Strauss Foundation Scholarship Scholarship, USA

Description
The Donald A. Strauss Scholarship provides a $10,000 scholarship to juniors who will pursue a self-initiated public service project during their senior year. The project may be a new undertaking or an extension of an existing project. The Strauss Foundation annually awards at least fourteen scholarships to students from fifteen eligible California institutions. Each participating institution (including UC Berkeley) can nominate three students for the award.

Eligibility

• Full-time junior
• In the upper third of class (typically a minimum 3.3 GPA)
• Plan to devote significant part of life to public service

Application Procedure
Interested applicant must submit the following documents:

1. A completed nomination summary form
2. A one-page resum� that includes work history and community service experience
3. A one-page autobiographical statement
4. A four-page proposal for a community service project (establishing the need for the program and outlining a specific plan)
5. A completed acceptance form
6. Two or three letters of recommendation from individuals who are well-acquainted with the student's academic and/or service work
7. Official copies of all college transcripts

Submission Deadline
February 2013

Website Link
http://scholarships.berkeley.edu/prestigious.php?scholarship=strauss

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Fee waivers and bursaries of National Scholarship Programme, UK

Description
The University of Bath fee waivers, bursaries and National Scholarship Programme awards listed  on this page are all means tested and you will only be considered for these if your family household income is assessed for student support purposes at £16,000 or below.

If your family income is between £16,001 and  £42,000 you may be eligible for a Donor Funded Scholarship. A range of non-means tested scholarships may also be available.

We have over 100 National Scholarship Programme awards for students from England who meet the eligibility criteria for the University of Bath fee waiver and who have the best qualifications from the target group. Award holders will receive:

• a fee waiver of £4,500 in Years 1 and 2 (made up of Government support and University of Bath funding)
• a full fee waiver during placement or study abroad periods
• a £1,000 fee waiver in the remaining year(s) of study, when students will, in the majority of cases, have benefited from a paid placement.

Eligibility

1. your home is in a neighbourhood with low participation in higher education
2. your school/college performance is below average
3. you are a care leaver
4. you or your family receive a state means-tested benefit.

Application Procedure
Please go to the website link below to apply

Website Link
http://www.bath.ac.uk/study/ug/funding/fee-waivers/

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FWQA’s National Capital Environmental Scholarship Program, USA

Description

FWQA is very proud to provide scholarships to students seeking careers in wastewater and related fields. Each year, FWQA provides at least three $2,000 annual scholarships (renewable annually for up to three additional years) to Washington, D.C.-area high school seniors accepted to college to pursue careers in the environmental sciences.

Application Procedure
Aside from an application, you must send in a school transcript, SAT (or ACT) scores, reference letter(s) (preferably from a science, environmental class/club teacher) , a brief description or list of extra-curricular activities, a copy of a letter of acceptance from a 4-year college, and a one-page essay.

You can mail your scholarship application (and attachments) to the attention of: Scholarship Committee
Federal Water Quality Association
P.O. Box 14303
Washington, D.C. 20044-4303

Website Link
http://www.fwqa-dc.org/scholarships.php

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MassMutual Scholars Program funded by the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company , USA

Description
A national scholarship program for high-achieving African American, Asian, and Hispanic students interested in careers in the insurance and financial services industry

In 2012, MassMutual looks forward to assisting 30 full-time, multicultural students entering their sophomore, junior, senior or fifth year of college (maximum $5,000 each) with over $150,000 in scholarships.  Students must be of African American/Black, Hispanic or Asian/Pacific Islander descent and be interested in pursuing a career in the insurance and financial services industry.

Website Link
http://www.act.org/massmutual/

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