WEST FORSYTH HIGH SCHOOL - SCHOLARSHIP NEWSLETTER
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2015 DEADLINES
AES Engineers Scholarship
Selection Criteria: A scholarship will be awarded on the basis of character, as determined by evaluated essays that are submitted. Students will submit an essay on one of the two topics that appear on the scholarship page of our web site
Amount: $500 will be awarded to the winner(s) each year.
Deadline:October 7, 2015
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APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Selection Criteria: Students interested in merit-based university scholarships must apply and complete the scholarship application by December 1. The scholarship application is online.
Amount: Varies Deadline: Apply to Admissions by November 15, 2015. to be eligible for scholarships. Scholarshipapplicationsdue December 1, 2015.
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RON BROWN SCHOLAR PROGRAM
Selection Criteria: For highly motivated African-American students for use at any 4-year college. Applicants must excel academically, exhibit exceptional leadership potential, participate in community service activities and demonstrate financial need. The applicant must be a US citizen or hold a permanent resident visa card.
Amount: $10,000, renewable for four years
Deadline: Two deadlines: November 1 - Application will be considered for the Ron Brown Scholar Program and also forwarded to a select and limited number of additional scholarship providers. January 9th – considered for only the Ron Brown Scholar Program.
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY - TRUSTEE SCHOLARSHIP
Selection Criteria: Outstanding academics and potential to inspire fellow students to excel. Qualified students need to bring in form from website to request nomination from their guidance counselor.
Student must give counselors 2 weeks to prepare recommendations or nominations.
Amount: Full tuition
Deadline:December 1
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CLEMSON UNIVERSITY –LYCEUM SCHOLARS
Selection Criteria: Successful candidates will be of a high intellectual caliber, as demonstrated through academic achievement and test scores in their high school careers. They must be passionate about ideas, intellectual engagement, and the subject matter of the Lyceum Scholars Program. Lyceum Scholars study the moral, political, and economics foundations of a free society.
Amount:up to 10,000 distributed over 4 years
Deadline:December 8, 2015
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COCA-COLA SCHOLARS PROGRAM
Selection Criteria: Demonstrated leadership, commitment to community, academic achievement, employment. Minimum GPA of 3.0. Students must apply online.
Amount: 250 awards ranging from $10,000 to $20,000 over a 4-year period.
Deadline: Apply online by October 31, 2014
Contact: Apply online at Forsyth High School’s CEEB Code is 340777.)
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS
Please check with the college/university you are interested in attending to get information about any scholarships they offer, procedures for application, and deadlines you need to meet. You also want to find out admission application deadlines, FASFA information, and whether there are any other requirements (for example the CSS/Financial Aid Profile).
CSS/FINANCIAL AID PROFILE
Certain Colleges require the PROFILE to be filed along with the FAFSA. Some of the North Carolina schools that required it for 2012-2013 included Davidson College, Duke University, Elon University, Lenoir-Rhyne University, NC A&T University, UNC-Chapel Hill, and Wake Forest University. There are also specific scholarships that require the PROFILE. Registrations for the PROFILE are accepted beginning October 1. Application can be found at The PROFILE must be submitted online.
DAR
Daughters of the American Revolution
Selection Criteria: The National Society of DAR has approximately 23 scholarships, only 2 of the scholarships require the applicant to have a DAR affiliation. All applicants must be citizens of the United States and must attend or plan to attend an accredited college or university in the United States. DAR chapter sponsorship is not required (except for 2 scholarships); however, a chapter or state chairman may work with the applicant to put the information together to send to the DAR Scholarship Committee.
Amount:Varies
Deadline:February 10, 2016
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DAVIDSON COLLEGE – JOHN MONTGOMERY BELK SCHOLARSHIP
Selection Criteria: Students with outstanding intellectual ability and success, demonstrated leadership, experience, commitment to service, and overall personal vigor. West can nominate one student.
Amount: Full scholarship/renewable for four years and two summer stipends
Deadline:Complete “I want to be considered” form in Guidance byOctober 2, 2015 Contact: Guidance
ELKS NATIONAL FOUNATION – ELKS LODGE
MVS
The Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship
Selection Criteria: Most Valuable Student scholarships are for students pursuing a four-year degree, on a full-time basis (minimum of 12 semester hours), in a U.S. college or university. All scholarships are in the form of certificates of award conditional upon the full-time enrollment of the winner in an accredited U.S. college or university.Applicants need not be related to a member of the Elks.
Amount:Ranging from $1,000 per year to $12,500 per year
Deadline:December 4, 2015
Contact: When the application is completed, it must be printed out and mailed to Winston-Salem Elks Lodge No. 449, P.O. Box 25924, Winston-Salem, NC 27114 or 2585 Griffith Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27103
EMORY UNIVERSITY
Selection Criteria:Emory University Scholars Program selection is based on academic achievement, personal qualities, and contribution to class, school, and community. Students applying for Early Decision I may apply for the Scholars program, but need to meet the November 1 deadline for all materials. Students applying Early Decision II or Regular Decision must submit all required materials by November 15.
Amount: varies
Deadline:see dates above
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FAFSA ON THE WEB
Selection Criteria: You and your family may complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on the web after January 1, 2016. The address is: You may print out a pre-application worksheet for Web filers from the website. (If you do not want to file online, a paper copy of the FAFSA application can be downloaded or obtained by calling 1-800-433-3243.) The earliest you can submit this form is January 1, 2016. The sooner you file it after the 1st the better. Awards are made until funds are depleted. You and your parent can prepare by each applying for a US Department of Education PIN at Your PIN enables you to sign your FAFSA electronically. (Warning! This is a free application. If you accidentally go to fafsa.com they will try to charge you to help you do this application.)
