SLCC Native American Tuition Waiver

Criteria: Native American students with at least a 2.5 GPA. Must submit an essay about your academic/career goals and how your life experiences have helped you develop these goals.

Amount: One year full tuition

Application: See your College Access Adviser

Phi Delta Kappa International Prospective Educator Scholarship

Criteria: High School seniors whose intended college major is education. Academic standing, the essay letters of recommendation, school activities, and community activities.

Amount: 15 $1,000 scholarships

Deadline: April 1, 2012

Application: http://pdkintl.org

Olene Walker Transition to Adult Living Scholarship 2012-2013

Description: The scholarship is designed to assist qualified youth who are transitioning out of state foster care to complete a post-secondary education program (degree or certificate) at one of the Utah System of Higher Education institutions. The scholarship is sponsored by private donors in partnership with the Utah Educational Savings Plan. Applicants will be selected based on their strong desire to complete a post-secondary program of study, potential for academic success, and financial need. Students who are awarded the scholarship are required to participate in extra-curricular activities and meet regularly with a mentor.
Amount: The maximum yearly scholarship award is $5,000 for full-time enrollment (12 or
more credit hours), $3,750 for three quarters-time enrollment (9–11 hours), and $2,500 for part-time enrollment (6–8 hours). The scholarship may be renewed up to four years depending on satisfactory academic progress and availability of funds. Students must re-apply each year to renew the scholarship.

Website: http://www.justforyouth.utah.gov/scholarship.htm

The Nora Stone Smith Scholarship 2012-2013

Criteria: Must be a graduating high school senior or have graduated in the past year; must be a current or former ESL/ELL student; must enroll full-time at a 2-or-4-year college or university or vocational/trade school.
Amount: up to $2,000 (renewable up to 4 years)
Website: http://bellevuecollege.edu/scholarships/shc/docs/NoraStone.pdf

U.S. Bank Internet Scholarship 2012-2013

Criteria: High School Seniors planning to attend accredited two or four year colleges full-time. Award recipients are selected through a random drawing process.

Amount: $1,000

Website: www.usbank.com/scholarship/

Foster Care to Success 2012-2013

Criteria: Applicants must: have been in public or private foster care for a minimum of 12 consecutive months at the time of their 18th birthday; OR have been adopted or placed into legal guardianship from foster care after their 16th birthday; OR they must have been orphaned for at least one year at the time of their 18th birthday. Have been accepted into or expect to be accepted into an accredited, Pell-eligible college or other post-secondary school. Be under the age of 25 on March 31 of the year in which they first apply. (March 31, 2012). Have been in foster care or orphaned while living in the United States. U.S. citizenship is not required.

Amount: Varies.

Website: http://fc2success.org/what-we-do/scholarships-and-grants/apply-for-an-ofacasey-scholarship/

Beasiswa S2: KT&G Foundation Scholarships 2012-2013 for Master Degree

Yonsei University. KT&G Fellowship at GSIS, for Turkish, Iranian, Russian, Kazakhstani, Indonesian, Yonsei 2010

The KT&G Foundation offers scholarships to the Turkish, Iranian, Russian, Kazakhstani, Indonesian students who seek a master’s degree at the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) of Yonsei University:
Eligibility and Conditions

1. Degree: A Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent degree.
2. Age : No limit
3. Health: Applicants must be in both sound physical and mental health.
4. English Language Proficiency: Applicants must possess strong English language proficiency (Recommended score of TOEFL CBT 237 (IBT 93/PBT 580), IELTS 6.5 or above).
5. Arrival in Korea: Scholarship recipients must arrive in Korea by February 23, 2010 and must attend the new student orientation program on February 24, 2010 at Yonsei GSIS.
6. Application Period: All necessary documents must be submitted to the Yonsei GSIS office between September 1, 2009 ~ November 30, 2009. All original documents should arrive at the GSIS office by this date.

Application address:

Yun Jeong Choi

Graduate School of International Studies
Yonsei University
New Millennium Hall 510
134 Sinchon-dong Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-749
Republic of Korea
http://gsis.yonsei.ac.kr

Terms of Fellowship
The scholarship covers a maximum of 24 months (2 years), from March 2010 to February 2012. Students must maintain a GPA of at least 3.0/ 4.3 every semester to maintain fellowship eligibility.

Scholarship Details

1. Tuition fee: The KT&G Foundation will provide tuition fee for Spring 2010 through Fall 2011 (up to 4 semesters).
2. Stipend: The KT&G Foundation will provide a monthly stipend of KRW 1,000,000(= USD 892) for up to 24 months.

IV. Obligations

1. Participation in a field trip, a roundtable conference prepared by the Foundation
2. Participation in events and activities upon request from the school or the foundation
3. Submission of a report on your life in Korea two months prior to your graduation and a copy of your Master’s thesis
4. KT&G Fellowship recipients must maintain a GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.3 scale in order to retain their scholarship. If they fail in this requirement at any time, their scholarship will be cancelled and they will be ineligible to receive it again in further semesters.
5. If a KT&G Fellowship recipient decides to withdraw from their program of study they must pay the KT&G Foundation the full amount of the scholarship received up to the time of withdrawal.

V. Required Documents

1. For all documents concerning admission, please refer to the GSIS website: http://gsis.yonsei.ac.kr.
2. KT&G Fellowship at Yonsei GSIS Application Form (attached)
3. A Letter of Recommendation from the Dean or an equivalent official at the student’s institution with an approved signature of the Rector/President of the Home Institution (attached)