Current year (07/08) Scholarship Opportunities
National Merit and Assured
Scholarships
National Merit Finalists will receive an award in the amount of $10,000 per year for up to four years—that’s a $40,000 total value. National Achievement Finalists and National Hispanic Scholars will receive a $2000 renewable award that is potentially an $8,000 total value. The President’s Honor and Texas State Achievement Scholarships are assured to all admitted students who meet the criteria. The President’s Honor Scholarship is a $5,000 award up to four years ($20,000 total value), while the Texas State Achievement Scholarship is an award of $2,500 per year for up to four years ($10,000 total value). These will be awarded on a rolling basis as students are admitted and are guaranteed to those who complete their admission files by May 1.
Scholarship Deadline: We continue to have other competitive scholarships available. By December 1, students should apply via the ApplyTexas Scholarship application available at www.applytexas.org. We are only accepting electronic scholarship applications. The deadline will provide ample time for committee review of eligible applicants prior to award notices in March and April. Students must also complete their admission application by December 1 to be considered for any of the competitive scholarships.
Al’s Formal Wear
Al’s Formal Wear is proud to sponsor college scholarships (Salute to Education Scholarship Program). This year we are offering two (2) $2,500 college scholarships. Entries are accepted September 28, 2007 through May 5, 2008. Visit one of our stores for an application. For the store location nearest you, please dial your area code then 730-4-TUX. For complete scholarship rules, please visit www.alsformalwear.com.
Completed applications must be received at our corporate office by 5pm CST on May 5, 2008. The scholarship committee will review all applications and choose the recipients by July 31, 2008. The recipients will be notified by mail and phone. Then, the scholarship will be sent directly to the student’s chosen college.
See the 2008 Salute to Education Scholarship Contest Rules
The TCU Texas Youth Entrepreneur
of the Year Awards Program is a scholarship program that recognizes young high
school age entrepreneurs for their success in business. The award is open to
any
Scholarships totaling up to
$20,000 may be awarded. The top winner will receive a $5,000 scholarship and
five other winners will receive a $1,000 scholarship to apply to any school
they choose. If the student attends TCU, the scholarships will double.
Yes,
a student may apply every year, while in high school. All of the winnings are
eligible to be doubled if the student attends TCU.
An
application may be submitted by the student entrepreneur, friend, teacher, or
mentor, who feels that the youth entrepreneur is worthy of recognition. The
application may be completed online at www.tcuyeya.org
or downloaded and sent in hard copy form
to TCU. Submissions must be postmarked, or if done electronically, received, no
later than November 1. Finalists will be notified by December. Finalists must
attend TCU Young Entrepreneurs Days and individually participate in an
interview with the judges to be considered for a scholarship award.
See the application for the TCU Texas Youth Entrepreneur Awards
The
The Texas Aggregates Concrete and Association (TACA) will
again be sponsoring the annual National Ready Mixed Concrete Association
(NRMCA) High School Essay Contest. The
contest is open to
The winner from
Industry executives and college/university faculty members
with concrete-related backgrounds will judge the entries. In addition to being NRMCA’s
guest at the convention and being introduced at the convention’s awards
session, the winner will also receive a
scholarship of $5,000 if they enroll for freshman year in a concrete-related
curriculum such as the Concrete Industry Management programs offered at Middle
Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, New Jersey Institute of Technology
in Newark, California State University at Chico, and Arizona State University
in Phoenix. Other eligible programs
would include those at
All state entries will receive a certificate of appreciation
for entering the contest along with a notification of the winner. The
The rules are as
follows:
o
Open to all
o An entry form (see attachment…Ms. Schier, counseling secretary will have a copy) must be included with all essays.
o
Entries
must be typed, double-space and not exceed 600 words.
o Essays will be judged on content and writing ability (grammar, style, clarity, etc.) A judging summary is attached (see Ms. Schier for copy).
o
Entries
must be postmarked by: November 16, 2007.
Possible themes: Concrete’s benefits to society; how concrete affects the environment; and using concrete to build homes, commercial buildings, bridges and roads. Essays should demonstrate a student’s awareness of concrete’s role as a building material in homes, commercial buildings, streets and highways, parking lots etc.
If you or your students need additional information about the contest, please visit our web site at tx-taca.org. You will find a section with the contest rules, registration form, poster form and some winning essays from previous years.
TACA reserves the right to publish the winning entry in whole or in part. All entries become the property of TACA. The association will publish the winning essay through its newsletter, internet web page, and other possible means.
Phone:
512-451-5100 Fax 512-451-4162
Texas
Aggregates and Concrete Association High School Essay Contest Entry Form
Sample Essay: The Miraculous Substance Concrete
Sample Essay: Life Without Concrete