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Every so often Project CONNECT staff members receive emails about national scholarships & various opportunities. We forward these emails along to students in our program. In addition, we try to list them here.
Sam Houston State University Scholarships
Outside Scholarships & Grants
- Watch Out for Scholarship Scams!
- Advice from the Federal Student Aid office, through the U.S. Department of Education, on Finding and Applying for Scholarships
- Scholarships.com - Free database of college scholarships
- Fastweb.com - Free database of college scholarships
- SallieMae College Answer - Free database of college scholarships
- SuperCollege.com - Free database of college scholarships
- BigFuture by The College Board - Free database of college scholarships
- TG Adventures in Education (AIE) - Free database of college scholarships
- Internet Resources for Paying for College - from TG AIG's website. Links to helpful websites and additional scholarship databases
- TPS Scholarship Database - Contains information on many scholarships & scholarship databases
- Scholarship Database from Career One Stop, part of the U.S. Department of Labor
- Private/Corporate Grants and Scholarships - list through College for All Texans
- State and Federal Grants and Scholarships - list through College for All Texans
- Scholarships and Fellowships for International Opportunities (study abroad)
- $5000 scholarship to study abroad in Vietnam - through Loyola Vietnam Center (if link is broken, try LUC.edu/vietnam)
- Montgomery County Women's Center Scholarships - Available to clients of the women's center
- TG's Charley Wootan Grant Program - available to residents of Texas. Grants are split between students going to 2-year colleges or vocational schools and student enrolled at 4-year universities
- The Gates Millennium Scholars Program selects 1,000 talented students each year to receive a good-through-graduation scholarship to use at any college or university of their choice. Gates Millennium Scholars are provided with personal and professional development through their leadership programs along with academic support throughout their college career
- The TADC Urban Scholarship Fund awards scholarships to graduating high school seniors, first-time and/or returning undergrad college students, attending any accredited nonprofit college, university, or technical school. The amounts to be awarded per school year: $700/community college, junior college, and technical college students; $1000/public four-year college and university students; and $2000/private four-year college and university students.
Visit their website to view eligiblity requirements and apply for the scholarship. Applications for 2013-2014 must be postmarked by July 8, 2013.
Opportunities
- The Emma Bowen Foundation paid internship work/study program with national media companies for minority male high school seniors/college freshmen who want to pursue a career in the media industry. Must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0, be interested in pursuing a career in the media industry, and plan to attend a four-year accredited college or university. Apply online.
- SU DiscoverLaw.org PLUS Program is an intensive four-week residential summer program hosted by Suffold University Law School in Boston. The program is completely free and provides participants with room and board, books and materials, and a $1500 stipend.
- Scholarships and Fellowships for International Opportunities (study abroad)
- $5000 scholarship to study abroad in Vietnam - through Loyola Vietnam Center (if link is broken, try LUC.edu/vietnam)
- Keith Sherin Global Leaders' Semester-in-Washington, D.C.
Tuition Rebates
- $1000 Tuition Rebate for Certain Undergraduates
- Tution Rebate information from SHSU Registrar's Office
Loan Repayment Programs
- Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program - through the Federal Health Program for American Indians and Alaska Natives
- National Institute of Health Loan Repayment Programs - through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Programs - through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
