Scholarship Eligibility Amount Contact Deadline

Lincoln High School

1800Wheelchair HS senior, at least 16 $500 1800wheelchair.com/scholars 12/22
Scholarship
The GEAR UP and
years old, Legal
College
hip
Center
Resident, 3.0 GPA; Present:
"Pot of Gold": Scholarship
submit essay

President’s potential
Information
varies www.csulb.edu/presidents_sc 1/3
Scholars Application
valedictorians, N’tl open as of
holars/student_application
Program Merit Semifinalists/December 2010
Finalists, National
Achievement
Semifinalists and
have applied to
CSULB
HSF Gold HS senior, Hispanic $10,000 Hsf.net/Gold_Standard.aspx 1/15
Standard bacground, 3.0 GPA
Scholarship min. with excellent
leadership qualities;
US Citizen; must
attend college in Los
Angeles, Chicago,
Detroit, New Orleans,
or NYC
LNSF National Us Citizen, 3.5 gpa, varies lnesc.org 01/14-3/31
Scholastic 1350 Sat or 29 ACT
Achievement
Awards

LNSF Honors US citizen, 3.25 GPA, varies lnesc.org 01/14-3/31

Award 23 on ACT or 1100
on SAT

LNSF General Competitive HS varies lnesc.org 01/14-3/31

Awards Senior, US citizen,
involved in
community service,
leadership activities.
GPA and academics
will be taken into
consideration

Dr. Seuss's Oh, HS Senior, age 21 or $10,000 seussville.com/OTPScholarshi 1/15

The Places under; answer p
You'll Go prompt on website
Scholarship
Sam Walton US citizen; $3,000 act.org/walmart/community 1/31
Community Competitive HS
Scholarship Senior; 2.5 GPA;
attending 2 yr or 4 yr
college; must have
financial need
TMC/SAE 3.25 gpa; US Citizen; $1,500 http://students.sae.org/awds 1/15
Donald Dawson SAT Math score 600, cholar/scholarships/dawson/
Technical critical readon 550,
Scholarship pursuing degree in
engineering

C-Span Student grades 6-12; must $250- Studentcam.org 1/20

Cam complete $5,000
documentary on
chosen topic; can be
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The GEAR UP and College Center
Present:
"Pot of Gold": Scholarship
Information
Application open as of
December 2010

Writing Scholarship Essays

10 Tips for Writing Effective Scholarship Essays from scholarships.com

Read the instructions and make sure you understand them before you start writing.
Think about what you are going to write and organize your thoughts before you start writing.
Begin the writing process by writing an outline.
Make sure your outline touches on every aspect required per the instructions.
Write your essay by elaborating on each of the points in your outline.
Use clear, concise and simple language throughout the essay.
State your accomplishments without coming across as if you are bragging.
Make sure your grammar and spelling are impeccable.
Read the question again and then read your essay to be certain that the essay addresses every point.
Have someone with strong writing and editing skills proofread the essay before your submit it.

Give concrete examples. When answering application questions or writing application essays, support your
statements with concrete examples. For example, if you say that one of your best qualities is leadership, give an
example where you demonstrated leadership. Similarly, a question about community service should not be
answered with a vague "I like helping others and feel that it is important", but should also include specific
examples where you have helped others. This can have a big impact on whether you win the award. If your
application is filled with vague and abstract answers, the selection committee doesn't have any way of
evaluating your qualifications. Selection committees never accept an applicant's self-evaluation at face value. If
you give them concrete examples, they can form their own opinion and cite those experiences and
accomplishments as evidence in support of their opinion. The only situation in which self-evaluation is
appropriate is when you are writing about how an experience affected you. In such a situation you are the only
source of information about your personal reaction. But do not limit the essay to how you felt about the
experience. Instead, also talk about how it affected your future actions. By linking your feelings to concrete
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"Pot of Gold": Scholarship
Information
Application open as of
December 2010
examples and actions, you allow the committee to judge how the experience has made you the person you are.