HELPFUL RESOURCES and WEBSITES:
www.fastweb.com www.studentaid.ed.gov
www.petersons.com www.fafsa.gov
www.scholarship-page.com www.FSAPubs.gov
www.gocollege.com www.collegetoolkit.com
www.christianconnector.com www.educationplanner.org
www.co-op.edu www.grants.gov
www.autotraining.edu www.edpubs.gov
www.PHEAA.org www.scholarships.com
www.HighFiveScholarship.com www.tfec.org www.nationalmerit.org www.legion.org/needalift
www.studentscholarships.org/scholarship.php
ABBOTT AND FENNER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Abbott & Fenner Business Consultants are pleased to be able to continue with our scholarship program for the 4th year.
We will be awarding up to $1,000 to the winner(s) each year.
Scholarship Deadline - June 14, 2013
Application Process
Students will submit an essay on the topic that appears on the scholarship page of our web site: http://www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm
AES SCHOLARSHIP
The consulting firm of AES Engineers is committed to continuing its support of higher education by providing scholarships to deserving students.
To be eligible the student needs to answer one of the essay questions that they will find on our site at http://www.aesengineers.com/scholarships.htm
Our belief is that achieving a high grade point average should not be the only criteria for determining who deserves to be helped. For that reason we are offering a scholarship that will be awarded on the basis of character, as determined by evaluating the essays that are submitted.
Amount of award: $500.00
Deadline for entry: October 4, 2013
Further information, including previous winners, is available on our web site at: http://www.aesengineers.com/scholarships.htm
Bob Glendinning
HR Manager
AES Engineers
ASSE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT EXCHANCE ACADEMIC YEAR PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS
Deadline is March 1, 2013. For more information visit www.asse.com
ALTRUSA INTERNATIONAL, INC. OF HARRISBURG
Must be a resident of Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry or York County.
Deadline is February 28, 2013. Please click on the attached PDF for application and more information or you can download it from the following website: http://sites.google.com/site/altrusahbg.
ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP (available in April)
Deadline is the Third Friday in May (05.17.2013). See the guidance office for information or click the pdf file attached.
ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB SCHOLARSHIP (do not delete )
The club will provide (2) $100.00 scholarships to a senior (one male and one female) who has completed at least one varsity season of interscholastic sport at Halifax. Please see guidance for more information and an application. Deadline is May 17th, 2013.
AUTOMOTIVE TRAINING CENTER is hosting annual SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM at the Exton Campus on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 6:00.
Please see the attached for information.
B. DAVIS SCHOLARSHIP
The creators of the “Student Award Search Aid” website are offering a scholarship for 2013.
Please visit our website at http://www.studentawardsearch.com/scholarships.htm to read about us and to apply for our scholarship. While you’re there, please browse through the rest of the site to learn more about applying for scholarships.
Our website was developed solely for the purpose of helping students locate and apply for scholarships. We are trying to improve the students’ chances for success. The site is free and we charge nothing for the information or the application.
The deadline for applications is May 27, 2013
Amount of Scholarship: $1,000
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at
BAND BOOSTER SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Please see the attached for information and an application or go to the guidance office for more information. Deadline is May 10th 2013.
BIG SUN SCHOLARSHIP
The BigSun Organization is proud to be able to continue to help young athletes succeed in their academic pursuits. We are offering an annual scholarship to a deserving student. All student athletes are eligible for this award, regardless of which sport they are participating in.
Deadline - June 21, 2013
Amount of Award - $500.00
The successful applicant will be a high school senior or be attending a post secondary institute and currently involved in some sport at that institution or in the community..
Please visit our website at http://www.bigsunathletics.com to learn how to apply.
This scholarship has been listed with FastWeb
BOOSTER CLUB PARTICIPATION SCHOLARSHIP (do not delete – ever)
One male and one female student will be chosen to receive a $500 scholarship. Student will write an essay of 500 – 750 words on “What participating in extracurricular activities at Halifax High School meant to me”. Please see the guidance office for more information and an application. Deadline is 3rd Friday of May, 2013.
BUICK ACHIEVERS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Students attending college in 2013-3014 who’s major field of study is in engineering, technology, design or business, with an interest in the automotive industry, please click on the following link for more information and an application. www.buickachievers.com . Deadline is February 28, 2013.
