Thursday, November 29, 2012

Palestinians say UN bid is last-ditch peace effort

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrives at the United Nations Plaza Hotel, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, in New York. The Palestinians predicted a historic U.N. vote recognizing their statehood this week, praising important new support from France on Tuesday and likely backing from other European nations seen as critical to enhancing their international standing. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrives at the United Nations Plaza Hotel, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, in New York. The Palestinians predicted a historic U.N. vote recognizing their statehood this week, praising important new support from France on Tuesday and likely backing from other European nations seen as critical to enhancing their international standing. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Plestinian security officers slide down a building next to a banner of President Mahmoud Abbas with Yasser Arafat, in the West Bank town of Jenin, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. The Palestinians will request that the United Nations upgrade their status to an observer state on November 29. The status could add weight to Palestinian claims for a state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem, territories captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war from Jordan. Arabic on the left reads "our hero prisoners, the covenant is the covenant and the section is the section, your liberty will stay our first priority," and right, "all your people (are) with you."(AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)

(AP) ? A bid for U.N. recognition of a state of Palestine is a last-ditch attempt to rescue troubled Mideast peace efforts, a Palestinian spokeswoman said Wednesday, rejecting Israel's charge that it is an attempt to bypass negotiations.

Hanan Ashrawi, a senior Palestinian official, urged the U.S. to drop its opposition to the bid, dismissing Washington's stance as "pathetic" and harmful to American interests in the region. The Palestinians have come under intense pressure from the U.S., Britain and others to modify the bid but "have not succumbed," she said.

On Thursday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas plans to ask the U.N. General Assembly to recognize Palestine in the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem, areas Israel captured in the 1967 Mideast war. Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005 but still controls most access.

The Palestinians expect some two-thirds of the General Assembly's 193 members will accept Palestine as a non-member observer state. The U.S., Israel, Canada and a few others are opposed.

The vote will not change the situation on the ground, yet the Palestinians still say it is significant.

Abbas has said U.N. recognition is not meant to replace negotiations with Israel, but to improve Palestinian leverage and secure the pre-1967 war frontiers as the baseline for future border talks ? an idea Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected.

This does not mean the U.N. vote will pave the way for a quick resumption of talks, which broke down four years ago.

Abbas has said he will not negotiate as long as Israel keeps expanding settlements on war-won land. Half a million Israelis now live in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, blurring the 1967 lines.

Beyond a 10-month partial halt in 2009 that failed to restart sustained peace talks, Netanyahu has refused to freeze construction in settlements.

Abbas aides have given conflicting accounts of whether U.N. recognition of "Palestine" would soften his demands for a settlement freeze ahead of any negotiations.

Referring to Israeli settlement building, Ashrawi said Wednesday that the U.N. bid "is a last-ditch effort, because we believe the two-state solution (a Palestinian state alongside Israel) is in jeopardy as a result of these actions."

She said if the U.S. "can't vote yes, at least don't vote no, because that would be seen as being really pathetic by the rest of the world."

Deputy U.S. Secretary of State William Burns met with Abbas Wednesday at his New York hotel in a last-minute attempt to halt the U.N. bid, Abbas aide Saeb Erekat said.

Burns told Abbas that the U.N. vote goes against U.S. interests and President Barack Obama would make a new push in 2013 to see a Palestinian state formed through negotiations, Erekat said. Burns "asked President Abbas to change his mind," the aide said.

Abbas told Burns that the vote would take place on Thursday, as planned, Erekat said.

Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev dismissed the U.N. quest as futile, saying only negotiations with Israel can bring about a Palestinian state.

"They can get pieces of paper from the U.N., but they are not going to move peace forward, they are not going to make a Palestinian statehood more real," he said.

"They boycott Israel. They refuse to talk to us. Who do they plan to make peace with?" he said.

Surveys indicate most Palestinians have become disillusioned with prospects of setting up a state through negotiations. Two decades of talks have failed to produce results, marred by intransigence and repeated bouts of violence.

The vote comes at an important time domestically for Abbas, who has watched his political rival, the Islamic militant group Hamas, gain popularity, particularly after holding its own during an Israeli offensive on Hamas-ruled Gaza earlier this month. The military action was aimed at stopping almost daily rocket barrages from the Gaza Strip at southern Israel.

Hamas, which seized control of Gaza from Abbas in 2007, argues that negotiations with Israel are a waste of time, but Hamas leaders have come out in support of the U.N. bid in recent days.

During Israel's Gaza offensive, Abbas was largely sidelined at his compound in the West Bank, underscoring international concerns that the deadlock in peace efforts is increasingly weakening him and other Palestinian pragmatists.

Abbas aides have said they expect key European countries to support the U.N. bid in an attempt to strengthen Abbas.

France, Spain, Norway, Denmark and Switzerland have pledged support. Germany said it would not support the initiative, while Britain's foreign secretary said his government would not oppose it. He said Britain would only vote in favor if the Palestinians softened some of the language.

Israel appeared to be backing away from plans to immediately punish the Palestinians for going to the U.N. Instead, an Israeli government official said Israel would wait to see whether the Palestinians would use the world body's expected approval to hurt Israel.

The Palestinians plan to seek membership or access to a number of international and U.N. agencies, including the International Criminal Court, once their statehood bid is approved.

Israel would respond "forcefully" if the Palestinians try to pursue war crimes charges against Israel at the ICC, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss policy considerations. If the Palestinians use their upgraded international status "as a tool to confront Israel in the international arena, there will be a response."

Until then, he said, Israel will be bound by its obligations to the Palestinians under existing peace agreements, but won't necessarily go beyond them. Earlier there was talk of Israel's retaliating by canceling the partial peace accords.

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Associated Press writer Amy Teibel in Jerusalem contributed reporting.

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Top Romney Adviser Brags About Losing Poor, Minority Voters To Obama

Mitt Romney can take some solace in his devastating loss on Nov. 6: at least he won the voters who really count.

That's the thesis anyway of top adviser Stuart Stevens, who penned an op-ed in the Washington Post on Wednesday arguing that by winning wealthier and whiter voters, Romney secured the moral victory over Obama.

"On Nov. 6, Mitt Romney carried the majority of every economic group except those with less than $50,000 a year in household income," Stevens wrote. "That means he carried the majority of middle-class voters. While John McCain lost white voters under 30 by 10 points, Romney won those voters by seven points, a 17-point shift."

According to Stevens, "The Republican Party has problems, but as we go forward, let's remember that any party that captures the majority of the middle class must be doing something right." As a result, "Republican ideals -- Mitt Romney -- carried the day."

The argument that poorer voters are inherently inferior seems to undercut the campaign's central message over the last two years: that Romney's top concern was providing jobs for the jobless. The unemployed Americans Romney highlighted in ads, speeches and photo-ops make under $50,000 a year almost by definition and campaign videos like the one below are jarring next to Stevens' latest piece.

Stevens notably never mentioned jobs and unemployment in his op-ed, instead focusing on how Romney championed "the moral case for free enterprise and conservative economics."

Unfortunately for Romney, poor and minority votes counted just the same as the allegedly superior votes Stevens favored. The result was an electoral college blowout for the president powered by strong turnout and margins among young voters, Latinos, African Americans, and women.

But Stevens had an explanation for that, too. Obama was "a charismatic African American president with a billion dollars, no primary and a media that often felt morally conflicted about being critical. How easy is that to replicate?"

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/top-romney-adviser-brags-losing-poor-minority-voters-180955828--politics.html

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ANALYSIS: Egypt learns the art of politics amid protests

Egypt's president Mohamed Morsi, who had granted himself sweeping new powers that would have made all of his rulings immune to judicial review, is facing continued public outcry despite his decision to soften the decree by limiting those rulings to 'sovereign' matters. NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin reports.

By Ayman Mohyeldin, NBC News

News analysis

Last week?s sweeping power grab by Egypt?s President Mohammed Morsi has thrown the country?s political elite into crisis, and prompted tens of thousands of Egyptians to take to the streets in protest. But much of the fury over his most recent moves probably has more to do with the way he chose to act than what he has actually done.

The conflict roiling the Arab world?s most populous country has been painted by some international observers and many regular Egyptians as a struggle between autocratic Islamists and democratic secularists. Indeed, Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood party have angered many with how they managed to win power democratically and then tried to consolidate it by decrees.


In a move quickly pounced on by critics, Morsi?s decree last week gave the body charged with writing a draft constitution two more months to finish its work. The decree essentially prevents challenges to the president's rule until the end of the two-month transitional period so that any decision made by Morsi cannot be questioned by the judiciary.

If the so-called constituent assembly, the elected constitutional body that is now dominated by Islamists, would have dissolved, it would have been seen as a victory by many liberal and secular Egyptians.

But Morsi?s decree will allow the assembly to finish its essential work, Henry Smith of the international consultancy Control Risks told NBC News.

'Leave, leave': Egyptians gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square to protest president's decree

"There was a risk that the body writing the constitution would be disbanded by legal judgments but according to his decree, we should see a draft in February," he added. "And if that is decided then we could have a new constitution by mid-2013."

As the struggle of the constituent assembly shows, Morsi and his government have been locked in a struggle with the judiciary.

