...Receiving this scholarship would have a positive impact on my education and my life. This scholarship would help me continue my journey in life and furthering my education. I need this scholarship because it will help me financially in every possible way. Having a college degree is extremely essential to me, and really helpful in the work field. I came to college to get a higher education and expand my thinking, skills, and environment. In today’s society having a college degree is almost a must. My future career plans include me becoming a screenwriter and movie director. I have worked very hard and smart my first two years of college, and I have learned a lot. For my remaining time in school I will work even harder and explore more things....
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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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...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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...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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...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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...full ride scholarship would pay for the athlete’s college tuition, food, housing, and their books. I also know that multiple hours are spent by the athlete practicing throughout the day and year. Athletes are expected by their coaches to practice before the season starts and after the season so that they can be the best that they can be for the team. With that being said, how do athletes manage their time with practice, school, and a social life? My intended audience is for anyone who is interested in sports or the benefits college athletes receive from a scholarship. Any athletes might find it interesting what the process is to get a scholarship, whether it is high school students or college. More specifically this would be beneficial to any high school student or parent who would like to know about college athletic scholarships. Compensation of College Athletes There has been an ongoing debate continuing since the early nineteen hundreds on whether college athletes should get paid. This argument comes from the coaches, the athlete’s parents, and the athletes themselves arguing that universities make money off of the players and the players, in turn, do not receive any money from that. For example, during the basketball tournament, March Madness, universities make millions of dollars off of the players and the fans that come to watch the games and the players do not get any of this money. Although it can be argued that the players do in fact get paid by scholarships. The...
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...Taylor's World Class Scholarship 2016 Applicant Profile Student Profile Name : TAN SHIN YEE Student ID. : 0328026 Scholarship World class companies choice: First Preference : BDO - for Business programmes Second Preference : CIMB Group - for Business programmes Section A - Programmes Section Qualification Level : Programme applying for : B. Arts (Hons) Accounting & Finance (3 years) Intake Selection Month : March Year : 2016 Section B - Academic Qualifications Name of Examination : SPM Year Taken : 2014 No Subject Grade 1 Additional Mathematics A 2 Bahasa Cina A 3 Bahasa Inggeris B+ 4 Bahasa Melayu A- 5 Ekonomi Asas A 6 Kesusasteraan Cina A- 7 Mathematics A 8 Pendidikan Moral B+ 9 Sejarah A 10 Prinsip Perakaunan A+ 11 Science A Pre-U Results (STPM / A-Level / UEC / Foundation / Pre-U) Name of Examination : UEC Year Taken * : 2015 No Subject Grade 1 Bahasa Malaysia A1 2 Business Studies A1 3 Bookkeeping and Accounts A1 4 Chinese A2 5 English B4 6 Mathematics A2 7 Advanced Mathematics B3 8 Accounting A2 9 Economics A2 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final Results (CGPA / ATAR / %) : 18 Other English Qualifications MUET IELTS : : : Section C - Extra Curricular...
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...Adventures While At BC With the technology field job situation in Arizona dwindling, I started looking at career re-direction. Like many my age, I was not unsure I was making a smart choice, and correct move at this time in my life. Not having attended college for many years, I was very hesitant to jump in and start over with a new career. Discussions with my family helped shape my decision to re-direct into a field that would guarantee a steady income for the future. After considerable research, determining potential for growth and job satisfaction, I determined I could make a future by pursuing a Medical Insurance Billing and Coding career by attending BC-Online. I opted to stay at work, and pursue the online program. I found this choice to be demanding; one which needed to balance family, work, and life choices. I found out early that going to school online, while working and having a family, meant one needs to have great time management skills, and an ability to stay focused—it is hard to do school with home front activities, and other distractions when studying. I also found it challenging not having someone available to talk with, bounce things off of when it came to school work. I found that I needed to re-learn to be self-sufficient and research problems while awaiting teacher interaction by email and professor/classmate interaction in class forums. This taught me patience, as turn-around time was typically 24-plus hours to get a response from an instructor...
