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Lincoln High SchoolThe GEAR UP and College Center

Present:"Pot of Gold": Scholarship

InformationApplication open as of

December 2010

Scholarship Eligibility Amount Contact Deadline

1800Wheelchair

Scholarship

HS senior, at least 16

years old, Legal

Resident, 3.0 GPA;submit essay

$500 1800wheelchair.com/scholars

hip

12/22

Presidents

ScholarsProgram

potential

valedictorians, NtlMerit Semifinalists/

Finalists, NationalAchievement

Semifinalists andhave applied to

CSULB

varies www.csulb.edu/presidents_sc

holars/student_application

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HSF Gold

StandardScholarship

HS senior, Hispanic

bacground, 3.0 GPAmin. with excellent

leadership qualities;US Citizen; must

attend college in LosAngeles, Chicago,

Detroit, New Orleans,

or NYC

$10,000 Hsf.net/Gold_Standard.aspx 1/15

LNSF NationalScholastic

AchievementAwards

Us Citizen, 3.5 gpa,1350 Sat or 29 ACT

varies lnesc.org 01/14-3/31

LNSF HonorsAward

US citizen, 3.25 GPA,23 on ACT or 1100

on SAT


LNSF General

Awards

Competitive HS

Senior, US citizen,

involved incommunity service,

leadership activities.GPA and academics

will be taken intoconsideration


Dr. Seuss's Oh,

The PlacesYou'll Go

Scholarship

HS Senior, age 21 or

under; answerprompt on website

$10,000 seussville.com/OTPScholarshi

p

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Sam Walton

CommunityScholarship

US citizen;

Competitive HSSenior; 2.5 GPA;attending 2 yr or 4 yr

college; must havefinancial need

$3,000 act.org/walmart/community 1/31

TMC/SAE

Donald DawsonTechnical

Scholarship

3.25 gpa; US Citizen;

SAT Math score 600,critical readon 550,

pursuing degree inengineering

$1,500 http://students.sae.org/awds

cholar/scholarships/dawson/

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C-Span Student

Cam

grades 6-12; must

completedocumentary on

chosen to ic can be

$250-

$5,000

Studentcam.org 1/20


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Writing Scholarship Essays

10 Tips for Writing Effective Scholarship Essays from scholarships.com

Read the instructions and make sure you understand them before you start writing.

Think about what you are going to write and organize your thoughts before you start writing.

Begin the writing process by writing an outline.

Make sure your outline touches on every aspect required per the instructions.

Write your essay by elaborating on each of the points in your outline.

Use clear, concise and simple language throughout the essay.

State your accomplishments without coming across as if you are bragging.

Make sure your grammar and spelling are impeccable.

Read the question again and then read your essay to be certain that the essay addresses every point.

Have someone with strong writing and editing skills proofread the essay before your submit it.

Give concrete examples. When answering application questions or writing application essays, support your

statements with concrete examples. For example, if you say that one of your best qualities is leadership, give an

example where you demonstrated leadership. Similarly, a question about community service should not be

answered with a vague "I like helping others and feel that it is important", but should also include specific

examples where you have helped others. This can have a big impact on whether you win the award. If your

application is filled with vague and abstract answers, the selection committee doesn't have any way of

evaluating your qualifications. Selection committees never accept an applicant's self-evaluation at face value. If

you give them concrete examples, they can form their own opinion and cite those experiences and

accomplishments as evidence in support of their opinion. The only situation in which self-evaluation is

appropriate is when you are writing about how an experience affected you. In such a situation you are the only

source of information about your personal reaction. But do not limit the essay to how you felt about the

experience. Instead, also talk about how it affected your future actions. By linking your feelings to concrete


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examples and actions, you allow the committee to judge how the experience has made you the person you are.

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