...I would first like to say thank you for allowing me to one of the recipients of The OSU Military Dependents Merit Scholarship Fund. My college experience thus far at The Ohio State University has been noteworthy. I often sit and reminisce on how far I have come as a young woman at this vast university. Coming from a small town near the mountains in North Carolina, I can proudly say I am one of the few African Americans who refused to believe that college was beyond my capabilities. In addition, I profoundly foresee myself being the first in my family to graduate from college. In the past three years, I have learned valuable lessons about others, the world, and myself. I have come to the realization that being timid will no longer get me to...
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...Freshman Scholarships Scholarship consideration deadline: February 1 General and competitive scholarships for freshmen are available to students attending Southern Miss the fall semester immediately following high school graduation. To be considered for any of these scholarships, you must submit: • an application for admission • $35 application fee • ACT or SAT scores • a high school transcript Standardized test scores| Only standardized test scores earned through December 2012 (ACT) and January 2013 (SAT) will be considered for scholarship-awarding purposes. The written portion of the SAT is not considered. Combining scholarships | Students may be considered for multiple Admissions-based scholarships, but only one scholarship offer may be accepted. The only exception to this is the Regional Scholarship, the award representing the full cost of nonresident tuition. Students can accept multiple scholarships offered through other departments at Southern Miss or scholarships offered through sources outside the university. Such departmental or outside scholarships may be combined with Admissions-based scholarships. Click the plus signs below to expand the sections and get complete details. General Admissions-Based Scholarship Opportunities Consideration Deadline: February 1 National Merit Scholarships Opportunities National Merit Semifinalist Scholarship Students designated as National Merit Semifinalists will receive the National Merit Semifinalist...
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...Sample Scholarship Essays Updated on Thursday 18 February 2010 (see below for url) This section contains three sample scholarship essays: 1. Scholarship Essay Sample One - Crabiel 2. Scholarship Essay Sample Two - National Merit Scholar 3. Scholarship Essay Sample Three - Fulbright Scholarship Essay One - Crabiel Scholarship Winner, won $3,000 scholarship Like Mr. Crabiel, I literally work tirelessly in many academic and leadership roles. I sleep no more than six hours a night because of my desire to expertly meet my many commitments. Throughout my life, I have worked as long and as hard as I possibly can to effect beneficial changes in both school and society. During the summer of tenth grade, I took a number theory course at Johns Hopkins University with students from Alaska, California, and Bogota, Colombia. Similarly, during the summer following eleventh grade, I was one of ninety students from New Jersey selected to attend the Governor's School in the Sciences at Drew University. At Drew, I took courses in molecular orbital theory, special relativity, cognitive psychology, and I participated in an astrophysics research project. For my independent research project, I used a telescope to find the angular velocity of Pluto. With the angular velocity determined, I used Einstein's field equations and Kepler's laws to place an upper bound on the magnitude of the cosmological constant, which describes the curvature of space and the rate of the universe's expansion. In addition to...
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...THE SCHOLARSHIP ADVANTAGE Some students assume that scholarships are primarily designed for students who are in dire need of financial assistance. This is not the case. In fact, winning a scholarship will be beneficial to any student for several years following their receipt of the award. If you are on the fence about applying for scholarships and unwilling to commit your time to the process, consider these significant benefits before you miss your opportunity: RECOGNITION If you win a scholarship, you can give yourself a pat on the back. For some scholarships there are thousands of applicants. When you are recognized for your accomplishments it gives you the confidence to pursue other goals. It is very important for students to recognize their own potential early in their academic career so that they foster its growth—receiving recognition from an organization or company helps students take this step. DISTINGUISH YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS Receiving a merit-based scholarship indicates that you stood out among your peers. The scholarship provider recognized this quality, and it is important that you know see it too. When you apply for colleges or jobs in the future, you have proof that in at least one area you can distinguish yourself from other peers. This knowledge will motivate you to challenge yourself to reach higher goals in your own life. SCHOLARSHIPS PROVIDE YOU WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT Maybe you're one of the lucky students who aren't relying on financial aid to get through...
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...as the land of opportunity where an individual can go as far as their own merit takes them. The opportunities to be successful are endless and one just has to work hard to achieve them. This is based on the idea of meritocracy where individuals are only measured on the basis of their intellectual contributions, “divorced” identity, social status, gender, race, religion, and other characteristics. But this is only an illusion a so called myth that individuals are brought up to believe. In “Horatio Alger”, Harlon Daltons is able to break down this myth of meritocracy that include how we are judged solely on merits, have a fair opportunity to establish those merits, and how merit will bring success. Ruth Conniff in “Women Losing Ground” is able to support the myth of meritocracy that Dalton has established by explaining how women are still suffering from this myth that America has created. Dalton and Conniff are able to debunk the myth of meritocracy and help those that believe in meritocracy understand the inequality the myth has created in American culture. The idea of meritocracy is stating that an individual will not get judged and that “each of us is judged solely on her or his own merits” (Dalton (Alger theory)). But “sometimes we are judged on a different scale”... “favored...and ignored all on the basis of our race” (Dalton). How does this compare to only being judged on his or her own merits because all that is viewed is people being singled out on their appearance...
