- Applications for the Florence A
Cook Grant in Aid of $750 are available in
the guidance office or online at www.deltakappagamma.org/IL under the
"Service" and "Professional Affairs" links. Recipient must be a female,
full-time incoming freshman entering the field of education, and a US
citizen or legal resident. Deadline: January 5, 2010.
- The Gates Millennium Scholars Program (GMS),
funded by a grant from the Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation, was established in 1999 to provide outstanding,
low income African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific
Islander American*, and Hispanic American students with an opportunity to
complete an undergraduate college education in any discipline area of
interest. Nomination materials must be submitted online before Monday,
January 11, 2010 11:59 p.m. EST or postmarked on or before January 11, 2010.
Visit www.gmsp.org for more information.
- Egyptian Electric will offer seven scholarships
of $1,250 each to high
school seniors through the Thomas H. Moore Illinois Electric Cooperatives
(IEC) Memorial Scholarship Program. Four scholarships will be awarded to
students who are sons or daughters of an Illinois electric cooperative
member receiving service from the cooperative. A fifth scholarship will be
awarded to a son or daughter of an Illinois electric cooperative employee.
The sixth and seventh scholarships are reserved for students enrolling
full-time at a two-year Illinois community college who are the sons or
daughters of Illinois electric cooperative members, employees or directors.
The application can be downloaded here and is due by January 1, 2010.
The link for the Egyptian Electric is
www.eeca.coop/PDF%20Documents/MooreScholarship/SchAppl.pdf
- The 2010 Young Authors
Writing Contest is presented by Columbia College
Chicago. All high school students are invited to submit in Fiction,
Creative Nonfiction & Playwriting. First-, second-, and third-place winners
in each category will receive a cash prize of $200, $100, and $50,
respectively. Download guidelines and entry form at
http://www.colum.edu/Academics/Fiction_Writing/YA/YA10. Deadline: January 15, 2010.