Scholarship Opportunities
For further information on any scholarship listed here, please contact the Office of Student Financial Services at (256) 306-2624 or the Calhoun Foundation at (256) 306-2583.
Watch here for "Outside Sponsored" Scholarship Opportunities. Application process and information regarding these awards are available in the Office of Student Financial Services (256) 306-2624.
Federal Student Aid Grant Programs. The federal government provides grant funds for students attending colleges, career schools and universities. Grants are not loans and do not have to be repaid. Information about scholarships is also available. Click here to search to find scholarships. To search for grants/scholarships that are specifically for students with disabilities, enter the word disability, or you can just search for a field of study or major such as music, law enforcement, biology, social work, etc. Click here to see Fact Sheet for Federal Student Aid Grant Programs.
Big Sun Scholarship
The Big Sun Organization is offering a $500.00 scholarship to help young athletes succeed in their academic pursuits. The successful applicant will be currently involved in athletics
in some capacity, either for their school or community.
Application: http://www.bigsunathletics.com
Deadline: June 22, 2012
CableTV.com Scholarship
CableTV.com is offering a new reoccurring scholarship in the amount of $1,000.00
Application: http://www.cabletv.com/scholarship
Francis Cabaniss Roberts Charitable Trust Scholarship
The Francis Cabaniss Roberts Trust offers a $500.00 scholarship to motivated students from the Huntsville/Madison county area who are enrolled or who intend to enroll in an accredited college, university, post-graduate, technical or preparatory school in the state of Alabama.
Application: Download Here
Deadline: July 1, 2012
Alabama Kidney Foundation
The Montgomery Regional Office of the Alabama Kidney Foundation offers a $1000.00 scholarship for students who are dialysis or transplant patients or who are the children of such patients.
Application: Download Here
Deadline: July 13, 2012
Triad Mechanical
Triad Mechanical is sponsoring a $500.00 scholarship for a student pursuing a degree in HVAC.
Application Info: http://www.triadmechanical.com/about/scholarship-form
Deadline: July 12, 2012
180 Medical Scholarships
180 Medical is honored to have started a scholarship program to help those with spinal cord injuries, spina bifida, and transverse myelitis. Three $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to those who demonstrate perseverance, courage, and good will have have made the best of their condition. These are one-time scholarships (not annual). Applicants are allowed to apply in subsequent years.
Application/Information: http://www.180medical.com/scholarships
Deadline: All application materials must be postmarked by June 1, 2012.
Alabama Department of Postsecondary Leadership in Child Care Scholarship Program
This scholarship provides financial assistance (tuition and selected fees) to qualified child care professionals working in child care centers/programs, and family and group homes to obtain a Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential, Short-Term Certificate, Certificate, or Associate in Applied Science/Technology Degree in Child Development/Early Care and Education studies. Scholarship recipients must reside and work in Alabama. Applicants must apply for college admission and are encouraged to apply for financial aid prior to submitting this application. Download the application, complete and mail to the Alabama Department of Postsecondary. Application must be received by the indicated deadlines.
Deadline: Ongoing as follows: June 1 each year for Fall Semester enrollment and no later than September 1 for Spring and Summer Semester.
Tom Joyner Foundation Full Ride Scholarship
Applicant must be a United States citizen who is a current high school senior anticipating completion of high school in the spring and attend an HBCU by July 1. Minimum high school 3.5 GPA and SAT Reasoning score of 1300 (ACT score of 28) are required. Applicant must have demonstrated leadership abilities through participation in community service, extracurricular, or other activities.
http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=tjf_tjfoundation
My Recipe - My Heritage Scholarship Essay Contest
http://www.fastrecipes.com/scholarship2010/$4,500 worth of prizes will be awarded. The essay should explore the place culinary traditions hold in one's cultural/ethnic identity.
AWS Foundation, Inc
Meeting the needs for education and research in field of Welding and related joining technologies. District Scholarship Program applications available in the Office of Student Financial Services. www.aws.org/foundation/
College Scholarships and Online Degrees
Links to 57 no-cost online scholarship searches/ U.S. colleges for women/programs for students with learning disabilities/historically black colleges/125 fully accredited college offering online degrees/links to Christian colleges and much more helpful information. http://www.college-scholarships.com/
The Morris K Udall Foundation
Recognize undergraduates with commitment and potential to pursue careers related to the environment, or committed to a career in tribal public policy or Native American health care.