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...11/4/2015 24 percent of graduates still unemployed Home Scholarships Applications News Archive search... Home News Archive Scholarship Directory 24 percent of graduates still unemployed Scholarships Malaysia Scholarship Directory EduhelpMy Scholarships (234) Loans (25) Grants (1) YAYASAN TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN SCHOLARSHIP TITIJAYA SCHOLARSHIP FUND PENGAMBILAN CALON LEPASAN Scholarships 24 percent of graduates still unemployed Apply Now! ► Unemployed loansIt costs money to train unemployed graduates. At the last count, about 24% of graduates are considered jobless, mostly from the 1MCA EDUCATION ► Un employed vocational/skills training line. From the 44k unemployed LOAN SCHEME graduates, about 30,000 are still looking for job while about ► Graduates job AMCORP STUDY 5,000 had apply for further studies. Language proficiency is still a major grouse among employers GRANT Menu especially at diploma or degree level jobs. Its common to meet BUMI ARMADA managers who complain about badly written resumes and CADET Home disastrous interviews with fresh graduates. Another problem is SPONSORSHIP Search for a the unrealistic salary demand, says employers. Current Scholarship graduates, being a product of the Internet generation, have more CHINESE SPM Leavers expenses and are not able to scrimp and live with small salary. INDEPENDENT Path Chart ...
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...Module 3 Discussion 1 Think about the following: How will taking diversity-related courses/exams at Excelsior College broaden my perspective? Read: Humanity, Diversity and The Liberal Arts, Chapter 2, Diversity, pgs 33-70. Now complete the following: Complete exercise 2.1 on page 69 using Excelsior College courses and exams. Now that you have read about Diversity and its relationship to the Liberal Arts, think about how your perspective can be broadened by the courses/exams you choose to take for your degree. For this discussion, list three Excelsior College courses or exams that you would like to take that will add diversity to your college experience. Post this list and explain why you believe these courses will broaded your perspective on diversity and add to your lifelong skills in two paragraphs or more. Introduction to Psychology Introduction to Sociology Introduction to Philosophy I believe the listed above courses cover a broad range of topics directly related to diversity. Psychology studies personality and perceptual mechanisms that influence behavior. Sociology provides an understanding of human social interaction, social groups, social structures, culture, and social inequality. With philosophy, areas such as morality, free will, and the meaning of life are explored. Interaction with other groups will occur throughout life whether it be a job, school, neighbors, social events, asking for directions. A strong and diverse knowledge has always...
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...INCREASING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM EFFICIENCY 1 Increasing Efficiency in a Community College Scholarship Program Margit Brumbaugh Concordia University Portland An Action Research Proposal/Report Presented to The Graduate Program in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Masters in Education/Educational Leadership Concordia University Portland 2011 INCREASING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM EFFICIENCY 2 Abstract This action research was designed to increase the efficiency of a community college scholarship program. The research developed in response to a desire to increase numbers of scholarship applications from students and to streamline the selection and financial reconciliation processes at the research site. The literature search revealed these aims to be common among community college scholarship programs nationwide. Data was gathered through surveys, interviews, and observations. Data analysis suggests that passive information on the part of colleges, lack of student confidence in qualifications, and lack of student awareness of the differences in scholarship criteria are significant contributing factors leading to low rates of application. Data related to recipient selection processes show that committee training, the use of multiple reviewers, and the use of consistently-applied scoring rubrics increase selection efficiency. Results suggest further research possibilities to determine the extent to which various scholarship marketing strategies, and the manner...
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...|M3D1: Diversity |Preparation: | | |and You [pic] |Think about the following: | | | |How will taking diversity-related courses/exams at Excelsior College broaden my perspective? | | | |Read: Humanity, Diversity and The Liberal Arts, Chapter 2, Diversity, pgs 33-70. Now complete the following: | | | |Complete exercise 2.1 on page 69 using Excelsior College courses and exams. | | | | | | | |Now that you have read about Diversity and its relationship to the Liberal Arts, think about how your perspective can be | | | |broadened by the courses/exams you choose to take for your degree. For this discussion, list three Excelsior College | | | |courses or exams that you would like to take that will add diversity to your college experience. Post this list and | | | |explain why you believe these courses will broaden your perspective on diversity and add to your lifelong skills in two | | | |paragraphs or more. ...
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...average student. You are on athletic teams, but not the superstar athlete of your high school by any means. Students believe that they need to be the best at everything to receive a scholarship of any type, but that’s where a lot of them think wrong. Scholarships are available to almost any student and can be granted to students for more than just grades and athletics. The possibilities for scholarships are limitless and give you the best way to have some or even all of your college education paid for. Growing up many students think they need to be in the top ten or getting straight A’s and passing every test. Which isn’t completely wrong because when you do fall into that category it can make receiving scholarships an easier process. Although, if you don’t fall into that category scholarships are nowhere near impossible to receive because of the hundreds of options provided by companies and colleges in every state. Academic scholarships often called merit scholarships or awards, can be obtained by students who weren’t first in their class maybe, but still received good grades and show characteristics of a good student(“Types” para 2). Every academic scholarship is going to have different requirements and monetary amounts that can be awarded. A lot of companies offering scholarships look for individuals who possess leadership...
