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AMERICAN DREAM SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Established in partnership with the United Negro College Fund, the American Dream Scholarship Program is open to African Americans with financial need. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, with a minimum 2.5 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale), who meet Pell Grant eligibility criteria, and are enrolled full time at approved, accredited, undergraduate institutions. Scholarships range from $500 to $5,000.

www.thesalliemaefund.org/smfnew/scholarship/american_dream.html

THE ASSOCIATION OF BLACK EDUCATORS OF NEW YORK

The Association of Black Educators of New York (ABENY, Inc.) has a scholarship that is awarded to high school seniors. Please review the information and follow the instructions to the letter.

Contact information: http://www.abeny.org/ Association of Black Educators of New York, Inc.
P.O. Box 250713
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11225-9997
Telephone: (718) 735-2840

COLLEGE NOW

In ost cases, a New York City public high school teams up with one or more of the 17 City University of New York (CUNmY) colleges to create a College Now partnership. The program then offers eligible students a number of ways to improve their high school performance and get a jumpstart on college.

College Now offers many activities and opportunities, academic courses campus-based tours and cultural events, such as theater or dance performances, and even exclusive scholarship offers.

http://www.morrisania.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?t=2954

COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFER SCHOLARHSIP

Offered in collaboration with the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, this program provides scholarships to Latino students transferring from a community college to an approved, accredited higher education institution.

www.thesalliemaefund.org/smfnew/scholarship/comm_college_transfer.html

FINANCIAL AID OFFICES

This page links to financial aid office web pages and online handbooks for postsecondary institutions including colleges, universities, community colleges and vocational/technical schools. It should be of interest to students, parents and financial aid administrators.

http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/fao.phtml

FINDING FOUNDATION SUPPORT FOR YOUR EDUCATION
This free course guides students through the process of seeking financial support from foundations to pursue their studies.

The course is designed to help you:

Learn about foundation support; Articulate your plan of study; Create your unique profile and help you determine your affiliations; Identify potential funders and match their giving interests with your profile; Understand the application process;

http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/training/online/free_ffsye_detail.jhtml

FIRST IN MY FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

The First in My Family Scholarship Program, developed in partnership with the Hispanic College Fund, offers scholarships to Hispanic-American students who are the first in their family to attend college and have financial need. The program is open to Hispanic Americans who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents enrolled as full time undergraduate students at approved, accredited institutions. Students must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale). Scholarships range from $500 to $5,000.

www.thesalliemaefund.org/smfnew/scholarship/first_family.html

THE FOUNDATION CENTER, NEW YORK

79 Fifth Avenue/16th Street
New York, NY 10003-3076
Tel: 212-620-4230
www.foundationcenter.org/newyork

Our libraries maintain a limited collection of other publishers' scholarship materials, primarily those that list foundation-sponsored grants and awards.

For access to a more complete collection of college guides and scholarship directories, as well as a good collection of career and vocational guidance materials, you should visit your local public library or your school's financial aid office.

HARVARD UNIVERSITY FREE TUITION

Harvard University has announced that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families will pay no tuition. In making the announcement, Harvard's president Lawrence H. Summers said, "When only 10 percent of the students in Elite higher education come from families in lower half of the income distribution, we are not doing enough. We are not doing enough in bringing elite higher education to the lower half of the income distribution."

If you know of a family earning less than $60,000 a year with an honor student graduating from high school soon, Harvard University wants to pay the tuition. The prestigious university recently announced that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families can go to Harvard for free ... no tuition and no student loans! In addition, Harvard announce reduced fees for students from families with incomes between $60,000 and $80,000.

To find out more about Harvard offering free tuition for families making less than $60,000 a year visit Harvard's financial aid website at:

http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/daily/2006/03/30-finaid.html

Or call the school's financial aid office at (617) 495-1581.

JACKIE ROBINSON FOUNDATION

Through its Education and Leadership Development Program, the Jackie Robinson Foundation provides scholarships of up to $7,500 annually to minority high school students showing leadership potential and demonstrating financial need to attend an accredited 4-year college or university of their choice.
http://www.jackierobinson.org/apply

MR TOM JOYNER FOUNDATION

Mr. Tom Joyner's Foundation is offering "full ride" scholarships for graduating high school seniors.

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/site.aspx/foundation/fullride

MULTIPLE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MINORITIES

Click the link below for a list of over 50 scholarship programs that are available to minorities. Please be sure to let us know (by clicking here) if any of the links are no longer active or needs to be updated.

http://morrisania.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?t=1419

http://morrisania.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?t=1131

THE NATION SECURITY EDUCATION PROGRAM

The National Security Education Program (NSEP) David L. Boren Scholarships offer a unique opportunity for U.S. undergraduates to study abroad. NSEP awards scholarships to American students for study of world regions critical to U.S. interests (including Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin American & the Caribbean, and the Middle East). The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded.

Program Areas of Focus
NSEP focuses on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study deemed critical to U.S. national security. It draws on a broad definition of national security, recognizing that the scope of national security has expanded to include not only the traditional concerns of protecting and promoting American well-being, but also the challenges of global society, including: sustainable development, environmental degradation, global disease and hunger, population growth and migration, and economic competitiveness.

The NSEP Service Requirement
The NSEP service requirement stipulates that award recipients work in the federal government in positions with national security responsibilities. The Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, State, or any element of the Intelligence Community are priority agencies.

https://www.iieapp1.org/nsep/nseplogin.asp

THE SALLIE MAE 911 EDUCATION FUND

The Sallie Mae 911 Education Fund was created in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

The scholarship program is open to children of those who were killed or permanently disabled as a result of the terrorist attacks and who are enrolled as full-time undergraduate students at approved, accredited institutions. Scholarship awards of up to $2,500 per applicant, per school year, may be renewed annually, subject to satisfactory academic progress.

www.thesalliemaefund.org/smfnew/scholarship/911_fund.html

UNMET NEED SCHOLARSHIP

Open to families with a combined income of $30,000 or less, this program is intended to supplement financial aid packages that fall more than $1,000 short of students' financial need. This scholarship is not designed as a substitute for aid provided by an institution.

The Unmet Need Scholarship program is open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are accepted or enrolled as full-time undergraduate students at approved, accredited institutions. Students must have a minimum 2.5 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) to be eligible to apply. Recipients will be selected based on financial need. Unmet Need Scholarships range from $1,000 to $3,800.

http://www.thesalliemaefund.org/smfnew/scholarship/Unmet_need.html

WRITERS OF PASSAGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

In partnership with the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO), this program involves an essay competition that awards winning students from a Historically Black College or University, or a predominantly black college, with a $5,000 college scholarship. Universities that scholarship winners are attending receive a $20,000 grant from The Sallie Mae Fund.

www.thesalliemaefund.org/smfnew/scholarship/writers_passage.html

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