Scholarships Available

The Newtown High School Career Center publicizes all scholarships of which it is notified. A few of the scholarships , typically national ones, request that money be enclosed with the application.

The Career Center believes that students should not have to pay to apply for scholarship. If a student chooses to apply for a scholarship that charges a fee, however, the Career Center strongly advises parents and students to check its authenticity through the FTC Consumer Response Center (www.ftc.gov or 877-FTC-HELP); the National Fraud Information Center (www.fraud.org or 800-876-7060); or the Better Business Bureau (www.bbb.org or 703-276-0100).

Stop Bullying Video Challenge — United States Education Secretary Arne Duncan is calling on America’s youth to take part in the Stop Bullying Video Challenge. This challenge invites youth ages 13 to 18 to create a 30- to 60-second video that will inform and motivate youth to prevent bullying and showcase ways they are taking action against bullying, promoting a culture of kindness and respect in their communities. The contest winner will receive a grand prize of $2,000, with the two runner-ups earning $500. Learn more at www.stopbullying.challenge.gov. The video submission deadline is October 14.

Foot Locker Scholar Athletes — The truth is that many deserving students, who have dedicated a great deal of their time to athletics, will not receive athletic scholarships to college. Foot Locker and DoSomething.org will be rewarding 20 incoming college freshmen with $20,000 in scholarship funding for college — not because they scored the most touchdowns, but because of their character and commitment to volunteerism. This is the award for flexing heart, not muscle. Submit an online application www.dosomething.org/footlocker by the December 5 deadline.

Ithaca College, Park Scholar Awards — The Park Scholar Program is more than a scholarship program; it creates a dynamic learning community and develops future communications leaders who engage critically, act globally, and perform ethically. Through a mixture of academic and service programming, scholars are challenged to take action and give back to their communities, and to use the power of mass communication to make a positive impact on the world. The Park Scholar Awards cover the full cost of attendance in a four year program at the Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca (N.Y.) College. To be considered for this award, students must apply to Ithaca College and the Park School; this application must be completed and on filed by January 2. Scholarship requirements include the application, essays, resume, three letters of recommendation, and transcript and must be submitted by January 15. Finalists will be required to attend on-campus interviews and programs on March 24 and 25. Refer to the website www.ithaca.edu/parkscholars for more information.

Boston University Trustee Scholarship Competition — The Trustee Scholarship is Boston University’s most prestigious scholarship. Outstanding high school seniors are eligible for nomination. Each Boston University Trustee Scholar receives a renewable scholarship covering full undergraduate tuition plus orientation and student fees for four years. Nominations, essays, and applications must be received by December 1. For more information refer to the website www.bu.edu/admissions/trustee. Students who are nominated but not selected will be considered for other BU scholarships, grants, and loans based on application and eligibility.

High School Cyber Forensics Challenge — Students are invited to recruit a teacher/mentor and a team of one to three motivated students to participate in the 2012 High School Cyber Forensics Challenge during Cyber Security Awareness Week (CSAW). Students will discover the fascinating world of cyber security such as log and file analysis, root kit detection and analysis, “botnet” detection and analysis, live system forensics, steganography, file carving, and more. Teams will battle against other elite teams — and the clock — as they gather clues to solve this fast-paced mystery. The challenge takes place remotely over the Internet. Eight to 12 teams of finalists will be brought to New York City with their faculty mentors to compete in the finals competition November 15–17 and an awards ceremony. The cost of the trip is covered by the competition. In order to participate, students must register online at www.poly.edu/csaw2012 by October 1 with a submission deadline of October 19.

National Co-op Scholarship Program — The National Commission for Cooperative Education, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing high quality, college-level co-op education, offers a total of 195 merit co-op scholarships. To be eligible for a merit co-op scholarship a student must apply, be accepted and attend one of the seven partner colleges/universities: Drexel University, Johnson & Wales University, Kettering University, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Cincinnati, University of Toledo, or Wentworth Institute of Technology. Minority and female students as well as students interested in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (SMET) are encouraged to apply for this merit co-op scholarship. The website www.waceinc.org has the online application and complete information about co-op education. Early applications are highly encouraged for this program and applications must be postmarked by February 15.

Roanoke College Scholars Program — Through the Scholars Program, Roanoke College supports students of superior academic and leadership ability. To be considered for these scholarships, a student must complete the Scholars Program application and be a prospective college freshman seeking first-time fall enrollment. The student must also be accepted to the college prior to the competition. Students with at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average in a rigorous academic curriculum should consider applying for the Scholars Program. Deadline for Admissions and Scholars Program Applications is October 15 for the November competitions and January 9 for the February competitions. See the website www.roanoke.edu/scholars for details.