Please contact Ms. Dawn Hale at (256) 306-2630 or via email at dmg@calhoun.edu
Best of the Web – Scholarships
Resource for researching scholarships on the Internet. http://botw.org/
Spina Bifida Foundation
Four (4) $1000 Scholarships Student diagnosed with Spina Bifida
Please contact the Office of Student Financial Services for more information.
Mississippi University for Women University Transfer Scholarship/Hearain Leadership Scholarship
• Sophomores searching for the place to continue their education (60 hrs from community/junior college)
• 2.5 GPA Demonstrate Leadership Ability
transfer@muw.edu
Institute of International Education
The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program Undergraduates who are recipients of the Federal Pell Grant Study abroad for one academic year - $5,000 Scholarships
www.iie.org/gilman or gilmanscholars@iie.org
Scholarships Available through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
For youth ages 16 - 21 to enroll in Associate Degree or Certificate Programs. For more scholarship information, go to www.youth411.org. Interested applicants please contact George Lair (256) 350-6500 at the Career Center george@decaturcareercenter.com
Call Me Mister
A collaboration between Clemson University, private historically black colleges (Benedict College, Claflin University, and Morris College). CALL ME MISTER program is an effort to address the critical shortage of African American male teachers particularly among South Carolina's lowest performing schools. Program participants are selected from among under-served, socio-economically disadvantaged and educationally at-risk communities. Two letters of recommendation
- one (1) from a teacher, guidance counselor, or principal at the high school from which the the diploma is earned
- one (1) from a person of the student's choice - who can express involvement in the community and/or potential for entering the teaching profession
An Essay entitled "Why I Want To Teach," which will address the student's motivation for entering the teaching profession and the contributions he will make to the profession and to the community as a teacher. Apply for and be accepted into one of the participation colleges or universities which the degree and teaching certificate will be earned.
Complete the Call Me Mister certificate online application www.callmemister.clemson.edu/index.htm. Should you have further questions, please contact the Office of Student Financial Services.
Scholarship Experts
• The All About Education $5K Scholarship Program
• Law Enforcement Scholarship
• The Law School Essay Scholarship
• The Do-Over Scholarship
http://www.scholarshipexperts.com/
National Federation of the Blind -- http://www.nfb.org
American Chemical Society -- http://www.chemistry.org/scholars
USA Funds Access to Education Scholarships -- www.usafunds.org/scholarship
SunTrust Off To College Scholarship Sweepstakes – www.suntrusteducation.com
CFS Collegiate Funding Service -- www.BrokeScholar.com
The SALLIEMAE Fund Scholarship -- $2.5 MILLION
• “First in My Family" - provides scholarship awards to Hispanic-American students who are the first in their family to attend college.
• "Unmet Need" - Open to families with a combined income of less than $30,000 -this program provides a "last-dollar" resource of $1,000 to $3,800 when no other funds are available.
• "American Dream" - Offers scholarships to African-American students with demonstrated financial need.
• "Writers of Passage" - Awards winning students from a Historically Black College or University, or a predominantly black college, with a $5,000 scholarship - Universities of winning students will receive a $20,000 grant from The Sallie Mae Fund.
"The Sallie Mae 911 Fund" - Provides scholarship dollars to children of those who were killed or permanently disabled in the attacks.
To be eligible for the Sallie Mae Fund Scholarship Program, students must be accepted and enrolled at a Title IV eligible, accredited, postsecondary two or four year university, vocational, or technical school in the United States or Puerto Rico and meet program-specific eligibility requirements. Go to www.thesalliemaefund.org
$5,000 Money Matters Scholarships Through Chela Education Financing
Must submit a short essay about how they plan to pay for their education
and then submit it online at chelastudentloans.org
The Tylenol Scholarship
Tuition Assistance for Health-care Students!! Get more information and apply online at tylenol.com
General Scholarship Search -- www.scholarships.com/link