Name

Date

Scholarships Spreadsheet
DIRECTIONS: Use fastweb.com to find scholarships that match your skills and interests. Fill in
the chart with information from 10 scholarships and then answer the questions at the bottom in
complete sentences.
Name

Amount

Description

$1,000

2014
The I'm In Scholarship is available to
undergraduate and graduate students.
To be considered, you must answer the
following question in a 650 - word
essay: "Do coupons influence your
purchasing decisions? Why, or why
not?" The top ten essays will be
determined by number of online votes,
followed by final judging from the
scholarship committee.

2. $10,000 Promote a
Positive
Community in Your
School Scholarship

$10,000

3. $20,000 Foot
Locker Scholar
Athletes
Scholarship

$20,000

1 in 4 students report being bullied at

school. Bullying can make students
depressed, lonely, and more likely to
skip school. Just one good friend can
reduce these effects and support
someone who's bullied, so set up a
game of musical chairs in your
cafeteria to mix everyone up and
encourage new friendships. Sign up
and submit a photo of your Musical
Mixup for a chance to win a $10,000
scholarship. No minimum GPA or
essays required.
The Foot Locker Scholar Athletes
program honors student athletes who
demonstrate excellence in school, on
their sports teams, and in their
communities. Whether you are the
fastest on the team or the most
supportive player, we want to hear
how sports helped you grow into a
strong leader at school and in your
community. The scholarship is open to
students entering college in the Fall of
2015 as a freshman at a four-year
school for an undergraduate degree.
Applicants must be involved in high
school, intramural or community-based

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4. Amazon Student
Scholarship

$5,500

5. ExploraVision
Science
Competition

$10,000

6. Fountainhead
Essay Contest

$10,000

7. Green Scholarship

$1,000

Date
sports and have a minimum GPA of 3.0.
The merit-based Amazon Student
Scholarship will reward 50 full-time
undergraduate students with $5,000
toward tuition and $500 to spend on
textbooks at Amazon.com. Applications
are being accepted now, with the
scholarship money distributed in time
for fall semester 2015. The scholarship
is open to Amazon Student members
who are U.S. undergraduates enrolled
full-time at an accredited, nonprofit
two- or four-year school. The
application period is open August 25
through November 20. Finalists will be
selected based on GPA, community
involvement, and leadership
experience, and then invited to
complete an essay to advance to the
final round. Winners will be notified in
April 2015 and the scholarship
awarded in July 2015.
The ExploraVision Science Competition
is available to students in grades K-12.
You must work in a group of two, three
or four students. Each team will select
a technology that is present in the
home, school and/or community and
explore what the technology does, how
it works and how or why it was
invented. All applicants must be
citizens of the United States or Canada
to be eligible.
The Fountainhead Essay Contest is
open worldwide to 11th and 12th
graders. You must write an essay of no
fewer than 800 and no more than
1,600 words on a topic relating to Ayn
Rand's novel, "The Fountainhead."
Topics can be found on the sponsor's
Web site. Essays are judged on both
style and content. The winning essay
must demonstrate an outstanding
grasp of the philosophic meaning of
"The Fountainhead." All information
necessary to enter the contest is
contained on the sponsor's site.
The Green Scholarship is open to

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8. Burger King
Scholars Program

$50,000

9. Optimist
International Essay
Contest

Varies

10.Bluetooth
Breakthrough
Award

$5,000

Date
students enrolled in an undergraduate
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or graduate program at an accredited
U.S. college, university or trade school.
You must submit an essay of at least
1,000 words on the topic "The Unique
Advantages of Living a Green Lifestyle
and the Steps to Get There" in order to
be considered for this award.
The Burger King Scholars Program is
12/15/1
open to graduating high school seniors
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in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. To
be eligible, you must have a minimum
2.5 GPA and plan to enroll in a two - or
four - year college, university, or
vocational school.
The Optimist International Essay
2/28/15
Contest is open to high school students
who are under the age of 19. To be
considered for this award, you must
write an essay on the topic, "Optimism
Should be a Priority" and submit it to
your local Optimist Club.
The Bluetooth Breakthrough Award is
12/5/14
available to high school,
undergraduate, and graduate students.
To be considered, you must submit an
idea for a product, application,
prototype; or student - led project that
demonstrates how Bluetooth
technology can be used in new ways. A
letter of recommendation from a
teacher or professor is advised.

Questions
1. Which scholarship are you most likely to apply for? Why?
a. The Amazon scholarship because I feel like I fit all the things they want for it.
2. Which scholarship surprised you the most? Why?
a. The Bluetooth one, I didnt know they would give you a scholarship for coming up with
an idea on how you can use Bluetooth in different things.
3. If you could make a scholarship, what would it be based on?
a. I would make one of be one for being a good leader, being able to boost peoples
confidence in tough situations.