Scholarship
 

Ron Brown Scholarship
CAP Charitable Foundation, Ron Brown Scholarship Program

Award number: #17673
Deadline: January 09, 2001
Applicable Majors: All Areas of Study
Award value: Maximum - $40,000
Number of awards: 10

Description:
The Ron Brown Scholarship is open to African-American high school seniors who are academically talented and highly motivated. Applicants must be able to demonstrate excellent academics, exceptional leadership potential, financial need and impact their communities through activities and service to others.

Candidates must be pursuing full-time undergraduate degrees. Awards are
$10,000 per year for four years.

For further information contact the sponsor by mmallory@cstone.net or browse their website

Contact:
CAP Charitable Foundation, Ron Brown Scholarship Program
Michael A Mallory, Executive Director
1160 Pepsi Place, Suite 110
Charlottesville, VA 22901-0807

Know of anyone who fits into the category and could use the $$

Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship Program

Award number
#05026
Deadline
September 15, 2000
Applicable Majors
Chemistry, Engineering, Physics, Material Science, Information Management
Award value
$4000-$5000

Description
This scholarship is open to minority undergraduate or graduate students pursuing degrees in one of the following fields: chemistry, engineering, physics, material science and information management. In order to apply, you must be a high academic achiever and of African American, Asian, Pacific Island, American Indian, Native Alaskan or Hispanic descent. You must also be a U.S. citizen or be a visa-holding Permanent Resident.
Additional Information
For further information, please visit the Web site. At the site, you can also download a cover letter and an application form.
Contact
Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship Program
907 Culver Road
Rochester, NY 146099720

URL for additional information http://www.xerox.com/employment/scholar.htm

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Sponsored by Working Woman magazine, the Girls Going Places award is for exceptional young women, ages 12 to 16, who set high standards and are on the way to achieving their goals. Entries are due September 1, 2000.

To obtain an application and a copy of contest rules, visit this site, or this site.

Taken from Working Woman Magazine (June 2000 edition):

Do you know an exceptional girl, ages 12 to 16, who sets her sights high and is on the way to achieving her goals? Tell us her story and she could win a $15,000 college scholarship. In 1,000 or fewer words, answer one or more of the following questions, explaining why she deserves the Girls Going
Places award:

How does she make a difference in her school, her community, or people's lives?

How has she shown budding entrepreneurship or financial sense? What concrete accomplishments has she achieved, revealing her determination to excel?

Entries are due Sept. 1, 2000.

In November, the 15 finalists will be honored at an awards ceremony, and their stories will be in the December/January 2001 issue of Working Woman.