Grand Lodge of Massachusetts - Order Sons if Italy in America
Charitable & Educational Trust 2015 Scholarship
http://osiama.org/scholarshipapp.pdf
20 - $1000 scholarships will be awarded to High School Seniors who meet the criteria outlined in their application
DEADLINE: February 2, 2015
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The Hood Sportsmanship Scholarship
Deadline: March 6, 2015
The Hood Sportsmanship Scholarship® Program awards 18 New England high school student athletes with a $5,000 scholarship toward furthering their education at a 2- or 4-year accredited college or university.
For more than 160 years, Hood Milk has been committed to supporting families and communities across New England. Hood is proud to be able to give 18 student athletes an opportunity to win a $5,000 college scholarship.
To be eligible, high school seniors must have displayed a high degree of sportsmanship while participating in a varsity high school sport. These students also must have earned a cumulative 3.0 GPA or higher and performed volunteer work in the community.
Students will be asked to write an essay explaining how they display sportsmanship and integrity on and off the field.
Each student who meets the standards in the official rules and completes the essay will be featured on an online voting site. The 10 students from each New England state who receive the most votes will be interviewed by a select panel of judges.
The panel of judges will then select three students from each of the six New England states (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont) as the scholarship winners. Winners will be honored at an awards ceremony and inducted into the Hood Sportsmanship Scholarship® Hall of Fame.
Applicants must enter by 3 pm EDT on March 6, 2015. Voting begins 9 am EDT on March 23, 2015, and ends at 3 pm EDT on April 24, 2015.
https://www.hood.com/scholarship
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GE-Reagan
Foundation Scholarship Program
Deadline: January 8, 2015
Honoring
the legacy and character of our nation’s 40th President, the GE-Reagan
Foundation Scholarship Program rewards college-bound students who demonstrate
exemplary leadership, drive, integrity, and citizenship with financial
assistance to pursue higher education.
Each
year, the Program selects numerous recipients to receive a $10,000 scholarship
renewable for up to an additional three years – up to $40,000 total per
recipient. Awards are for undergraduate and graduate study, and may be used for
education-related expenses, including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room, and
board. In addition, Scholars are invited to participate in a special awards
program.
To
be eligible for this award, applicants must:
· demonstrate at school, at the
workplace, and within the community the attributes of leadership, drive,
integrity, and citizenship;
o demonstrate
strong academic performance (minimum 3.0 grade point average/4.0 scale or
equivalent);
§ demonstrate
financial need;
§ be
citizens of the United States of America;
§ be
high school seniors attending high school in the United States, or any of the
U.S. territories and commonwealths and graduating in winter 2014 or spring
2015. Applicants living on a U.S. Armed Forces base and attending high school
outside the U.S. are eligible. Home-schooled students who are graduating in
winter 2014 or spring 2015 are also eligible.
§ plan
to enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study toward a bachelor’s
degree at an accredited four-year college or university in the United States
for the entire 2015-2016 academic year.
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Red Pine Scholarship
Deadline: February 13, 2015
- Additional Information Form
- Teacher/Counselor Recommendation Form (to be filled out by a teacher or guidance counselor)
- General Recommendation Form (to be filled out by a teacher, work supervisor, community leader, coach, or any other non-family member who knows you well)
- Most recent high school transcript
- Transcript Information from a School Official (Section 1 of the Teacher/Counselor Recommendation Form)
- Pages 1 and 2 of parent(s)’ 2013 IRS 1040 tax forms (if filed)
- Complete Student Aid Report (SAR) from FAFSA. This document will be approximately five pages long. You must submit the ENTIRE document. File your FAFSA as early as possible and online as it is quicker and easier and there is less of a chance of mistakes. Make sure you and your parents have pin numbers so you will be able to complete and access your SAR as soon as it is available. Your EFC is the amount, determined by the federal government, that you and your family should be able to contribute to you college education annually. Schools use this figure and other financial information to determine what kind of award and loan amounts you will receive. The FAFSA website is www.fafsa.ed.gov.
http://tpi.org/scholarship/red-pine-scholarship
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National Multiple Sclerosis Society of Greater New England Scholarship
Deadline: January 15, 2015
Who is eligible?
Applicants applying for a scholarship for the 2015-16 academic year must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:- Individuals who have MS, or have a parent with MS, and will be attending an accredited postsecondary school are eligible to apply for any year of undergraduate study and must be working on completion of their first undergraduate degree. Students who have already earned an undergraduate degree are ineligible to apply.
