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Bezos Scholars Program @ the Aspen Institute (deadline February 12; scholarship for high school juniors to attend Aspen Ideas Festival)  Full details: CLICK HERE

Krylon’s Clear Choice Art Scholarships (deadline May 31; $1,000 scholarship, plus $500 scholarship and Krylon art package for winner’s school) Read the rest…

For military parents who have children about to enter college or already attending, the opportunity to apply for a $1,500 scholarship through the Defense Commissary Agency’s Scholarships for Military Children Program is ending Feb. 18. Read the rest…

This year, through the Kohl’s Kids Who Care Scholarship Program, Kohl’s Department Stores plans to award nearly $350,000 in scholarships and prizes to recognize the selfless acts of more than 2,000 youth ages six through 18 who are making a difference in their communities.

Nominate a child in your life! The Kohl’s Kids Who Care scholarship program will accept nominations form February 1 through March 15, 2009. Read the rest…

Program Overview

Sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State, the Distinguished Fulbright Awards in Teaching program recognizes and encourages excellence in teaching in the U.S. and abroad. It is part of the overall Fulbright Program, named in honor of Senator William Fulbright, which promotes mutual understanding among people of the United States and other countries. The program sends highly accomplished primary and secondary teachers from the U.S. abroad and brings international teachers to the U.S for a three to six month long program.In 2009-10, the participating countries are: Argentina, Finland, India, Israel, Singapore, and South Africa. Read the rest…

The Bezos Scholars Program @ the Aspen Institute is a prestigious, seven-day, all-expense-paid scholarship that each summer brings together 12 of the country’s top public high school juniors at the Aspen Ideas Festival. Here, Bezos Scholars meet visionaries from around the globe-international leaders, acclaimed thinkers and creative artists-and engage in seminars, plenary sessions and informal meetings. It’s a time of great discovery and intellectual stimulation. Read the rest…

With an unbeatable lineup of over 300 of the greatest literary works the world has ever known, Signet Classics is the publisher that students, education professionals, and the public turn to more than any other. Now, Signet Classics is proud to host its thirteenth annual Signet Classics Student Scholarship Essay Contest, in which five high school juniors or seniors can each win a $1,000 scholarship award to be used toward their higher education plus a Signet Classics library for their school! Students enter by writing an essay on one of four topics posed for this year’s competition book, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Read the rest…

The National Security Language Initiative for Youth is offering 550 full scholarships to high school students across the country. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Youth Programs Division, the scholarship initiative is designed to increase American citizens’ capacity to engage foreign governments and peoples through languages such as Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Hindi, Korean, Russian, and Turkish—all languages that are becoming increasingly critical to know. Read the rest…

USA Funds(R), the nation’s leading education loan guarantor, announces that it is accepting applications online for up to $1 million in scholarships to assist college students from lower-income households through its USA Funds Access to Education Scholarships(R) program.

The program offers $1,500 scholarships to qualified full-time or half-time undergraduates and to full-time graduate and professional degree students. Applicants for the scholarships must be enrolled or plan to enroll in coursework at accredited two- or four-year colleges, universities or vocational/technical schools beginning with the fall 2009 term through Feb. 1, 2010. Read the rest…