Scholarship Essays For Students

These are some opportunities for kids to win money by writing essays. If
you have any budding young writers in your classes, you might give them
this information. They will enter the contests themselves.

From Michelle Alcantar at ASU--------please share---

STOP Hunger Scholarships <http://www.helpstophunger.org/scholarships>
Sodexho is sponsoring $3,000 scholarships for any child in school
(kindergarten through graduate school) who is doing great things to
fight hunger and poverty in the US.
http://www.helpstophunger.org/scholarships

National Vocabulary Championship <http://www.winwithwords.com/>
Game Show Network (GSN) presents the second annual National Vocabulary
Championship (NVC) in association with The Princeton Review. Program
awards over $100,000 in tuition and prizes and is open to high school
students grades 9th through 12th, ages 13 to 19.
http://www.winwithwords.com/

Samsung Presenter USA Scholarships

Up to $1,000 scholarship for high school students: Samsung is asking
high school students to submit essays that are up to 500 words about
what they think about technology advancements and how they will change
the way people learn in the future. Students must have a teacher sponsor
and give permission to use their photo and essay in publicity if they
win. http://www.samsungpresenterusa.com/intro/ApplicationGuide1.asp

$50,000, four-year scholarships for students: Gordon A. Rich Memorial
Foundation Scholarship Each year, the Gordon A. Rich Memorial Foundation
awards college scholarships worth $50,000 over four years to five
students whose parents or guardians work in the financial services
industry. Because of the magnitude of lost financial jobs, the
Foundation has recently expanded its criteria to encompass students
whose parents or guardians have, or had, a career in finance. The GAR
scholarships are available to high school seniors who demonstrate high
academic achievement, integrity of character, potential leadership and
financial need. http://gordonrich.org/html/index.html

WIN
<http://www.eschoolnews.com/funding/deadline-grants/index.cfm?i=57055;_h
bguid=0f86146b-3928-4b98-88a5-d708d5550859> A HYBRID SCHOOL BUS: IC Bus
is asking K-12 students to write a 500 word essay describing what makes
their school green. Students under age 13 must have a sponsor submit
their essay for them. The winning school will receive a hybrid school
bus. The writer of the winning essay will receive a $5,000 scholarship
and their sponsor could win up to $3,000 for educational materials.
http://www.americasgreenestschool.com/