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Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarship

A program recognizes student innovation and youth-led solutions to fight hunger in the U.S. These young people are creating awareness and mobilizing peers in their communities to be catalysts for change.

Scholarship winners receive a $5,000 scholarship and a $5,000 grant for their hunger-related charity.

The annual application period is October 5-December 5.

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Dell Scholars Program

Dell Scholars is a college completion program that provides students with key supports they need to obtain a college degree.

Students can create an account and apply through the Dell Scholars website.

Scholarship Criteria:

  • Participate in a program-approved college readiness program in grades 11 and 12

  • Plan to enroll full-time at an accredited higher education institution in the pursuit of a bachelor's degree in the fall directly following high school graduation.

  • Be eligible to receive a federal Pell Grant in first year of college.

  • Demonstrate a need for financial assistance

  • Earn a minimum of a 2.4 GPA

  • Be on track to graduate from an accredited high school in the current academic year

Application deadline: December 1, 2019

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$5k Education Matters Scholarship

Why does education matter to you?

Applicants must:

  • Be thirteen (13) years of age or older at the time of application

  • Be legal residents of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia

  • Be currently enrolled (or enroll no later than the fall of 2025) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education

Submit an online written response to the question:
"What would you say to someone who thinks education doesn't matter, or that college is a waste of time and money?" (250 words or less)

The Education Matters Scholarship winner will be notified by email or phone on or around February 29, 2020.

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Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship

The Cooke College Scholarship Program is an undergraduate scholarship program available to high-achieving high school seniors with financial need who seek to attend and graduate from the nation's best four-year colleges and universities.

The program includes:

  • Up to $40,000 per year to attend a four-year accredited undergraduate school.

  • Ability to pursue any area of study.

  • Personal advising about selecting a college and navigating financial aid.

  • Multifaceted advising about how to transition to college and maximize the student experience.

Apply now through November 13, 2019 on the Common App.

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Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholarship

The Regeneron Science Talent Search identifies scientific leaders of the future. The application process values the project, but also considers entrants' academic and leadership potential through analysis of essays, transcripts, and other supporting materials.

Applicants can expect to submit the following:

  • Research Report (up to 20 pages) describing the independent, original research project, and essays and other information about the project.

  • Essays about your potential as a scientist.

  • Basic information about you, your activities, your high school, etc.

  • Recommendations (includes your transcripts). Each student must request at least one Project Recommendation, one High School Report (transcripts are only accepted online), and one Educator Recommendation. Each applicant has the option of requesting a second recommendation of each type.

  • Test Scores are optional. Students who choose to share them do not need to send official reports.

  • Paperwork, if your project involves Humans, Vertebrate Animals, or Tissue. Our Rules Wizard will help you determine what to submit.

The application is open through November 13, 2019

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