Monthly Listing
FEBRUARY 2007
Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA)/S.I. Newhouse Foundation Scholarship – must be planning a career in newspaper print journalism. Five awards are offered of up to $5,000 each. Although the scholarship is open to all high school seniors, AAJA especially encourages applicants from Asian Pacific American groups, including Vietnamese, Cambodians, Hmong, and other Southeast Asians, South Asians and Pacific Islanders. Deadline is 03/30/07. For more information: www.aaja.org
Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America – Essay contest with two $1,000 scholarships for New England students who have asthma or significant allergies. Deadline is 02/16/07. Visit website: www.asthmaandallergies.org
Mark Bavis Leadership Foundation – will provide selected recipients with annual grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 to be used for school tuition, summer programs and other appropriate extracurricular activities. Any high school student in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is eligible. This scholarship is not academically based, but is awarded on the basis of need. Deadline is 03/15/07. Applications are available in the Guidance Department.
Caritas Laboure College – offers a Catholic High School Scholarship which Fontbonne seniors are eligible to apply for. Deadline is 05/01/07. Applications are available in the Guidance Department.
Daughters of American Revolution Scholarships – offer a variety of scholarships for interested students in the following fields: nursing, medical, political science, history, government, economics and others. Be sure to check deadlines as some are 02/15/07 and others are 04/15/07. For more information www.dar.org
Davidson Fellowships - offer $10,000, $25,000 and $50,000 scholarships. Deadline is 03/30/07. For more information visit the website at www.davidsonfellows.org
Duct Tape Scholarship offered by Henkel Consumer Adhesives Inc., marketer of Duck brand duct tape – “Stuck at Prom Scholarship Contest” offers a $5,000 scholarship to winning couple ($2,500 to each). Contest begins on 03/05/07 and deadline is 06/08/07. For more information visit the website at www.ducktape.com/contests
Educational Communications Scholarship Foundation - helps students obtain financial assistance necessary to continue their education. This year 61 scholarships will be available as follows:
- 1 – Founder’s Scholarship - $6,000 each
- 5 – Chairman’s Scholarships - $5,000 each
- 10 – Outstanding Achievement Scholarships - $2,500 each
- 45 – ECI Academic Award Scholarships - $1,000 each
To qualify for a scholarship a student must be a legal U.S. resident, demonstrate academic ability through GPA and/or Aptitude Tests and involvement in school or community, athletics or work experience. Deadline is 05/15/07. Applications are available in the Guidance Department.
Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc. (GCFM) offers a variety of scholarships to qualified students. To qualify need to be a Massachusetts resident, have a minimum “B” average (3.0), good character and financial need. This scholarship is for students majoring in Horticulture, Floriculture, Landscape Design, Conservation, Forestry, Agronomy, City Planning, Environmental Studies, Land Management, Botany, and Biology. Deadline is 03/01/07. Applications are available at www.gardencentral.org/gcfm/scholarships, or call Kathie Jones at 413-458-2886.
Bernard C. Harris Memorial Scholarship Program – Candidate should demonstrate the following: a strong entrepreneurial spirit, financial need, superior family values and a minimum GPA of a B, or 80, or 3.0. Deadline is 03/17/07. To be considered for this scholarship see Mrs. Anastos.
Lagrant Foundation Scholarships – Open to African Americans, Asian Pacific American, Hispanics, or Native Americans who are full-time students at a 4-year accredited institution or high school seniors planning to attend a 4-year accredited institution on a full-time basis. Need to have a GPA of 2.5 or higher and be interested in majoring in advertising, marketing or public relations. Award of $5,000. Deadline is 02/28/07. Contact (323) 469-8680 or web: www.lagrantfoundation.org
The Greater Boston PCC – Richard Leazott Memorial Scholarship Program – will award three $2,000 scholarships this year to high school seniors. This is available to members of organizations belonging to the Postal Customer Council of Greater Boston, their children, and to the children of employees of the United State Postal Service working within SCF regions 021, 022 and 024. The deadline is 04/06/07. Applications are available in the Guidance Department.
The Edith H. MacDonald Scholarship given by the Seaside Gardeners of Squantum – This is a $500 scholarship available to any high school senior who lives in Squantum or is related to a member of the Seaside Gardeners of Squantum and who is planning to attend a two year or a four year college. Deadline is 03/20/07. For an application please stop in the Guidance Department.
