Scholarships for Students Pursuing Degrees in Liberal Arts
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Advertising Federation of Fort Wayne Scholarship Each year the Advertising Federation of Fort Wayne, Inc. offers scholarships to qualifying college students. Amount: $1,000 to $1,500 (to be paid directly to the school and applicable to tuition and fees) Eligibility: · Applicant must be a full-time (minimum of 12 credit hours per semester) college student registered in one of the following: advertising, commercial art, communications, graphic design, market research, marketing, public relations, telecommunications, video production, or another related field. · Applicant must be a United States Citizen. · Applicant must maintain their permanent residence in the area served by the Advertising Federation of Fort Wayne, Inc. This area is limited to the following Indiana counties: Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, and Whitley. · Applicant may be required to interview with a committee of advertising professionals. Deadline: Postmarked no later than March 21, 2008 Contact: Applications are available in USI’s Office of Student Financial Assistance or downloaded at http://www.adfedfortwayne.org/pdf's/Scholarship.pdf. Mail completed applications to: Scholarship Committee Advertising Federation of Fort Wayne, Inc. P.O. Box 10066 Fort Wayne, IN 46850 For further information, please call 260/469-3907. Blue River Foundation In the spring of 2007, The Blue River Community Foundation will award the: Daniel W. and Emma M. Avery Scholarship · Applicant must be a Journalism or Graphic Arts major. · Applicant must be from Shelby County or the contiguous counties (This includes Rush, Bartholomew, Decatur, Johnson, and Hancock, but excludes Marion) James McKinney Scholarship · Applicant must be a college junior or senior at an accredited college or university · Applicant must be a graduate of any Shelby County (IN) high school or North Decatur High School (IN) · Applicant must demonstrate excellent newspaper writing, reporting and/or editing skills and must intend to become a newspaper journalist Deadline: March 15, 2008 Contact: Applications are available in USI’s Office of Student Financial Assistance or online at http://www.blueriverfoundation.com/. Applications must be sent to: The Blue River Community Foundation, Inc. 54 W. Broadway, Suite1 P.O. Box 808 Shelbyville, IN 46176 For additional information, please contact Lynne Ensminger, Program Administrator at 317/392-7655 or e-mail lensminger@blueriverfoundation.com. Indiana Broadcasters Association The Indiana Broadcasters Association (IBA) 2007 College Scholarship Program: Eligibility: · Applicant must have a cumulative 3.0 GPA · Applicant must be a resident of the State of Indiana · Applicant must be a second semester Senior at an Indiana High School planning to attend an Indiana post secondary school · Applicant must be actively participating with a high school broadcast facility, worked for, or interned at a commercial broadcast facility while attending an Indiana High School. Applicant must have received credit in a High School Broadcasting, Telecommunications or Broadcast Journalism course(s). · IBA Scholarship is good toward educational expenses at any IBA Member College or University offering an undergraduate major in Telecommunications or Broadcast Journalism, or that has a Radio/TV facility on campus Deadline: Postmarked by March 3, 2008 Contact: Applications are available in USI’s Office of Student Financial Assistance or online at http://www.indianabroadcasters.org/. Mail completed applications to: Indiana Broadcasters Association 3003 E 98th Street, Ste. 161 Indianapolis, IN 46280 For additional information, please call 800/342-6276 or 317/573-0119. Indiana Sheriffs’ Association Scholarship Fund The Indiana Sheriffs’ Association Scholarship Fund was established for the purpose of receiving, investing and dispensing of funds to provide college scholarships to qualified students who are committed to pursuing an education and career in the law enforcement field. Amount: $500 Eligibility: · Applicant must be an Indiana resident · Applicant must be committed to pursuing an education and career in a law enforcement field at an Indiana college or university · Applicant must be a current member of the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association or a dependent child or grandchild of a current member of the association (an application for membership may be completed with the scholarship application to meet the requirement) · Applicant must enroll as a full-time student (12 hours) · Applicant must have taken the SAT or the ACT Deadline: April 1, 2008 Contact: Applications are available in USI’s Office of Student Financial Assistance or online at http://www.indianasheriffs.org/isa/scholarship.asp. Mail completed applications to: Indiana Sheriffs’ Association P.O. Box 19127 Indianapolis, IN 46219 For additional information, please contact the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association at 800/622-4779. John and Carol Myers Scholarship Fund The Wabash Valley Community Foundation believes that higher education is the key to future success for individuals and our communities. The Community Foundation honors the area’s youth for their academic success and their community involvement through our scholarship awards. For the benefit of residents of the 7th Congressional District, selection is based upon the following: Eligibility: · Applicant must reside in one of the following counties: Benton, Boone, Brown, Clay, Clinton, Davies, Fountain, Greene, Hendricks, Martin, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Vigo, Warren · Applicant must have completed no less than one year of post secondary education and is considered at least a second year student by the student’s chosen institution of higher education · Applicant must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 · Applicant must attend an accredited Indiana institution of higher education · Applicant must have volunteered during the political campaign of a Republican candidate, worked for the Republican Party, or worked for an affiliated organization Deadline: January 10, 2008 Contact: Applications are available in USI’s Office of Student Financial Assistance or online at