Scholarship Newsletter
December 23 - January 7
From the Guidance Office at Hobart High School
NEW! MUST READ! Legacy Foundation Scholarships! 1 App - 30 scholarships!
Legacy Foundation actively administers 30 scholarship funds. Our application process is designed to make it easier and less time consuming for students to apply for the scholarships available through the common online application. Eligible students may be awarded a scholarship from one or more different funds. All applications must be completed and submitted through the online scholarship system found on the Foundation website. Please review the Scholarship Information Booklet (attached below) for detailed information for all scholarships.
Apply online at https://legacyfdnscholarships.communityforce.com/Login.aspx
NEW! Open to Class of 2020 - CollegeBoard Opportunity Scholarships!
The more effort you put in, the more opportunities you have to earn a scholarship. Complete all six, and you’re eligible to earn $40,000. Scholarships will be awarded through monthly drawings to students who complete each action.
Build Your College List: $500
Get started by exploring colleges you're interested in.
Learn MorePractice for the SAT: $1,000
Use Official SAT Practice on Khan Academy® to get ready for test day.
Learn MoreImprove Your Score: $2,000
Show how practice pays off by improving your SAT score.
Learn MoreStrengthen Your College List: $500
Make sure your college list has a mix of academic safety, fit, and reach schools.
Learn MoreComplete the FAFSA: $1,000
Fill out the free government form to apply for financial aid.
Learn MoreApply to Colleges: $1,000
Apply to the schools you want to attend.
Learn MoreComplete Your Journey: $40,000
Complete all six scholarship steps to be eligible for a $40,000 scholarship.
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NEW! Diane Lewis Scholarship Award
Two $500 scholarships are available for students from Lake County planning to major in education. Scholarship is in memory of Diane Lewis.
1. Only students currently enrolled in an accredited high school are eligible to enter (Lake County, Indiana Residents Only)and must major in the field of education.
2. All submissions become property of Sons Of David to use, reproduce, or distribute as it sees fit in its sole discretion, although authorship will be acknowledged.
3. By submitting an entry, the contestant warrants that the work is original and does not violate the intellectual property rights of any other person or entity. In addition, by submitting an entry, the contestant grants permission to Sons Of David to use her or his name for publicity purposes, including, but not limited to, announcing the results of the contest.
4. Submissions must be in Microsoft Word and may not exceed 1000 words in length (excluding references). English is the official language of the contest and only entries in English will be reviewed. The title page should be separate from the rest of the submission and the author’s name and identifying information should be set forth only on the title page. To ensure blind review, identifying information must not appear in the body of the submission itself.
5. References should follow the guidelines of the author-date system.
6. To be considered, entries must be received by March 31, 2019.
Entries should be e-mailed Only to SonsofDavid@att.net. Place “Breast Cancer Awareness Essay Contest” in the subject line.
Note: If and when more than 10 entries are submitted, Sons Of David reserves the right to stop accepting entries. An announcement will be made on the Sons Of David website when the 10th essay is received. Review of more than 10 essays is beyond the resources of our staff and volunteer reviewers.
NEW! Beta Sigma Psi Scholarships (Lutheran Males)
Christian Leadership Award - $1,500 available for confirmed Lutheran males planning to attend Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana University Bloomington, or University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign
Martin Luther Scholarship - $2,000 available for confirmed Lutheran male interested in living up to the ideals of being a Christian Gentleman - can be used at any college or university
Apply online at http://scholarships.betasigmapsi.org
Deadline: February 16, 2019
New! Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship
To be eligible for a Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship, an applicant must:
- Be a graduating, minority high school senior
- Plan to attend an accredited and approved four-year institution within the United States
- Show leadership potential
- Demonstrate a dedication to community service
- Present evidence of financial need
- Be a United States citizen
- Have a minimum SAT score of 1,000 combined on the math and critical reading sections or a composite ACT score of 21
- Not possess a degree from a 2 or 4-year college when applying for the scholarship
Apply online at www.jackierobinson.org
Deadline: February 1, 2019
UNCF Stem Scholars Program 2019
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
To qualify, applicants must:- - Be African American
- - Be a citizen, legal permanent resident, or national of the United States
- - Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on an unweighted 4.0 scale
- - Pursued a rigorous course of study in high school in math and science courses, including pre-calculus
- - Have demonstrated financial and unmet need as measured by the student’s college or university
- - Show evidence of readiness for and commitment to pursue STEM majors, including biological/life sciences, physics, chemistry, computer science/engineering, information sciences, engineering (industrial, mechanical, electrical or chemical), mathematics
- - Complete all of the application essays
- - Arrange for a letter of recommendation to by submitted via the UNCF application portal
- - Be enrolled for the first time at a U.S.-located, accredited college or university (with the exception of students concurrently pursuing a high school diploma while taking college-level courses) in the fall as a full-time, degree-seeking, first-year student
Apply online at https://scholarships.uncf.org/Account/LogOn
Deadline: March 3, 2019
Knights of Pythias Indiana Educational Assistance Program
Qualified applicants must:
- Have a 3.0 GPA or higher
- Must submit SAT/ACT results
- Must plan to attend an accredited college or university
- application includes two typed essays
- MUST type entire application
Deadline: January 25, 2019 (make sure to mail prior to this date)
Polish Heritage Association of Michigan City Scholarship
The Polish Heritage Association of Michigan City is offering its seventh annual scholarship/essay contest.
