Guidance Direct
Available
Scholarships:
1. St. John
Fisher First Generation Scholarship:
for a senior involved in community service, whose parents did not
attend college, and is interested in St. John Fisher. Apply online at
www.sjfc.edu/admissions
by Dec. 15.
2. MG James Ursano
Scholarship Fund:
for dependent children of Army soldiers. Apply between
November 1 through March 1 at
www.aerhq.org.
3.
National Cooperative Education Scholarship:
for Antioch College, Drexel University, Kettering University,
Wentworth Institute of Technology, Northeastern
University, C.W. Post of Long Island University,
RIT,
Johnson and Wales University, University of Cincinnati, University of Toledo
and Pace University. Due by February 15th.
4.
Clarkson
University Adirondack
Scholars Award
– due
January 15th.
5. Sam
Walton Community Scholarship
– available online from November 1 to January 15th at
www.walmartfoundation.org.
6. Elks
Scholarships Program
– Some scholarships are for students who have a family connection to an Elks
Lodge member and one is for high achieving students who do not have a
connection. Applications will be available in November.
7. The Northern Federal
Credit Union awards five $500 scholarships to students who have an
account. Deadline to apply is January 26th and applications are available
in the Guidance Office.
8. Elks
Scholarship Applications are now available and the deadline to apply is
January 12th. You do NOT have to be a member to apply.
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Allows you to apply to 53 SUNY campuses over the web.
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FAFSA
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CollegeNET
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I Have a Dream Foundation
Student Advantage
FastWeb
GoCollege
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Provides a free, comprehensive, independent, and objective
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Free, internet based scholarship indexing service. Matches
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The internet's first, largest, most comprehensive website for
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NYMentor™ is a service provided free of charge to help
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