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Community Service Scholarships Websites for Application Application Deadlines Ages or Grades

Tiger Woods Foundation Grants (Start Something) http://www.tigerwoodsfoundation.org/grants_and_scholarships.php January 1, May 1, and Sept. 1 Age 8 - Age 17Discover Card Tribute Award http://www.discoverfinancial.com/community/scholarship.shtml January 31 Grade 11The Ladies Auxiliary VFW Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award http://www.auxdeptwa.org/pdf/OutstandingCommVolApplication.pdf February 1 Age 12 - Age 15Kohl’s Kids Who Care https://www.scholarshipamerica.org/kohls/ February 1 - March 15 Age 6 - Age 18Christopher Columbus Community Service Award http://www.christophercolumbusawards.com/ Second Monday in February Grade 6 - Grade 8Pay It Forward http://www.payitforwardfoundation.org/educators/index.html February 15 Age 5 - Age 18Sodexo Foundation STOP Hunger Scholarships http://www.sodexofoundation.org/hunger_us/scholarships/scholarships.asp February 27 Age 5 - GraduateAction for Nature Eco-Hero Award http://www.actionfornature.org/eco-hero/ February 28 Age 8 - Age 16The BRICK Awards http://www.dosomething.org/programs/awards_guidelines March 1 Age 5 - Age 25Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program http://www.comcast.com/InTheCommunity/Scholarships/Scholarship_intro.html Mid March Grade 12Youth Action Net http://www.youthactionnet.org/index.php?fuse=apply March 15 - October 1 Age 18 - Age 29SAALT ChangeMaker Awards http://www.saalt.org/categories/Nominate-someone-for-a-ChangeMaker-Award...! March 16 Age 5 - Age 25Yoshiyama Award for Exemplary Service to Community http://www.hitachifoundation.org/yoshiyama/ April 1 SeniorsThe Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes http://www.barronprize.org/ April 30 Age 8 - Age 18Angel Soft Angels in Action http://www.angelsoft.com Mid June Age 8 - Age 15ERCA Community Contribution Scholarship http://www.studentresearch.org/public/application.html July 7 Grade 12The Heart of America Christopher Reeve Award http://www.heartofamerica.org/scholarships.htm September 1 - October 31 Age 5 - Age 18The Prudential Spirit of Community Award http://spirit.prudential.com/view/page September 1 - October 31 Grade 5 - Grade 12William R. Simms Award for Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy http://www.changingourworld.com/site/PageServer September 15 Age 5 - Age 23National Caring Award http://www.caringinstitute.org/caringawards.html September 30 Age 9 - 99Harris Wofford Award http://ysa.org/AwardsGrants/ServiceAwards/TheHarrisWoffordAward/tabid/293/Default.aspx October 12 Age 5 - Age 25Clay Aiken "Able to Service Award" http://www.servicelearning.org/instant_info/funding_sources/index.php?popup_id=736 November 30 Age 5 - Age 25Disabled American Veterans Youth Volunteer Scholarship Awards http://www.dav.org/volunteers/Scholarship.aspx December 15 - March 6 Age 5 - Age 24Youth Service America (YSA) YSA Service Stars http://www.servicelearning.org/instant_info/funding_sources/index.php?popup_id=736 Age 5 - Age 25Earl Woods Scholarship http://www.tigerwoodsfoundation.org/grants_and_scholarships.php Grade 12Children's Scholarship Fund (For Private School and School Choice) http://www.scholarshipfund.org/index.asp Age 5 - Age 18The President’s Volunteer Service Award http://www.presidentialserviceawards.gov/ Ongoing Age 5 - Age 99State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Award http://www.compact.org/opportunities/detail/4023 Ongoing Age 5 - Age 25The Congressional Award http://www.congressionalaward.org/youth/vps.php Ongoing Age 14 - Age 23Do Something Disater Grants http://www.dosomething.org/grants/disaster Ongoing (monthly) Age 10 - Age 25The Jefferson Awards for Public Service https://www.jeffersonawards.org/nominate Ongoing Age 5 - Age 99PBS Zoom into Action http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/action/ Ongoing Age 5 - Age 18Do a Good Deed Contest (weekly) http://www.doctorrelation.com Ongoing (win a computer) Age 5 - Age 21

Elementary/Middle School & High School Scholarships Websites for Application Application Deadlines Ages or Grades

