Significant Scholarships & Organizations worth your time to explore
Brower Youth Award for Environmental Leadership http://www.broweryouthawards.org/ (Select “Apply” tab) or http://www.broweryouthawards.org/apply/ According to the Earth Island Institute, “The Brower Youth Award for Environmental Leadership [was established] in 2000 to honor renowned environmental advocate David Brower, who was quoted as saying “I love to see what young people can do, before someone old tells them […]
Read MoreNational Scholar Foundation’s Peer Tutoring Scholarship Contents While I have not included contests in our scholarship books, this is a rare exception. I include it because it encourages and rewards students who help their peers. I recently spent the day at Lamoille Union Middle School and noticed several outstanding math students helping small groups and […]
Read MoreSacramento Region Community Foundation Scholarships Last week I wrote about the wealth of scholarship opportunities provided by local Community Foundations. Today, I’m sharing current scholarships available to students living in the Sacramento, California area. If you don’t happen to live in the Sacramento, California region, don’t worry. You can easily find community foundations where you […]
Read MoreThe Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting http://www.efwa.org/scholarships_undergraduate.php (for Undergraduate Scholarships) or http://www.efwa.org/scholarships.php (to view all of their scholarships) or http://www.efwa.org (Select “Scholarships” link in sidebar) The mission of the Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting is to support the advancement of women in the accounting profession through the funding of education, research, career literature, publications […]
Read MoreIllinois CPA Society Women’s Executive Committee’s Advancing Women in Accounting Scholarship http://www.icpas.org/hc-endowment.aspx?id=3906 or http://www.icpas.org/ (“CPA Endowment Fund” Link in sidebar) Contact Info: Illinois CPA Society, Attention: Scholarship Committee, 550 W. Jackson, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60661-5716; phone: 312.993.0407 extension 290; email: natalek@icpas.org Deadline: April 1 Award Amount: Up to $4,000 Eligibility: Female student pursuing an […]
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