And however dictatorial Morsi?s recent moves may have been, the judiciary is no paragon of democracy. Indeed, even many of the Brotherhood?s opponents think the judiciary is corrupt and packed with loyalists of deposed dictator Hosni Mubarak.

The lack of accountability for the killing of protesters during the 2011 revolution illustrates why many Egyptians do not trust the judiciary. None of the former regime officials brought to trial for these deaths has been convicted.

The judiciary also upheld the dissolution of parliament, halting essential efforts, such as reforming fiscal and economic policies meant to liberalize and jump-start the economy.

According to liberal and secular parties, the president ?didn't consult with them before issuing his decree on Thursday -- a claim disputed by Morsi's Freedom and Justice Party ? thus losing the opportunity to be seen as a leader willing to reach across political divides and interested in creating consensus.

And those protesting his power grab have reason to be suspicious. After all, Mubarak promised to be a one-term president at the beginning of what ended up as a 30-year rule.

In the end, Egypt is new to the art of politics and its actors unused to sharing power and debating issues publicly.

As international consultant Smith says: "Putting aside some of the autocratic elements of his recent decree, Morsi?s move could be seen as a positive move."

Thousands of Egyptians flood Cairo's Tahrir Square in protest of President Morsi, demanding he rescind decrees that granted him near-absolute powers. NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin reports from Egypt.

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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Murder trial in Russia inflames ethnic tensions

MOSCOW (AP) ? A world martial arts champion from Russia's southern Caucasus region was convicted Tuesday of involuntary manslaughter but set free after a trial that inflamed the country's ethnic tensions.

The verdict led to protests by nationalists outside the court and prompted Russian riot police to flood the wide square outside the Kremlin to prevent possible violent clashes between nationalists and ethnic minorities from the Caucasus.

Rasul Mirzayev had punched former police student Ivan Agafonov outside a Moscow nightclub in 2011 after the drunken 19-year-old offended Mirzayev's girlfriend. Agafonov fell down, hitting his head on a sewer grate and dying four days later.

Mirzayev's trial had raised the anger of nationalists, who accused him of deliberately killing the Russian student. The athlete's supporters argued that Agafonov had provoked the lethal punch and his killing was accidental.

The Zamoskvoretsky court ruled Tuesday that since Mirzayev had already served his sentence in pre-detention he could walk free.

There are significant tensions between ethnic Russians, who make up two-thirds of the country's 142 million people, and the more than 100 ethnicities that account for the remaining third. Hundreds of thousands of Caucasus natives have flooded central Russia in search of jobs, triggering widespread xenophobia and a spike in hate crimes.

Mirzayev, a bearded and lean 26-year-old, hails from Dagestan, Russia's most multiethnic province. Dagestan has for years been an epicenter of Islamic insurgency that stems from separatist wars in neighboring Chechnya.

The Caucasus has also been beset by high unemployment and rampant corruption. The Kremlin has poured billions of dollars to subsidize the restive region, but government critics say most of the money is being embezzled by local leaders.

Polls show that nearly half of Russians resent Kremlin's subsidies to the region and dislike migrants from both the Caucasus and the former Soviet Central Asian states.

A protest led by neo-Nazi leader Dmitri Demushkin erupted outside the court building Tuesday. Moscow police said six protesters, including Demushkin, were detained, while several dozen other protesters chanted "Shame!" A similar protest took place in the western Siberian city of Novosibirsk.

Dozens of riot police also gathered at Manezhnaya Square outside the Kremlin and blocked adjacent areas to prevent a nationalist rally. Last year, thousands of ultranationalists clashed with police and beat dark-skinned passers-by there to protest the shooting of a Russian soccer fan by a group of Caucasus men.

A top human rights advocate urged Russians not to escalate ethnic tensions following Mirzayev's release.

"There is no need to turn this everyday conflict into an inter-ethnic collision," Mikhail Fedotov was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying.

But thousands of angry comments made the conviction one of the top Twitter hashtags in Russia.

"Such verdicts might trigger a social explosion," opposition leader and outspoken Kremlin critic Vladimir Milov tweeted.

Other comments suggested that Mirzayev's release was prompted by pressure from the Kremlin and Caucasus leaders.

"The regime is more afraid of a small riot in the Caucasus than a big one throughout Russia," opposition activist Nikolai Permyakov tweeted.

Even a democratic activist like Alexei Navalny has urged the Kremlin to "stop feeding the Caucasus" and helped organize this year's Russian March, a rally of ultranationalists that also drew neo-Nazis, monarchists and militant Orthodox Christians.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/murder-trial-russia-inflames-ethnic-tensions-142520597--spt.html

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How about mental health professionals? | Mental Health Hub

Today the National Mental Health Commission released the World?s First National Report Card into Mental Health and Suicide Prevention. Professor Allan Fels, Chair of the National Mental Health Commission, announced that Australia can improve the lives of millions of Australians if the Prime Minister, Premiers and Chief Ministers ?through COAG ? reaffirm their commitment to mental health and have the courage to respond tenaciously to the first national report card into mental health and suicide prevention.

The first annual report highlighted:

  • 900,000 Australians with a mental illness are missing out on the services they need
  • mental illness is costing the economy $20 billion a year
  • more than two thousand deaths from suicide in Australia each year and over 65,000 suicide attempts
  • one in eight people discharged from a mental health service are left homeless
  • half the Australian population will experience a mental illness at some time in their life and around 3.2 million adults a year have a mental health problem
  • mental illness is costing the economy $20 billion a year
  • a person with a mental illness will live 10 -32 years less than someone from the general population

The media is choosing to highlight that ??one third of those who get help via a hospital are there against their will and many are subject to physical restraint such as a locked door, straps or belts or sedation.? Professor Fels report is also seeking to ??minimise the use of seclusion and restraint?

As a mental health professional with 15 plus years of experience in senior clinical roles I can assure Professor Fels, the commission, the media, families and consumers of the mental health system that many numerous quality improvement activities, policies and procedures are already in place to protect individuals against improper use of seclusion and restraint. Personally I would be elated if I didn?t have to restrain or seclude another person ever again! A clinician?s stance is always the least restrictive environment. Always without exception!

What do we suggest a mental health professional does if someone is at risk of and threatening to assault staff or seriously injuring themselves or at risk of killing themselves? Measures like seclusion, chemical restraint and physical restraint are sparingly used at the moment and any additional restrictions will make the workplace even more dangerous than it already is. My colleagues in the emergency department are constantly professing ?there is no way I would do your job!? and asking ?How can you do this job?? and my response is simple, ?I enjoy doing what I do?.

Although I enjoy my job, I do not enjoy the violence! I can not count how many times I dodged a left hook or have had to restrain someone from wanting to leave the emergency department when at serious risk of personal misadventure. This is a?concerning part of?a mental health professionals working day. In the last week I have witnessed colleagues being kicked in the head, spat on, threatened with serious assault and I was threatened with death.

This is the environment that mental health professionals ply their trade and something needs to be done!

MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND CONSUMERS NEED MORE SUPPORT AND MORE RESOURCES!

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NOTE FROM EDITOR: This post has been posted?anonymously?as the author has?requested not to be identified and?is currently an employee of the public mental health system. Mental Health Hub has been assured that the intent of the author is considering the view of all parties when discussing the treatment of individuals with mental illness.

Mental Health Hub is an online resource for Mental Health Professionals.?

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Wild coyotes pay visit to Chicago's Wrigley Field

By Marcus Riley, NBCChicago.com

Two wild coyotes were spotted hanging around Chicago?s Wrigley Field late Saturday night.

Will Byington was photographing a live band at the Cubby Bear entertainment complex when the doormen reported that a couple of coyotes were outside the stadium.

Byington, armed with his camera, and a couple of employees headed outside to investigate.

"The scary thing is that they didn't seem afraid. You'd think they'd be cowering, but they didn't seem vicious," Byington said.

?Some people were laughing, and started following them, but they didn't seem concerned. They seemed to be checking out the neighborhood and enjoying it,? he added.

Growing population
Byington said the coyotes looked to be fairly young and guesses that they were looking for food.

At least judging by their fascination with the McDonald's on the other side of Clark Street. He said the coyotes hung out for a couple of minutes before walking through the players? parking lot and toward a nearby firehouse.

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"First time I've ever seen it," said Byington, who lives in Wrigleyville. "You hear stories about them venturing out and spotted around parks and whatnot, but they were right in the street with cars zooming by and honking. It didn't seem to faze them."

Research suggests the coyote population in suburban Chicago is growing.

NBCChicago.com: Chihuahua owner fends off coyotes

Earlier this month, an Antioch Chihuahua survived an attack by two coyotes. Earlier this year, a 16-pound dog was attacked in a fenced in yard in Wheaton but survived.

An attack a week before that, was fatal. And a coyote also made it all the way down to a Loop Metra station last year.

NBCWashington.com: Fairfax warns residents about coyotes

A recent Ohio State University study estimated that there may be somewhere between several hundred and a couple thousand coyotes living in Chicago, with some of the animals living in city parks and others among apartment and commercial buildings and in industrial parks.