National High School Oratorical Contest http://www.legion.org/programs/youthprograms/oratorical January - March Grade 7 - Grade 12West Point Bridge Design Contest http://bridgecontest.usma.edu/ January 1 - February 28 Age 13 - Grade 12National Spelling Bee http://www.spellingbee.com/ January 1 - May Grade 1 - Grade 8Nicholas Green Distinguished Student Awards http://www.nagc.org/index.aspx?id=558 January 1 - June 1 Grade 7 - Grade 12Davidson Fellows Scholarships - Outside the Box http://www.davidsongifted.org/fellows/ January 14 Age 5 - Age 18Davidson Fellows Scholarships - Philosophy, Music and Literature http://www.davidsongifted.org/fellows/ February 11 Age 5 - Age 18Davidson Fellows Scholarships - Science, Mathematics and Technology http://www.davidsongifted.org/fellows/ February 11 Age 5 - Age 18Build-A-Bear Workshop Huggable Heroes www.buildabear.com/huggableheroes February27 Age 7 - Age 18Putting the Millennium Development Goals Into Action Award http://www.youthaward.org February 28 Age 12 - Age 25Girls Going Place Entrepreneurship Award Program http://www.guardianlife.com/womens_channel/girls_going_places/girls_going_places.html March 1 Age 12 - Age 18Davidson Fellows Scholarships http://www.davidsongifted.org/fellows/ March 4 Age 5 - Age 18Generations United's Intergenerational Photography Contest http://www.gu.org/IG_Photo_Contest.asp April 1 Age 5 - Age 99Craftsman/NSTA Young Inventors Award Program http://www.studentresearch.org/acrobat/scholarship_app.pdf April 16 Grade 9 - Grade 122009 Holocaust Rememberance Project http://www.holocaust.hklaw.com April 30 Grade 9 - Grade 12Tylenol Scholarship http://www.tylenol.com/page.jhtml?id=tylenol/news/subptyschol.inc April 30 Grade 12National Marbles Tournament Scholarships http://www.nationalmarblestournament.org/ June Age 8 - Age 14National History Day Contest http://nationalhistoryday.org/programs1.htm June Grade 6 - Grade 12ThinkQuest Website Competition (Team Competition) http://www.thinkquest.org/competition/website/index.html August 20 - April 2 Age 9 - Age 19Red Vines Drawing Contests http://www.redvines.com/rules.pdf August 31 Ages 6 - Age 99Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Awards http://www.exploravision.org/ September 1 - February 1 Grade K - Grade 12National Geography Bee http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographybee/basics.html November - January Grade 4 - Grade 8Team America Rocketry Challenge http://www.rocketcontest.org/ November 15 Grade 7 - Grade 12MATHCOUNTS http://mathcounts.org/Page.aspx?pid=195 December 1 Grade 6 - Grade 8

Writing Scholarships and Contests Websites for Application Application Deadlines Ages or Grades

Young Naturalist Award http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/youngnaturalistawards/ January 3 - March 2 Grade 7 - Grade 12ThinkQuest Narrative Competition http://www.thinkquest.org/competition/narrative/index.html January 12 - May 4 Age 9 - Age 19DuPont Challenge Science Essay Competition http://thechallenge.dupont.com/ January 31 Grade 7 - Grade 12Veterans of Foreign Wars Scout of the Year Scholarship http://www.vfw.org/index.cfm?fa=cmty.levelc&cid=1836&cfid=303482&cftoken=60735667 March 1 Grade 9 - Grade 12NewsCurrents Student Editorial Cartoon Contest http://www.newscurrents.com/intro/edcartoons/carcon2.html March 1 Grade K - Grade 12CIPE Youth Essay Competition http://www.cipe.org/essay March 1 Age 18 - Age 30The Scholarship Art & Writing Novel Award http://www.artandwriting.org/ March 13 Grade 7 - Grade 12Nicholas A. Virgilio Memorial Haiku Contest http://www.hsa-haiku.org/virgilioawards/virgilio.htm March 25 Grade 7 - Grade 12Courage in Student Journalism Awards http://www.splc.org/csjaward.asp July 1 Grade 6 - Grade 12Letters About Literature http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/letters/ September 1 - December 1 Grade 4 - Grade 12Veterans of Foreign Wars Voice of Democracy Scholarship Competition http://www.vfw.org/index.cfm?fa=cmty.levelc&cid=1836&cfid=303482&cftoken=60735667 November 1 Grade 9 - Grade 12Veterans of Foreign Wars Patriot's Pen Essay Contest http://www.vfw.org/index.cfm?fa=cmty.levelc&cid=1836&cfid=303482&cftoken=60735667 November 1 Grade 6 - Grade 8Olive Garden Pasta Tales Essay Contest http://www.olivegarden.com/company/community/pasta_tales.asp December 1 Grade 1 - Grade 12The Scholarship Art & Writing Awards http://www.artandwriting.org/ Grade 7 - Grade 12Poetry Contests http://www.thepoemplace.com Ongoing Age 5 - Age 99Poetry Contests http://www.poetry.com Ongoing Age 5 - Age 99