This year’s topic is “What was Haller’s Army (a.k.a. Blue Army) and why was it important?”
Polish-Americans formed an army of 40,000 to fight with the Allies in World War I. After extensive action on the Western Front, Haller’s Blue Army, as it was called, journeyed east to help other Polish forces secure the borders of the newly resurrected Polish state. Their experience is a fascinating part of American immigrant and Polish national history
The competition is open to any high school or college student, regardless of ethnic background, legally residing in Northwest Indiana (Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Starke, St. Joseph Counties). Last year, first and third places were both earned by high school seniors.
We invite all your qualified students to compete for one of three prizes: 1st Place ($1,000), 2nd Place ($500), or 3rd Place ($250). The contest is also an opportunity to develop their thinking and writing skills, to engage in a friendly competition with their peers and to learn about a timely historical event. For some, researching the topic and writing the essay may become a journey of self-discovery.
Deadline: March 31, 2019
Tricia's Scholarship for Nursing
1. Must be a resident of Northwest Indiana.
2. Must be able to provide evidence of application to or current enrollment in a nursing education program to be considered for aid.
3. Must submit the completed application, including self appraisal and letters of reference, by the stated deadline to be considered by the Scholarship Committee.
Deadline: December 31, 2018
Ron Brown Scholar Program
About the Ron Brown Scholarship
The Ron Brown Scholarship honors the legacy of Ronald H. Brown through a selective scholarship program that advances higher education for community-minded and intellectually gifted African Americans. RBSP competitively awards Ron Brown Scholars four-year $40,000 scholarships ($10,000 each year) to the most talented and economically-challenged high school seniors who demonstrate a keen interest in public service, community engagement, business entrepreneurship and global citizenship – the four pillars of the late Ronald H. Brown’s mission to uplift people of all races, cultures and ethnicities – especially our disadvantaged youth.
Recipients may use the renewable scholarships to attend an accredited four-year college or university of their choice within the United States. Ron Brown scholarships are not limited to any specific field or career objective and may be used to pursue any academic discipline. Since the Program’s inception in 1996, more than 300 students have been designated as Ron Brown Scholars.
Applicants for the Ron Brown Scholarship MUST be graduating high school seniors at the time of their application. For more on scholarship conditions click here: Ron Brown Scholarship Conditions. The final application deadline is January 9th each year.
RON BROWN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY:
Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to apply for the Ron Brown Scholar Program provided you meet the following requirements:
- Must be Black/African American.
- Must excel academically.
- Must exhibit exceptional leadership potential.
- Must participate in community service activities.
- Demonstrate financial need.
- Be a US citizen or hold a permanent resident visa card.
- Be a current high school senior at the time of your application. NOTE: Current college students are not eligible to apply.
- To Apply Click Here: Ron Brown Scholarship Application
- Deadline: January 9, 2019
INDOT Scholarships
The scholarship program offers $3,125 per semester or $2,083 per trimester for up to five years of post-secondary civil engineering education, which can be used on educational expenses, fees and books. Recipients will work in full-time, paid positions with INDOT during summer breaks and upon graduation.
To be eligible for the scholarship, students must be accepted or enrolled in one of Indiana’s certified civil engineering schools, which include Purdue University Fort Wayne, Purdue University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Trine University, University of Evansville, University of Notre Dame, University of Southern Indiana and Valparaiso University.
Click here to learn more and apply. Applications are due by Dec. 31.
