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Deadline: May 1, 2014
Essay: 300 words or less. “Do you suffer from insectophobia? Tell us what bug pushes your terror
button and why”
Award: $1,000
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Deadline: June 14, 2014
Essay: 500-1000 words. “Every generation faces new challenges and new problems. What do you think
is the biggest difference between your generation and older generations? How do you think these
differences will affect the future of our country and/or your career choice?”
Award: $1,000
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Deadline: December 31, 2014
Requirement: complete a survey about your health and fitness goals in life. Essay question (750 words
or less) is also required. Topic follows completed questionnaire.
Award: $1,000
www.siegfriedandjensen.com/scholarships
Deadline: July 31, 2014
Essay: (2 required)
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500-700 words about how an injury attorney can make a difference in any of the following
situations—automobile accidents, medical malpractice, product liability
300-400 words about an act of service you have performed in the last three weeks that has
made a difference in your life. You must not have received any payment (money, food or
otherwise) for this act of service. If you don’t have an example from the past 3 weeks you can
get in touch with your university service organization and perform a 1-2 hour service project to
report on.
Award: $1,000
www.deletcyberbullying.org/scholarship/
Deadline: June 30, 2014
Essay: Answer ONE of the following questions in 500 words or less.
Option 1: "Why is it important to work to delete cyberbullying?"
Option 2: "How has cyberbullying personally affected you?"
Award: $1,250
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Deadline: January 10, 2015
Essay: 500-1000 words about how you or someone you know overcame a disability to do something
great. NOTE: you do not have to have a disability to apply for this scholarship.
Award: $1,000
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Deadline: August 15, 2014
Essay: 500 words or more on this topic: “How can the Web give a company a competitive advantage?”
Award: $1,000
www.foreclosure.com/scholarship
Deadline: December 15, 2014
Essay: 800-2,000 words. The foreclosure crisis that swept the nation several years ago claimed
countless well-to-do homeowners, who were forced out of their houses when the economy hit rockbottom. Those victims, along with the economy, are now beginning to slowly recover. And with
collective home prices — and interest rates — still at very attractive levels, these "foreclosure victims"
have transitioned into potential "boomerang buyers." How can these buyers with checkered past’s best
take advantage of the current desirable real estate market conditions? There are a several actions these
"boomerang buyers" can take to get back into home ownership. Please describe in your own words how
the "rent-to-own" option, among others, might best benefit these folks until they are ready to go "all in"
on another mortgage.
Award: 1st prize: $5,000
2nd-5th prizes: $1,000 each
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Deadline: December 31, 2014
Essay: 500-1,000 words on one of the following topics:
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Describe how non-profit organizations, (including church groups, civic groups, youth sports
organizations) can best derive benefit for their fundraising effort by holding a raffle fundraiser.
Offer proposals for a) maximizing the sales of their raffle tickets b) prizes that would encourage
and stimulate ticket sales c) suggested ways to motivate volunteers to sell more tickets.
Describe how a business (including retail and service) can derive promotional and customer
loyalty/retention benefit by utilizing a raffle in their marketing efforts.
Award: Three awards—1st, $1,000; 2nd, $600 and 3rd, $400
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Deadline: December 15, 2014
Essay: 400-750 words on the topic “How or where did you learn to be financially responsible?”
Award: $2,500
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Deadline: June 14, 2014 (several other application periods)
Essay: 600-1,000 words—clearly outline three keys to successfully balancing parenthood, working, and
excelling in school.
Award: $1,000
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