9 career-launching scholarships

Careers and Colleges, Jan-Feb, 2005

Some scholarship providers offer big bucks to encourage students to pursue educational paths that lead to specific careers. These companies and organizations have a vested interest in supporting qualified students (like you!) through proper training and coursework. Take a peek at these awards and ponder what kind of scholarships might help you reach your dream career!

CRIMINAL JUSTICE:

National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) Scholarship Program

Career: Must be planning a career in the criminal justice field.

$$$: 10 awards of $1,000 each.

Who: Students must be employed by a sheriff's office or have a parent who is employed by a sheriff's office.

Deadline: March 1, 2005.

More Info: www.sheriffs.org/ scholarship/index.htm

JOURNALISM:

Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA)/S.I, Newhouse Foundation Scholarship

Career: Must be planning a career in newspaper print journalism.

$$$: 5 awards are offered of up to $5,000 each.

Who: High school seniors. While the scholarship is open to all students, AAJA especially encourages applicants from historically underrepresented Asian Pacific American groups, including Vietnamese, Cambodians, Hmong, and other Southeast Asians, South Asians and Pacific Islanders.

Deadline: April 8, 2005.

More Info: www.aaja.org

ART AND DESIGN:

Worldstudio Foundation Scholarship

Career: Must pursue a career in one of the following fields: advertising (art direction only), animation, architecture, cartooning, crafts, environmental graphics, fashion design, film/video (direction or cinematography only), film/theatre design, the fine arts, furniture design, graphic design, illustration, industrial/product design, interior architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, new media (interactive/ computer design), photography, surface/textile design, or urban planning.

$$$: 30 to 50 awards offered; awards. range from $100 to $5,000 each.

Who: High school seniors with a GPA of 2.0 or higher.

Deadline (tentative): March 18, 2005.

More Info: www.worldstudio.org

INSURANCE:

Actuarial Scholarship for Minority Students

Career: Must pursue a career as an actuary, an expert in statistics who calculates insurance rates.

$$$: 40 renewable awards; the award amount varies.

Who: High school seniors who are African American, Hispanic, or Native North American.

Deadline: May 1, 2005.

More Info: www.bean actuary.org/minority/ scholarship.cfm

HEALTH CARE:

Tylenol Brand Scholarship

Career: Must major in a field that will lead to a health-related career.

$$: Ten awards of $10,000 and 150 awards of $1,000 are offered annually.

Who: High school seniors.

Deadline: April 30, 2005.

More Info: www.tylenol.com

GENERAL:

Gimme Five[R] Scholarship Sweepstakes

Career: This award is for students pursuing any career and it is sponsored by the loan expert Educaid, which is changing its name to Wachovia Education Finance.

$$$: Each month, one high school student wins $5,000, which is to be used to pay for first-year expenses at an accredited college or trade school.

Who: High school students.

Deadline: Varies each month.

More Info: www.educaid.com/ gimmefive.htm

NURSING:

Caroline E. Holt Scholarship

Career: Must plan to pursue a career in nursing.

$$$: Number of awards varies; awards are $500 each.

Who: High school seniors.

Deadline: Feb. 15 and Aug. 15, 2005.

More Info: www.dar.org

TECHNOLOGY

Lucent Global Science Scholars Program

Career: Must pursue an information technology-related career in engineering, aerospace, computer science, information science, information theory, or mathematics.

$$$: 24 awards of $5,000.

Who: High school seniors with good GPAs.

Deadline (tentative): Feb. 25, 2005.

More Info: www.iie.org/ programs/lucent

AVIATION

LeRoy W. Homer Jr. Foundation Flight Training Scholarship

Career: Must plan to pursue a career in aviation as a professional pilot.

$$$: Up to three awards are offered, and all fees and expenses associated with the private pilot course will be paid by the foundation.

Who: Students from age 16 to 23.

Deadline: Feb. 28, 2005.

More Info: www.leroywhomerjr.org

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