Source: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/27/15475298-they-didnt-seem-afraid-wild-coyotes-pay-visit-to-chicagos-wrigley-field?lite

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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Online sales jump on Cyber Monday, eBay shines

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online sales jumped on Cyber Monday, sending e-commerce retailers' shares higher and suggesting strong growth from earlier in the holiday shopping season is continuing for now.

Sales on eBay Inc's online marketplace were particularly strong and Amazon.com Inc continued its rapid holiday shopping season growth, according to early Cyber Monday data released by e-commerce firm ChannelAdvisor.

EBay's shares climbed 4.9 percent to close at $51.40. The stock hit an intra-day high of $51.78, the highest level since early 2005. Amazon's shares gained 1.6 percent to $243.62.

Cyber Monday has been the biggest online shopping day in recent years, as workers return to offices and use computers to make holiday purchases. ComScore expects online sales to hit a record of about $1.5 billion by day's end.

Online sales were up 25.6 percent as of 3:00 pm EST on Monday, compared with the same period a year ago, according to International Business Machines Corp which tracks transaction data from 500 U.S. retail websites. In 2011, Cyber Monday year-over-year growth was 15 percent by 3:00 pm, IBM said.

Strong online sales growth on Thanksgiving Day and "Black Friday" sparked concern that shoppers were just buying earlier, threatening revenue later in the season.

"So far, that is not the case," said Jay Henderson, the strategy director for IBM Smarter Commerce. "Extending the shopping season has really just fueled additional online spending rather than cannibalizing days later in the season."

ChannelAdvisor said client sales - or sales generated by third-party merchants using the company's software - soared 57 percent on eBay.com early on Monday, compared with the same period in 2011.

The growth rate was five times higher than during the same period last year, said ChannelAdvisor, which helps merchants sell more online.

"The early eBay numbers are impressive," said R.J. Hottovy, an equity analyst at Morningstar. "They put together an effective marketing plan across several channels this holiday season - online, television and print."

EBay has been trying to move away from its online auction roots, emphasizing new items selling at fixed prices to better compete with Amazon.

"The numbers suggest they're having success reintroducing consumers to the 'new eBay,'" Hottovy said.

PayPal, the payments division of eBay, said the volume of mobile transactions it processed by 2:00 pm EST on Cyber Monday almost tripled versus the same period last year.

Client sales on Amazon.com were up 52 percent during the first part of Cyber Monday, ChannelAdvisor also reported.

"Amazon continues to look impressive to us since it is building on top of large numbers," said Scott Tilghman, an analyst at Caris & Company.

DISCOUNTS

Online retailers held back some of their best promotions and biggest discounts until Cyber Monday, which helped spur sales, IBM's Henderson and ChannelAdvisor's Wingo said.

Amazon offered $30 off its 7 inch Kindle Fire tablet, which usually sells for $159. The deal was only available on Cyber Monday and was still available at 5:00 pm EST.

EBay promoted Cyber Monday deals on iPads, made by Apple Inc, and Nook devices from Barnes & Noble.

These types of discounts attract shoppers to Amazon and eBay's websites, where they may purchase other items too, Wingo explained.

'WII U' SELLS OUT

EBay has also benefited as some hot holiday items sold out this year at some retailers. When that happens, shoppers often turn to eBay, where third-party sellers are usually still offering the items at higher prices.

Nintendo Co Ltd said on Monday its new "Wii U" video game consoles sold out at retailers in the United States.

The devices were still available on ebay.com on Monday at 10 to 20 percent above the suggested retail price, according to Jesse Divnich, an analyst at video game research firm EEDAR.

MARGIN QUESTION

Despite strong sales data, analysts are concerned that heavy discounting may pressure retailers' profit margins, online and offline.

The average online order size on Cyber Monday was $130.30 as of 3:00 pm EST. That was down from almost $200 during the whole of Cyber Monday last year, according to IBM.

Online order sizes are shrinking as consumers buy more digital goods, such as e-books, music and video, which generally cost less. However, discounting is also pressuring order size and that could feed through to lower margins, Morningstar's Hottovy said.

EBay margins should be relatively well protected because the company charges a commission on sales by third-party merchants and retailers.

Amazon operates like this, but, unlike eBay, the company also has its own product inventory so it may be exposed to margin pressure, according to Colin Sebastian, analyst at R.W. Baird.

(Reporting By Alistair Barr and Malathi Nayak in San Francisco; Editing by Maureen Bavdek and Jim Marshall)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/online-sales-jump-24-percent-early-cyber-monday-180232844--sector.html

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Grapefruit may turn more drugs deadly

If you kick-start your day with a glass of grapefruit juice, be careful. Canadian scientists say the number of common prescription drugs that can interact badly with the tart citrus is climbing, with the potential for dangerous, even deadly, results.

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036697/vp/49985624#49985624

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Giving Tuesday Offers Worthy Ways To Give

  • World Concern

    World Concern is encouraging folks on #GivingTuesday to give gifts that change lives instead of buying more stuff with the Global Gift Guide. <a href="www.worldconcern.org">www.worldconcern.org</a>

  • ActionAid

    After 40 years of progress in the fight the end poverty and injustice, ActionAid feels strong. We feel at peace. We have a sense of comfort, harmony and joy. We want you and loved ones to feel the same. That?s why we?re offering you the opportunity to spread the spirit by reducing global hunger, empowering women, protecting ourplanet, preventing violence against women and girls, building resilient communities, providing life-saving aid in times of disaster and offering a brighter future for children living in poverty. This year, rather than give your family and friends more sweaters or electronic gadgets, consider a gift that is both meaningful and life changing. Instead, give them something they will feel good about forever. <a href="www.actionaidusa.org/">www.actionaidusa.org/</a>

  • Plant With Purpose

    Get to the root of poverty this season by giving alternative gifts through Plant With Purpose. These gifts will result in transformed lives through environmental restoration, economic empowerment, and spiritual renewal for the rural poor in 6 developing countries. See Scott Sabin's Huffington Post, Giving Tuesday blog or the Plant With Purpose website for more detail. <a href="www.plantwithpurpose.org/">www.plantwithpurpose.org/</a>

  • Counterpart International

    We are participating in InterAction's #GivingTuesday partnership with the Huffington Post Impact blog. A story of ours will appear on HuffPost in early November. We will continue to work with InterAction throughout November to promote Giving Tuesday. We are also planning on raising awareness within our office - ensuring staff know about the day and promote it within their circles. <a href="www.counterpart.org/">www.counterpart.org/</a>

  • Handicap International

    Thirty years ago, our founder saw Cambodian refugees fall victim to landmines, and then be left without basic prosthetics, crutches or any rehabilitation. With retraining, he assembled a team and began making prosthetics and orthotics. He helped victims regain their strength to stand tall again, and rejoin society. Today, Handicap International still supports landmine victims with comprehensive rehabilitation, but we also clear landmines (and other unexploded ordnance), and we work especially hard teaching children, women and men to avoid the leftover weapons that pollute their fields, paths to school, and playgrounds. Working in 60 countries, our work extends far beyond landmines. This year, on #GivingTuesday, we?re asking Americans to take a minute to get to know Kanha, a Cambodian girl who lost her leg to an explosive remnant of war in 2005. We hope Americans will see how a little action here, in the U.S., can make a profound difference to a young, promising girl in Cambodia. <a href="handicap-international.us/">handicap-international.us/</a>

  • WaterAid

    WaterAid transforms lives by improving access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene in the world's poorest communities. You can support WaterAid on #GivingTuesday by buying a virtual gift from our SH2OP for life at www.wateraidamerica.org/shop <a href="www.wateraid.org/">www.wateraid.org/</a>

  • Population Action International

    Population Action International advocates for women and families to have access to contraception in order to improve their health, reduce poverty and protect their environment. We're participating in the Huffington Post #GivingTuesday blog series, creating a visual series on Facebook, and promoting Giving Tuesday among our supporters. <a href="populationaction.org/">populationaction.org/</a>

  • International Medical Corps

    We are creating a video campaign to raise awareness of #GivingTuesday, participating in social media, and contributing to the HuffingtonPost blog series. <a href="internationalmedicalcorps.org/">internationalmedicalcorps.org/</a>

  • Trickle Up

    Trickle Up plans on bringing greater awareness and support to the #GivingTuesday initiative through social media, press coverage on online outlets with our other NGO partners at InterAction, and finally through our NYC-based volunteers. <a href="www.trickleup.org/">www.trickleup.org/</a>

  • Lutheran World Relief

    Lutheran World Relief is thrilled to be a #GivingTuesday partner! Join us by "giving good" through LWR Gifts and help someone in need unwrap a better life. <a href="www.lwr.org/">www.lwr.org/</a>

  • Jesuit Refugee Service/USA

    Jesuit Refugee Service/USA (http://jrsusa.org) is an international Catholic non-governmental organization whose mission is to accompany, serve and defend the rights of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons. On #GivingTuesday, we'll highlight the plight of Urban Refugees through stories, videos and photographs on our website and elsewhere. <a href="jrsusa.org/">jrsusa.org/</a>

  • Shelterbox

    ShelterBox USA is an international disaster relief organization whose mission is to deliver humanitarian relief in the form of equipment and materials that bring shelter, warmth and dignity to people made homeless by natural or other disasters worldwide. Follow us on Twitter or like us on Facebook for updates about how you can join ShelterBox USA on #GivingTuesday. <a href="www.shelterboxusa.org/">www.shelterboxusa.org/</a>

