Who is eligible?

To be eligible for a scholarship grant, applicants must have a parent who has been killed or seriously injured as a result of a work related accident that meets the criteria of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act and that has resulted in demonstrated financial need. Applicants must also meet the following requirements:

• Applicants must be bound for postsecondary (post high school) education.
• Applicants must have achieved a high school diploma by the time of the first disbursement of the scholarship award.
• Applicants must be under the age of 25 years old at the time of the full disbursement of the Kids’ Chance of Pennsylvania, Inc. scholarship award.
• Applicants must be entering to study or already studying toward receiving an undergraduate bachelor or associates degree.
• Applicants may not have already attained a bachelor’s degree.
• Applicants in graduate level programs are ineligible.
• Applicants must have at least one custodial parent or step-parent who has been seriously injured or killed in a work-related accident that has been documented by the parent’s employer.
• Applicant’s parent’s injury or death related to work-related accident.
• Applicants are eligible for the equivalent of 4 traditional years (8 traditional semesters) of scholarship award.

Deadline: April

What is LEAD THE WAY?

LEAD THE WAY is a $5,000 college scholarship program sponsored by Community Blood Center (CBC) and energy delivery provider Vectren Corporation. It is open to all graduating high school seniors in CBC’s 15-country service area who are college bound and whose high school hosts a CBC blood drive during the academic year.

CBC’s mission through the LEAD THE WAY scholarship program is to support our region’s young adults who will be our blood resource leaders of tomorrow. Applicants are asked to imagine themselves as the leader of their school’s blood drive and are challenged to create a winning Donor Recruitment Campaign. Completed application and blood drive marketing campaign should be sent to CBC and must be postmarked by April . Five winners will be announced in May and each will receive a $1,000 scholarship.

Who is Eligible?

• You must be a high school senior academic year.

• You are not required to be a blood donor.

• You must be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident.

• Your high school must sponsor at least one CBC blood drive during the school year.

• You must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher. Your application must be accompanied by an official copy of your high school transcript, including your senior year fall semester grades.

• You must submit a letter of recommendation from your school blood drive faculty organizer, a teacher, or your school principal.

A Winning Blood Drive Campaign Should Include:

• A 300-to-500 word description of the campaign.

• At least three support materials which can include an educational video, poster, t-shirt design, brochure or other creative work.

• A central theme that will creatively communicate why giving blood is important and what students should do prior to the drive to ensure a successful donation.

• At least four references to valid research and/or statistical data supporting the need and value of blood donations.

• For more information contact Cristina Pickle – CBC Education Specialist, (937) 461-3453 – cpickle@givingblood.org

• Applications are available online at www.givingblood.org

Official Rules for 16th Annual Signet Classics Student Scholarship Essay Contest

No purchase necessary. A purchase will not enhance your opportunity to win.

Open to 11th and 12th grade full-time matriculated students who are attending high schools located in the fifty United States and the District of Columbia, or home-schooled students between the ages of 16-18 who are residents of the fifty United States and the District of Columbia.

How to Enter

1. Matriculated students: Four (4) copies of the essay must be mailed by an English teacher on behalf of the student (each English teacher may submit only one junior and one senior essay), along with a cover letter on school letterhead that includes the following details:
   • Date
   • Student’s full name, grade, address, e-mail and home telephone number
   • Name of high school
   • Name, email and daytime telephone number of English teacher submitting essay (please include summer contact information if different from school year contact information)
   • Name, e-mail and daytime telephone number of the school’s administration officer
   • Topic selected (#1, #2, #3, #4 or #5)
   • Certification by teacher that the essay is the student’s original work

   Essays submitted without a cover letter on school letterhead or cover letters that do not include the above details will be disqualified.

2. Home-schooled students: Four (4) copies of the essay must be mailed by a parent or legal guardian on behalf of the student, along with a cover letter on the parent/legal guardian’s letterhead that certifies that the student is home-schooled and that includes the following details:
   • Date
   • Student’s full name, address, e-mail and home telephone number
   • Student’s equivalent grade
   • Name and daytime telephone number and e-mail of the parent/legal guardian
   • Topic selected (#1, #2, #3, #4 or #5)
   • Certification by sponsoring parent/legal guardian of home-schooled student that the essay is the student’s original work

   Essays submitted without a cover letter on parent/legal guardian’s letterhead or cover letters that do not include the above details will be disqualified.

Deadline: April

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Dr. Alma S. Adams Scholarship for Outreach and Health Communications

The College JumpStart Scholarship is an annual, merit-based competition — financial need is not considered — that is open to 10th-12th graders, college students and non-traditional students. The main requirement is that you are committed to going to school and can express your goals for getting a higher education.

• First Place: $1,500 scholarship
• Second Place: $750 scholarship
• Honorable Mentions: $250 scholarships

Deadline: April 15.

When you are ready to apply, please SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TODAY.