NHS Lists Scholarships

The 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 scholarships.

If a student chooses to apply for a scholarship that charges a fee, however, the Career Center strongly advises that he or she first 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.bbg.org or 703-276-0100.

2006 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards — For high school students of any grade who have had outstanding involvement in a volunteer community service activity performed within the last year. Newtown High School will select one applicant to be forwarded to the state round of judging. State level honorees receive $1,000 and a trip to Washington, D.C. National winners receive $5,000. Applications are available at www.principals.org and in the Career Center. Completed applications must be received at the Career Center by October 31.

AXA Achievement Scholarships — The AXA Foundation will award one $10,000 scholarship to a high school senior from Connecticut and ten scholarships of $15,000 to national recipients. The national scholarship winners will also be offered internships at AXA offices and a computer for college. Applicants should be well rounded, determined to succeed, and have demonstrated achievement — at a job, sport, or extracurricular activity. Interested students should go to www.axa-achievement.com for information. The application deadline is December 15.