Scholarship List By Deadline Dates

New Scholarships will be posted as information becomes available.

See your counselor if unable to download any of the following scholarships!

Deadline

Date

ALCOA Fund Scholarship

The Cleveland Foundation

• Senior or a graduate of The Cleveland Metropolitan School District

• Minimum grade point average of 3.0

• enrolling at an accredited 2- or 4-year institution within a one hour's drive-time from Cleveland, Ohio.

• Willing to mentor other students and participate in a volunteer mentor program

• Those in an underserved and underrepresented population will be given preference

For information send a facsimile (FAX) addressed to the attention of Carole F. Hoover (216) 622-1729

several throughout the year

Various Scholarships

The Cleveland Foundation

• Each scholarship has different eligibility criteria

For information visit the The Cleveland Foundation Website

1/31/07

A"There Ought To Be A Law" essay contest

Ohio State Bar Association

• Ohio State Bar Association

For further information please click www.ohiobar.org/pub/?articleid=112

1/31/07

Union Plus Scholarship

Union Plus

• Students of working families are eligible for various union-sponsored scholarships.

Download the 2007 Union Plus Scholarship application at www.unionpriv.org.

1/31/07

McKelvey Entrepreneurial Scholarship

McKelvey Foundation

• A high school senior

• A current business owner

• Submit evidence of attendance at a public or private high school, or home study program (transcripts)

• Submit evidence of application to an accredited 4 year college

• Agree to participate in a McKelvey Foundation Interview

Further information and applications
may be found at http://www.mckelvey
foundation.org/national_scholarship.html

1/31/07

Education is Freedom National Scholarship

Education is Freedom

• US resident

• High school senior

• Minimum 3.0 to 3.5 GPA on a 4.0

• Planning to enter an accredited two- or four-year college or university the fall of  '07

Further information and applications may be downloaded at http://www.education
isfreedom.com/

2/1/07

Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) Educator Scholarships

PDK Educational Foundation

• High school senior

  plan to pursue an education career

Further information on eligibility and applications may be found at

http://www.pdkintl.org/awards/
pros_eds.htm

2/07/3 different

scholarships

Big 33 Scholarship

Big 33 Scholarship Foundation

• Enrolled in a public or accredited private
  school in Ohio or Pennsylvania

• Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale for the previous two academic years (grades 10 and 11)

• Planning to continue education beyond high school in an accredited
  institution of higher education or technical school

Further information and applications may be downloaded at http://www.big33.org/
application.htm

2/15/07

USA Funds Access to Education Scholarships

USA Funds®

• Plan to enroll or are enrolled in full- or half-time undergraduate or full-time graduate or professional coursework at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational/
  technical school.

• Eligible applicants include, but are not restricted to, students attending or planning to attend law school, medical school or other professional-degree programs.

• GED recipients are eligible.

• Annual adjusted gross family income of $35,000 or less, as documented on a 2504 federal income-tax return on which the applicant is claimed as a federal tax exemption.

• Are U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens.

For further information and to download the scholarship application visit http://www.usafunds.org/planning/
access_to_education_scholarship/
index.html

2/15/07

Cargill Community Scholarship Program

Cargill

• Be a U.S. citizen

• Live in a Cargill Community (APPLICATIONS MUST BE SIGNED BY A CARGILL EMPLOYEE)

• High school senior

• Planning to enter an accredited two- or
  four-year college or university

For further information and to download the scholarship application visit

http://www.cargill.com/about/
citizenship/scholarships.htm

2/19/07

Mallory Scholarship

National Technical Association, Cleveland Chapter

• minimum overall 2.5 g.p.a.

• accepted to one or more accredited college/
  universities in an engineering or science program

• show leadership potential and is involved in extracurricular activities

• resides in greater Cleveland area

•  member of one of the underrepresented minority groups

For further information and to download the scholarship application visit www.cmsdnet.net/
JohnKennedy/mallory.pdf

2/19/07

Julian M. Ears Scholarship

National Technical Association, Cleveland Chapter

• minimum overall 3.5 g.p.a.

• accepted to one or more accredited college/universities in an engineering or science program

• show leadership potential and is involved in extracurricular activities

• resides in greater Cleveland area

• member of one of the underrepresented minority groups

For further information and to download the scholarship application visit www.cmsdnet.net/JohnKennedy/
julianmearls.pdf

2/19/07

Health Legacy of Cleveland Scholarship

Health Legacy of Cleveland

• CMSD high school senior

• African American

• Pursuing an education in a health career

For further information on eligibility and the essay or to download the scholarship application visit www.cmsdnet.net/
JohnKennedy/health

2/20/07

ALL_USA High School Academic Team

USA Today

• Enrolled in an accredited U.S. high School

For further information and to download the scholarship application visit http://www.usatoday.com/news/
education/2007-all-usa-hs-form.pdf

2/22/07

Rudolph and Grete Trankel Scholarship

Rudolph and Grete Trankel

• Be a full time CMSD student during the junior and senior years

• Demonstrate financial need

• Minimum 2.5 GPA

• Demonstrate outstanding citizenship

For further information and to download the scholarship application visit ../
JohnKennedy/trenkel.pdf

2/28/07

PIEF Scholarships

Printing Industries Education Funds, Inc. (PIEF)

• Be interested in a graphic communications career. Preference is given to those wishing to fulfill their career in Ohio or northern Kentucky following graduation;

• Be a high school senior or graduate, or a college freshman, sophomore, or junior enrolled in a two-or four-year college with an accredited graphic communications program, or be a professional working in an Ohio or northern Kentucky company in the graphic communications industry, seeking to increase their industry knowledge;

• Be a legal resident of Ohio or Kentucky;

• Have a minimum of 2.5 GPA or GED equivalent.