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...Erin Akins Foundations There are many funding organization in the community. When looking for one that stood out from the rest, the Community Foundation of South Puget Sound is very interesting. This organization is community based for the area of South Puget Sound. They offer grants and scholarships to preserve resources for tomorrow's community needs (The Community Foundation of South Puget Sound, 2012) . According to this organization they provide services to connect individuals or organizations with causes that they would like to assist with their charitable contributions. With the Community Foundations knowledge for the needs in the community and knowledge of the local nonprofits in their area they have the ability to provide these connections to the individuals and organizations wanting to donate to others in the community. The South Puget Sound Community Foundation organization is assisting others connect in the community by finding the right organization for them to contribute to. There are six (6) different types of funds that one could contribute too. These funds are as follows: Unrestricted Community Funds, Field of Interest Funds, Donor Advised Funds, Scholarship Funds, Designated Funds and the Agency Endowments. The Unrestricted Community Fund is the fund that is used to assist human services, health, arts, education, the environment, needs of the elderly and other needs as well. This fund group is made up of grant committees, a board, community members...
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...Derek Layton Professor Bird EN 300 11/18/14 Are College Athletes Going to be Paid? The NCAA is one of the top organizations in the world that brings in billions of dollars in revenue on college athletics alone most notably with college football and college basketball. Yes some of these athletes do get compensated with some sort of scholarship which does help out with their expenses but the chances of an athlete receiving an athletic scholarship that is worth anything meaningful is less than 2%. A full ride scholarship might as well be compared to as finding the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. In cases that an athlete does receive a scholarship this does not come close to covering the expenses of tuition yet alone all of the other expense such has room and board, food and everything else a human being needs to survive. Playing a colligate sport is just as demanding as a full time job and according to a survey done by “[1] The NCAA in 2011 playing football required 43.3 hours per week; college baseball, 42.1 hours; men's basketball, 39.2 hours; and women's basketball, 37.6 hours.” So these athletes have no time with school and their respective sport to find a job to help them with other expenses so they have to rely on student loans, grants or their parents to help them get through school. This also makes it much more difficult for a student athlete to pursue a more rigorous degree such as sciences and engineering. One problem that I have with the NCAA is all...
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...aid does lead to a more successful student. There’s many that think financial aid does lead a college student to a better success and there’s some people that think different. Based on my research and my own personal experience, I have found that there’s a lot of positive points to a more successful college student, but I do understand the negative points to an unsuccessful college student also. For overall student population, the receipt of grants or a combination of grants with loans had a positive impact attending first choice institutes. While the study is not yet complete, MDRC recently published findings from two community colleges in its report “Can Scholarships Alone Help Students Succeed? Leasing from two New York City community colleges.” (Student Loan Ranger) Web. The study defines performance-based scholarships as these granted to students based on financial need. According to MDRC, making additional financial aid contingent upon certain behaviors can lead to “an increased effort toward studies, or reduced level of financial stress, and an increased confidence on the part of students in their ability to succeed. (MDRC WEB) When the MDRC evaluated all participating students at two schools they found that the overall program encouraged more full-time enrollment while students were eligible for the funds, but when looking at each school separately, they also found some evidence that one of the colleges increased registration, and more credits taken by the students....
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...themselves at the same physical risk as the professionals involved in each respective sport. If college athletes are not classified as professional athletes only because they are enrolled in college, then why are the coaches paid as if they are professional coaches. Student athletes should be compensated for their time and work, as they are the ones bringing in the money for the colleges. In some cases, the Athlete could get a scholarship to play for the college , but that only covers certain things. Many say that the scholarship should be enough for the student and they should not get anything more. The typical Division I athletic scholarship provides tuition, room and board, and books. Also, colleges are only allowed to awarded so many scholarships per sport, and so that means not ever athlete would get one for just playing the sport. The athletes spend all their time for practice and games to where they have no time to get a job to help pay for necessaries or even extra stuff that they want to buy for themselves. Where some of the students are awarded the scholarships to help but without it there is a chance they would not be able to afford to go to college. College athletes are just like any student , the athletes should be able to make money just like a non athlete student. The student athletes focus all their time on the sport that have chosen. They have mandatory study halls, two-a-day practices, games, restrictions, and curfews. They do not get holiday breaks if they make it to...
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... For some kids playing a sport in college is the only way they can afford an education. The big controversial issue is should college athletes be paid. This quote from Elissa Cordrey is very meaningful to college athletics because it isn’t all about the money: If the child is playing for the sake of a scholarship, and not for love of the game, be careful, she warned. Keep your eyes wide open. It's not high school athletics. In some ways, it's really exciting. But if your child's not passionate, you are going to have a lot of teary phone calls’” (Holland, Kelley Holland, and John W. Schoen). The dedication and passion athletes need to play...
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