2013 CAEA SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
$500.00 Scholarship. Deadline is April 15th. Click the attached link or see the guidance office.
CLARENCE SCHOCK FOUNDATION
The institutions participating in the Clarence Schock Foundation Scholarship Program are Cheyney University, Kutztown University, Millersville University, Shippensburg University and West Chester University. Students must reside in one of the following counties: Adams, Berks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Lancaster, Lebanon and York or be a graduate of one of the following secondary schools in Pennsylvania: Shippensburg, Boyertown, Spring Ford or Williams Valley.
Applications and materials needed to apply for the scholarship are available from the universities itself.
COMMUNITY GRANGE # 2048
Is not doing a scholarship for 2013.
DESIGN A PERMIT SCHOLARSHIP
Click on the attached link for Scholarship Contest. Deadline is April 5th, 2013.
http://promos.rydindecal.com/design-a-permit/
ERDMAN SPORTSMEN'S ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP (ESA)
Deadline is April 30, 2013. See attached link.
E SCHOOLVIEW’S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
High school seniors from across the country will have a chance to vie for even more scholarship money from eSchoolView as the program grows in its second year.
eSchoolView's leadership and creative teams value education and the work of school personnel who prepare students for the future. Due to our deep commitment to the field, the Investing in Our Future awards will jump by 50 percent to $15,000 in 2013 to help support students in their educational pursuits.
The contest for eight scholarships is open to high school seniors across the country. Awards will be given in two categories for a total of eight scholarships with the following breakdown:
One - $5,000
Two - $2,500
Five – $1,000
The Web Design Contest is for seniors interested in pursuing graphic design, web design or other arts. The Web Technology Contest asks students to develop creative way(s) to use web technology in education.
Students entering the design contest are required to develop a home page and one interior page for a website. The site should be related to a school class or club and should reflect a collaborative effort between the “client” and the designer.
Students who enter the technology category are asked to develop and describe creative uses for web technology in education. They will be encouraged to analyze the components of our CMS and our other software products to assess how we use technology within the education field to create efficient and effective communication but are NOT limited to these ideas.
Each contest -- for which students will also be required to submit videos detailing their work-- will be graded by a panel of education professionals who will use criteria provided by eSchoolView. Schools do not need to be eSchoolView clients for their students to be eligible to enter. Students may submit up to three entries in each category by Feb. 1, 2013. Winners will be notified in March 2013.
For detailed contest requirements, visit http://www.eschoolview.com/scholarships or call us at 1.888.932.6460.
EPILEPSY FOUNDATION WESTERN/CENTRAL PA
Deadline is March 29, 2013. If you have trouble printing the attached document please see the guidance office.
THE FOUNDATION OF ENHANCING COMMUNITIES
www.tfec.org (late November/beginning of December )
HACC
For scholarships targeting incoming freshmen to HACC, please visit www.hacc.edu click on “Future Student” then on “Financial Aid” then on “Scholarships”
HALIFAX AREA GARDEN CLUB
Horticulture Scholarship $500.00
Deadline is May 1st, 2013 please see the attached application and information.
HALIFAX UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SCHOLASTIC ASSISTANCE
Deadline is April 12, 2013.
See attached link for more information and application.
HALIFAX EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (HEA)
Deadline is March 27, 2013.
HERSHEY AREA ART ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP
Application period begins January 9, 2013 and ends March 30, 2013. For further information and applications visit www.hersheyareaartassociation.com .
HERSHEY HORTICULTURE SOCIETY
Deadline is March 1st, 2013. Download the attached PDF.
HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF METRPOLITAN HARRISBURG
Deadline is March 15, 2013.
IMAGINE AMERICA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
A Scholarship program. To date, over 15,000 High Schools are registered with the Imagine America Scholarship program.
2012 high school graduates can now apply!
Our program year runs concurrent to the calendar year; as a result, 2012 graduates can apply for this award through December 31, 2012. Seniors graduating in Spring 2013 can begin applying on January 1, 2013.
Counselors can now nominate up to 5 students per high school!
The Foundation has recently increased the number from 3 nominations per high school to 5! This gives more students an opportunity to receive the Imagine America scholarship.
To be eligible for participation, the college must be an accredited private, for-profit institution (such as a technical or trade school). If you are not sure if the school is eligible, please feel free to forward any information you have about the career college to us at .
Want more information about the scholarship program?
