A college education remains a wise investment and a person’s best opportunity to withstand a turbulent job market. Plans, dreams and educational goals do not have to be set aside as financial aid for college is still available and we’re here to help.
Last year St. Thomas students received more than $2,000,000 in private scholarships awarded by local foundations, agencies, corporations, and other groups that provide financial support to students. St. Thomas provides this monthly e-newsletter to help you find out about additional scholarship opportunities. It is truly worth a student’s time to search for these scholarships.
$5000 scholarship is available for students interested in pursuing an education in the field of corrosion science and engineering.
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Deadline: January 1, 2010
A $1,000 merit-based scholarship program that is available to students in any college major program.
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One $500 scholarship offered to the best social media campaign submitted.
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Deadline: December 1, 2009
The Phillips Scholars Program supports potential leaders with outstanding academic credentials who intend to dedicate a portion of their lives to community service. Applicants will design a community service project that addresses an unmet need in a Minnesota community. Phillips Scholars will implement their community service project during the summer of 2011. Phillips Scholars will receive a $5,550 scholarship for their junior year, a $4000 stipend for the summer of program implementation in 2011, and a $5,750 scholarship for their senior year contingent on the successful completion of the summer project. Applicants must have the following:
-GPA of 2.75+
-Demonstrate financial need
-be a sophomore in the 2009-2010 academic year
-aspire to serve disadvantaged people
-have a history of participating in campus activities and interest in community service and volunteering
-be committed to designing and implementing a Minnesota-focused service project in the summer of 2011 (8 weeks@ 40 hours per week)
St. Thomas will nominate one student to be considered as a scholarship finalist. St. Thomas students will submit their applications to Meghan Eliason, Director for the Center for Intercultural Learning and Community Engagement (CILCE). There will be 16 finalists (one from each private college in Minnesota) and six students will be selected as Phillips Scholars from the final sixteen students.
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Deadline: December 2, 2009
The Hispanic Scholarship fund offers several scholarship opportunities to students of Hispanic heritage. Each scholarship has unique application requirements and details. There are ten scholarships with application deadlines in November and December of 2009.
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Deadline: November/December 2009
Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0, be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident, pursuing full-time undergraduate or graduate degree, and must demonstrate financial need. Five $4000 and twenty-five $500 scholarships will be offered.
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This program empowers women to enrich themselves through learning and achieve a college education later in life. Only the first 5,000 applications submitted will be processed. Up to 10 scholarships of $15,000 and one (1) $30,000 will be awarded. Awards are for undergraduate students only.
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Deadline: January 2, 2010
