| Scholarship Opportunities | |
| Please check the colleges that you are applying to for scholarship opportunities as well as the Counseling Office Bulletin Board. | |
CAMPUS DOOR ‘GREAT FUTURES START HERE’ SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM |
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| Award | $1,000 |
| Candidate | Enrolled at least half time and making satisfactory academic progress before receiving the scholarship. |
| Contact | www.campusdoor.com |
NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION |
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| Award | Scholarships vary |
| Candidate | Please see information online. |
| Deadline | Varies with scholarship |
| Contact | www.dar.org/natsociety/edout_scholar.cfm |
Scholarships for Average Students |
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| Too many to list | |
| Contact | www.finaid.org/scholarships/average.phtml |
DISCOVER COLLEGES |
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| Award | $2,500 |
| Candidate | Students who log onto www.discovercolleges.com to request information will automatically be entered in the $2,500.00 scholarship drawing. |
| Contact | www.discovercolleges.com |
MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL & COLLEGE BROADCAST AWARDS |
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| Information available at www.michmab.com | |
Benjamin Gilman Study Abroad Scholarships for U.S. Undergraduates |
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| Award | Up to $5,000 |
| Candidate | Open to U.S. undergraduates receiving Pell Grants
Fall, Spring, and Academic Year scholarships available. |
| Deadline | |
| Contact | www.iie.org/gilman |
Young Survivor American Cancer Society Scholarship
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| Award | $2,500.00 Scholarship |
| Candidate | Must be 20 or younger before the deadline, Michigan or Indiana resident, planning on attending a college or university in MI or IN as a full time student with 12 or more credit hours per semester, GPA of at least 2.0 and have had a diagnosis of cancer. |
| Deadline | Applications available in the Counseling Office or online www.cancer.org/scholarships |
| Contact | www.michiganspe.org |
The American Legion Scholarships |
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| Award | $500 to $20,000 |
| Candidate | Seniors |
| Deadline | Varies |
| Contact | www.michiganlegion.org |
Michigan Retailers Association Scholarship
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| Award | 40-$1,000 scholarships |
| Candidate | The student or his/her parent must be employed at a business that is a member of the MRA |
| Deadline | April 1, 2008 |
| Contact | Applications available in the Counseling Office. |
| AAA Michigan Scholarships |
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| Award | $1,000 |
| Candidate | Seniors who have documentation that they participated in Safety Patrol, good academic standing, and community or extra curricular involvement. |
| Deadline | March 21, 2008 to the CSH Counseling Office to nominate 1 senior per high school. Final nomination due to AAA by April 11, 2008. |
| Contact | Applications in the Counseling Office |
Joyce Ivy Foundation 2008 Summer Pre-College Scholarship |
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| Award | Full and partial scholarships to be awarded for the Pre-College Summer Programs. These scholarships cover the cost of tuition, room and board, as well as related expenses such as books, fees, and travel to and from campus. The Joyce Ivy Foundation’s partner universities and colleges for this summer are Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, University of Pennsylvania, Smith, MIT, Stanford, Emory, Carleton and Yale. |
| Candidate | Receivership of a Joyce Ivy Foundation scholarship is contingent upon both the student being accepted at one of our partner colleges and universities, as well as the student applying for financial aid at these schools. |
| Deadline | The Joyce Ivy Foundation application deadline for 2008 is March 17th, 2008, with decisions announced April 30th. |
| Contact | www.joyceivyfoundation.org. |
John Andrew Marlin Memorial Scholarship |
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| Award | Up to $1,000 |
| Candidate | Any senior. |
| Deadline | March 16, 2008 |
| Contact | Letters of application can be sent to the John A. Marlin Memorial Scholarship c/o John and Jill Marlin, 4503 S. Manor Woods Dr., Traverse City, MI 49684-8728 or e-mail johnamarlin.memorialscholarsip@gmail.com. |
Eastern Michigan University Alumni Association Scholarship |
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| Award | $1,000 scholarship renewable for up to 4 years |
| Candidate | Any senior whose parents or grandparents are alumni from EMU and plan to attend EMU in the fall. The applicants must be admitted to the University and have a GPA of 3.2 and above. |
| Deadline | March 15, 2008 |
| Contact | Applications available in the Counseling Office. |
Grand Traverse Bay Area-Michigan Education Association Retired and TBA Credit Union |
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| Award | Three -$500.00 scholarships |
| Candidate | Any senior whose parents or grandparents are an active MEA member or MEA-Retired member. |
| Deadline | April 18, 2008 |
| Contact | Applications available in the Counseling Office or by calling 947-8372. |
Grand Traverse Bay Area-Michigan Education Association Retired and TBA Credit Union |
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| Award | Three -$500.00 scholarships |
| Candidate | Any senior whose parents or grandparents are an active MEA member or MEA-Retired member. |
| Deadline | April 18, 2008 |
| Contact | Applications available in the Counseling Office or by calling 947-8372 |
The Grand Traverse Area Michigan State University Alumni Club Scholarship |
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| Award | 6-$1,500 scholarships |
| Candidate | Any senior planning to attend MSU with a GPA of 3.5 and above. |
| Deadline | February 29, 2008 |
| Contact | Applications are available in the Counseling Office. Seniors must give the counselors at least one week to write recommendation letters. |
2008Grand Traverse Area Hotel/Motel Association Scholarships |
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| Award | 2-$500 scholarships |
| Candidate | Student must be a current high school senior or college student planning to attend a college or university to study hospitality in the 2008-09 school year, with a GPA of 3.0 and above. |
| Deadline | April 15, 2008 |