Milton Kiwanis Club Scholarship – for students who plan to enter schools or colleges in 2007 and are not limited to four year programs. Must be a Milton resident for at least three years and be in the process of applying for, or have been accepted by a school or college in 2007. Deadline is 05/10/07. Applications are available in the Guidance Department.
The John Joseph Moakley Charitable Foundation - will award scholarships up to $5,000 to eligible students who have: the desire to contribute to their community through public or charitable service; acceptance to a post high school vocational education program or to an institution of higher education for undergraduate study, financial need, and residency in Massachusetts, with special consideration given to residents of the Ninth Congressional District (Boston, Braintree, Brockton, Canton, Dedham, Easton, Medfield, Milton, Needham, Norwood, Randolph, Stoughton, Taunton, Walpole, Westwood) Deadline is 03/30/07. Applications are available in the Guidance Department.
National Association of Asian American Professionals – Future Leadership Awards - scholarship competition recognizes outstanding graduating high school seniors of Asian descent who demonstrate potential to become future leaders. This is open to all Massachusetts high school seniors. There will be a minimum of $1,000 awarded to each recipient. Deadline is 03/01/07. Applications are available in the Guidance Department.
Norwood Scholarship Foundation, Inc. - offers a scholarship to students who are residents of the Town of Norwood. Awards are based on academic accomplishments, financial need, community involvement, extracurricular school activities and work experience. Deadline is 04/01/07. Applications are available in the Guidance Department.
Regis College - Offers a Catholic High School Scholarship which every graduating senior from Fontbonne Academy will qualify for. For more information stop in the Guidance Department.
South Boston Sports Hall of Fame – Scholarship Trust Fund: will distribute up to seven $1,000 grants in 2007. This is open to all South Boston residents. There are two different types of grants:
Academic Scholarship – for those accepted or planning to attend an accredited Institution of Advanced Education
Non-Degree Scholarship – for programs in Computer Training, Cosmetology, Nursing, Culinary Arts, Auto Mechanics or other technical or professional training.
Deadline for both scholarships are 04/15/07. Applications are available in the Guidance Department.
Squantum School – applications are available for six scholarships to be awarded to seniors who attended the Squantum School. Applications can be picked up in the guidance offices at North Quincy High School, Quincy High School/Center For Technical Education and the Squantum School office. All applications need to be returned to the Squantum School by 03/31/07.
Worldstudio Foundation Scholarship – 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. Open to high school seniors with a GPA of 2.0 or higher. Deadline is 04/13/07. For more information: www.worldstudio.org
SENIOR BULLETIN
Financial Aid and Scholarship Information
The FAFSA should be out of your hands and mailed now. Financial Aid is awarded on a first come first served basis. Be sure you get your form sent early. You do not have to have heard from any college. As soon as an admissions office accepts a student who has indicated she is applying for financial aid, the application is passed on to the Financial Aid Office for their consideration. Some schools send the acceptance letter and the financial award together. Don’t lose out!!! And remember! Send thank you notes to everyone who interviewed you and to anyone else who has been particularly helpful as you have gone through this application process.
Reminders:
Let your Guidance Counselor know of all your decisions – good and not so good. Remember, there are colleges with rolling admissions where you can apply late into the spring. If what you planned doesn’t work out, there are other paths to follow. See you counselor!!! It is never too late to apply to many colleges.
All scholarship awards will be acknowledged in the graduation program. This is for all your colleges, not just the one you chose to attend. You must bring in a copy of the award letter to your counselor. A phone call or something written on a piece of paper won’t do.
The Guidance Department will send out your mid-year grades to the colleges that require them. You should have a form for this and turn it into the guidance office with your name, address, and the name of the college. Most of you have already done this. We generate the list from these forms. If your second term/midsemester grades are better than Term I and you would like your colleges to have a copy of these grades even though they didn’t request them, bring us a regular business sized envelope addressed to the college(s) with your name (no address) in the left hand corner. We will send it (them) out for you with the official school seal.
The college you chose to attend requires and will receive your final report card for the year. The grades need to be about the same as those you submitted with your application. If they are not, the college has the right to withdraw your acceptance. That means, No Senioritis!!