We are getting close to the end of the school year and I know that you are busy, but I want to continue to encourage you to make a habit of applying for college scholarships on a regular basis. To that end, here are a few more that you may want to consider:
Google Science Fair
Did you do an amazing science fair project this year? Here’s a way to turn it into a $50,000 scholarship AND a 10-day trip to the Galapagos Islands! Put together a video or slide presentation and use your project information to build an online project for submission. Even if you haven’t done a project this year, there’s still time to submit work. Work as an individual or work as a team! Students must be between 13 and 18 years old to participate. Read the rules carefully and submit everything by May 12, 2014. In addition to the grand prize, there is a whole slew of awards for various types of projects– check them all out here
Design-A-Sign Scholarship Contest
Digitally design a graduation sign and submit it for public voting. One winner will receive a $1000 Scholarship – 2nd and 3rd places will receive $200 and $100 each. Contest deadline is May 29th!
DoSomething.Org’s Peanut Butter + Jam Slam
This is a lottery for a $7500 scholarship. To enter, collect 10 jars of peanut butter, jelly or other non-perishable and donate it to your local food bank. Submit a photo here. For every ten items donated, you are entered into the lottery once. The deadline for photo submissions is May 15, 2014.
To give you a little perspective, I’ve been doing some checking around this week on sticker prices for colleges. You know that you never pay sticker price, but it’s a good way to compare costs. So, here’s a quick pass at posted costs for four years of school at a couple of universities —
- University of Florida (public university): $25,000 for tuition; $80,000 once you add books, room & board, technology, etc.
- Rollins College (private) $80,000 tuition; $114,000 with books, room & board, etc.
- University of North Carolina (out of state tuition) $119,600 tuition; $152,000 with books, etc.
SAT/ACT test scores are a good way to earn scholarship dollars, so time spent in preparing for these tests will definitely pay off! Many scholarships are based upon a student’s academic abilities. But as you see from this month’s list – many scholarships are just purely about the legwork. Spend time applying!
~to your success
Joanne
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