http://www.wvcf.com/pdfs/jcm_sch.pdf. Mail completed applications to: Wabash Valley Community Foundation, Inc. 2901 Ohio Blvd, Suite 153 Terre Haute, IN 47803 For additional information, please contact the Wabash Valley Community Foundation, Inc. at 812/232-2234. Minorities in Goverment Finance The Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship is available for award to an upper-division undergraduate or graduate student of public administration, (governmental) accounting, finance, political science, economics, or business administration (with a specific focus on government or nonprofit management). This GFOA Scholarship is funded by Microsoft. The purpose of the Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship is to recognize outstanding performance by minority students preparing for careers in state and local government finance. Amount: $5,000 Eligibility: · Applicant must currently be a full-time or part-time upper-division undergraduate or graduate student in public administration, (governmental) accounting, finance, political science, economics, or business administration (with a specific focus on government or nonprofit management) · Applicant must belong to one of the following groups (as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau): Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latino· Applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada · Applicant must have a recommendation by his/her academic advisor , department chair (undergraduate students), or dean of the graduate program (graduate students)· Applicant must not be a past winner of a scholarship program administered by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada Deadline: Postmarked no later than February 29, 2008 Contact: Applications are available in USI’s Office of Student Financial Assistance or online at http://www.gfoa.org/services/scholarships.shtml. Mail completed applications to: Government Finance Officers Association Scholarship Committee 203 North LaSalle Street Suite 2700 Chicago, IL 60601 For additional information, please contact Carole Colin at the Government Finance Officers Association at 312/977-9700. National Society Daughters of the American Revolution The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution awards the following scholarships through the DAR Scholarship Committee. Dr. Aura-Lee A. and James Hobbs Pittenger American History Scholarship – A scholarship in the amount of $2,000 each year for up to four consecutive years to a graduating high school senior who will have a concentrated study of a minimum of 24 credit hours in American History or American Government. This award is intended to promote the study of history among our finest students. United States citizens residing abroad may apply through a Units Overseas chapter. Deadline: February 15, 2008
Enid Hall Griswold Memorial Scholarship – A one-time $1,000 Scholarship awarded to a deserving junior or senior enrolled in an accredited college or university in the U.S. who is majoring in Political Science, History, Government or Economics. Deadline: February 15, 2008 General Eligibility: · Applicant must be a citizen of the U.S. · Applicant must attend or plan to attend an accredited college or university in the U.S. · Applicant must obtain a letter of sponsorship from their local DAR Chapter · Scholarships are awarded regardless of race, religion, sex or national origin Contact: Applications are available in USI’s Office of Student Financial Assistance Office. Mail completed applications to: DAR Scholarship Committee 2217 S. Marlan Ave. Springfield, MO 65804-3321 For additional information, please contact Mary Lue Russler, Captain Henry Vanderburgh Chapter Scholarship Chairman at 812/985-3138. National Italian American Foundation Scholarships The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) has an education budget of $1,000,000. The NIAF will award scholarships and grants to outstanding students in the summer of 2007 for use during the following academic year. The awards will be made on the basis of academic merit and divided between two groups of students. General Category I: Italian American students who demonstrate outstanding potential and high academic achievements. Area of study: open. General Category II: Those students from any ethnic background majoring or minoring in Italian language, Italian studies, Italian American studies or a related field, who demonstrate outstanding potential and high academic achievements. Eligibility: · Applicant must be enrolled in an accredited institution of higher education for the Fall 2008 · Applicant must have a GPA of at least 3.5 out of 4.0 · Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident alien · Applicant must fit into one of the NIAF scholarship categories mentioned above · For the purposes of the NIAF Scholarship Program, to be “Italian American” the student must have at least one ancestor who has immigrated from Italy Deadline: March 6, 2008 Contact: Applications and additional information may be found online at www.niaf.org. Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) is a global professional organization committed to detecting, deterring, and preventing fraud and white-collar crime. Thirty scholarships will be awarded. Each recipient will also receive a one-year ACFE Student Associate membership. Amount: $1,000 Eligibility: · Applicant must be an undergraduate or graduate student, currently enrolled full-time (12 semester hours undergraduate; 9 semester hours post-graduate) at an accredited four-year college or university · Applicant must have declared a major or minor in accounting or criminal justice · Past winners of the scholarship are not eligible to apply · Junior college, community college and high school students, including graduating seniors are not eligible to apply Applications are not yet available for 2008-2009. Contact: Applications are available in USI’s Office of Student Financial Assistance or online at http://www.acfe.com/membership/rjennings.asp. Mail completed applications to: Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Scholarships Program Coordinator The Gregor Building 716 West Avenue Austin, TX 78701-2727 For additional information, please contact the ACFE at 800/245-3321 or e-mail scholarships@acfe.com.
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