• Upcoming or graduating senior from a public or private high school within the Lexington County (SC) school district
• Must pursue a minimum of an Associate's Degree in any field of study

• Survivor of childhood cancer; diagnosis of cancer before the age of 21
• Legal resident of GA, NC or SC
• Accepted to an accredited two or four year college or university or a vocational/technical school (Also available to graduate students)
• 2.0 GPA

Email: essay@aynrand.org

• Must be enrolled in a full-time college degree program at the time of entry
• High school students entering college in the fall of the award year also eligible
• A stapled cover sheet MUST include: name and address of entrant; entrant's e-mail address (if available); name and address of entrant's university; topic selected (1, 2 or 3 from list provided); and entrant's declared major
• Essay must be no fewer than 1,000 and no more than 1,200 words in length, and must be typewritten and double-spaced
• Essay must be solely the work of the entrant. One entry per student.

• How has your participation in sports affected the person you are becoming?

• Student athlete, regardless of which sport
• High school senior or student enrolled in post secondary institution

Email: cfsainc@bellsouth.net

• Attendance at an accredited college, university, technical or vocational school
• Full-time enrollment
• Undergraduate study (except the Giles Foundation Scholarship)

2nd Prize: $2,500

3rd Prize: $1,500

2 Honorable Mentions: $500 each

The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity

555 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor

New York, NY 10022

• Full-time undergraduate junior or senior at an accredited four-year institution in the U.S.
• Submit essay according to guidelines at www.eliewieselfoundation.org/

• Must currently be a rising Junior or Senior or graduate student in a four-year college or university in SC
• Must be a resident of SC
• Need shall be a consideration but not the main criteria
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 (Lower GPA can be accepted in specific cases at the discretion of the committee.)
• Should be pursuing an education in the field of sight, hearing, or speech conservation and must be majoring in one of these areas

E-Mail: hrtp@health.nyc.gov

• Undergraduate, graduate or professional school student in one of the above major fields 

Suite 300
Washington, DC  20001

• Scholarship assists widows and dependent children of police and firefighters killed in the line of duty

Email: info@byrnesscholars.org

• SC resident
• Lost one or both parents through death
• Financial need and satisfactory scholastic record
• Plan to pursue a bachelor's degree

(843) 723-3225

• Must be a descendent of the Gignilliat family who settled in Charleston, SC

Email: kidschancesc@alltel.net

• Must be a legal resident of South Carolina
• Must be a dependent of someone who has been seriously or fatally injured as a result of a work-related accident or occupational disease
• The death or injury/illness must have occurred as a result of work activities performed for a South Carolina employer
• Benefits must be paid under the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act, as a result of the work-related injury, occupational disease, or death suffered by the person upon whom the applicant is dependent
• The injury or death must have resulted in a substantial decline in the family’s income
• Applicant must be between the ages of 16 and 25
• Must be enrolled in a trade/vocational school; industrial/commercial training; junior college/community college; undergraduate program at a college; or a graduate program at a college
• Must have demonstrated capable academic achievement and aptitude
• Must demonstrate substantial financial need

• Transcript of most recent school record
• Statement giving information about education and career goals
• Copy of Student Aid Report (SAR)

• 2.25 GPA
• Legal residence required in Lithopolis or Bloom Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
• Attend regionally accredited institution

• Must be currently enrolled in a construction-related degree program and have at least one term remaining in a course of study leading to a degree or an associate degree in a construction-related field. High school seniors are not eligible.
• Must desire a career in a construction-related field
• Must be enrolled full-time at an institution in the U.S. or Canada
• Must have a current cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher

• Shall be a student athlete who has exhausted athletics eligibility at an active NCAA Division II institution within the past calendar year
• Must be in the first 10 semesters or 15 quarters of full-time collegiate attendance
• Shall not participate in another intercollegiate sport during the period of the award
• Must have received athletics-related financial aid from the NCAA Division II member institution
• Must be within 32 semester or 48 quarter hours of completion of first undergraduate degree at the completion of the spring term
• Must have a 2.5 cumulative GPA

• Enrolled in or seeking enrollment in an accredited school, institution, college or university majoring in Transportation or Logistics or
• Dependent of a NTW member or
• Employee of a NTW member or
• Sponsored by a NTW member (requires sponsor letter)