2019 FIDM National Scholarship Competition
More than 30 scholarships to attend FIDM will be awarded, including eight full one-year scholarships for the following majors:
- Merchandising & Marketing
- Beauty Marketing & Product Development
- Fashion Design
- Graphic Design
- Interior Design
- Social Media
- Visual Communications
- Merchandise Product Development
- Apparel Industry Management
Apply online at http://go.fidm.edu/natlscholarship?tfa_1371=0&tfa_499=6765
All entries must be postmarked by March 29, 2019.
IAEOP Scholarship
A member of the I ndiana A ssociation of E ducational O ffice P rofessionals, Inc. will present one (1) $1,000 scholarship yearly to Indiana graduating seniors. This scholarship is designed to assist a business education student who wishes to continue his/her education in an office-related career. Criteria for selection is based on: Scholastic 40%; Need 30%; Self Help 10%; Recommendations 10%; Biographical Sketch (Application and Essay) 10% = 100%.
Applicant Eligibility
1. Applicants must have completed two (2) or more business educational courses four (4) semesters within four (4) years of high school from among the following: computer programming, accounting, finance, business (management, law, co-op, etc.), computer science, or classes comparable to these courses.
2. The applicant shall be enrolled, having made application to an institute of higher education (two (2) or four (4) year college, university, business college, or school of vocational technical education).
3. The applicant must maintain at least a 2.8 (of a possible 4.0) G.P.A.
See attachment below to apply.
Deadline: February 10, 2019
2019 EngineerGirl Writing Contest
- What? The EngineerGirl writing contest is asking students to submit works of creative fiction in which the main character is a female who uses engineering skills to solve a problem.
- When? The deadline to submit a story is Feb. 1, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. ET.
- Where? Submit stories via the online submission form.
- Who? The contest is open to individual girls and boys in the following three competition categories:
- Elementary school students (grades 3-5)
- Middle school students (grades 6-8)
- High school students (grades 9-12)
- Questions? Visit the 2019 EngineerGirl Writing Contest website.
Flavorful Futures Scholarship
General Requirements
Visit flavorfulfutures.com for full list of requirements.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident of the United States.
- Must be a high school senior
- Must have a cumulative high school grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.5 on a 4-point scale (high school/home school seniors).
- We support applicants in a vocational/trade, 2-year, or 4-year program.
The application deadline is February 15, 2019 and winners will be announced in Spring 2019. Apply now at flavorfulfutures.com.
BKFK Education Drive Smart Contest
The Drive Smart Contest, sponsored by CTIA Wireless Foundation, is on the road again! Students can strengthen the skills they need to become leaders by entering their original digital shorts about the dangers of distracted driving. Entries are eligible for a grand-prize $10,000 scholarship and other prizes. Students can also download our form to help them receive community service hours for their work.
Who: 13 to 18-year-old U.S. and PR residents
What: Create an original 15 to 60 second digital short
When: October 15, 2018 through January 6, 2019
How: Students register, create and submit their digital short online and may submit multiple entries.
Why: Over $26,000 in prizing for students and teachers/mentors. Plus, one random entrant will be chosen out of each week's entries to receive a $100 gift card!
2019 GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program
ELIGIBILITY
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;
- demonstrate strong academic performance (minimum 3.0 grade point average/4.0 scale or equivalent);
- be citizens of the United States of America;
- be current high school seniors attending high school in the United States (students living on U.S. Armed Forces base and homeschooled students are also eligible); and
- 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 upcoming academic year.
Deadline: January 4, 2019
We the Students Essay Scholarship
2018-2019 We the Students Essay Prompt
What are the essential qualities of a citizen in your community in 21st century America?
This year we are asking you to dig deep and make your scholarship essay personal. A citizen comes in many shapes and sizes. Some serve their community by voting and participating in political events. Others serve through entrepreneurship or philanthropy. We want to know what you think makes a good citizen in your community. We encourage you to bring emotion, creativity, specific examples (including current events), and well-researched facts into what you write. A good essay will demonstrate how citizenship is not an abstract idea, but is, in fact, action inspired by constitutional principles. We can’t wait to see what citizenship looks like in your community!
Visit https://billofrightsinstitute.org/engage/students-programs-events/scholarship/ and apply online by February 14, 2019.
Hobart High School Guidance Office
Mrs. Victoria Hamilton, Seniors A-F vbarnes@hobart.k12.in.us
Mrs. Peggy Orchard, Seniors G-M porchard@hobart.k12.in.us
Ms. Amanda Hensley, Seniors N-Z ahensley@hobart.k12.in.us
Location: 2211 East 10th Street, Hobart, IN, United States
Phone: 219-942-8521
Twitter: @hobarths