Scholarship Information

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2) Student Inventors Scholarships
http://www.invent.org/collegiate/

3) Student Video Scholarships
http://www.christophers.org/vidcon2k.html

4) Coca-Cola Two Year College Scholarships
https://www.coca-colascholars.org/cokeWeb/jsp/scholars/Index.jsp

5) Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships
http://holocaust.hklaw.com/

6) Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships
http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=education_contests_index

7) Brand Essay Competition
http://www.instituteforbrandleadership.org/IBLEssayContest-2002Rules.htm

8) Gates Millennium Scholarships (major)
http://www.gmsp.org/(yapdloea3i3dwl55z1olwyi3)/default.aspx

9) Xerox Scholarships for Students
http://www.xerox.com/go/xrx/template/009.jsp?view=Feature&Xcntry=USA&Xlang=en_US&ed_name=Careers_Technical_Scholarship

10) Sports Scholarships and Internships
http://www.ncaa.org/about/scholarships.html

11) National Assoc. of Black Journalists Scholarships (NABJ)
http://www.nabj.org/programs/scholarships/index.html

12) Saul T. Wilson Scholarships (Veterinary)
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/mrpbs/scholarship_info.html

13) Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org/sk_v6.cfm

14) FinAid: The Smart Students Guide to Financial Aid scholarships
http://www.finaid.org/

15) Presidential Freedom Scholarships
http://www.nationalservice.org/scholarships/

16) Microsoft Scholarship Program
http://www.microsoft.com/college/ss_overview.mspx

17) WiredScholar Free Scholarship Search
http://www.collegeanswer.com/index.jsp

18) Hope Scholarships & Lifetime Credits
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/PPI/HOPE/index.html

19) The American Political Science Association
http://www.apsanet.org/section_191.cfm

20) Hispanic Student Scholarships
http://www.ir.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/1,1770,29535-1;30184-2;30212-2;30211-2;29162-3,00.html

21) Guaranteed Scholarships
http://www.guaranteed-scholarships.com/

22) BOEING scholarships (some HBCU connects)
http://www.boeing.com/educationrelations/scholarships/

23) Easley National Scholarship Program
http://www.naas.org/senior.htm

24) Maryland Artists Scholarships
http://www.maef.org/

26) Jacki Tuckfield Memorial Graduate Business Scholarship (for AA students in South Florida)
http://www.jackituckfield.org/

27) Historically Black College & University Scholarships
http://www.iesabroad.org/hbcuScholarship.do

28) Actuarial Scholarships for Minority Students
http://www.beanactuary.org/minority/scholarship.cfm

29) International Students Scholarships & Aid Help
http://www.iefa.org/

30) College Board Scholarship Search
http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp

31) Burger King Scholarship Program
http://www.bkscholars.csfa.org/

32) Siemens Westinghouse Competition
http://www.siemens-foundation.org/

33) GE and LuLac Scholarship Funds
http://www.lulac.org/Programs/Scholar.html

34) CollegeNet's Scholarship Database
http://mach25.collegenet.com/cgi-bin/M25/index

35) Union Sponsored Scholarships and Aid
http://www.aflcio.org/scholarships/scholar.htm

36) Federal Scholarships & Aid Gateways 25 Scholarship Gateways from Black Excel
http://www.blackexcel.org/25scholarships.htm

37) Scholarship & Financial Aid Help
http://www.blackexcel.org/fin-sch.htm

38) Scholarship Links (Ed Finance Group)
http://www.efg.net/link_scholarship.htm

39) FAFSA On The Web (Your Key Aid Form & Info)
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

40) Aid & Resources For Re-Entry Students
http://www.back2college.com/

41) Scholarships and Fellowships
http://www.osc.cuny.edu/sep/links.html

42) Scholarships for Study in Paralegal Studies
http://www.paralegals.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=13

43) SIT Study Abroad
http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/scholarships/index.html

44) Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities
http://omsa.uchicago.edu/

45) INROADS internships
http://www.inroads.org/

46) ACT-SO bEURoe "Olympics of the Mind" B Scholarships
http://www.naacp.org/programs/actso/actso_index.html

47) Black Alliance for Educational Options Scholarships
http://www.baeo.org/options/privatelyfinanced.jsp

48) ScienceNet Scholarship Listing
http://www.sciencenet.emory.edu/undergrad/scholarships.html

49) Graduate Fellowships For Minorities Nationwide
http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN/list.phtml?category=MINORITIES

50) RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS AT OXFORD
http://www.rhodesscholar.org/info.html

51) The Roothbert Scholarship Fund
http://www.roothbertfund.org/scholarships.php

The DCCCD Foundation, Inc. provides academic scholarships to eligible students with a 2.0 cumulative grade point average and who are enrolled in at least six credit hours per semester. Students must apply each semester. Awards vary based on student's enrollment level and availability of funds.

The DCCCD Foundation has identified the following annual scholarships as being available again for the 2005/2006 academic year.

• CEF (applications will be sent via intercampus mail)
• R. L. Thornton, Jr. Memorial
• Carole Rolnick Shlipak Scholarship
• Franklin E. Spafford Merit Scholarship
• J. D. and Lillie Belle Hall Scholarship
• Dorothy J. Booth Memorial - ECC only
• Mesquite Host Lions Club Scholarship
• Marie M. Razkow Service Learning Scholarship (BHC, EFC, RLC and CVC)
• Single Mothers Scholarship
• Intel Opportunity Scholarship
• Richard McCrary International Scholarship Award
• Dr. James Mike Pitt Memorial - EFC only
• Rebecca Allen - NLC only
• Linda Groves Scholarship - MVC

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ella Shaw at 214-860- 2149 or via e-mail eshaw@dcccd.edu.

FinAid - FinAid was established in the fall of 1994 as a public service. This award-winning site has grown into the most comprehensive annotated collection of information about student financial aid on the Web.

FastWeb - FastWeb, the Internet's leading scholarship search service, helps students make the decisions that shape their lives: choosing a college, paying for college and finding jobs during and after college.

SallieMae - For more than a quarter-century, Sallie Mae has been helping students achieve their dreams of higher education by providing funds for educational loans, primarily federally guaranteed student loans originated under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP). The company currently owns or manages student loans for more than seven million borrowers and is the nation's leading provider of education loans.

FRESCH! - FreSch! has a database of over 2,000 organizations and foundations that offer scholarships, representing approximately 169,000 awards.

The College Board - The College Board is a national nonprofit membership association whose mission is to prepare, inspire, and connect students to college and opportunity.

Scholarships 101 - Scholarship Search Engine, Government Programs, Consolidation Loans, New Loans, Top Tips, Glossary of Terms, and other helpful sites.

Mapping Your Future - Mapping Your Future's mission is to counsel students and families about college, career, and financial aid choices through a state-of-the-art, public service web site.

John W. Wells, Director (214) 860-2096
Erika Williams, Associate Director (214) 860-2100

If you need money to help pay for your college expenses, you are encouraged to visit El Centro's Financial Aid Office, room A034 (Basement of A Building). Various funding sources are available including grants, scholarships, work-study and loans.