- Students who applied in a previous year but did not receive an award may not reapply. For past scholarship recipients, please see "Can I renew my scholarship?" below.
- Applicants must enroll in at least six credit hours per semester in course work leading to a degree, license, or certificate.
- Applicants must be United States citizens or legal residents living in the U.S., Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam or any other U.S. territory and plan to enroll in an undergraduate course of study at an accredited two-or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school located in the U.S., PR, VI, Guam or any other U.S. territory.
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Henry David Thoreau Foundation
Deadline: February 1, 2015
The Henry David Thoreau Foundation
attracts and sustains outstanding young leaders in diverse disciplines who will
safeguard the environmental welfare of future generations. Candidates for the
Henry David Thoreau Scholarship must be residents of Massachusetts. The
candidates must also be enrolled in and graduate from a Massachusetts high
school in the year they apply for a scholarship and begin college studies.
Students with strong academic qualifications and a commitment to the
environmental field may apply for an undergraduate scholarship totaling up to
$20,000 to the student's accredited institution of choice.
After enrolling and choosing any
major, they are required to carry 25 percent of their undergraduate course work
in subjects related to the environment. To maintain scholarship assistance,
Scholars are required to submit an annual report of their activities in the
environmental field, including academic courses. Scholars must provide an
official copy of their transcript at the end of each marking period and
maintain more than a 2.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale to remain eligible
for scholarship support.
In addition, Henry David Thoreau
Scholars are strongly encouraged to secure and complete an internship in the
environmental field, which commonly occurs between their junior and senior
year. Upon approval by the Selection Committee, students receive an internship
stipend.
Policy of Nondiscrimination
The Henry David Thoreau Foundation does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, or national or ethnic origin in the administration of its scholarship programs, or other Foundation-administered programs and activities.
The Henry David Thoreau Foundation does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, or national or ethnic origin in the administration of its scholarship programs, or other Foundation-administered programs and activities.
The Board of Trustees of the Henry
David Thoreau Scholarship Fund reserves the right to revise or change all
policies governing the program.
The Award
- The intent of this award is to enable students to attend college without accumulating burdensome debt.
- In most cases, the Phillips Scholarship award ranges from $3,000 to $18,000 yearly.
- The award is renewable for up to four undergraduate years provided a GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale is maintained and financial need does not change substantially.
- All grants must be applied to tuition and fees only and will be paid directly to the institution.
- High school seniors entering college and returning college students attending accredited U.S. colleges or universities are eligible to apply for the scholarship.
- Awards may only be used for undergraduate study and are limited to those seeking a first bachelor’s degree.
- Awards will only be granted to applicants who are permanent residents of New England: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, or Vermont; however, recipients may attend college anywhere in the United States.
- While preference is given to applicants from Salem, MA, and a small number of cities and towns north of Boston, all qualified applicants from New England are considered for an award.
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Nichols College Principal's Leadership Award
Merit Scholarship for Students who will attend Nichols College
Deadline: January 23, 2015
Please visit the Guidance Office for more information
http://www.nichols.edu/admissions/financial-assistance/scholarships-and-grants
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Yawkey Scholars Program
Deadline: February 17, 2015
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• U.S. citizen; AND
• Permanent resident of
Massachusetts
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• From a low-income family
with unmet financial need1. Low-income family is defined as:
o Expected family contribution (EFC) of less than
$5,000 (from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid – FAFSA); OR
o Adjusted gross family income of $65,000 or less
(from line 85 of the FAFSA Student Aid Report – SAR).
• Note that all applicants
must submit a copy of pages one and two of the parent(s)’ or guardian(s)’
most recent IRS form 1040 and a copy of the SAR.
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• Engaged in a meaningful,
sustained mentoring program or ongoing relationship with an adult role model.
• A mentoring relationship
may include a formal mentoring program, an after-school program, or a
trusting relationship with an adult who is a teacher, coach, employer, pastor
or clergy member, or other non-family member whom the student depends on for
advice or counsel.
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• Current senior at an
accredited high school in Massachusetts.
• Accepted to and plan to
attend a competitive private four-year college or university in
Massachusetts beginning in Fall 2015.
• Strong academic record or
demonstration of significant improvement over time.
• Ability and motivation to
achieve in college.
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• Involved in a balance of
community, school, and work activities.
• Exhibit leadership
potential and a desire to make a meaningful contribution to our community,
both present and in the future.
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