Scholarships (via http://jlvcollegecounseling.com) that you may want to consider.
The Christophers’ Poster Contest for High School Students
Sponsor: The Christophers
Amount: Up to $1,000
Deadline: Feb. 17, 2016
Description: Contest is open to students in grades nine through twelve. Contestant must create an original poster based on the theme, “One Person Can Make a Difference.”
CISCO Scholarship Award Program for High School Seniors
Sponsor: Construction Industry Service Corporation (CISCO)
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: Feb. 19, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to children of building trade union members and employees of union contractors. Applicant must be a high school senior who is a U.S. citizen and has been provisionally accepted as a full-time student into an undergraduate degree program at a four-year accredited college or university.
GFOA Scholarships
Sponsor: Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Feb. 19, 2016
Description: Scholarships are open to students studying public administration, governmental accounting, finance, political science, economics or business administration. Multiple scholarships available with different requirements. See website for details.
Spirit of Anne Frank Scholarship Award
Sponsor: Anne Frank Center USA
Amount: Up to $10,000
Deadline: Feb. 19, 2016
Description: Applicant must be a high school senior who will be attending a four-year college in the Fall of 2016. Applicant must exhibit extraordinary leadership in their school and community and a meaningful effort to address issues of social justice.
Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship Contest
Sponsor: The Gallery Collection
Amount: $10,000
Deadline: Feb. 25, 2016
Description: Scholarship contest is open to all high school, college and university students enrolled at any time during the latter half of 2015. Applicant must be a legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories. Applicant must submit a photo, artwork or computer graphic for the front of a greeting card.
Student Video Contest
Sponsor: World of 7 Billion
Amount: Up to $1,000
Deadline: Feb. 25, 2016
Description: Contest is open to high school students in grades 6-12. Applicant must create a short video (up to 60 seconds) about the human population growth that highlights one of the given global challenges.
CORE Que Llueva Café Scholarship
Sponsor: Chicano Organizing and Research in Education (CORE)
Amount: $500
Deadline: Feb. 27, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to college bound undocumented students of Chicano/Latino descent.
The Atlantic & College Board Writing Prize
Sponsor: The Atlantic and College Board
Amount: Up to $5,000
Deadline: Feb. 28, 2016
Description: Contest is open to students 16-19 years of age. Applicant must write an essay based on a work of art of the applicants choosing.
