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| Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity
The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest | Date Posted:09/18/2012 | | | The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest is an annual competition designed to challenge college students to analyze the urgent ethical issues confronting them in today's complex world.
Registered full-time undergraduate juniors and seniors at accredited four-year colleges and universities in the US are welcome to enter the Essay Contest.
Students are encouraged to write thought-provoking personal essays that raise questions, single out issues and are rational arguments for ethical action.
For more information, visit their website:
http://eliewieselfoundation.org/prizeinethics.aspx
and
http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/CM_Images/000/10/EP%20Student%20Guidelines%202013.pdf
| | Deadline: | 12/03/2013 | | Amount: | Up to $5,000 | | Application Location:
http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/contest2014.aspx | |
| Best Online College
Undergraduate Scholarship | Date Posted:09/13/2012 | | | Undergraduate Scholarship Essay:
*Essay must be a minimum of 800 words and no more than 1600 words in length.
*Why do you want to attend college and what is your motivation behind receiving an education?
*What is your eventual career choice?
*What are your high-level goals in the next 5-10 years?
*Why should you receive the scholarship over other applicants?
For more information, visit their website: http://www.bestonlinecollege.org/undergraduate-scholarship/
| | Deadline: | 07/01/2013 | | Amount: | $1,000 | | Application Location:
http://www.bestonlinecollege.org/undergraduate-scholarship/scholarship-application/ | |
| MortgageRefinanceRates.org
Construction & Engineering Scholarship | Date Posted:09/13/2012 | | | MortgageRefinanceRates.org is happy to provide scholarships for applicants who are currently enrolled in an engineering, construction, or architecture related field and who are pursuing further education in these respectable areas.
Interested and qualified applicants are invited to submit an essay of 500-1000 words explaining what they hope to accomplish during their career in the construction or engineering field.
Requirements
1.Applicant shall be at least 17 years of age or older and be accepted to or attending a full-time engineering, construction, or architecture program at an accredited institution of learning.
2.Applicant must be attending the program within an accredited institution within the United States.
3.Applicant must be either a citizen of the United States or a foreign student with a valid United States Student Visa.
4.Applicant must have a minimum GPA of 3.0, based on the previous year's academic performance.
For more information, visit their website: http://www.mortgagerefinancerates.org/engineering-scholarship.php
| | Deadline: | 07/12/2013 | | Amount: | $1000 | | Application Location:
Submit applications to scholarship@mortgagerefinancerates.org | |
| Geneseo Migrant Center
Berrien Fargos Thorn Arts Scholarships for Migrant Farmworkers | Date Posted:08/21/2012 | | | Eligible applicants must demonstrate an interest in pursuing further development of their talents in one of the following disciplines:
Visual-painting, sculpture, photography, Performing-dance, theatre, music;
Media-film, video, animation, computer graphics;
Literary-poetry, short stories, etc;
Crafts-traditional folk arts, furniture, weaving, pottery etc.
Applicant must be at least 16 years old and a history of movement to obtain work in agriculture is required.
**See the donor's website for more information.**
| | Deadline: | 11/01/2013 | | Amount: | up to $2,500 | | Application Location:
http://www.migrant.net/migrant/scholarships/index.htm | |
| Ayn Rand Institute
Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest | Date Posted:08/15/2012 | | | Entrant must be enrolled in college/university or 12th grade at the time of entry. Essay must be no fewer than 800 and no more than 1,600 words in length, and must be typewritten and double-spaced.
After reading Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, select one of the following topics:
(1) Atlas Shrugged contains both businessmen who are heroes, such as Hank Rearden and Dagny Taggart, and businessmen who are villains, such as Orren Boyle and James Taggart. What are the differences between these types of businessmen? Is the story a celebration of business? How does this issue relate to the wider themes in the novel?
(2) Hank Rearden says that the killer tenet which destroys a man is the soul-body dichotomy—that this wrong idea has been the source of his life’s pain. What do you think this dichotomy is? How has it wreaked havoc in Hank’s life?
(3) What is the meaning of money to Francisco? To James Taggart?
One entry per student. Essay must be solely the work of the entrant. See website for further rules and judging criteria.
| | Deadline: | 09/17/2013 | | Amount: | $50 - $10,000 | | Application Location:
http://essaycontest.aynrandnovels.com/AtlasShrugged.aspx | |
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