2019-2020 Scholarships *Sorted by deadline -------------------------------------------------- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Student of the Year Campaign The
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Students of the Year Campaign is a seven-week
initiative, in which nominated high school students participate in a
fundraising competition to benefit the life-saving mission of LLS: to cure
leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of
life of patients and their families. The top fundraising candidate(s) at the
end of the seven-week challenge earns the title “Students of the Year”, as well
as a $10,000 scholarship to the college or university of his/her choice.
Students will also have the opportunity to receive one of our Citizenship
Awards, and those candidates who achieve the campaign’s fundraising minimum
will also be recognized for their achievement. Throughout the campaign, the
students will be raising money in honor of a local patient hero who is
currently battling a blood cancer. Students
of the Year candidates are high school students enrolled in New Jersey public
or private schools who are interested in and enthusiastic about philanthropy,
community outreach, and leadership. This campaign not only offers visibility in
the community, but also demonstrates the candidates’ excellence in leadership
and community engagement for college applications and professional resumes. Students
of the Year applicants for the 2020 campaign must submit an application by
December 1, 2019. The
campaign will launch on January 16, 2020 and will culminate with the Grand
Finale Celebration on March 7, 2020. For more
information and/or to apply, go to: https://studentsoftheyear.org/get-involved/become-candidate Questions
can be directed to Ashlee Newman by phone at (908) 956-6619 or by email at ashlee.newman@lls.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Eugene McDermott Scholars Program The Eugene McDermott Scholars Program provides
these select students with UT Dallas' rigorous and personalized education,
along with a four-year program of intensive extracurricular activities.
McDermott Scholars have access to leadership training, cultural enrichment, and
opportunities designed to equip them with the skills, experience, and
confidence to succeed as leaders in society’s many dimensions. Financial Components ·
Full UT Dallas tuition and fees ·
Living stipend (for non-tuition expenses) ·
$1,000 yearly textbook stipend ·
$12,000 fund for scholar-designed study abroad ·
$3,000 fund for individualized professional
development ·
Travel expenses for cohort trips to Santa Fe,
Austin, and Washington, DC ·
Tickets to the Dallas Symphony, Dallas Opera,
Texas Ballet Theater, Dallas Theater Center, and other cultural events ·
Travel home twice yearly for domestic students,
and once yearly for international students Additional Benefits ·
Opportunities to intern at local, state, and
national organizations and to research in a wide range of laboratories on
campus ·
Automatic membership in Collegium V Honors Program ·
Close-knit social and professional network of
fellow scholars and alumni ·
Exposure to and mentoring from faculty members ·
Close acquaintance with and access to the
University’s administrators ·
Introductions to Dallas leaders and organizations ·
Compelling resume for graduate school and other
post-college pursuits Deadline: Dec. 12, 2019 For more information and/or to apply, go to: https://www.utdallas.edu/mcdermott/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assumption College $10,000 Brassard Scholarship for
Catholic High School Students As a Catholic high school student, you recognize and appreciate
the value of a faith-based education, and if you are accepted to Assumption
College for admission, you will be awarded the annual $2,500 Brassard
Scholarship. At Assumption you will receive: ·
A classic liberal arts education with strong
business and professional studies ·
A $2,500 scholarship for graduates of Catholic
high schools, awarded annually for all four years at Assumption (in addition to
other financial aid or scholarship awards you might receive) ·
Consideration for merit scholarships up to
$25,000 ·
The guarantee that your tuition rate will not
increase during your four years through the Assumption Assurance program For more information and/or to apply, go to:https://www.assumption.edu/admissions/financial-aid/brassard-scholarship Light the Way
Scholarship Assumption College inspires students, faculty and
staff to Light the Way. Our mission reminds us that there is a greater purpose
to life and that each individual has gifts and talents to share with the world.
In and outside of the classroom, Assumption students are using the incredible
resources around them—people, places, opportunities—to feed their minds, grow
their hearts, and pass it on. Assumption’s Light the Way Scholarship is awarded
to incoming students who utilize their abilities to Light the Way for others.
Whether it’s community service to help people in need, innovation to improve
society, or volunteering to heal our planet, this scholarship recognizes and
supports students who positively impact the world in their own meaningful way. Each year, Assumption College will award up to 50,
$27,000 scholarships, renewable all four years.* Students must apply for admission to Assumption
College and complete the Light the Way Scholarship application by Friday,
December 15, 2019. For more information and/or to apply, go to: https://www.assumption.edu/admissions/financial-aid/light-way-scholarship ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- American Legion High School Oratorical Contest
The
contest was developed primarily to instill a better knowledge and appreciation
of the Constitution of the United States in high school students. Other
objectives include the development of leadership qualities, the ability to
think and speak clearly, and the preparation for acceptance of the duties,
responsibilities, rights and privileges of American citizenship. Another
purpose of the program is to assist students in paying the high cost of a
college education. The first place winner takes home $18,000 and the next two
finishers receive $16,000 and $14,000. First round participants in the National
Contest receive a $1,500 scholarship. Second round participants who do not
advance to the final round will receive an additional $1,500 scholarship. The
New Jersey Contest will award a $4,000 scholarship for the first place winner,
$2,500 for second place, $2,000 for third place and $1,000 each for fourth and
fifth place. The
New Jersey winner will advance to the National Finals Contest, a weekend’s
competition of Quarter-final, Semi-final and National final contests that are
held in the headquarters city of The American Legion, Indianapolis, Indiana.
