.chipotle.com/?utm_source=sessionm&utm_medium=email-national&utm_campaign=debt-free-college-20191024

For Those Who Have Lost A Parent

KompareIt works every day to assist consumers in finding the right service for their home or business. We believe in the fundamentals of a strong home and family. We understand that losing a parent or guardian is an incredibly painful experience and it has a huge impact on the home and family. We believe students that are in this position deserve an extra push in helping them with their education, which we’d like to gift via a scholarship towards their educational expenses.

For more information or to apply, go to https://www.kompareit.com/scholarship.html

Deadline to apply is September 15^th, 2020, and scholarship award amount is $1,000.

The Dirk Derrick Car & Truck Accident Injury Scholarship is an award for any current or soon-to-be undergraduate student in the United States who has had his or her life altered due to an injury from a car or truck accident, be it their own injury, that of a loved one, or an influential individual. The Dirk Derrick Scholarship has a brief submission process, and applicants will be judged on their ability to convey the lasting effect an auto accident has had on their life as well as their journey to overcome those challenges. Applicants may apply via the Google Form below.

Students applying must submit an essay where you explain, present, inspire, or otherwise convince us as to why you deserve to win this scholarship. There are no conditions or outside requirements for this essay. Please keep submissions to 5 paragraphs and 600 words at the absolute maximum. This is not a standardized test. While spelling, punctuation, and general cohesiveness will make your essay easier to read, and therefore judge, you are not being graded. The winning submission will be one which clearly conveys a non-fictional story of your life before and after an auto accident.

Auto accidents can be life changing. At The Derrick Law Firm, we believe in keeping the public safe by bringing first hand experience to those who haven’t had it, as well as easing the stress of accident victims as they enter one of the most important phases of their lives.

Deadline to apply is December 20^th, 2020. Scholarship award amount is $1,000.

For more information or to apply, go to https://www.derricklawfirm.com/library/scholarship.cfm

The Horatio Alger Association offers one of the largest need-based college scholarship programs in the country. The Horatio Alger Scholarship Programs specifically assist high school students who've faced and overcome great obstacles in their young lives. While many programs are primarily focused on recognizing academic achievement or leadership potential, they seek students who have exhibited determination, integrity, and perseverance in overcoming adversity, as well as have critical financial need.

The application period for high school seniors pursuing bachelor's degree programs ends October 25.  The application for career and technical education is open until August 15; this is for students pursuing associate degrees or technical certifications. Scholarship amounts vary. For more information, or to apply, go to https://scholars.horatioalger.org/