1/5/23 -news

Arizona Community Foundation Scholarship portal is OPEN!

Click to create account, then start your application.

FAFSA Update- 159 seniors have not completed their FAFSAs yet.  Please reach out to Mr. Parham or your Gear Up coach ASAP!

Seniors, As you finalize your college, career or military plans for next year, please notify Mr. Parham via email or meeting. (click above to make an appointment.)

Here are a some scholarships to check out to supplement your searches:

1. Pathways to Success, Southern Arizona Medical Scholarship.  $500. Due 2/17  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xCEU20Q43MYh7W0Fg-b7i4HQqZNZ5uj3/view?usp=share_link  

2. Jim & Robbie Dick Memorial Social Justice Scholarship https://www.iskashitaa.org/scholarships .  This $5000 scholarship will be awarded to one Tucson Student who has been an active volunteer. Due 3/1

3. Hispanic Scholarhip Fund https://www.hsf.net/sign-up/ Due February 15th Must have Hispanic Heritage, minimum 2.5 GPA.

4. Care Through the Ages Scholarship https://romanosumner.com/2023-care-throughout-the-ages-scholarship/ Due 4/30/23 3.0 GPA. 750 word essay describing a time when you had to put the health of a loved one first, ahead of yourself.

5. Music Scholarship $500, Due 3/26 https://lessonsinyourhome.net/scholarship/ Write an essay about the importance of music.  

6. SME Foundation Scholarships, (one application, multiple scholarship opportunities).  These are need based, determined by FAFSA.  Pell Eligible students should apply.  Engineering, manufacturing, logistics areas. https://www.smeef.org/sme-education-foundation-scholarships/need-based-renewable-scholarships/ Due 2/1

7. Scholars helping Collars. $1500.  Due 2/27/23. https://www.petplay.com/pages/scholarship Did you work with pets or volunteer to support animals?  Check out this scholarship.

8. Davis Monthan Scholarship, for dependants of active dute military personal.  Contact Mr. Parham to receive a paper version of this scholarship. Due 5/31

9. Journalism Scholarships (mulitple).  Check out this webpage for many Journalism and Broadcast related scholarships.  Deadlines listed on the page linked. https://www.pressclubinstitute.org/national-press-club-scholarship-opportunities/ 

10. Pulse of Perserverance Scholarship for Minority applicants.  https://www.thepulseofp3.com/ $1000.  Due 2/1

11. KFC scholarship- Do you work at KFC?  This is for you. Due 2/28 (opens 2/1) https://kfcfoundation.org/reach/ 

12. Melvin Kruger Roofing, Construction, CTE scholarships (Three are listed.  You can apply to one or all three, if eligible.) https://learnmore.scholarsapply.org/melvinkruger/ Due 1/31 

13. Gordon A. Rich Scholarship. $5,000  You must have a parent/guardian who works in the financial services industry.  (Examples: at a bank, for a credit card company, etc.) http://www.gordonrich.org/html/req.html  

14. Doctor Kezian's Science Scholarship. $1,200 https://www.drkezian.com/science-scholarship/ Due 3/31

15. https://www.tacobellfoundation.org/live-mas-scholarship/  -->Make a 2 minute or less video regarding what your are passionate about.  (Video quality is not judged.)  Due 1/11

16. https://architectsfoundation.org/our-impact/architecture-scholarships/the-diversity-advancement-scholarship/  -->Are you planning to study Architecture? Consider applying.  Due 1/20

17. https://www.footlockerscholarathletes.com/about  --> Are you an athlete who is also a good student?  Opens 12/14, due 1/30

18. https://www.mhi.org/mhefi/scholarship --> Are you interested in pursuing a material handling, logistics or supply chain career?  Due 1/31

19. https://www.smeef.org/sme-education-foundation-scholarships/scholarship-opportunities/  -->Interested in applying for multiple Engineering and Manufacturing scholarships at one time?  Try this one. Due 2/1

20. https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/community/hacer.html --> McDonalds Hacer Scholarship for students of Hispanic/Latino origin.  due 2/6

21. https://www.vrg.org/student/scholar.htm --> Vegetarian Scholarship. due 2/20

22. https://www.iamcybersafe.org/s/scholarships  --> Want to study cyber security?  This website includes a list of available scholarships opening soon.

23. https://www.eaa.org/eaa/learn-to-fly/scholarships/post-secondary-scholarships  Experimental Aircraft Association Scholarships - $5,000 - 20 Awards (Deadline: March 1, 2023) To be eligible for the scholarship a student must: A) Be at least 16 years old to apply. B) Be planning to take one of the following: aerospace engineering, aviation business administration, air traffic control, aviation maintenance, professional flight, or any aviation-related STEM field. 

24. https://www.dfwinjurylawyer.com/scholarship  Community Impact Scholarship - $2,500 - 2 Awards (Deadline: March 2, 2023) To be eligible for the scholarship a student must: A) Demonstrate active involvement in community service and exhibit strong leadership qualities. B) Have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

25. https://www.trialpro.com/scholarships/  Discover The Difference National Academic Scholarship - $5,000 - 1 Award (Deadline: Mar. 20, 2023) To be eligible for the scholarship a student must: A) Be a high school senior or college student pursuing an AA, Bachelor’s, or Master’s degree. B) Have a minimum 3.0 GPA and maintain it throughout academic year. 

26. https://www.salvimaher.com/scholarship  Law School Opportunity Scholarship - $1,000 - 1 Award (Deadline: April 6, 2023) To be eligible for the scholarship a student must: A) Be at least 17 years of age and planning to pursue or currently pursuing a degree in law.

27. https://www.scienceambassadorscholarship.org/ --> For women in STEM.  Create a short, 3 minute video about a STEM topic.  The woman who earns this scholarship will have 4 years of college tuition paid for.  Due 12/13

28. https://learnmore.scholarsapply.org/equitableexcellence/ --> Equitable Scholarship.  Essay scholarship (800+ words).  $5000/year for up to 4 year.  Due 12/16

29. https://cedaredlending.com/scholarship/  --> Because college is expensive scholarship.  $500.  This is a drawing, which I usually don't like.  But this one is relatively harmless and will only take a few minutes to complete.  Be sure to read the fine print if you enter.

30. https://www.affcf.org/scholarships/ --> For students who will age out of Foster Care.  This scholarship could earn you $5000 per year, up to 4 years.

31. https://www.rndsystems.com/grants-scholarships/scholarship-application --> Science related scholarship.  Due 12/8.  Personal statement and short essay (500 words) required.

32. https://scholarships.nmsu.edu/ --> due 12/1 For students admitted to NMSU.  Their Scholar-Dollars is one application for dozens of different scholarships for that school.  If you are interested in NMSU, do this ASAP!

33. https://financialaid.arizona.edu/ScholarshipUniverse --> University of Arizona Scholarship Universe.  For admitted UA students only.  This portal can help you find hundreds of scholarships.

34. https://pima.scholarshipuniverse.com/ --> Pima Scholarship Universe.  For admitted Pima students only. This portal can help you find hundreds of scholarships.

In January the Arizona Community Foundations scholarship opens.  This is one application for over 100 scholarships.  You can start preparing for the scholarship application by creating an account, writing your essays (3) and more.  Check out the website here: https://www.azfoundation.org/scholarship-seekers/

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