| Contact | Applications are available in the Counseling Office. Seniors must write an essay and provide 2 letters of recommendation with only one allowed from a school official. |
Cherryland Electric Cooperative Scholarships |
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| Award | $2,400 scholarship |
| Candidate | Must be a current high school senior with a GPA of 2.75 and above, whose parents or guardians are currently receiving monthly service from Cherryland Electric Cooperative. |
| Deadline | April 6, 2008 |
| Contact | Applications are available in the Counseling Office. |
| 2008 Jerry Huffman Scholarship |
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| Award | $500.00 Scholarship |
| Candidate | A senior must be a resident of Acme Township |
| Deadline | April 4, 2008 |
| Contact | Applications available in the Counseling Office |
| Interlochen Chamber of Commerce/Annette Basler Memorial Scholarship | |
| Award | Two - $1,000 Scholarships |
| Candidate | A graduating senior who attended at least one year at Interlochen Community School. |
| Deadline | March 31, 2008 |
| Contact | Applications available in the Counseling Office. |
Hamilton Farm Bureau Scholarship |
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| Award | $1,000 |
| Candidate | A graduating senior must be enrolled and attending a college or university as a full-time student in the fall and be pursuing an education in the field of agriculture or an ag-related field of study. |
| Deadline | March 14, 2008 |
| Contact | Applications available in the Counseling Office. |
Michigan Association of School Personnel Administrators Scholarship |
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| Award | $500 |
| Candidate | A graduating minority senior who has plans to get a degree in education. |
| Deadline | May 1, 2008 |
| Contact | Applications available online @ www.maspa.org. Click on MASPA Awards and then click on Minority Scholarship Application form. |
Michigan Association for College Admission Counseling Scholarship |
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| Award | $500 |
| Candidate | A graduating senior attending college or university that is a member of the MACAC and have a GPA of 3.0 and above. |
| Deadline | May 1, 2008 |
| Contact | Applications available in the Counseling Office. One applicant per high school sent in for the competition by the high school counselors. The essay and application must be submitted to the Counseling Office by March 24 th, 2008. |
The Paul T. & Frances B. Johnson Foundation Scholarship |
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| Award | $500 - $8,000 |
| Candidate | A graduating senior must be a resident of Leelanau, Benzie or Grand Traverse County. Some of the scholarships are for seniors who participated in 4-H Club. |
| Deadline | May 1, 2008 |
| Contact | Applications available in the Counseling Office. |
Council of Petroleum Accountants Societies Scholarship (COPAS) |
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| Award | 2- $500 Scholarships |
| Candidate | Candidate must be registered to attend a Michigan College or University and be an accounting or petroleum technology major. This student must maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher. Selections will be made in April 2008. |
| Deadline | March 31, 2008 |
| Contact | Applications available in the Counseling Office. |
Delta Kappa Gamma Society Scholarship |
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| Award | $600.00 |
| Candidate | Any student planning on studying teaching in college. |
| Deadline | April 15, 2008 |
| Contact | Applications available in the Counseling Office. |
Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship |
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| Award | 3- $750 Scholarships and 1-$1,000 scholarship |
| Candidate | Candidate must be registered to attend a Michigan College or University. Selections will be made in May 2008. |
| Deadline | May 1, 2008 |
| Contact | Applications available in the Counseling Office. |
Fifth Third Bank Scholarships |
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| Award | 10- $530 Scholarships |
| Candidate | Candidate must be registered to attend a Michigan College or University. Selections will be made in May 2008. |
| Deadline | May 3, 2008 |
| Contact | Apply on-line @ www.53EducationLending.com/TheRoad |
7-ELEVEN/GARB-KO RON FOUNTAIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP |
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| Award | 4- $4,000 Scholarships |
| Candidate | Candidate must be a senior in high school with a GPA of 2.75 and above and accepted to a college, university or trade school for attendance the year following graduation. |
| Deadline | May 12, 2008 |
| Contact | Applications available in the Counseling Office |
Prospectors Club Scholarship |
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| Award | 3- $1,500 Scholarships |
| Candidate | Candidate must be a senior in high school and a resident of Leelanau County. Recipients will be chosen following individual interviews in early May by a Select Committee of county leaders who are not club members on the basis of scholastic achievement, community involvement, resume presentation and personal interview, and financial need. |
| Deadline | April 14, 2008 |
| Contact | Applications available in the Counseling Office |
Traverse City Education Association/MEA/NEA Scholarships |
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| Award | 3- $750 Scholarships |
| Candidate | Candidate must be a senior in high school and child of an active TCEA member with a GPA of 3.0 and higher. Diverse co-curricular activities, volunteer service, and a preference will be given to a TCAPS student. |
| Deadline | March 27, 2008 |
| Contact | Applications available in the Counseling Office |
NMC’s-W.R Angell Natural Science Scholarship and Peta Willams Memorial Scholarship |
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| Award | 1- $2,000 Scholarship |
| Candidate | Candidate must be a senior in high school with a GPA of 3.0 and higher. Nomination by a high School teacher is required along with two recommendation letters. Student must enroll full time at NMC and take at least one science course per semester |
| Deadline | April 11, 2008 |
| Contact | Application available in the Counseling Office |
Traverse Bay Area Republican Women Scholarship |
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| Award | 1- $500 Scholarship |
| Candidate | Candidate must be a senior in high school with a GPA of 3.0 and higher. One year of volunteer service and a 500 word essay about the United States Constitution is required. |
| Deadline | April 26, 2008 |
| Contact | Information available in the Counseling Office |