Newtown High School Lists Available 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.

Create-A-Greeting Card Scholarship — Prudent Publishing Company is offering one $10,000 college scholarship for an original greeting card design. The winner’s entry will be mass-produced and sold. The card can be a holiday card, birthday or all-occasion greeting card that could include photography, graphics or artwork. This is the first annual scholarship contest. All high school and college level students are welcome to participate. One application is allowed per person. Online entry is preferred. Interested students should go to gallerycollection.com/scholarship.htm for official rules. All entries are due by January 15.

John Cannon Memorial Scholarship — The National Academy of Arts & Sciences Foundation will award one renewable scholarship for $10,000 to an outstanding high school student planning to pursue a communications degree with an emphasis on any aspect of the television industry at a four-year college or university. The website, emmyonline.org/emmy/scholarship.html has complete information about this scholarship. All applications are due by November 5.