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...spread out over a full week, which included four games shown in prime time, including three on non-holiday weekdays Players have an absolute right to be envious and feel exploited. The age-old rationale that the student-athlete's "free education" is equivalent in value to his athletic labor doesn't wash anymore. It's not equivalent. The national average graduation rate is 55 percent for Division I-A football players, according to the federal government's calculation. However, many of the biggest programs struggle to meet the average. Here are a few examples: Texas, 29 percent; LSU, 37 percent; Florida, 42 percent; Alabama, 47 percent; Ohio State, 49 percent; and USC, 52 percent. Clearly, a significant number of football players aren't receiving the benefit of the bargain of this "free education." The mandatory and "voluntary" workouts are often at odds with obtaining that "free education.” (1 & 1.1) Athletes have been pouring their hearts out day after day, Week after week putting their health at risk playing these sports. Television contracts and shoe deals the athletes endorse for the college is really big for the collage, An athlete plays the game simply because he loves it. There are certain colleges where athletics are a key source of their income, and that’s something that attracts other athletes to their college. For some universities hey rely on...
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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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...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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...dated:20.10.2012. Sub: Streamlining of PMS System – Registration of Fresh Scholarships to Open from 21-10-2012 to 20-11-2012 – Instructions – Issued. Ref:1) GO.MS.No. 66 (SW.Edn.2) Dept, dated 08-09-2010. 2) G.O.Rt.No.1307 Revenue (Ser.II) Dept, dated 13-09-2010 3) G.O.Rt.No.1551 Revenue (Ser.II) Dept, dated 04-11-2010 4) G.O.Rt.No.1570 Revenue (Ser.II) Dept, dated 10-11-2010 5) GO.Ms.No.60 (Sw.Edn.2) Dept, dated 27-09-2011. 6) G.O. Ms. No. 30, SW (Edn.2) Dept., dated 31-08-2012. 7) G.O. Ms. No. 33, SW (Edn.2) Dept., dated 15-09-2012. 8) Memo No. 3637/Edn.2/2010, SW Dept., dated 10-10-2012. *** Online fresh registrations for scholarships to students pursuing college courses for the academic year 2012-13 will commence from 21-10-2012 to 20-11-2012. The scholarship process has been made fully online by the Social Welfare Department. Under the online system, to access the website, a student must enter his SSC ID and Year of Passing to retrieve his record from the SSC data base For the academic year 2012-13, students can apply online for fresh scholarships on the e-pass website from 21-10-2012 to 20-11-2012. All students belonging to SC / ST with family income of less than Rs.2.00 lakh per annum & the students belonging to BC / EBC / DW / MW with family income of less than Rs.1.00 lakh per annum are eligible to apply for scholarships. Vide reference second to fourth cited above, all students shall submit...
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...$1,000 College Scholarship Essay-Entry Application Sponsored By The Credit Union Foundation of MD & DC And Your Credit Union Complete this form on a computer in Microsoft Word™ (.doc) format only Type your information in the gray areas below Hand-written, scanned, or applications in any format other than .doc format cannot be accepted Applicant’s Name Phone Number Email Address City State Zip Name of Maryland or District of Columbia-based credit union of which you are a member: (All applicants must be a member of a MD or DC-based credit union; parental membership does not qualify applicant.) College/university you will or currently attend: Unsure ❑ Complete your essay of 750 words or less on the space provided on the next page. Do not mention your name or the name of your credit union in your essay. ❑ Save a copy of this completed application including essay in Microsoft Word™ format only. ❑ Use your name (Last name_First name.doc) as its title & email the file as an attachment to: scholarship@cufound.org Our judges will be evaluating your essay on content, spelling & grammar, and originality. You will receive an email confirmation that your application was received. If you do not receive a confirmation within one week of submitting your application, please contact the Foundation at scholarship@cufound.org. • Deadline for submitting your completed...
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...disciplines (for example, biotechnology, chemical technology, engineering technology, information technology, etc.),” according to NSF’s S-STEM solicitation. 2. The student must file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) listing Southwestern Illinois College, (School code:001636) as a choice of school in the college release section. The student must be eligible for federal aid. 3. All recipients of this scholarship must be a resident of SWIC District 522 or East St. Louis at the time of application and during attendance at SWIC. 4. All recipients of this scholarship must be U. S. citizens, nationals (as defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act), permanent resident aliens, or aliens admitted as refugees (as defined by section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act). 5. Score at least 24 on the ACT, or take SWIC’s placement tests and place at least into ENG101 and MATH97. A non-returnable copy of Official ACT scores must be provided, or COMPASS tests must be taken at SWIC by April 1, 2016. 6. The scholarship is for tuition for classes that appear on student’s academic transcripts, as well as...
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