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Bedford Stuyvesant Community Legal Services

Established in 1967, Bedford Stuyvesant Community Legal Services has provided quality free legal services to the low-income residents of Central Brooklyn. The office has pursued this mission through the dedicated work of its staff of attorneys, paralegal case-handlers, law students, and volunteers, as well as in partnership with law firms and community organizations. Today, as part of the Legal Services NYC family, they continue to provide free legal services, community education and training, and information and resources for local residents.

Phone number: 7187734116

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Dream Yard

DreamYard collaborates with Bronx youth, families and schools to build pathways to equity and opportunity through the arts.

DreamYard programs develop artistic voice, nurture young peoples’ desire to make change and cultivate the skills necessary to reach positive goals. We believe that young people in the Bronx need a continuous set of supports to help them towards positive outcomes as they navigate their educational pathway. We have every expectation that through offering sustained and meaningful supports our youth will develop the necessary tools to become creative and engaged citizens, life-long learners and the leaders and innovators of the 21st century

Phone number: 718 588 8007

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ASPIRA

ASPIRA of New York has been dedicated to serving New York City youth and their families, providing opportunities that would otherwise not be available to them, and serving as an effective advocate, fighting to improve education in the Puerto Rican and Latino communities.

ASPIRA’s Mission

To foster the social advancement of the Puerto Rican/Latino community by supporting its youth in the pursuit of educational excellence through leadership development activities and programs that emphasize commitment to the community and pride in the Puerto Rican/Latino culture.

Phone Number: 718-585-3353

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Argus

Argus provides innovative programs which engage and help severely disadvantaged New Yorkers and their families and loved ones free themselves from poverty and drug abuse and chemical dependency build new lives based on responsibility, work, and hope. Argus provides a drug-free, safe, and nurturing environment in which persons living on the fringes of society can acquire education and skills and transform maladaptive attitudes and behaviors. We emphasize self-help, personal responsibility, and mutual support.

Argus also offers health care, educational, and case management programs tailored to adults, their families and loved ones their needs for:

  • Addiction and chemical dependence evaluation, assessment, and treatment

  • STD, HIV and AIDS, and pregnancy prevention

  • Safer sex

  • Parenting skills

  • Help with court cases

  • Work experience

  • Housing

  • Education

  • Job readiness

  • Skills training and placement

Phone Number: 718 401 5700

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Women's Housing and Economic Development Corporation

The Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation (WHEDco) is a community development organization founded on the radically simple idea that all people deserve healthy, vibrant communities. We build award-winning, sustainable, affordable homes – but our work is not over when our buildings are complete. WHEDco believes that to be successful, affordable housing must be anchored in strong communities that residents can be proud of.

WHEDco provides services to communities in the south Bronx.

Phone Number: 718-839 1100

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GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program

Honoring the legacy and character of our nation’s 40th President, the GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program rewards college-bound students who demonstrate exemplary leadership, drive, integrity, and citizenship with financial assistance to pursue higher education.

Each year, the Program selects numerous recipients to receive a $10,000 scholarship renewable for up to an additional three years – up to $40,000 total per recipient. Awards are for undergraduate study and may be used for education-related expenses, including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room, and board. In addition, Scholars are invited to participate in a special awards program and receive ongoing leadership-development support.

To be eligible for this award, applicants must:

  • demonstrate at school, at the workplace, and within the community the attributes of leadership, drive, integrity, and citizenship;

  • demonstrate strong academic performance (minimum 3.0 grade point average/4.0 scale or equivalent);

  • be citizens of the United States of America;

  • be current high school seniors attending high school in the United States (students living on U.S. Armed Forces base and home schooled students are also eligible); and

  • plan to enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study toward a bachelor’s degree at an accredited four-year college or university in the United States for the entire upcoming academic year.

The application deadline for the 2020 program is January 3, 2020.

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College Raptor Scholarship!

To help students take a thoughtful approach to the college decision process and pay for college, College Raptor is awarding a $2,500 scholarship.

For eligibility, applicants must:

  • Be legal residents of the United States, District of Columbia, or a U.S. Territory.

  • Be age 16 or older.

  • Be enrolled (or enroll no later than the fall of 2020) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher learning (college, university or trade school).

