April Deadlines
Please remember scholarship deadlines and eligibility requirements are subject to change. Always contact the scholarship provider to ensure information is accurate.
Saburo Kido Memorial Scholarship
Every applicant must be an active National JACL member at either an Individual or Student/Youth Level. Parent membership will not meet this requirement. For more information about membership categories, please contact the JACL Membership Department at National Headquarters at “mbr@jacl.org”. Applicants must be planning to attend full time at a college, university, trade school, business school, or any other institution of higher learning within the United States at the undergraduate or graduate school level in the fall of 2009. Students deferring enrollment will not qualify for the 2009 scholarship program. Applicants may apply under only 1 scholarship category. Entering Freshman applicants must be high school seniors. Creative & Performing Arts applicants cannot be professional artists. To apply please visit www.jacl.org/join.html.
Deadline; March 1 for Freshman and April 1 for all else.
Patrick Charnon Memorial Scholarship Contact: The Center for Education Solutions
P.O. Box 208 San Francisco, CA 94104-0208 (925) 934-7304 Scholarship@cesresources.org Eligibility: Must value tolerance, compassion, and respect for others. Demonstrate commitment to these values in a 500 word essay. Must also be admitted or enrolled full-time as an undergraduate in a 4-year US college. Maintain good academic standing. Award: $1500 For more information please visit www.cesresources.org Deadline: April 1
American Association of University Women Danville-Alamo Branch Local Scholarship Committee
Contact: Caroline Sanchez and Kathie Hixon, Chairpersons, (925) 736-7940, (925) 838-8632, carolinesanchez@sbcglobal.net, kathiehixon@comcast.net Eligibility: Female college students with a junior or senior or graduate standing as of September 2008, and who have lived in the San Ramon Valley or have attended high school there. Award: $500-$1,500; For more information please visit: www.aauw-da.org Deadline: April 1.
George Geng On Lee Scholarship
Contact: Capture the Dream, Inc. Scholarship Program 484 Lake Park Ave #15 Oakland, CA 94610. Eligibility: Minority students graduating from high school, or who are full-time undergraduate students enrolled at a 4-year institution, are eligible to apply. For more information please visit http://www.capturethedream.org/programs/scholarship.php Deadline: 2009 Scholarship Applications will be available on April 1, 2009.
WORLDNOMADS.COM 2009 TRAVEL PODCAST DOCUMENTARY SCHOLARSHIP
Kick start your travel journalism career by going on assignment to Guatemala to volunteer on a GVI (www.gvi.co.uk) run project near Antigua. You will gain unique access to interview local community leaders including translation assistance. Then, after touching base with your mentor- ABC radio journalist Tim Latham, you will create your very own podcast documentary which will feature on the Indie Travel Podcast website and be submitted to international radio programs and podcast websites, giving you the chance to be heard by thousands of travellers! www.indietravelpodcast.com) Who can apply Anyone can apply - it's open to students, emerging and non-professional journalists and lovers of travel looking for a career change. You must speak fluent English.Minimum age 18. You should have a sharp, inquisitive mind, excellent speaking/presentation skills, a lust for adventure travel, and a burning desire to enhance your journalism skills. For full scholarship and application details please visit:
http://journals.worldnomads.com/scholarships/post/27876.aspx
Deadline: April 5.
National Association of Hispanic Journalists NHSF Scholarship Committee
Contact: Lizette Jenness; send a SASE. 1000 National Press Bldg. Washington, DC 20045; 1-888-346-NAHJ; www.nahj.org or e-mail: mreyes@nahj.org. Eligibility: For high school seniors, undergraduates or graduate students majoring in journalism. Must be pursuing a major in communications. Award: $1,000-$2,000. For more information please visit www.nahj.org Deadline April 6.
American Association of University Women Danville-Alamo Branch Local Scholarship Committee
Contact: Margaret Batesole @ mkbatesole@aol.com or Phyllis Clark@ cac2821@aol.com
Eligibility: Applicants must be females who have lived in or attended school in the San Ramon Valley who expect to have junior or senior or graduate standing in September 2008 at an accredited, four year college or university. Award: $500 - $1500. For more information please visit http://www.aauw-da.org/aauwLocalScholarshipApplication.pdf Deadline April 6
Easter Seals Hawai’i Foundation Future Clinician Scholarship
Contact: (808) 536-1015 Eligibility: Must be a citizen of the United States and resident of the state of Hawaii. Must demonstrate proof of acceptance to an accredited program in the United States authorized to confer graduate degrees in speech therapy, physical therapy or occupational therapy. Must be pursuing courses of study leading to graduate degrees in one of these three disciplines. Must be a full-time student during the academic year that the scholarship is awarded. Award: Up to $5,000 For more information please visit www.eastersealshawaii.org Deadline: April 13.
National AMBUCS Scholarship for Therapists
Contact: Janice Blankenship AMBUCS Resource Center, 3315 North Main St., High Point, NC 27265, (336)869-2166, Fax: (336) 887-8451, e-mail: ambucs@ambucs.com Eligibility: Physical, Occupational, Speech Language Pathology, and hearing audiology Award: Contact for details from $500-$1,500 per year. For more information please visit www.ambucs.com
Deadline: April 15
A Voice Found, Inc.
Contact: Scholarship committee P.O Box 3146 Yountville, CA 94599 scholarshipcommittee@avoicefound.org Eligibility: Applicant must be a high school graduate or have an equivalent GED certificate by June 30, 2009.For at least one year, applicant must have resided or worked in Napa County (California) or have attended a Napa County high school (or college). Applicant must be under the age of 30. Financial criteria: Applicant living independently must have an annual income below $30,000 (without dependents) or below $60,000 (with dependents); or if living with parents, applicant’s parents must have an annual income below $60,000. Applicant must submit a personal statement (not more than 250 words) describing an obstacle or challenge that the applicant has endured or overcome in pursuit of an education, training, or preparation for a career and future. For scholarship funds to be awarded, applicant must be enrolled in the specific vocational course of study approved at an accredited university, college, academy, or community college. Special consideration will be given to: single parent, foster child, orphan, ward of the court, first generation high school graduate, first generation college-bound student, immigrant, at risk youth (court-ordered or community-based), disabled youth. For more information please visit: http://www.avoicefound.org/images/2009_Program_Description.doc Deadline April 17.
2009 Cornaro Scholarship For Graduate Studies
Contact: KGP National Office 10215 Chardon Road Chardon, Ohio 44024-9700 Phone: 440-286-3764 FAX: 440-286-4379 Email: cornaro@grafitec.com Eligibility: Applicants must have been elected to membership in Kappa Gamma Pi by a Kappa affiliated college or university and have been accepted for admission to a graduate or professional school. Award: 3,000 For more information please visit http://kappagammapi.org/_cornaro.html. Deadline April 20.