• Required essay
• List of extra curricular activities
• Transcript of grades
• Sponsor letter (if required)

• Must have been in foster care for one consecutive year at the time of 18th birthday or high school graduation OR have been adopted or taken into legal guardianship out of foster care after 16th birthday OR have lost both parents to death before the age of 18 and not been subsequently adopted
• Must be under the age of 25 on March 31
• Must be accepted into or enrolled in an accredited post-secondary program at the undergraduate level
• Must have been in foster care or have grown up in the U.S. and must reside in the U.S. at the time of application

Peace Corps
Paul D. Coverdell Peace Corps Headquarters
1111 20th Street, NW
Washington, DC  20526

• At least 18 years old
• U.S. citizen

• Usually takes 9 to 12 months
• Dependent on candidate's education and skills and the availability of a suitable assignment
• Applicant needs to be available in the upcoming 12 months

• All expenses paid
• International experience
• Medical and dental care
• Partial Perkins Loan cancellation
• Deferment of most student loans
• $6,075 after a two year tour

info@phef.org

• U.S. citizen
• Full-time student at a 4-year college or university in the U.S.
• Entering freshman must have minimum ACT score of 20 or SAT score of 950 (critical reading + math)
• Good academic standing and character
• Credit-worthy borrower and credit-worthy endorser

• The child of someone who was killed or permanently disabled as a result of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks; and
• Enrolled full-time and making satisfactory academic progress at an accredited postsecondary institution.

• Be a US citizen or permanent resident
• Have a family combined income of $30,000 or less
• Demonstrate unmet financial need of at least $1,000 after the financial aid award package has been determined
• Be accepted to or enrolled in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited postsecondary institution
• Have a minimum 2.5 GPA (on a 4.0 scale).

• Must be a high school senior
• Must attend an accredited college or private career school
• Eligibility is not based on GPA or financial need

• Must be the child of a parent who has died from breast cancer
• Must live in Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Laurens, Greenville, Greenwood, Pickens, Oconee, McCormick, Spartanburg or Union County, SC
• Must exhibit financial need
• Must plan to attend a state-supported college in SC
• May be a high school or current college student

• Awarded to professional truck drivers, their spouses, children or grandchildren. Employees of trucking companies and independent contractors and their immediate families also eligible.
• Full-time rising junior or senior in a four-year accredited college or university
• Financial need
• Excellent scholarship
• High level of character and personal integrity

• High school senior, incoming college student or currently enrolled college student
• Enrolled or planning to enroll in full-time undergraduate or graduate coursework or half-time undergraduate coursework at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, vocational/technical school or graduate school. GED recipients also eligible. Must be enrolled for the entire academic year, beginning fall term and continuing through February 1 of the upcoming academic year. 
• Have an annual adjusted gross family income of $35,000 or less
• U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen
• Not currently in default on any student loans
• Renewable with minimum 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale

• Be a dependent child or spouse of a full-time USC system employee
• Be accepted for enrollment as a full-time undergraduate student at one of the University's system campuses
• Be a US citizen or a US permanent resident
• Be eligible based on weighted core course GPA and standardized test scores as determined by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions

     Upperclassmen / Graduate and Transfer Students:

• Be enrolled or accepted as a full-time student at one of the University's system campuses
• Be a US citizen or a US permanent resident
• Have a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA. Transfer students must have a 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA from their previous institution

 Nashville TN 37202

Fax (615) 320-7100

• College-bound high school senior
• Wal-Mart associate or dependent of a Wal-Mart associate
• Minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA
• Demonstrated financial need

 Nashville TN 37202

Fax (615) 320-7100

• Dependent of a Wal-Mart associate
• Minimum 22 ACT or 1030 SAT (Critical Reading + Writing) score
• Proven financial need

AWARD AMOUNT:

$250 - $1,000

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

April 1

FOR APPLICATION, WRITE:

Jerry D. Rogers
Woodmen of the World
PO Box 23287
Columbia, SC  29224

(803) 788-6912

Email: South_Carolina@woodmen.com

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

• Must be a member of the organization or the child of a member

• 2.0 GPA

• Need is the prominent factor in the awarding process