AlphaCard Scholarship

Application Deadline:

July 1, 2016 by 5 pm Pacific Standard Time

Award amount:

$1,000

Eligibility Requirements:

A current high school senior, college student, or graduate student with a current GPA of 3.0 or higher.

To Apply:

Visit AlphaCard website for application. In a 350-400 word essay, answer the following question:

“What would you argue are the two most important measures schools or universities can implement to improve campus safety?”

Upload your 350 – 400 word essay into the application form below and submit.

For complete details and rules visit www.AlphaCard.com/college-scholarship-program

CIA Undergraduate Scholarships

Thinking of going into National Security Intelligence? Check out these scholarships:

Application Deadline:

July 1, 2016

Award Amount:

7 separate scholarships totaling $18,000.

Eligibility Requirements:

Interest in National Security Intelligence
Applicants must be high school seniors planning to enroll or college sophomores attending a four or five-year college program; must be U.S. citizens; 1,000 SAT (Math or Verbal) or 21 ACT scores or higher (high school students); must have 3.0 on a 4.0 scale high school or college GPA or higher. Applicants must demonstrate financial need.

To Apply:

Visit afio.com for application. Applicants must provide:

1. Cover Letter: explaining your need for scholarship, your career goals, your views of U.S. world standing and role U.S. intelligence community should play.
2. Resume:
current mailing address
place and date of birth
colleges you have attended
college you expect to attend in fall of 2016
experience
extra-curricular activities
3. A copy of your academic transcript – need not be original or “official”
4. One recommendation
5. Recent photograph –
6. Indicate for WHICH scholarships you wish to be considered. ( You will be considered for all scholarships)
7. College or University you will be attending in 2016-2017 — and your intended course of study

Below are each of the scholarships you can apply for

1. THE LIFE’S CHOICES FOUNDATION GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS – Two at $3,500. Graduate students who are focusing on national security or intelligence studies and who are, or have the intent of, serving in the U.S. Government.

2. THE AL PONTE GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD – One at $1,000

Students who are going to graduate school, focusing on International Relations and/or Intelligence, and who are either AFIO members, or children (grandchildren) of AFIO members or of serving Intelligence personnel. Non-AFIO members will be considered, so please apply if that is the only aspect an applicant lacks. Award amount is $1,000.

3. THE COLONEL SULLY H. DE FONTAINE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD – One at $1,200

Students pursuing an undergraduate degree with the intent of becoming employed within the U.S. Intelligence Community.

Questions? Contact scholarships@afio.com.

Because College is Expensive Scholarship

Application Deadline:

July 1, 2016

Award amount:

$500

Eligibility Requirements:

High schoolers, adults looking to head back to school, current college students and anyone else looking to attend college or graduate school within 12 months.

To apply:

Go to the Cedar Education Learning and complete the application.

Read the official rules for additional information.

George Watt Prize

Application Deadline:

July 1, 2016

Award Amount:

Two awards of $250.00 each.

Eligibility Requirements:

Applicants must be undergraduate or graduate students.

To Apply:

Visit alba-valb for application.  Interested applicants must submit an essay or thesis chapter about any aspect of the Spanish Civil War, the global political or cultural struggles against fascism in the 1920s and 1930s, or the lifetime histories and contributions of the Americans who fought in support of the Spanish Republic from 1936 to 1938. Submissions must be between 3,500 and 7,500 words.

For further information and complete rules go to: http://www.alba-valb.org

Your first round scholarships for July.  Apply this week and do something to make today your Favorite day!!