Scholarships
Scholarships of the Week
AmericanMuscle Student Scholarship Program
We are offering 2 currently enrolled students or high school seniors who are pursuing post-secondary education an opportunity to be awarded $2,500 in tuition assistance towards their upcoming semester! This scholarship is ongoing and will be available for both the spring and fall semesters each year.
Award Amount: 2 awards; $2,500
Deadline Date: October 15, 2024
Learn more and apply for the American Muscle Student Scholarship Program.
Society of Vacuum Coaters Foundation Scholarship
The SVC Foundation Scholarship Fund provides scholarships to students studying a field related to vacuum coating technology. We anticipate that three or more scholarship awards will be made annually, generally in amounts up to $5,000. However, the SVC Foundation and its Scholarship Committee may vary the number, amounts and types of awards based on factors such as available funds as well as the number and quality of applications.
Award Amount: No. of awards varies; Amount of awards varies
Deadline: October 18, 2024
Learn more and apply for the Society of Vacuum Coaters Foundation Scholarship.
Keep Going Forward No Essay Scholarship
The Keep Going Forward Scholarship exists to support anyone moving on to somewhere or something new in life, whether that’s a new town, new school, new passion, or new phase of life. Open to all students and non-students in any stage of life or field of study, the only requirement is that you are moving forward toward something new.
Award Amount: 1 award; $1,515
Deadline: October 30, 2024
Learn more and apply for the Keep Going Forward No Essay Scholarship.
Bill Kane Undergraduate Scholarship
The award is a $1,000 scholarship awarded annually to an undergraduate student. Recipients may spend the award in any manner they desire. Recipients will also receive a one-year complimentary student membership in SHAPE America. The application materials must be received by October 15.
Eligibility
The award is open to any student officially recognized as an undergraduate school-based health education major at an accredited college/university in the United States or a U.S. territory.
To be eligible, the applicant must be currently enrolled full-time (12 hours) at a college or university for both the fall and spring semesters of the academic year during which the student is applying. The student must have sophomore, junior or senior status at the time of application.
Applicants must have a minimum, current overall grade point average of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale at the SHAPE America application deadline.
https://www.shapeamerica.org/scholarships/billkanescholarship.aspx
FINALLY, A SCHOLARSHIP FOR ZOMBIE FANS
Did binge-re-watching "The Walking Dead" get you thinking about what you’d do if the streets were filled with flesh-eating zombies? Maybe you've envisioned your own post-apocalyptic world overrun with the living dead, forcing you to come up with a zombie survival plan — and quick!
Hone your survival tactics and imagine what your school or college campus might be like in a zombie apocalypse. Our Zombie Apocalypse Scholarship committee wants to know your plan to avoid the zombies, where you’d hide, and the top-five things you’d bring to stay alive.
We're giving one successful survivor $2,000 towards his or her college education. Do you think you have what it takes to make the cut?
Applicants must:
Must be 14 years of age or older at time of application.| Must be a legal U.S. resident.| Must be a resident of one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia.| This award is for U.S. students.
https://www.unigo.com/scholarships/our-scholarships/zombie-apocalypse-scholarship
Please visit this link for the scholarship guide and tips for finding money for college: https://ucango2.org/publications/student/AYLM.pdf
Ucango2.org has resources to help you PLAN, PREPARE, and PAY for college! This is one of my favorite websites for scholarships. Go to the website and click scholarships at the top of the page. Scholarships can then be sorted by deadline!
Gain understanding of what is out there to assist you with paying for college.
Oklahoma's Promise
Oklahoma’s Promise allows students whose families earn $55,000 or less annually, and who meet academic and conduct requirements to earn a college tuition scholarship.
Must enroll in the 8th, 9th or 10th grade. To find out more information and to apply, visit this website. http://www.okhighered.org/okpromise/.
FAFSA Information
Reminder: Seniors need to start the process of filing for FAFSA monies for the next school year. The address is FAFSA.Ed.Gov. You will need your parents income tax returns for the previous year to complete the form. If you do not have this information at the present you still may file and provide the appropriate information when it becomes available. Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant applications through FAFSA are due March 1st.
Helpful information can also be found by accessing the following website: http://www.ucango2.org/FAFSA/index.htm
There is a video and a step by step process for filling out the FAFSA paperwork.
Ucango2.org is also a helpful website for all students and parents of all grade levels.