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BHS – Making a Difference October-November

Be sure to check Scholarship Board in 100 Hallway

SCHOLARSHIP INFO: Check DEADLINES !!!

TSAC- Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation – www.state.tn.us/tsac Information on the Hope Scholarship plus other scholarships. Scroll to college pays and click on link.

*Coca-Cola Scholars –– apply at www.coca-colascholars.org

*AXA Achievement – www.axa-achievement.com – Online application.

*SAE’s 2009 Engineering Scholarships – www.sae.org/students/engschlr.

*Stan and Thelma Plumlee Scholarship – www.tnmha.net. Must live in a manufactured home, work in the manuf. housing industry or have a relative who works in the industry.

*Abbott and Fenner Annual Scholarship – scholarships@abbottandfenner.com.

*Burger King Scholars Program – www.bk.com/scholars. Need at least a 2.5GPA, work an average of 15 hours a week, be involved in community service and demonstrate financial need.

*Merit-Based Scholarship Opportunities – Meritaid.com

*Financial Literacy Essay Contest – www.tn.gov/commerce/securities.

*Rhodes College—Walter D. Bellingrath Scholarships www.rhodes.edu

*Memphis Area Teachers Credit Union – application is for students that are planning to pursue a career in education/teaching. You or your parents must belong to MATCU.

* UT – Chattanooga – Majoring in Chemistry ???? Go to www.utc.edu/chemistry. Scholarship available.

* Sam Walton/Wal-Mart – www.walmartfoundation.org the access code – SWCS – must be used to access application process.

*Tennessee PTA Teacher Training Scholarship – www.tnpta.org Click on complete site map. Then click: local unit forms and applications.

* American Legion H. S. Oratorical Contest – Prepared speech 8-10 min on some phase of the Constitution and a 3-5 min extemporaneous speech on an assigned topic. Go to www.tennesseelegion.org.

*University of Memphis Emerging Leaders – 20 ACT and minimum 2.8 GPA – leadership background – will interview. Check for other scholarships at www.memphis.edu – scroll down and click on Financial Aid and Scholarships.

*American Legion Scholarship – www.legion.org Click on link to Emblem Sales Catalog to order book with 300 Scholarships – also click on links to Auxiliary and Sons of the American Legion.

*Commit to Agriculture Scholarship Program – online application at www.monsanto.com or www.NAFB.com. Ag Studies be sure to check this.

*FFA Scholarships – www.ffa.org

*Hendrix Scholarship Competition – Bethel College – www.bethelcollege.edu

***Also – be sure to check with the schools you are interested in since they each have their own individual scholarships.

IF YOU DON’T KNOW – LOOK IT UP AND ASK QUESTIONS!!!

SENIORS !!!!! If you do not have applications from the colleges that you are interested in, get in touch with that school. Most schools prefer you to fill out the online application. You can get the address, email address and phone number from the Peterson’s book in my office or just put the name of the school in the Google bar and you will be able to find it that way. DON’T LET DEADLINES GO BY. You need to apply to the schools that you are considering but remember, THERE IS AN APPLICATION FEE INVOLVED. You also need to have a comfort school that you know you can get into if your favorite schools fall through. May will be here before you know it!! Help yourself and your parents by taking charge and being prepared. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS—I’LL BE GLAD TO HELP YOU.

*****TSAC – Tennessee Student Coroperation*****

www.state.tn.us/tsac - scroll to college pays in the middle of the page. Information on the Tennessee Hope Scholarship will also be on this website as well as other Tennessee Assistance Scholarships. A student must have a 21 on the ACT or a 3.0 overall GPA to qualify for the Hope money. Students can receive up to $4000 for a 4year school and up to $2000 for a 2-year school. YOU MUST FILL OUT THE FAFSA IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR THIS MONEY. The form is available online but can not be submitted until Jan. 2, 2010. Be sure that you are filling out the 2010/2011 form. You may go ahead and get you and one of your parents a PIN and you may also run off the worksheet to do some preliminary information. BUT - for a student that will be attending college or technical school next year, the FAFSA is not available to send until January 2 of 2010.

FREE – FINANCIAL AID GUIDE , call or email, 1-800-433-3243

http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/

IT IS TIME TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT PICKING A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. BE SURE TO CHECK THE DEADLINES – DON’T LET THEM SLIP BY. BE SURE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO VISIT.