Vanguard Minority Scholarship Program

The Vanguard Minority Scholarship Program provides merit-based scholarships of up to $10,000 to students entering their junior or senior year of college during the 2012 school year. The program's goal is to remove financial barriers for minority students who demonstrate academic excellence and leadership potential. Students must be pursuing studies in business, finance, economics, or accounting.

Washington Intership for Native American Students (WINS)

WINS provides participants with the hands on learning experience of a professional DC internship. Students learn by doing in a fast-paced real-world setting at a wide range of federal agencies and private sector and American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian organizations. Participants intern at an agency for 35-40 hours each week. In addition, as part of the Internship Seminar, each student

Why is community service/volunteer work important?

Community service/volunteer work is so important, especially during your high school and college years for many reasons. First of all, it looks great on your resume. Whether you are applying for a job or a scholarship, having community service/volunteer work can really make you stand out. Employers, colleges, scholarship donors and/or scholarship committees really like to see that you are

Tvshka Chunkash "Heart of a Warrior" Scholarship

DON'T miss out on this great opportunity!This scholarship is a $1,000 scholarship created by Captain Teri Scroggins that is offered on behalf of all the veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. To be eligible you must be a member of SAP, be a current Choctaw student at an accredited college or university, and write a 500 word essay on how the war in Afghanistan or Iraq has affected your life

Pros and cons of joining a sorority/fraternity

Joining a sorority/fraternity is very popular in college especially at the bigger universities. Making the decision to join or not to join can be a tough decision or at least I know that it was for me. I am going to give you some pros and cons of joining a sorority/fraternity that can maybe make your decision making a little easier.

Pros:
It’s a great way to meet people and make lifelong

I don't want to pay to study for the SAT. Are there any study sites that are free?

Of course there is! One site that comes to mind is INeedAPencil.com. INeedAPencil.com is a free SAT Prep Service that is provided by the CK-12 Foundation. After visiting an impoverished school, Harvard senior Jason Shah started this websites to make sure that anyone can have to access to study for the SAT for free and have a good chance of getting into the college of their dreams. On this website

The in and outs of on campus jobs..

What is an on campus job?

On-campus jobs include any job that is part-time or temporary (less than four months) that is paid through university funding. Unlike a work study program, anyone is eligible to apply for these jobs. On-campus employment for students is work that takes place either at your school or at an off-campus location that is affiliated with your school. This work could be for

Pre-College Workshop for Native American Students Deadline May 27th!

The deadline of Friday, May 27, 2011 is fast approaching for the 2nd Annual Pre-College Workshop for Native American Students to be held at the University of Tulsa on Sunday afternoon, June 5th to Tuesday afternoon, June 7th. If you are going to be a high school sophomore, junior, or senior this fall, you are encouraged to attend but you need to sign up fast.

Overnight accommodations are

SEE College Prep

SEE offers a seven-week, 80-hour curriculum that includes SAT prep and personalized college counseling services. SEE was founded by two seniors at Stanford University and is directed towards low-income and first-generation college applicants. SEE College Prep has helped more than 500 high school students prepare for the SAT’s, fill out financial aid forms and draft their college essays.Teachers

What is Grockit and how can it help me?

        Grockit is an online social learning game company that helps students prepare for the SAT, ACT, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, and GRE. Over 100,000 students in grades from 7-12 are already using Grockit to help them study for these important exams they will take in the near future. Grockit uses social networking and gaming technology to engage and motivate students in mastering academic skills.

How

U.S. Air Force Academy Choctaw Student Recruitment in Oklahoma

The U.S. Air Force Academy is actively seeking Choctaw high school students for their school. Lieutenant Ian Talbot will be in southeastern Oklahoma to recruit students next week, April 5-7. He is holding two recruitment events specifically for Choctaw students. Choctaw students are invited that would be interested in applying to the Air Force Academy. The deadline for current seniors has already

Summer Programs at Columbia University for High School Students

Columbia University has three different summer programs for high school students and when I say “different” it is slight an understatement. One of the programs is located on the university’s campus in the heart of New York City. However, the other two are across the Atlantic Ocean in Barcelona and in the Middle East.

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Upcoming Scholarships with an April Deadline

Hi everyone! I found some more scholarships from various websites with April deadlines but I wanted to post them now because some are due at the beginning of the month. Enjoy!
Charles H. Bussmann Undergraduate ScholarshipDeadline: April 15, 2011Amount: $2,500Website: https://www.mtsociety.org/education/scholarships.aspxDescription: MTS scholarships are open to graduate, undergraduate and high

Emory University Pre-College Program

The Emory Pre-College Program is a summer academic program for high school students. This program gives juniors and seniors in high school a peek of academic and campus life at Emory University. High school students who participate in this program get the chance to explore many topics with professors who are the leading experts in their fields, enroll in classes with college students, and earn

Upcoming Scholarships with a March Deadline

Hi everyone! The following are scholarships I have found on our database and various other sites with approaching deadlines. If you have any questions just contact the SAP team. Enjoy!

College Prowler $2,000 No Essay ScholarshipDeadline: March 31, 2011 Amount: $2000 Website: https://collegeprowler.com/scholarship/apply.aspx?source=fw Description: Students can use the money to help cover tuition

Do I really have to take speech class?!

If there is one thing I absolutely dreaded taking my first semester of college, it was speech class. The thought of getting up in front of a bunch of people I didn’t know and spilling my guts in front of them scared me to death, but sure enough I had to take a speech class to graduate. So despite my fears, I sucked it up and took it my first semester to get it over with. When I got there that

What is the University of Florida Health Care Institute?

The Health Care Summer Institute at the University of Florida is a great summer camp for any high school juniors or seniors interested in pursuing a career in a health profession. The camp is a total of four-weeks and begins June 19, 2011 and ends July 16, 2011. The University of Florida allows the students that are selected to stay in their dormitories on campus, giving them a small taste of

Young Native Essay Contest

The Young Native Writers Essay Contest is a writing contest for Native American high school students that encourages Native American students to think about the issues impacting their tribal communities today. Participants must be currently enrolled in grades 9-12 and write an essay that should be no more than 1,200 words. These essays are due April 1, 2011. This year’s writing prompt is "

Carnegie Mellon University Pre-college Program

What are you doing June 25 thru August 5, 2011? Nothing at all? Ok, well let’s change that. Carnegie Mellon University is having a Pre-college program during that time and you should really consider going. The program is open to junior and senior high school students and is a great way to get a head start in college while you are in high school! You can either explore architecture, art & design,

SAP's Undergraduate & Graduate Scholarship Databases

For those of you who are not taking advantage of SAP's Undergraduate & Graduate Scholarship Databases, you could be missing out on some great scholarship opportunities. We have an Undergraduate Database full of scholarships and some internships for our high school and undergraduate students. Additionally, we now offer a Graduate Database for our prospective and current graduate students. There