APPLICATION MUST BE SUBMITTED BY DECEMBER 31, 2019

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Top Ten List Scholarship

10 things you love about you!

Inspired by David Letterman and his top ten lists, we created the Top Ten List Scholarship. With so many awards based on grades and extracurricular activities, this unique scholarship gives you the chance to show us what's truly special and different about you. Get creative, be serious, or tug at our heart strings. Whatever you do, you only have ten reasons to convince us, so make each one count.

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:
"Create a Top Ten List of the top ten reasons you should get this scholarship." (250 words or less)

Application Deadline : December 31, 2019

The Top Ten List Scholarship winner will be notified by email or phone on or around March 31, 2020.

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New York Times College Scholarship

The New York Times College Scholarship Program was established in 1999 as a way to support high achieving yet financially underprivileged high school students from the greater New York City community.

Award Amount

$15,000 annually, renewable for up to three years as long as the student maintains a good academic record and makes normal progress toward a degree. The scholarships may be used to pay tuition, room, board, fees and other educational expenses.

Recipients

Ten awards offered annually.

Additional Information

Candidates must have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, a commitment to learning and community service, success in the face of adversity, and significant financial need. Preference will be given to students whose parents have not graduated from accredited American four-year colleges or universities. Please note: Children of employees of The New York Times Company Foundation, The New York Times College Scholarship Program, or The New York Times Company and its subsidiaries are not eligible for The New York Times College Scholarship.

Deadline Info

Due Monday November 12, 2019

Applications are available online from the New York Times website or at the guidance office of eligible schools.

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AXA Achievement Scholarship

The AXA Achievement Scholarship offers college scholarships of $2,500, $10,000 and $25,000 to high school seniors who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in their activities in school, the community or the workplace. Awards recipients are ethnically and economically diverse, but they share these qualities: ambition and drive; determination to set and reach goals; respect for self, family and community; ability to succeed in college.

The 2020 program will be accepting applications from September 1, 2019 until 10,000 applications are submitted or December 15, 2019, whichever comes first. Your application MUST be one of the first 10,000 completed and submitted electronically by the deadline date. Apply early!

Who is eligible to apply?

Applicants to the AXA Achievement Scholarship must:

  • Be a United States citizen or legal resident living or claiming residency in one of the 50 U.S. states, District of Columbia or Puerto Rico.

  • Be a current high school senior who plans to enroll full-time in an accredited two-year or four-year college or university in the United States for the entire 2020-21 academic year. Enrollment at an accredited post-secondary institution outside of the United States will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

  • Demonstrate ambition and self-drive as evidenced by outstanding achievement in school, community or work-related activities.

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BURGER KING® Scholars Program

Created in memory of BURGER KING® Co-founder James “Jim” W. McLamore, the BURGER KING℠ Scholars program has awarded $35 million in scholarships to more than 33,000 high school students, BK® employees and their families across the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico since 2000.

Scholarship grants range from $1,000 to $50,000 and are intended to help students offset the cost of attending college or post-secondary vocational/technical school.

You must apply within the application period, and fit the prerequisites below:

  • Have a strong academic record with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.5,

  • Be passionate about serving the community, and

  • Be a high school senior, BURGER KING® employee, spouse/domestic partner or child of an employee.

The application period for the 2020-2021 school year begins on Oct. 15, 2019 and closes Dec. 15, 2019.

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The Science Ambassador Scholarship

A full–tuition scholarship for a woman in science, technology, engineering, or math.
Funded by Cards Against Humanity.

How To Apply:

Film a three–minute video of yourself explaining a STEM topic you're passionate about. You must be a high school senior or an undergraduate college student to apply.

Your video should be:

  • A mini–lecture, not a personal statement. Pretend you're a lecturer speaking to a class. Teach us something.

  • Clear, creative, accurate, and a demonstration of your passion for the subject. Your video doesn't need to be fancy or high–tech. Production value is not a factor.

  • Three minutes or less in length.

  • About any STEM topic, not necessarily your field of study.

  • Scientifically accurate. We encourage you to cite sources you use to research your topic.

  • Uploaded to YouTube and marked ‘public.’ It should be accessible to the general public and could, but doesn't have to be, targeted at young students.

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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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