  • Catholic Relief Services

    CRS is honored to be part of #GivingTuesday! We are working on our new gift catalog that will allow you to choose a project that inspires you in order to help make it a reality and transform lives of our brothers and sisters overseas. More info to come.<a href="crs.org/"> crs.org/</a>

  • The Hunger Project

    As a member of the InterAction coalition, The Hunger Project is promoting the #GivingTuesday campaign across all activist networks -- email, web, social -- to celebrate and advocate for the widespread recognition of this day of philanthropy. And on November 21, THP President and CEO Mary Ellen McNish will be featured on the Huffington Post's #GivingTuesday blog series discussing the importance of partnering with government to ensure sustainable development around the world. <a href="www.thp.org/">www.thp.org/</a>

  • Save the Children

    Save the Children is the world's leading independent organization for children. At Save the Children, we are celebrating Giving Tuesday by sharing our gratitude for the girls and boys who have a brighter future thanks to the generosity of our donors. <a href="www.savethechildren.org/">www.savethechildren.org/</a>

  • CARE

    A peer-to-peer fundraising contest in which people challenge their friends to raise money for CARE by #GivingTuesday. The person who raises the most earns a trip to see CARE?s poverty-fighting programs up close in one of the 84 countries where we work around the world. ? A Donor Appreciation Telethon whereby CARE employees will thank supporters for their gifts. A special phone bank will be set up at our Atlanta headquarters. Awards, called ?Givvies,? will be given to employees at the end of the day for things like making the most thank-you calls, etc. ? A #GivingTuesday video that will be posted on CARE?s website and shared through social media. ? A giving-themed Birthday Party for CARE at our Atlanta-based headquarters and regional offices around the country (Serendipitously, CARE was founded on Nov. 27, 1945 ? a Tuesday!). ? A #GivingTuesday landing page that will feature the video and a Twitter feed. ? On Giving Tuesday, CARE?s Washington, D.C. staff will donate CARE Packages of toiletries and bedding to SAFE, a local nonprofit that supports women who have experienced domestic violence. <a href="www.careusa.org/">www.careusa.org/</a>

  • ChildFund

    ChildFund is honored to be a part of the inaugural #GivingTuesday. We will encourage our donors to give back through our Gifts of Love & Hope Catalog, Fund-a-Project or simply writing their sponsored child. <a href="www.childfund.org/">www.childfund.org/</a>

  • Heifer

    Heifer International makes holiday shopping more meaningful with its gift catalog of animals that will provide nutrition and income to hungry families around the world. Heifer will provide a gorgeous honor card to the gift recipient. <a href="www.heifer.org/">www.heifer.org/</a>

  • Winrock

    Winrock International is a nonprofit organization that works with people in the United States and around the world to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity, and sustain natural resources. Winrock will work in partnership with InterAction to share information about #GivingTuesday in the Huffington Post blog series. We will promote the campaign in our Innovations newsletter and through our social media channels. <a href="www.winrock.org/">www.winrock.org/</a>

  • U.S. Fund for UNICEF

    For every dollar donated to UNICEF for a measles vaccine from now until #GivingTuesday, an anonymous donor through the U.S. Fund for UNICEF will match it $1-for-$1, up to a maximum of $15,000 ($5,000 for social media and $10,000 for email). Each year, the U.S. Fund for UNICEF offers holiday shoppers an array of holiday cards and gifts, as well as a lineup of exclusive products sold in partnership with top brands to benefit UNICEF?s lifesaving programs for children across the globe. For millions of children in developing countries, a gift purchased from UNICEF?s holiday collection means supporting programs that improve and protect lives. <a href="www.unicefusa.org/">www.unicefusa.org/</a>

  • InterAction

    InterAction is spreading the word about #GivingTuesday through our social media networks and through our joint Huffington Post series with the UN Foundation, 92nd Street Y, and others, featuring blogs from InterAction members and others involved in #GivingTuesday. Throughout the month of November, we are hosting a food drive. On Tuesday, November 27 we will take the donated food over to the Martha?s Table, an local DC organization dedicated to fulfilling the needs of low-income and homeless children, families, and individuals. <a href="www.interaction.org/">www.interaction.org/</a>

  • UN Foundation

    The United Nations Foundation is playing an integral role in #GivingTuesday's online communications and social media efforts. <a href="www.unfoundation.org/">www.unfoundation.org/</a>

  • Medical Teams International

    We are helping raise awareness for #GivingTuesday through our 2012 Gift Catalog available at www.medicalteams.org/gifts. Supporters can also bring materials for Personal Care Kits that we distribute to local communities here in the U.S. We are also contributing to the Huffington Post blog series. <a href="www.medicalteams.org/">www.medicalteams.org/</a>

  • Concern Worldwide

    Every six seconds, a child dies from hunger. This #GivingTuesday, you can save a life by doing something simple. Join our Concern for Hunger campaign and make hunger history by donating the price of your favorite holiday food to fighting hunger and malnutrition in the world?s poorest countries. A little goes a long way. For what it costs to make a batch of mashed potatoes ($11), you can help save a child?s life in Niger from malnutrition by providing a week?s supply of therapeutic food. Or, for the price of your favorite pie ($14), you can provide a three-day supply of emergency food like rice and cooking oil to a family of five in Afghanistan. The cost of a honey-based ham ($55) can provide a family of six in Somalia vouchers to get a months? worth of food. Every dollar raised will go to support Concern Worldwide?s programs that not only treat malnutrition, but prevent it through investments in agriculture, food production, and training and education. Please join us and help make hunger history <a href="http://www.concernusa.org/givingtuesday">here.</a> <a href="www.concernusa.org/">www.concernusa.org/</a>

  • Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/27/giving-tuesday-ways-to-give_n_2198148.html

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    Monday, November 26, 2012

    Senior Scholarship List as of November 26, 2012. ? Lakeland High ...

    Lakeland High School

    Senior Guidance Department

    Scholarship List

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    **In order to obtain an application you must complete a Scholarship Request form (which is located in the Guidance Department). All completed request forms must be given to Ms. Stanley to ensure prompt receipt of applications.

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    Name of the Scholarship: The Ron Brown Scholarship

    Eligibility Requirements: The Ron Brown Scholar Program seeks to identify African-American high school seniors who will make significant contributions to society. Applicants must excel academically, exhibit exceptional leadership potential, participate in community service activities and demonstrate financial need.

    Deadlines: The Ron Brown Scholar Program currently has two deadlines for applications (students must be current high school seniors at the time of their application):

    January 9th ? final postmarked deadline in order to be considered for only the Ron Brown Scholar Program ONLY.

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    Name of the Scholarship: Suntrust Off to College Scholarship Sweepstakes

    Eligibility Requirements: Applicant must be a high school senior or undergraduate student.

    Deadline: you will need to complete an online application at http://www.suntrusteducation.com/sweeps/

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    Name of the Scholarship: The Gates Millennial Scholars Program

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be an African American, American Indian/Alaska native, Asian Pacific Islander American or Hispanic American; you must be a U. S. citizen; have a cumulative GPA of 3.3 on an unweighted 4.0 scale; will enroll in an accredited college or university in the fall of 2013 and have demonstrated leadership abilities through participation in community service, extracurricular or other activities.

    Deadline: January 16, 2013 (by 11:59 pm EST) There is an online application at www.gmsp.org or you can obtain a paper copy from the Guidance office.

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    Name of Scholarship: J. Theron ?Tim? Timmins Scholarship

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a graduating senior who plans to attend an accredited institution of higher learning in the Commonwealth of Virginia and have a grade point average of 3.0.

    Deadline: April 14, 2013.??????????????????????

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    Name of Scholarship: Create A Greeting Card

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a U. S. citizen and enrolled in high school, college or a university.? THIS SCHOLARSHIP IS FOR ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS (9-12)

    Deadline: January 16, 2013 (www.gallerycollection.com to apply)

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    Name of Scholarship: 2013 Elie Wiesel Writing Competition and Visual Arts

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    Eligibility Criteria: Information on this competition will not be available until after Thanksgiving.?

    THIS COMPETITION IS FOR JUNIORS AND SENIORS

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    Deadline: TBA.

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    Name of the Scholarship: Fleet Reserve Association (Chesapeake & Virginia Beach)

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be enrolled in grades 7-12. There is an Americanism Essay and Post Contest. For more information please see Ms. Stanley in Guidance.

    Deadline: December 1, 2012 (www.fra.org/essay)

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    Name of Scholarship: Suffolk Education Foundation

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a graduating senior in the Class of 2013 and you must be a Suffolk Public schools? student to apply. (Please note that there are several scholarships available with different requirements).?

    Deadline: April 3, 2013 (please return all completed applications to Ms. Stanley in Guidance).

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    Name of Scholarship: Nettie Tucker Yowell Scholarships

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a graduating high school senior who is not a Virginia BPW Foundation Trustee or related to a Trustee; a citizen of the U. S.; a resident of Virginia; have a 3.0 or better GPA; have passed all SOL tests; scored 1000 or above on the SAT or a comparable score on another college board exam and will pursue a baccalaureate (bachelors) degree at a Virginia-based college or university.? Please visit www.vabpwfoundation.org

    Deadline: April 1, 2013.