Go to the website www.imagine-america.org and click on Promotional materials.
Scholarship Services
Imagine America Foundation
1101 Connecticut Avenue N.W., Suite 901
Washington, D.C. 20036-4346
P (202) 336-6724 * F (202) 408-8102
www.imagine-america.org
KIDS CHANCE OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOLARSHIP
Deadline is April 15th, 2013. The mission of Kids' Chance of Pennsylvania, Inc. (Kids' Chance of PA) is to provide scholarship grants for college and vocational education to children of Pennsylvania workers who have been killed or seriously injured in a work-related accident resulting in financial need.
To be eligible for a scholarship grant, applicants must have a parent who has been killed or seriously injured as a result of a work related accident that meets the criteria of the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act and that has resulted in demonstrated financial need. Applicants must be within the ages of 16 to 25 and be admitted/enrolled in an accredited, post-secondary educational institution. Graduate students are not eligible to apply.
The 2013-2014scholarship application process is underway. This is the culmination of all that we do.It is the reason Scholar Sponsors,Corporate and Community Partners and individuals donate funds to Kids' Chance. It is the reason we holdannual fund-raising events like the golf outings and walk/runs.We want to help deserving students pursue and achieve their higher education goals!
Click on this link to Apply Today!
KIWANIS CLUB OF HARRISBURG
Deadline for submission of application to your guidance department is March 8th, 2013. Deadline for guidance department submission is March 13th, 2013. Click the attached for requirements, details and application.
MARGARET I. WEAVER SCHOLARSHIP
Deadline is March 31st, 2013. Female applicants only.
METRO BANK “CASH FOR COLLEGE” SCHOLARSHIPVisit www.mymetrobank.com for applications. Deadline is March 8, 2013.
MID PENN BANK “ANNA WOODSIDE SCHOLARHSHIP”
Deadline is March 15th. Applications can be downloaded from their website www.midpennbank.com or from the attached.
MILLERSBURG MOOSE FAMILY CENTER SCHOLARSHIP
Eligibility Requirements attached. See guidance office for applications.
Deadline is March 1, 2013.
PENCON Foundation (Pennsylvania Energy Consortium) Scholarship
www.pencon.org/foundation.html. Deadline is February 28, 2013.
PA ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL OFFICE PROFESSIONALS (PAEOP) THE HERMINE SOLT STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP
Deadline is March 1st, 2013. Click the link for more information and application.
www.paoep.com
THE PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCATION OF MEDICAL SUPPLIERS (PAMS) SCHOLARSHIP
Deadline is March 29th, 2013. Please click on the attached PDF file for guidelines and an application.
PENNSYLVANIA NURSING SCHOLARSHIP
Pauline Thompson Nursing Education Scholarship
Provide scholarship to undergraduate nursing students in Pennsylvania.
Nursing Foundation of Pennsylvania
Amount of Award: $1,000
Number of Awards: 5/year
Duration of Award: 1 year
Deadline: May of each year
Contact Information:
2578 Interstate Drive, Suite 101
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Phone: (717) 657-1222
Fax: (717) 657-1222
Email:
http://www.pct.edu/scholarships/external_scholarships/pauline_thompson_scholarship.pdf
PENNSYLVANIA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Deadline is March 1st, 2013.
If you have a problem opening the pdf attached, see the guidance office for an application.
PSECU 2012 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
To apply and be eligible, you must be a member by December 31, 2012, not a joint member. Students who belong to PSECU may request a scholarship packet by calling the Self-Service Telephone, 800.435.6500. Use the request code: 6*651#. The application package must be received at PSECU’s main office by noon on February 28, 2013.
WILLIAM AND ARTHUR R. STAMBAUGH SCHOLARSIP FUND
Deadline is March 19,2013. Click the link for an on-line application and details. www.csascholars.org
SVANN (Susquehanna Valley Association of Neonatal Nurses)
Deadline is March 31, 2013. Click on the attached for an application and information.
UNITED STEELWORKERS DISTRICT 10 (In Memory of HUGH CARCELLA) SCHOLARSHIP
If you can’t open this pdf – see the guidance office. Deadline is March 15, 2013.
VICKIE’S ANGEL FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Deadline is April 15th, 2013. Click the pdf for an application
or go to the website www.vickieangelwalk.org or see the guidance office.
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