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 scholarships. 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.

Full details on all scholarships are available at the high school Career Center.

Gates Millennium Scholars — This national scholarship program provides an opportunity for outstanding students with significant financial need to complete an undergraduate college education. An applicant must be an ethnic minority (African American, Asian Pacific Islander American, American Indian/Alaskan Native, or Hispanic American), and be a citizen/legal permanent resident or US national, have attained a cumulative GPA of 3.3 at the time of nomination (on a 4.0 scale), be entering a US college or university full time, have demonstrated leadership abilities and meet the Federal Pell grant eligibility criteria. The website www.gmsp.org has complete information about the application process and forms may be downloaded. All online applications must be submitted online by January 11 11:59 pm or postmarked on or before January 11.

Washington College Scholarships for National Honor Society Members — Washington College, located in Chestertown, Md., has a scholarship program specifically for seniors in the National Honor Society. This year, all members of the National Honor Society are guaranteed a minimum scholarship of $12,500 annually for four years. Interested students should go to the website at www.washcoll.edu for more details.

Boston University Trustee Scholarship — Trustee Scholars are selected by a faculty committee from a pool of applicants who have been nominated by principals and headmasters of high schools around the world. Each scholar receives a renewable scholarship covering full undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees for four years. Trustee Scholars are typically in the top ten percent of their class and are also very active leaders in their schools and communities. Students who are nominated but not selected for a Trustee Scholarship will be considered for other Boston University scholarships, grants, and loans for which they apply and are eligible. Interested students should go to www.bu.edu/admissions/scholarships. The application deadline is December 1. There are two other opportunities for exceptional students to get full tuition to Boston University. They are the Dr Martin Luther King, Jr, Scholarship for students who have demonstrated commitment to social justice and community involvement and the Alexander Graham Bell Scholarship for engineering students.

Bentley University’s Tomorrow25 — This award is for high school juniors. The program recognizes outstanding high school juniors who demonstrate skills including initiative, citizenship, intelligence, academic accomplishment, technological savvy, cultural awareness, social responsibility, and a commitment to making a difference in their school, community, or society. Nominations are sought from teachers, guidance counselors, school administrators, and business and community leaders. Students cannot self nominate, but should investigate the program at www.bentley.edu/tomorrow25 and seek out a nomination if this program is a match. Winners will be honored with an all-expense paid trip to the Bentley Leadership Forum, presented in cooperation with TIME magazine. The event, which takes place on April 22, enables the Tomorrow25 winners to share ideas and interact with successful business and community leaders. The application deadline is January 15.