Scholarships in College Junior

Wayne Garrison Trust Fund Scholarship

Award: $750, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a degree-seeking student enrolled in at least six semester hours (undergraduate) or three semester hours (graduate), have a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA, and have primary residence within 50 miles of Texarkana, Ark., or Texarkana, Tex.

 

Presidential Partners Endowment Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a degree-seeking student enrolled in at least six semester hours, have a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA, demonstrate involvement/leadership in the community or in student organizations or activities, and must be an U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen and a resident of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, or Texas residing in school's service area.

 

Howard Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: March 1

Selection is based upon financial need.

 

Bill Manning Memorial Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be the direct descendant of a member of the American Legion, the Sons of American Legion, or the American Legion Auxiliary.

 

Judicial Internship Program

Award: -, Deadline: June 10 (fall); October 20 (spring); March 10 (summer)

Intern should possess: demonstrated high intellectual achievement; ability and willingness to work closely with others in a complex and sensitive organization; flexibility; self-sustaining motivation and initiative; and impeccable trustworthiness, discretion, and maturity. Good judgment is critical. To be eligible for selection, applicant must apply during, or for a term immediately following undergraduate study. The application consists of a cover letter, resume, college transcript, a short essay about a former Justice of the Supreme Court, and three letters of recommendation including at least one from an undergraduate course instructor. The internship is for eight hours per day, five days per week in the Office of the Counselor to the Chief Justice.

 

Retirement Association Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 5

Applicant must be returning to college after a minimum five-year absence. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Western Foundation Academic Excellence Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: April 5

Applicant must have a minimum 3.5 GPA. Selection is based upon academic achievement and financial need.

 

Talitha E. Carleton Memorial Scholarship

Award: $900, Deadline: April 5

Applicant must have a minimum 3.5 GPA.

 

Patricia Swenson Scholarship

Award: $600, Deadline: April 5

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Selection is based upon academic achievement and financial need.

 

Kaiser-Borsari Educational Foundation Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 5

Selection is based upon financial need.

 

Winds Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: April 5

Audition required.

 

Arthur Hicks Piano Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: April 5

Audition required.

 

Air Force ROTC Scholarship

Award: $18,600, Deadline: None

Applicant must meet requirements of Crosstown ROTC program through the U of Memphis. Recipients are eligible to receive Rhodes Coll grants.

 

Grace Walsh Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: February 1

 

New England Regional Student Program

Award: $7,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a resident of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, or Vermont who is enrolled or plans to enroll in a major program at a New England public college or university that is not offered by a public university in applicant's home state.

 

Dean's Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must have a minimum combined SAT I score of 1000 and a minimum 3.0 GPA.

 

Out-of-State Grant

Award: $4,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must reside in a state other than Georgia and have a minimum 3.0 GPA.

 

Piedmont Incentive Grant

Award: $2,200, Deadline: None

Applicant must demonstrate financial need.

 

Search for Excellence Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must rank in top tenth of class or have a minimum combined SAT I score of 1170.

 

Governor's Merit (Governor's School for Excellence) Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must rank in top tenth of class, have a minimum combined SAT I score of 1170, and provide documentation of being a Governor's School for Excellence participant.

 

Hugh O'Brien Youth (HOBY) Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must rank in top tenth of class, have minimum combined SAT I score of 1170, and provide documentation of being a Hugh O'Brien Youth Conference participant.

 

Board of Governor's Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must demonstrate academic excellence. Award is for full in-state tuition costs.

 

Leo Ascher Music Award

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be an undergraduate music major who has developed a musical composition based on one of Leo Ascher's original themes. Selection is based on quality of composition.

 

Transfer Scholarship

Award: $6,000, Deadline: February 1 (Priority)

Applicant must have completed at least 12 college credits after graduating from high school and have a minimum 2.75 GPA.

 

Gene E. Carpenter Football Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must play football and be established as an outstanding player and have maintained a satisfactory academic standing.

 

Transfer Scholarship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must be transferring from any accredited college or university with a minimum of 18 semester hours and a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA.

 

Alumni Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 15 (Priority)

Applicant must be recommended by alumni/ae.

 

Boys State/Girls State Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 15 (Priority)

Applicant must have participated in Boys State/Girls State.

 

Board of Trustees Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 15 (Priority)

Applicant must be recommended by a Board of Trustees member.

 

Valedictorian Scholarship

Award: $300, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be the valedictorian of his or her graduating class and must have a minimum 3.0 GPA.