Further information and applications may be found at http://www.pianko.org/

3/30/07

Carrier Corporation Scholarship

Carrier Corporation and CMSD

• CMSD students interested in pursuing career training in the area of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC, which is a growing high tech career field.

• excellent attendance

• pass all parts of the OGT

For further information and to download the scholarship application visit

../JohnKennedy/
scholar/carrier2006.pdf

3/30/07

Edna W. Edwards Scholarship

National Technical Association, Cleveland Chapter

• minimum overall 3.0g.p.a.

• accepted to one or more accredited college/universities in an engineering or science program

• participation in school and/or community activities

•  graduating from a Cleveland Metropolitan School District High school

• Financial Need

For further information and to download the scholarship application visit www.cmsdnet.net/
JohnKennedy/edwina.pdf

3/31/07

Win a $1,000 Scholarship

Edfinancial Services

• U.S. citizens, a U.S. national, a permanent resident of the U.S., or a person residing in the U.S. for other than a temporary purpose with intent to become a U.S. citizen or permanent resident

• enrolled or who intend to enroll in an institution of higher education which is an Eligible Institution in the Federal Family Education Loan Program under Title IV of the Federal Higher Education Act of 1965

• must enroll as a student at an eligible institution within one year of notification that they
  are a winner

For further information on rules and
eligibility visit e-campustours at www.ecampustours.com

3/31/07

The Harold K. Douthit Regional Scholarship

Ohio Newspapers Foundation

• be enrolled in a high school in Cuyahoga,
  Lorain, Huron, Erie, Wood, Geauga, Sandusky, Ottawa or Lucas county.

• College-bound high school senior

• A minimum high school grade point average of 3.0 (B) is required

• demonstrate the ability to write clearly in an autobiographical essay

For further information on eligibility and the essay or to download the scholarship application visit http://www.ohionews.org/
scholarships.html

3/31/07

Minority Scholarships

Ohio Newspapers Foundation

• be enrolled in a high school in Cuyahoga,
  Lorain, Huron, Erie, Wood, Geauga, Sandusky, Ottawa or Lucas county.

• College-bound high school senior

• be African American, Hispanic, Asian American or American Indian

• A minimum high school grade point average of 2.5 is required

• demonstrate the ability to write clearly in an autobiographical essay

For further information on eligibility and the essay or to download the scholarship application visit http://www.ohionews.org/
scholarships.html

Ongoing

Academic Competitiveness Grant

U.S. Department of Education

• Are you a U.S. citizen

• graduate from high school after January 1, 2005?

• eligible to receive a Pell Grant?

• enrolled as a full-time first or second year student in a two-year or four-year degree program

• rigorous high school program

Visit http://studentaid.ed.gov/
PORTALSWebApp/students/
english/NewPrograms.jsp for information on eligibility, dates and to apply online

3/31/07

OOGEEP Scholarship

Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education  Program

• have a career goal in the oil and natural gas industry or related energy field

• be an Ohio resident attending or planning
  to attend an Ohio college, university or vocational school

For more information and to download the scholarship application visit ../
JohnKennedy/00geep.pdf

4/5/07

William D. Squires Scholarships

William D. Squires Educational Foundation, Inc.

• Be seniors, residing in Ohio, graduating from an Ohio high school in 2007

• Applicant’s must demonstrate financial need: The EFC on the student’s SAR from FAFSA must be under $10,000.  A complete and accurate copy of the SAR must be enclosed with the application and the student must have a minimum $3,000 need for their freshman year according to their financial aid award letter from the college they will be attending.

• Planning to attend an accredited post secondary educational institution on a full-time basis. The school of choice does not need to be in Ohio but must have a program leading to a degree, diploma or certificate in the student’s chosen major.

• Minimum 3.2 GPA is required

For further information and to download the scholarship application visit http://www.usatoday.com/news/
education/2007-all-usa-hs-form.pdf

4/15/07

The Winners' Club Scholarship

Winners' Club Scholarship Fund

• plans to attend an Ohio, state-run (not privately funded) college or university

• high school senior

• minimum 3.5 on a 4.0

• desires to pursue a degree in the field of Education

• financial need

• academic merit

• extracurricular activities

Further information and applications may be downloaded at

http://winnersclubscholarship.
visioncomm.net/

4/16/07

Women’s City Club Scholarship

Women’s City Club of Cleveland

Further information and applications may be found at ../
JohnKennedy/womanscityclub.pdf

4/17/07

UNCF Scholarship

CMSD Charities of Choice

• CMSD graduating senior

• Minimum 2.5 gpa

• essay

For further information on eligibility and the essay or to download the scholarship application visit www.cmsdnet.net/
JohnKennedy/uncf.pdf

4/27/07

Carl B. Stokes Scholarship

Cleveland Branch NAACP

• CMSD high school senior

• Financial need

• Minimum 2.0 gpa

• personal interview

For further information on eligibility and the essay or to download the scholarship application visit www.cmsdnet.net/
JohnKennedy/carlstokes.pdf

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