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    Name of the Scholarship: Holland Blackburn

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be an African American graduating senior who plans to apply to and attend the University of Virginia; have a 600 or better on each section of the SAT and in the top 10% of your class.

    Deadline: See website (http://.www.hollandblackburn.org/index.php)

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    Name of the Scholarship: University Achievement Award

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a graduating senior who plans to attend and apply to the University of Virginia; you must have a history of overcoming disadvantage; be a first generation college student; be a member of an underrepresented minority or ethnic group; be a member of a low-income family; reside in a rural or inner-city location and have been raised in a single parent household.

    Deadline: You are automatically considered for this scholarship when applying.

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    Name of the Scholarship: Walter N. Ridley

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be an African American graduating senior who plans to apply to and attend the University of Virginia; you must have special talents and/or leadership qualities (characteristics) and have excelled academically.

    Deadline: See website (www.alumni.virginia.edu/ridley/)

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    Name of the Scholarship: Hispanic Scholarship Fund

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a Hispanic graduating senior who plans to apply to and attend the University of Virginia and in need of financial assistance.

    Deadline: See website (http://www.hsf.net/)

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    Name of the Scholarship: Questbridge Scholarship Program

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a graduating senior who plans to apply to and attend the University of Virginia and have an extreme financial need.

    Deadline: See website (www.questbridge.org)

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    Name of the Scholarship: Daughters of the American Revolution Essay Contest

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a high school student (9-12 grade).

    Deadline: December 3, 2012 (Come to Guidance to obtain Contest Information).

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    Name of the Scholarship: GE Regan Foundation

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a high school senior who possess leadership skills, drive, integrity and citizenship.

    Deadline: January 10, 2012 (apply at https://www.scholarshipamerica.org/ge-reagan/)

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    Name of the Scholarship: American Society of Military Comptrollers

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a graduating senior ranked in the upper half of the graduating class; plans to pursue a degree in financial/resource management or a related field and have applied to a college/university and will be accepted prior to June 1.

    Deadline: February 1, 2013 (post mark date)

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    Name of the Scholarship: Pridemore

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a graduating senior who plans to apply to and attend Radford University; have a minimum gpa of 3.3; a combined SAT score of 1100 or higher and have the ability to demonstrate an outstanding level of achievement in theater.

    Deadline: January 25, 2013.

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    Name of the Scholarship: GeorgAnne Voland Buck

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a graduating senior who plans to apply to and attend Radford University; have a minimum gpa of 33; a combined SAT score of 1100 or higher and have the ability to demonstrate an outstanding level of achievement in theater.

    Deadline: January 25, 2013.

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    Name of the Scholarship: National Co-op Scholarship

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a graduating senior who has a 2.5 gpa or better on a 4.0 scale and will apply and be accepted for the 3013-14 school at one of the WACE Partner Institutions listed.

    Deadline: February 15, 2013.

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    Name of the Scholarship: Epsilon Sigma Alpha

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a graduating senior.

    There are several scholarships listed on this website.

    Deadline: Various deadlines (visit this website http://www.epsilonsigmaalpha.org/scholarships-and-grants/scholarships/results/?state=Virginia ).

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    Name of the Scholarship: Norfolk State University DNIMAS

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a graduating senior who has applied to NSU and is interested in majoring STEM (College of Science Engineering and Technology).

    Deadline: January 31, 2013.

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    ?Name of the Scholarship: AXA Achievement

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a graduating senior.

    Deadline: February 1, 2013.

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    Name of the Scholarship: American Society of Military Comptrollers

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a graduating senior ranked in the upper half of the graduating class; plans to pursue a degree in financial/resource management or a related field and have applied to a college/university and will be accepted prior to June 1.

    Deadline: February 1, 2013 (post mark date)

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    Name of the Scholarship: Pridemore

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a graduating senior who plans to apply to and attend Radford University; have a minimum gpa of 3.3; a combined SAT score of 1100 or higher and have the ability to demonstrate an outstanding level of achievement in theater.

    Deadline: January 25, 2013.

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    Name of the Scholarship: GeorgAnne Voland Buck

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a graduating senior who plans to apply to and attend Radford University; have a minimum gpa of 33; a combined SAT score of 1100 or higher and have the ability to demonstrate an outstanding level of achievement in theater.

    Deadline: January 25, 2013.

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    Name of the Scholarship: Abbott & Fenner

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a junior or a graduating senior planning to attend a 4 year college or university.

    Deadline: June 14, 2013 (http://www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm).

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    Name of the Scholarship: Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a full-time graduating senior; demonstrate a strong commitment to community service and display leadership abilities in school activities and have a grade point average of 2.8 or higher. Note: You must be nominated by a counselor or administrator.

    Deadline: December 7, 2012 (http://www.comcast.com/Corporate/About/InTheCommunity/Partners/LeadersAndAchievers.html?fss=leaders%20and%20achievers&SCRedirect=true).

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    Name of the Scholarship: National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women?s Club

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be an African American graduating senior; have a grade point average of 3.0 or above and be a United States citizen.

    Deadline: January 1, 2013, 2013 (application will be available in December, 2012 at http://www.nanbpwc.org/scholarship_applications0.aspx).

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    Name of the Scholarship: The Jackie Robinson Foundation

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a minority graduating senior who will attend an accredited 4 year college/university within the U.S., show leadership potential, demonstrate a dedication to community service, and have a financial need and an ACT score of 22 or SAT score of 1,000 (math and critical reading).

    Deadline: February 15, 2013 (you must apply online at http://www.jackierobinson.org/apply/application.php)

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    Name of the Scholarship: Thurgood Marshall College Fund

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a graduating senior who plans to attend a TMCF college/university, must complete the FASFA, be a U.S. citizen, demonstrate leadership qualities and service experience and be recommended by a faculty or staff member at your current school (counselor).

    Deadline: application available February of 2013 (you must apply online at http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.net/scholarship/about-scholarships-program)

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    Name of the Scholarship: United Negro College Fund

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a graduating senior.?

    Various scholarships are available.

    Deadline: Various deadlines (you must apply online at http://www.uncf.org/sections/ForStudents/SS_Scholarships/scholarships.asp)

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    Name of the Scholarship: Mary Free Bed Minority Scholarship

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be an African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaskan Native, have a cumulative grade point of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, currently enrolled in or accepted into an accredited college or university as a full-time degree-seeking student in nursing or therapy program (PT , Speech, OT), demonstrate leadership abilities through participation in community services, extracurricular activities or other volunteer activities and demonstrate commitment to serving diverse populations.

    Deadline: Application will be available January, 2013 (you can apply at www.maryfreebed.com)

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    Name of the Scholarship: Daughter of the American Revolution

    Eligibility Criteria: See list of scholarships below with eligibility requirements. ??

    ??????????? Richard and Elizabeth Dean Scholarship (General Scholarship)

    ??????????? Eligibility Criteria: You must be a graduating senior who plans to attend a 4 year

    ??????????? college/university and have a grade of point average of 3.75. This scholarships is

    ??????????? renewable.

    ??????????? Political Science, History, Government, and Economics Scholarships

    ??????????? ?Dr. Aura-Lee A. and James Hobbs Pittenger American History

    ??????????? Eligibility Criteria: You must be a graduating senior who will pursue an undergraduate

    ??????????? degree with a concentrated study of a minimum of 24 credit hours in American History

    ??????????? and American Government, a U.S. citizen and have a grade point average of 3.25.

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    ??????????? The Lucinda Beneventi Findley History

    ??????????? Eligibility Criteria: You must be a graduating senior who have demonstrated interest

    in history and is planning to major in history in a full-time accredited college or university in the U.S. and you must have a grade point average of 3.25.

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    Deadline: February 15, 2013 (visit this website to obtain an application http://www.dar.org/natsociety/edout_scholar.cfm#GCS)

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    Name of the Scholarship: National Multiple Sclerosis Society

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a high school senior who is a child of a parent with MS, planning to attend a 4 year college/university, a United State citizen, and will be enrolled in at least 6 credits in the fall of 2013.

    Deadline: January 15, 2013. (Apply at http://www.nationalmssociety.org/scholarship)

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    Name of the Scholarship: Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association Foundation

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a graduating senior who resides in Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach or Chesapeake and plans to attend college.

    Deadline: March 4, 2013.

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    Name of the Scholarship: George E. Allen Academic Scholarship

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a graduating senior who plans to matriculate at a college or university majoring in nursing, business, trade, technical training or a similar program; possess good character and has demonstrated good attendance and high achievement.

    Deadline: March 1, 2013 (post mark date).

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    Name of the Scholarship: VSGA-VIP Scholarship Foundation

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a graduating senior who plans to attend college and has demonstrated academic excellence.?

    Deadline: February 22, 2013 (post mark date).

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    Name of the Scholarship: Stephen J. Brady

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a high school student who has demonstrated commitment to the community by performing volunteer service impacting hunger in the United States (within the past 12 months).

    Deadline: December 5, 2012 (apply by visiting www.studentscholarships.org/scholarship/php).

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    Name of the Scholarship: Davidson Fellows

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be 18 or younger by September 29, 2013; be a United States citizen; have completed a significant piece of work and be able to demonstrate that the work is your own creation.

