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.

United States JCI Senate Foundation Scholarship Program — The Connecticut JCI Senate awards two $200 scholarships to graduating Connecticut high school seniors and submits both to the US JCI Senate Foundation for consideration for the $1,000 awards. The scholarships are for those students who plan to continue their education at accredited postsecondary colleges, universities, or vocational schools. The application process is online at usjcisenate.org/modules/scholarship/#contacts. The application deadline is December 31.

Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Connecticut — The society awards three scholarships of $1,250 to graduating high school seniors from Connecticut. Applicants do not need to be members of the society or related to the society in any way. Academic achievement, extracurricular involvement, community service, and financial need will be considered in the review of each application. All applications are available in the Career Center and must be completed by March 1.