HORATIO ALGER SCHOLARSHIP
Selection Criteria: Demonstrated integrity, perseverance in overcoming adversity, strength of character, financialneed (preferably $50,000 or lower adjusted gross income per family), a good academic record (minimum GPA 2.0), commitment to pursue a college education, and a desire to contribute to society.
Amount: $5,000 to $20,000
Deadline: October 25, 2015
Contact: Apply online
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY - CENTENNIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Selection Criteria: Awarded to students entering the College of Textiles and planning on entering a Textile degree program. (See ) Fields of interest may be in engineering, business management, chemistry, polymer chemistry, forensics, medical fields, international studies, design, apparel, sourcing, fashion, merchandising, or retail management.West may nominate up to twostudents. If you do not receive a nomination from West, self nominees should email for more information.
Amount: Up to $47,500
Deadline:Complete an “I want to be considered” form in Guidance by October 1, 2015
Contact: Guidance
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL HUGH SHELTON NATIONAL STUDENT LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP
Selection Criteria: Outstanding leadership experience and potential, evidence of personal character and integrity, orientation towards community and service, and commitment to personal growth.
Amount: $10,000/year renewable plus funds for leadership enrichment activities
Deadline: October 15, 2015
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NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY MERIT AWARDS
Selection Criteria: To be considered for merit-based scholarships applicants must submit the NC State Undergraduate Admissions Application by November 1. (There may be curriculum-specific scholarships offered by various departments. See website for more information.)
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Must submit admission application and all required supplemental information by November 1 to be considered for awards.
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PRUDENTIAL SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY AWARD
Selection Criteria: For outstanding community service, particularly a self-initiated project or endeavor. Interested students should complete an application online, print it out, and turn it into Guidance by November 4. West may submit one application.
Amount: $1,000 and Recognition
Deadline: November 3, 2015
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ROBERTSON SCHOLARS PROGRAM
Selection Criteria:Each year, the Robertson Scholars Program selects thirty new scholars--half matriculate at DukeUniversity and half at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. All exhibit academic excellence, leadership potential, a commitment to community service and behavior that is grounded in strong ethical principles. While all students who apply for admission to Duke and/or UNC-Chapel Hill are automatically considered for the Robertson Scholars Program, completing our program application is the only way to ensure that the student's materials will be reviewed by our admissions committee.
Amount:Full Tuition at Duke/Full Tuition, room, board and stipend at UNC-CH; resources of both schools, summer opportunities, semester in sister campus, laptop, other extras
Deadline:November 13, 2015
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ROTC SCHOLARSHIPS
Selection Criteria: Seniors interested in applying for ROTC scholarships should begin the process. Go to the website of the military branch in which you are interested.
Amount: Up to full scholarship
Deadline: November 1
Contact: Desired military branch website
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2015-2016 SCHOLARSHIPS ONLINE
ScholarshipsOnline is a free online resource for scholarships and grants available to students, parents, and teachers. Depending on the guidelines, the scholarship money can be used to pay for tuition, housing, books and fees, and does not have to be repaid.
Some are specific to students of certain majors and career paths. Others are specific to certain age groups, genders, and ethnic backgrounds. Others are only for students in certain geographical locations. For more information visit
UNC-CHARLOTTE – LEVINE SCHOLARS
Selection Criteria: Expected candidate will have GPA 3.8-4.0 (unweighted), SAT 1900-2400 or ACT 29-36, and community service. Students will also have four summers of experiences to develop pre-professional expertise, leadership strengths, and social awareness and more.
Amount: Full scholarship
Deadline:Complete an “I want to be considered” form in Guidanceby September 25.
Contact:Guidance
UNC-CHAPEL HILL - THOMAS WOLFE SCHOLARSHIP
Selection Criteria: Very competitive scholarship based largely on written work submitted bystudent. Students interested in UNC-Chapel Hill’s Creative Writing Program can submit manuscripts and application. Must meet academic requirements for admission to Chapel Hill. Please see website for details.
Amount: Full scholarship
Deadline:October 15, 2015 early admission, November 15, 2015 to Thomas Wolfe Scholarship
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
MCNAIR SCHOLARS AND ALUMNI SCHOLARS PROGRAMS
Selection Criteria:For Non-South Carolina residents. Superior scholastic ability and achievement, leadership potential, character. Math and Reading SAT >=1350. Must submit admissions and scholarship application by deadline.
Amount: Varies
Deadline:November 15,2015
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UNITED STATES SERVICE ACADEMIES
Selection Criteria: U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx is accepting applications from students interested in attending a U.S. service academy, (US Naval, Air Force, Military, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine Academies).
Amount: Full Scholarship
Deadline: November 2, 2015postmarked for completed applications
Contact: service_academy_application.pdf and mail application and other requirements to the Congresswoman Virginia Foxx–3540 Clemmons Road, Suite 125, Clemmons, NC 27012
WINSTON-SALEM FOUNDATION
The Foundation offers scholarships with more general eligibility criteria, as well asscholarships with morespecificcriteria, such as thosefor students attendingspecific high schools or collegesor those pursuingcertain fields of study.Some scholarships entail a one-time award, while many are renewable for three additional years. Additionally,many scholarships are strictly merit-based, while others will also consider family income as a factor. For more information on scholarships visit the website .
WOFFORD COLLEGE – WOFFORD SCHOLARS
Selection Criteria: Top 10% of class, SAT >=1250, demonstrate qualities of scholarship, leadership, and potential for success. For more information go to
Amount: $2,000 to Full
Deadline:Complete an “I want to be considered” form in Guidance by October 1, 2015
Contact: Guidance
The information in this newsletter has been represented as diligently as possible. We do not accept responsibility for any errors contained within. Please see individual scholarship websites and applications for authoritative information.