    Deadline: February 3, 2013(apply by visiting www.studentscholarships.org/scholarship/php) .

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    Name of the Scholarship: Gilbraitti Scholarship

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be between the ages of 16-20 and will attend a college/university in the Fall of 2013.

    Deadline: March 1, 2013(apply by visiting www.studentscholarships.org/scholarship/php) .

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    Name of the Scholarship: Words or Less Scholarship

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be between the ages of 14 and 25 and will attend college in the Fall of 2013.

    Deadline: April 1, 2013(apply by visiting www.studentscholarships.org/scholarship/php) .

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    Name of the Scholarship: Virginia Tech (Pamplin Scholars)

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a graduating senior who is planning to attend Virginia Tech; have an overall grade point average of 3.8 and be ranked in the top ten percent of your class.

    Deadline: See website for deadline and application details http://www.univhonors.vt.edu/) .

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    Name of the Scholarship: Johnson Scholarship

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be a graduating senior who is planning to attend William and Lee University.

    Deadline: December 1, 2012 (please visit www.go.elu.edu/Johnson for additional details)

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    Name of the Scholarship: Sigma Gamma Rho (Norfolk Alumnae Chapter)

    Eligibility Criteria: You must be an African American female or male who plans to attend a four year accredited college and be a graduating high school senior

    Deadline: ?March 16, 2013

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    Additional Scholarships

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    ***Please note that the scholarships listed are not available in the Guidance Department.

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    Howard University Presidential Scholarship

    Contact: http://www.howard.edu/financialaid/grants_scholarships.htm#Freshman Eligibility: First-Time-in-College students with SAT=1500 ? 1600, ACT = 34 ? 36, and GPA ? 3.75. Award: Tuition, Fees, Room, Board, $950 Book Voucher, & Laptop Deadline: contact for details

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    Hampton University Presidential Scholarship

    Contact: http://www.hamptonu.edu/studentservices/admissions/scholarship.htm Eligibility: Freshmen with a SAT score of 1300 ? 1390 (combined Math and Critical Reading score only) or an ACT composite score ranging from 29- 31. Award: Tuition, Room, and Board Deadline: contact for details

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    Hampton University Trustee Scholarship

    Contact: http://www.hamptonu.edu/studentservices/admissions/scholarship.htm Eligibility: Freshmen with a minimum SAT score of 1400 (combined Math and Critical Reading score only) or minimum ACT

    composite score of 32. Award: Tuition, Room, Board, and a $500 book stipend Deadline: contact for details

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    McDonald?s Scholarship (African American Future Achievers)

    Contact: RMHC US Scholarship Program, International Scholarship and Tuition Services, Inc.

    PO Box 22376, Nashville, TN 37202, http://rmhc.org/what-we-do/rmhc-u-s-scholarships/ Eligibility:

    Currently enrolled high school seniors who have at least one parent of African American or Black Caribbean heritage and who are eligible to enroll and attend an institution of higher education or vocational/technical school with a complete course of study in the year immediately following graduation. Applicant must be a legal US resident, be less than 21 years of age, have a minimum 2.7 GPA and reside within the geographic boundaries of a participating Chapter that offers a scholarship under the RMHC/African American Future Achievers Scholarship program. Award: $1,000 Deadline: January 27

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    Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.

    Contact: http://www.taisf.org/scholar.htm tuskegeeairmeninc@yahoo.com or 310-215-3985 Eligibility:

    Current high school graduating seniors with a GPA of at least three points (3.0) on a four-point scale.

    Award: $1,500 Deadline: January 15

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    Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program

    Contact: http://www.act.org/goldwater/index.html Eligibility: The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship

    Program was created to encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural

    sciences, or engineering and to foster excellence in those fields. Student must be a full-time matriculated

    sophomore or junior pursuing a degree at an accredited institution of higher education, have a college grade point? average of at least ?B? (or the equivalent) and be in the upper fourth of his or her class, and be a US citizen or a permanent resident. Award: up $7,500 Deadline: January 27

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    Dell Scholars Program

    Contact: www.dellscholars.org Eligibility: Must have participated in a Michael & Susan Dell Foundation approved college readiness program for a minimum of two years; be a current high school graduating senior; earned a minimum of a 2.4 GPA; demonstrated need for financial assistance; plan to enter a bachelor?s degree program at an accredited higher education institution in the fall directly after graduation from high school, and be of US citizenship or permanent residency. Award: varies Deadline: January 15

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    Discover Scholarship Program

    Contact: http://www.discoverfinancial.com/community/scholarship.shtml, info@applyists.com or 1-866-

    756-7932 Eligibility: Any current high school junior who has at least a 2.75 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale for 9th and 10th grades, demonstrates accomplishments in community service and leadership, and has faced a significant roadblock or challenge. Award: varies Deadline: January 31

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    Emma L. Bowen Foundation Work/Study

    Contact: http://www.emmabowenfoundation.com/about_talent.html Eligibility: Minority high school

    juniors and seniors and college freshmen with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and an interest in a career in the media industry (business, technical, creative, and journalism) are eligible to apply. Candidates must be US citizens or have permanent residency status in the US and be fluent in English. Award: Students earn an hourly salary and matching funds for tuition and other college expenses. Deadline: January 31

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    Princeton Prize in Race Relations

    Contact: http://www.princeton.edu/pprize/, pprize@Princeton.edu or 800-742-1036 Eligibility: Any

    student currently enrolled in grades 9?12 in participating regions. The candidate must have been actively

    involved in a volunteer activity in the last 12 months that has had a significant, positive impact on race

    relations?broadly defined?in his or her school or community. Award: $1,000 Deadline: January 31

    National Society of Black Physicists Scholarships

    Contact: http://www.nsbp.org/scholarships/ Eligibility: Declared physics majors Award: $1,000 Deadline: January 13

    National Peace Essay Contest

    Contact: essaycontest@usip.org or 202-429-7178 http://www.usip.org/programs/initiatives/national-peaceessay- contest Eligibility: Students who are in grades 9-12 and attending school in any of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, or the US Territories. Award: $1,000 -$10,000 Deadline: February 1

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    American Physical Society Minority Scholarship

    Contact: 301-209-3232 or minority@aps.org, http://www.aps.org/programs/minorities/honors/scholarship/

    Eligibility: Any African-American, Hispanic American, or Native American US citizen or permanent

    resident who is majoring or planning to major in physics, and who is a high school senior, college freshman, or sophomore is eligible to apply for the scholarship. Award: $2,000 Deadline: February 4

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    American Bar Foundation Summer Research Diversity Fellowships in Law and Social Science

    Contact: 312-988-6560 or fellowships@abfn.org Eligibility: American citizens and lawful permanent

    residents including, but not limited to, persons who are African American, Hispanic/Latino, Native

    American, or Puerto Rican. Scholarships for sophomore and junior academic majors in social sciences or

    humanities with a 3.0 or higher grade point average. Award: $ 3,600/8 weeks Deadline: February 15

    http://www.americanbarfoundation.org/fellowships/Call_for_Summer_Research_Diversity_Fellows.html

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    Davidson Fellows Scholarships

    Contact: DavidsonFellows@DavidsonGifted.org, http://www.davidsongifted.org/fellows/ Eligibility:

    Extraordinary young people, 18 and under, who have completed a significant piece of work in the categories of Mathematics, Science, Literature, Music, Technology, Philosophy and Outside the Box who are US citizens residing in the US, or Permanent Residents of the US residing in the US, or stationed overseas due to active US military duty. Award: $10,000 ? $50,000 Deadline: February 1

    KFC Colonel?s Scholars Program

    Contact: http://www.kfcscholars.org/scholarships/ 866-KFC-7240 or kfcscholars@act.org Eligibility:

    Current high school graduating senior. Earn a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 2.75. Plan to pursue 11 a bachelor?s degree at a public, in-state college or university (start date no later than September 30). Be a US citizen or permanent resident. Demonstrate financial need. Award: up to $5,000 Deadline: February

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    **USDA/1890 National Scholars Program**

    Contact: Carl Butler, Program Manager, USDA/1890 National Scholars Program, (202) 720-9238 or

    1890init@usda.gov,http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentidonly=true&contentid=1890program.xml Eligibility: Graduating high school senior must be a US citizen; have a high school cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better (on a 4.0 scale); have a combined verbal/math/written score of 1,500 or more on the SAT (note: 1,000 or more combined for those universities that only accept verbal/math score) or a composite score of 21 or more on the ACT; be interested in attending one of the eighteen 1890 Land-Grant Universities; intend to study agriculture, food, natural resource sciences, or other related academic

    disciplines; and demonstrate leadership and community service. Award: Tuition, fees, books, room and

    board, and use of a laptop computer, printer and software while on scholarship for each of the 4 academic

    years, plus a paid summer internship each year. Upon completion of the program, there is an obligation of 1year of service to the US Department of Agriculture for each year of financial support. Deadline: February 1

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    LAGRANT Foundation Scholarship

