NSHSS Scholarship recipients Nathaly Hewawasam, Cynthia Scott, Michael Atlas, Ursula Dilley, and Robert Eslick with Claes Nobel at Scholar's Day in Washington, D.C.
NSHSS is continually expanding its scholarship opportunities for members to help fulfill its mission of recognizing academic excellence and encouraging members to apply their unique talents, vision, and potential for the betterment of themselves and the world. This year we have awarded more than $100,000 in college scholarships. Please visit our website for our 2007 recipients.
Projects Abroad Deadline Soon - March 1, 2008
Projects Abroad is a volunteer program that offers opportunities to 'plug in' to ongoing projects in seventeen countries around the world. You join a program in operation, so the duration of your service is flexible. Projects Abroad is for everyone seventeen and over. Projects Abroad offers volunteer opportunities in countries you may never expect to visit, where you can make a real difference right before your eyes. Projects Abroad offers NSHSS members and their families a 10% discount on all programs, even beyond graduation from high school and a scholarship competition for the cost of up to a three-month program. Members may print out the Projects Abroad discount coupon in the member area of the website. We have extended the deadline to apply for the program scholarship for next summer to: March 1, 2008.
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Read Casey Czaijka’s account of her trip to Senegal and Kristy Gonyer's account of her trip to the Peruvian rainforest.
New Scholarship Announcements!
Other NSHSS scholarships include:
- Abercrombie & Fitch Global Diversity & Leadership Scholar Awards - $1,000 annual deadline - April 15
- Griffith College Scholars—Scholarships for NSHSS Members sponsored by Griffith College Dublin (funds may be used at any university of the recipient's choice) - $1,000 annual deadline - April 30
- Kaplan Test Prep & Admissions - $1,000 Scholarships for NSHSS Members - deadline - April 30
- Academic Paper Awards - $250 annual deadline - May 1
- Presidential Classroom Public Service Scholarship for NSHSS Members $750 - annual deadline - August 1
Summer Education Partner Program Scholarships
- National Honors Convocation Program Scholarships for NSHSS Members
- National Outdoor Leadership School Program Scholarships for NSHSS Members
- Presidential Classroom Program Scholarships or NSHSS Members
- Projects Abroad Scholarship for NSHSS Members
Information for applying for these scholarships is available online.
Selected Sources for Scholarship Information
Be sure to apply for other scholarships. Excellent sites for free customized scholarship searches include FastWeb and Scholarships.com.
Scholarship Searching Secrets, Edition III.
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Student Scholarship Search, a free Directory of Scholarships, Grants and Awards, has just published "Scholarship Searching Secrets," a tremendously useful overview of tips, advice, and tools available to parents and students searching online for scholarships and financial aid. It also covers information about the FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, that all college-bound students must submit to apply for financial aid each year (including students already in college applying for financial aid). This guide was compiled by Christopher S. Penn of FinancialAidPodcast.com.
SPIDO, the State Policy Issues Database Online, sponsored by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. You can search this database by state for critical information on student financial aid, tuition and fees, residency requirements, and other relevant policies regarding colleges in your particular state.