Scholarship to 2011 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing

This scholarship pays for registration fees, lodging for four nights, and travel expenses to the conference in Portland, Oregon in November 2011.

The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing is a series of conferences designed to bring the research and career interests of women in computing to the forefront. Presenters are leaders in their respective fields, representing industrial, academic and government communities. Leading researchers present their current work, while special sessions focus on the role of women in today’s technology fields, including computer science, information technology, research and engineering.

The majority of scholarships are awarded to undergraduate and graduate students, however, junior faculty, members of non-governmental organizations, and non-profits are eligible to apply.

For schools - the “got breakfast?” Foundation

“got breakfast?” Foundation's Silent Hero Grant Program

The “got breakfast?” Foundation helps public, non-profit private schools ensure that all children start the school day with a nutritious breakfast in order to learn, grow, and develop to his or her fullest potential.

Summer 2011 Deadline: April 15, 2011

ooooh late notice: 1,200 awards of $1K each from Best Buy

Sorry for the last minute nature of this (the applications are due tomorrow Wednesday 2/16 by 9AM), but Best Buy is giving away 1,200 awards of $1K each for high school kids who plan to go to college.

I figure that, at this time of year, most kids have their portfolios in order, and the application seems pretty boilerplate, e.g., copy/paste that stuff in or attach that stuff. Nothing unusual.

Probably take the kid a half hour. For a thousand bucks! Give it a shot.

Best Buy @15 Scholarship

The Best Buy @15 Scholarship Program will award scholarships to students in grades 9-12 living in the U.S. or Puerto Rico who plan to enter a full-time undergraduate course of study upon high school graduation. 1,200 students will each receive a $1,000 scholarship.
Contact Information

https://bestbuy.scholarshipamerica.org/
* Eligibility: Students in grades 9-12
* Grant Deadline: Wednesday February 16th, 2011
* Grant Value: 1,200 scholarships worth $1K each

ACRL/NEC professional development scholarships

The Association of College and Research Libraries New England Chapter (ACRL/NEC) offers professional development scholarships and an award for New England library science students and recent graduates, library staff and librarians.

• ACRL National Conference Scholarship to enable a member of ACRL/NEC who has never attended an ACRL National Conference to attend the 2011 ACRL National Conference in Philadelphia, PA. Up to $1,000 registration/travel stipend to attend the ACRL National Conference and complimentary registration/travel stipend to attend the ACRL/NEC Annual Conference. Deadline: January 31, 2011

• Best Paper Award for an ACRL/NEC member with the best scholarly library/information science paper. $250/year and complimentary registration/travel stipend to attend the ACRL/NEC Annual Conference. Deadline: February 14, 2011

• Continuing Education Scholarship to enable a member of ACRL/NEC to pursue continuing education or professional development opportunities related to librarianship. Up to $500/year and complimentary registration/travel stipend to attend the ACRL/NEC Annual Conference. Deadline: February 14, 2011

• ACRL/NEC Annual Conference Scholarships for Librarians and Library Staff to enable up to 6 librarians or library staff who have never attended the Chapter’s Annual Conference to attend it. Covers registration/travel stipend to attend the ACRL/NEC Annual Conference. Deadline: February 14, 2011

• ACRL/NEC Annual Conference Scholarships for Library School Students to enable up to 6 library school students, or December 2010/January 2011 library school graduates, to attend the ACRL/NEC Annual Conference. Covers registration/travel stipend to the ACRL/NEC Annual Conference. Deadline: February 14, 2011

For Q’s & more info email scholarships@acrlnec.org.

Environmental Contest for Middle and High School Students from Lexus & Scholastic

Lexus and Scholastic’s Lexus Eco Challenge is designed to inspire and empower middle and high school students to learn about the environment and take action to improve it. $500,000 in grants and scholarships is on the table.

Middle and high school teams (5-10 students + one teacher advisor) participate in one or both of the contest’s challenges. Each addresses different environmental elements — land/water and air/climate. Tams define an environmental issue that is important to them, develop an action plan to address the issue, implement the plan, and report the results.

The submission deadline for Challenge One (Land/Water) is November 3, 2010. The deadline for Challenge Two (Air/Climate) is January 19, 2011.

Each challenge identifies 16 winning teams which each receive a total of $10,000 in scholarships and grants to be shared among the students, teacher, and school. Winning teams from the first two challenges then participate in the Final Challenge, reaching beyond the local community for the remainder of the prize money.

Complete program information, competition guidelines, and educational materials are available at the Scholastic web site.

Coca Cola Scholars program

The Coca-Cola Scholars program awards 250 four-year, achievement-based scholarships to high school seniors.

There are multiple application elimination rounds; semifinalists complete a secondary application and finalists to advance to a final interview which determines award levels.

50 students (National Scholars) receive awards of $20,000 for college; 200 students (are Regional Scholars) receive awards of $10,000 for college.

See the web site additional information and guidelines. The application opens today, August 1; the last day to apply is October 31.