    Contact: erickaavila@lagrant.com or katiealvarez@lagrant.com,

    http://www.lagrantfoundation.org/wpsite/?page_id=6 Eligibility: Undergraduate (current freshmen,

    sophomores, juniors and non-graduating seniors ONLY!) may apply. Applicant must be a US citizen or

    permanent resident and a member of one of the following ethnic groups: African American, Asian Pacific

    Islander, Hispanic/Latino or Native American/Alaska Native. Applicant must be a full-time student at a fouryear, accredited institution with a minimum of 2.75 GPA and MUST major in a field of study that has an emphasis on public relations, marketing or advertising or must minor in communications with desire to

    pursue a career in public relations, marketing or advertising. Award: $5,000 Deadline: February 28

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    National Co-op Scholarship

    Contact: http://www.co-op.edu/scholarships.htm Eligibility: Have a cumulative high school GPA of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale. Award: contact for details Deadline: February 15

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    American Meteorological Society (AMS) Minority Scholarship

    Contact: http://www.ametsoc.org/amsstudentinfo/scholfeldocs/index.html Eligibility: The AMS Minority Scholarships help support the college educations of minority students traditionally underrepresented in the sciences who intend to pursue careers in the atmospheric or related oceanic and hydrologic sciences. Minority students who will be entering their freshman year of college in fall 2012 are eligible to apply. Award: $3000 for a nine-month period in the freshman year and an additional $3000 for a nine-month period in the sophomore year. Deadline: February 10

    Contact: http://www.jackierobinson.org/apply/application.php, scholarships@jackierobinson.org or 212-

    290-8600 Eligibility: Minority graduating high school senior showing leadership potential, demonstrating a dedication to community service, and demonstrating financial need. Award: up to $7,500 Deadline: Mar 30

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    The Buick Achievers Scholarship

    Contact: http://www.buickachievers.com/home buickachievers@scholarshipamerica.org or 1-800-537-

    4180 Eligibility: Be high school seniors or high school graduates who are first-time college students, plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited four-year college or university, plan to major in a course of study that focuses on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math), demonstrate an interest in pursuing a career in the automotive or related industries using these areas of study, and be US citizens and have permanent residence in the US. Award: $2,000 ? $25,000 Deadline: March 31

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    **PPQ William F. Helms Student Scholarship**

    Contact: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/helms/index.shtml, (202) 690-4759 Eligibility: Be a US citizen. Be enrolled in an accredited college or university within the US. Be a sophomore or junior in good academic standing (students must maintain at least a 2.5 grade-point average). Be enrolled in programs related to agriculture or the biological sciences. Agree to work for the agency during school breaks a minimum of 640 hours prior to completion of studies. Award: Up to $5,000 in financial assistance each year enrolled in a degree program, paid work experience during school breaks, and possible permanent employment upon graduation Deadline: March 1

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    Jack & Jill of America Foundation

    Contact: http://www.jackandjillfoundation.org Eligibility: High school seniors with a 3.0 GPA who will

    become and maintain full-time status at an accredited, four year post secondary institution beginning in the fall of the year working toward a bachelor?s degree. Award: $1,500 ? $2,500 Deadline: March 14

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    RentDeals.com Scholarship Program

    Contact: http://www.rentdeals.com/scholarship.php Eligibility: Beautiful Minds Scholarship ? minority

    graduating high school seniors (high school GPA of 3.0 or higher) who are attending school in the US and

    planning to enroll in a regionally accredited post-secondary institution; essay on the topic ?Finding My

    Purpose.? First Things First Scholarship ? graduating high school seniors who will be the first in their

    immediate family to attend college, are attending school in the US and plan to enroll in a regionally

    accredited post-secondary institution, have a high school GPA of 3.0 or higher; essay on the topic

    ?Education as a tool for success.? The Dreamer Scholarship ? a current undergraduate majoring in either a

    Business or Science discipline with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Award: $1,000 Deadline: March 12

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    National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women?s Business Clubs, Inc. Scholarship

    Contact: http://www.nanbpwc.org/scholarship_applications0.aspx Eligibility: African American graduating high school senior with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale by February 1st of graduation year. Must be a US Citizen. Award: contact for details Deadline: March 1

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    Dr. Julianne Malveaux Scholarship

    Contact: http://www.nanbpwc.org/scholarship_applications0.aspx Eligibility: African American female

    with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale by February 1st in the year of graduation. A College Sophomore or Junior enrolled in an accredited college or university majoring in journalism, economics or related field. Must be a US Citizen Award: contact for details Deadline: March 1

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    Herbert Lehman Scholarship

    Contact: scholarships@naacpldf.org, http://naacpldf.org/herbert-lehman-education-fund-scholarship

    Eligibility: High school seniors, high school graduates or freshmen currently enrolled in college or

    university must be planning to attend or currently attending an accredited, four-year college or university;

    must be of excellent character and be able to present strong academic records, test scores, and personal

    essays; and must have a demonstrable record of community and school involvement that reveals exceptional leadership potential with a capacity to work well in diverse settings. Award: $2,000 Deadline: March 15

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    Kohl?s Cares Scholarship Program

    Contact: http://www.kohlscorporation.com/communityrelations/scholarship/index.asp Eligibility: Must be between the ages of 6 and 18 and not yet a high school graduate. Award: Regional winners will each be awarded a $1,000 scholarship for post-secondary education. National winners will each be awarded a total of $10,000 in scholarships for post-secondary education and Kohl?s will donate $1,000 to a non-profit organization on each winner?s behalf. Deadline: March 15

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    Janice M. Scott Memorial Scholarship Fund

    Contact: http://www.usd108.org/Counselor/Janice%20M%20Scott%20Scholarship.htm Eligibility: US

    Citizen or permanent resident of US. High school senior with a GPA of 3.0/4.0 or higher who will

    matriculate full-time at a US accredited four-year college or university within the fifty states or District of

    Columbia starting at the beginning of the fall semester or quarter. Student must have demonstrated

    leadership abilities through participating in community services or other extracurricular activities. Combined adjusted income of the parents cannot exceed $100,000. Award: $500 ? $2,500 Deadline: March 31

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    Louis Stokes Health Scholars Program

    Contact: http://www.cbcfinc.org/louis-stokes-health-scholars-program.html, scholarships@cbcfinc.org or

    202-263-2800 Eligibility: US citizens or legal residents, minimum 3.0 GPA, currently enrolled or planning to start a full-time undergraduate program with an anticipated course of study in the health field. Award: up to $8,000 Deadline: April 14

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    Tylenol Scholarship

    Contact: http://www.tylenol.com/page.jhtml?id=tylenol/news/subptyschol.inc Eligibility: Applicants should be majoring in health or healthcare. Award: $5,000 ? $10,000 Deadline: May 27

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    SunTrust Off To College Scholarship Sweepstakes

    Contact: http://www.suntrusteducation.com/sweeps/ Eligibility: Sweepstakes is open to any legal resident of the US who is either a high school senior, or a current undergraduate college student, who is planning to enroll in a US Department of Education accredited college or career school for the Fall. Entrants must be at least 13 years of age. Award: $1,000 Deadline: May 11

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    Megan Ashley Perry Memorial Scholarship

    Contact: http://www.meganashleyperry.org/scholarships.html info@meganashleyperry.org Eligibility:

    Graduating high school seniors who have been admitted to an accredited US post-secondary institution and intend to pursue a major in Education, Social Services, Social Sciences, Communications, or related fields; US Citizens or qualified non-citizens with a minimum cumulative 3.00 GPA at the time of application. Award: $4,000 Deadline: May 13

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    Contact: http://www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm Eligibility: High school juniors and seniors as well as all students currently registered in any accredited post secondary institution. Write an essay on the most difficult time in your life, and why. Award: $1,000 Deadline: June 15

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    American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AiCHE) Minority Scholarship Award

    Contact: http://www.aiche.org/Students/Awards/MinorityScholarshipAwardsStudent.aspx Eligibility:

    Applicants shall be undergraduates in chemical engineering, be members of a minority group that is underrepresented in chemical engineering, and have a minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0. Award: $1,000 Deadline: Jun 15

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    Raymond W. Sarber Awards for Microbiology

    Contact: http://www.asm.org/asm/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2294&Itemid=328,

    27 awards@asmusa.org Eligibility: Undergraduate and predoctoral students attending accredited US university and enrolled in a microbiology-related major. Award: $1,500 Deadline: July 1

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    40/7 Society Scholarship

    This scholarship was created in 2011 by the Paul D. Camp Community College Foundation in celebration of the 40th year of service and inauguration of their 7th president, Dr. Paul Wm Conco. This scholarship is awarded annually.

    Criteria:

    • Non-traditional student ? Part time, evening (i.e. Taking at least one class after 4pm)
    • Demonstrated Financial need (as determined by Financial Aid with FAFSA)
    • Good academic standing with college

    Application Process:

    Application for the 40/7 Society scholarship at Paul D. Camp Community College.

    Determination is made by the Paul D. Camp Scholarship Committee

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    Alvin C. Rogers Memorial Smithfield Ruritan Scholarships

    Amount:

    One scholarship at $500 for Spring Semester

    Criteria:

    • At Least 2.0 GPA or GED (transcript or GED scores must be attached to application)
    • Financial Need (paragraph describing financial need must be attached to application)
    • Enrollment in a certificate or degree program at Paul D. Camp Community College?s Smithfield Center
    • Smithfield Address
    • 200- to 500-word essay on ?The Importance of Community Service Organizations?(must be attached to application)

    Application Process:

    Application for the Alvin C. Rogers Memorial Smithfield Ruritan scholarship at Paul D. Camp Community College.