The 2020 American Legion High School Oratorical National Finals will be held on
April 19, 2020. The Prepared Oration The prepared oration must be on some aspect of
the Constitution of the United States with emphasis on the duties and
obligations of a citizen to our government. The same subject and oration used
in the department contest must be used in the national contest. The
prepared oration must be the original effort of each contestant and must not
take up less than eight (8) minutes or more than ten (10) minutes for delivery.
It must be delivered in the English language. Contestants
may have in their possession a copy of their prepared oration in the first
holding room. They may consult the copy of their prepared oration, until they
exit the holding room in order to begin the contest, at which time the copy of
the prepared oration will be surrendered to the contest official who is
monitoring the first holding room. In the prepared
oration, as well as in the assigned topic discourse, quotations must be
indicated as such. Where quotations are more than ten words in length, the
author’s name must be given in the manuscript and cited orally. The singing of
a song(s) is not permitted and will result in the immediate disqualification of
the contestant. The contestant may, however, quote a verse(s) of a song
provided proper attribution is made. Assigned Topic
Discourse The assigned topic discourse must not consume
less than three (3) minutes or more than five (5) minutes for delivery. The
purpose of the assigned topic discourse is to test the speaker’s knowledge of
the subject, the extent of his or her research and the ability to discuss the
topic as related to the basic principles of government under the Constitution. The
assigned topic shall be drawn by the contest official in full view of the
audience immediately before the last speaker begins delivery of his/her
prepared oration and will be made known to the audience and each contestant
approximately five (5) minutes prior to the time of delivery. The topic will be
on some phase of the Constitution of the United States as listed under assigned
topics in Chapter Four. All contestants at
each contest level are required to speak in the English language on the same
assigned topic. Assigned Topics for
2019 contest Amendment XII The Electors shall
meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and
Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same
state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as
President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and
they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of
all persons voted for as Vice-President, and of the number of votes for each,
which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the
government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate; — The
President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of
Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted;
— The person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President,
if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if
no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers
not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of
Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in
choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation
from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a
member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the
states shall be necessary to a choice. And if the House of Representatives
shall not choose a President whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon
them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President
shall act as President, as in the case of the death or other constitutional
disability of the President. — The person having the greatest number of votes
as Vice-President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of
the whole number of Electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then
from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the
Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the
whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary
to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of
President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States. Amendment XX Section.
1. The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th
day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d
day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this
article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then
begin. Section.
2. The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting
shall begin at noon on the 3d day of January, unless they shall by law appoint
a different day. Section.
3. If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the
President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect shall become
President. If a President shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for
the beginning of his term, or if the President elect shall have failed to
qualify, then the Vice President elect shall act as President until a President
shall have qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein
neither a President elect nor a Vice President elect shall have qualified,
declaring who shall then act as President, or the manner in which one who is to
act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until a President
or Vice President shall have qualified. Section.
4. The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death of any of the
persons from whom the House of Representatives may choose a President whenever
the right of choice shall have devolved upon them, and for the case of the
death of any of the persons from whom the Senate may choose a Vice President
whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them. Section.
5. Sections 1 and 2 shall take effect on the 15th day of October following the
ratification of this article. Section. 6. This article shall
be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the
Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within
seven years from the date of its submission.. Amendment XXIV Section.
1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other
election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice
President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll
tax or other tax. Section. 2. The
Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. Amendment XXVII No law, varying the
compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take
effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened. DEPARTMENT
CONTEST TIME SCHEDULE ·
POST LEVEL to
be completed by February 1, 2020 (Results to the County Chairman by February 8,
2020) ·
COUNTY LEVEL to
be completed by February 15, 2020 (Results to the District Chairman by February
22, 2020) ·
DISTRICT LEVEL to
be completed by February 29, 2020 (Results to the Department and Department
Chairman immediately after contest completion) ·
Department Finals will
be held on March 14, 2020 at the War Memorial Building, Trenton, NJ. ·
National Quarter Finals
Round will be held Saturday morning, April 18, 2020. ·
National Semi-Finals
Round will be held on Sunday morning, April 19, 2020. ·
National Final Round
will be held Sunday morning, April 7, 2020 ·
All National competitions will be held in
Indianapolis, Indiana. For
more information go to: http://www.njamericanlegion.org/programs.html#A%20Constitutional%20Speech%20Contest ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John F. Kennedy Library Foundation 2020 Profile in Courage Essay Contest
In Profiles in
Courage, John F. Kennedy recounted the stories of eight U.S. senators who
risked their careers to do what was right for the nation. These leaders
demonstrated political courage by taking a stand for the public good in spite
of pressure by interest groups, their political party, or even their
constituents. The Profile in Courage Essay Contest challenges students to write
an original and creative essay that demonstrates an understanding of political
courage as described by John F. Kennedy in Profiles in Courage. Contest Topic Describe and analyze an act of political courage by a U.S.
elected official who served during or after 1917, the year John F. Kennedy was
born. Include an analysis of the obstacles, risks, and consequences associated
with the act. The essay may concern an issue at the local, state, national, or
international level. The maximum word count is 1,000 with a minimum of 700, not
including citations and bibliography. Use at least five varied sources such as
government documents, letters, newspaper articles, books, and/or personal
interviews. All submissions must
adhere to contest
requirements. The contest deadline
is January 17, 2020. For more information
and/or to submit your essay, go to: https://www.jfklibrary.org/Education/Profile-in-Courage-Essay-Contest.aspx -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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