    College Scholarship Committee makes selection

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    Bertella C. Westbrook Memorial Scholarship for Nursing Students

    Amount: $750

    This scholarship was established in memory of Bertella C. Westbrook, RN, who was a staunch advocate of education and the nursing profession.

    Criteria:

    • Letter of acceptance into the RN Program at PDCCC (must be attached to application)
    • Resident of College Service area (Cities of Franklin and Suffolk, Counties of Isle of Wight and
      Southampton)
    • Three letters of recommendation, referencing character, potential for leadership in school activities,
      and community work (must be attached to application)
    • Financial Need (paragraph describing financial aid must be attached to
      application)
    • Short Essay on why you chose the nursing profession (must be attached to application)

    Application Process:

    Application for the Bertella C. Westbrook Memorial scholarship at Paul D. Camp Community College.

    The College Scholarship Committee makes selection.

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    Career Preparation Grant (for Franklin, Southampton or Isle of Wight residents; one for each service area)

    Amount: $500

    Criteria:

    • New or Returning Student with interest in career/job preparation (a returning student is one who has not attended college in the last 3 years)
    • Resident of Franklin, Southampton, or Isle of Wight
    • Three letters of recommendation (must be attached to application)
    • Enrollment in at least 6 semester hours of an Associate or Applied Science degree or certificate program at PDCCC for the Fall Semester.

    Application Process:

    Application for the Career Preparation Grant scholarship at Paul D. Camp Community College.

    The College Scholarship Committee makes selection.

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    Col. Lula B. Holland, U. S Army (Ret.), MSW, BSN, AA Scholarship

    Amount: $250

    After dropping out of high school for several years, Lula B. Holland decided to return and completed her high school diploma at the age of 21. Later, she earned an Associate of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing and a Master?s degree in Social Work. She retired from the U.S Army Reserves at the rank of Colonel, having served as the Chief Nurse of the 18th Field Hospital?and from the City of Portsmouth (VA), having served as the Assistant Director of Social Services.

    Known throughout the country as the ?hat lady? because she is never seen in public without wearing a beautiful hat on her head, Lula prides herself more in wearing the ?hats? of service to her country, service to her community, service to her church and service to her family. This annual scholarship established in her name will provide for books and incidentals related to the completion of a degree by a non-traditional student.

    Criteria:

    • High School Graduate or GED recipient
    • Enrollment in at least 6 semester hours of an Associate or Applied Science Degree Program at PDCCC
    • Starting college at age 21 or older
    • Resident of Suffolk
    • Financial Need (paragraph describing financial need must be attached to application)
    • Proof of community service
    • Two letters of reference (must be attached to application)
    • Essay describing (1) how the decision was made to begin pursuing a college education at an age greater than 21 years old and (2) future plans (must be attached to application)

    Application Process:

    Application for the Col. Lula B. Holland, U. S Army (Ret.), MSW, BSN, AA scholarship at Paul D. Camp Community College.

    The College Scholarship Committee makes selection.

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    King?s Fork Woman?s Club of Suffolk Scholarship

    Amount: $150

    The King?s Fork Woman?s Club of Suffolk has designated a scholarship to be awarded to an adult student at Paul D. Camp Community College.

    Criteria:

    Essay describing the applicant?s goals (personal or professional), why the selected continuing

    education courses are important, and how this scholarship might help.

    Application Process:

    Application for the King?s Fork Woman?s Club scholarship at Paul D. Camp Community College.

    King?s Fork Woman?s Club makes the selection

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    The Franklin Woman?s Club Scholarship

    Amount: $400

    Criteria:

    • Available to any person who would like to enroll for college work after having been out of school or college for at least three years
    • Must have a high school diploma or GED (transcript or GED scores must be attached to application)
    • Financial circumstances of the applicants may be considered a factor in granting the scholarship (paragraph describing financial need must be attached to application)
    • Two letters of reference (must be attached to application)
    • Short paragraph explaining how this award would be beneficial to you (must be attached to application)

    Application Process:

    Application for the Franklin Woman?s Club scholarship at Paul D. Camp Community College.

    Franklin Woman?s Club makes selection

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    The Woman?s Club of Smithfield Scholarship

    Amount: Two Scholarships @ $400 each

    Criteria:

    • 25 years of age or older
    • 2.5 GPA or above (transcript or GED scores must be attached to application)
    • Enrollment or completion of any SDV course at PDCCC?s Smithfield Center
    • Enrollment in at least one 3-credit academic course at the Smithfield Center
    • Resident of Isle of Wight County

    Application Process:

    Application for the Woman?s Club of Smithfield scholarship at Paul D. Camp Community College.

    College Scholarship Committee makes selection

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    Susan E. Terry Scholarship for Returning Students, Sponsored & Given by the Franklin Jr. Woman?s Club

    Amount: $250

    Criteria:

    The Susan E. Terry Scholarship was established in 1983 in memory of Susan E. Terry, a dedicated member of the Franklin Junior Woman?s Club.

    • 21 years of age or older
    • Resident of Franklin or adjacent counties
    • Enrollment in one or more courses at PDCCC
    • Three letters of reference (must be attached to application)
    • Essay explaining your need for this scholarship, the reason for your decision to continue your education, and your future plan (must be attached to application)

    Application Process:

    Application for the Susan E. Terry scholarship at Paul D. Camp Community College.

    Junior Woman?s Club Committee makes selection

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    The Connie Patterson Memorial Nursing Scholarship Fund

    Amount: $250

    The Connie Patterson Memorial Nursing Scholarship Fund was established September 22, 2006 to honor the memory of Connie Patterson. Connie was employed by Internal Medicine from October 14, 1996 until her death in 2006, as a medical administrator. Connie is survived by her husband, John Patterson and two sons, Adam T Patterson and Mark E. Patterson.

    The initiative for the Fund came from her coworkers at Internal Medicine and the physicians, Robert G. Edwards, MD and Daniel K. Peak, Jr. MD, who worked with Connie and desire to honor her commitment to helping others by establishing a scholarship to assist deserving students in the nursing profession

    Criteria:

    • New or Returning Student with interest in career/job preparation (a returning student is one who has not attended college in the past three years)
    • Resident of Franklin, Southampton, or Isle of Wight
    • Three letters of recommendation (must be attached to application)
    • Enrollment in at least 6 semester hours of an Associate or Applied Science degree or certificate program at PDCCC for the preceding Fall Semester (attach student OR official transcript)

    Application Process:

    Application for the Connie Patterson Memorial Nursing scholarship at Paul D. Camp Community College.

    College Scholarship Committee makes selection

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    Ryan L. Kirkland Memorial Scholarship for Nursing Students

    Amount: $500

    Ryan Lawrence Kirkland graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology. Following a brief tour for the State of Alaska as a scientific observer on commercial fishing boats, he taught science in the public school system for four years. Ryan was passionate about education, science, and people. It was only natural when he decided to return to school to become a Registered Nurse. He entered the RN program at Paul D. Camp Community College in August 2006. His ready smile, sense of humor, dedication to study, and caring for others quickly earned the trust and respect of his classmates and college faculty. He was elected President of the Class of 2008.

    Ryan loved people and accepted them as they were, no questions asked. He was always ready to lend his support to any project, problem, or cause. On March 21, 2007, Ryan died in a car accident. His time here was short, but he will never be forgotten. Ryan?s classmates said it best at their capping ceremony when they read a poem in his memory called ?The Dash? by Linda Ellis. The poem affi rms a simple truth: On a tombstone, you will see a date of birth and a date of death, but what is really important is how the Dash was spent between those years.

    Criteria:

    • High School Graduate or GED recipient
    • Enrollment in at least 6 semester hours of an Associate or Applied Science Degree Program at PDCCC
    • Starting college at age 21 or older
    • Resident of Suffolk
    • Financial Need (paragraph describing financial need must be attached to application)
    • Proof of community service
    • Two letters of reference (must be attached to application)
    • Essay describing (1) how the decision was made to begin pursuing a college education at an age greater than 21 years old and (2) future plans (must be attached to application)

    Application Process:

    Application for the Ryan L. Kirkland Memorial scholarship at Paul D. Camp Community College.

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    Kiwanis Club of Smithfield Scholarships

    Amount: Two Scholarships @ $250 each For Spring Semester

    Criteria:

    • 2.5 GPA or above (transcript or GED scores must be attached to application)
    • Financial Need (paragraph describing financial need must be attached to application)
    • Enrollment in a certificate or degree program at PDCCC?s Smithfield Center ? Resident of Isle of Wight County
    • 250- to 500-word essay on ?How this Scholarship Might Assist Me in Obtaining my Educational and/or Career Goals? (must be attached to application)

    Application Process:

    Application for the Kiwanis Club of Smithfield scholarship at Paul D. Camp Community College.

    College Scholarship Committee makes selection

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    Source: http://blogs.spsk12.net/lhs_guidance/2012/11/26/senior-scholarship-list-as-of-november-26-2012/

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