Scholarship Opportunities

cappex.com and fastweb.com are great sources for college scholarships

Cappex is proud to announce the High School Innovator of the Year and Lead With Your Heart Scholarships each worth $5000. Students should apply for the scholarships at www.cappex.com/scholarships

QuestBridge is please to announce the launch of the 2011 National College Match program, which helps qualifying students gain admission and full four-year scholarships to leading colleges. For further information be sure to see Mrs. Quarles in the guidance office. The application is available on www.questbridge.org  and is due on September 30.

NextStepU Magazine March/April 2011 Issue featured an article Scholarships for minority students. The following are a list of websites students and parents should take a look at to determine whether or not you are qualified.
The Hispanic College Fund: scholarships.hispanicfund.org
LULAC National Scholarship Funds: www.lnesc.org
Ron Brown Scholar Program: www.ronbrown.org
UNCF MERCK Science Research Scholarships and Fellowships: www.uncf.org
The American Indian College Fund: www.collegefund.org 
The Asian & paciafic Islander American Scholarship Fund: www.apiasf.org 
Society of Women Engineers:  www.societyofwomenengineers.org/scholarships/brochure.aspx

Univ. of the Incarnate Word awards each student graduating from a Catholic high school the $2,000 Archbishop Gomez Scholarship. Contact the Dean of Enrollment, Andrea Cyterski-Acosta for further info at 210-829-6005 or cyterski@uiwtx.edu.

Sallie Mae offers a free scholarship award database that contains over 3 million scholarships worth over $16 billion. It is expanded and updated daily. Register online at www.salliemae.com

St. Mary's Univ. (San Antonio) is offering graduates from a Marianist high school an additional $4200 Marianist Room Grant. This award will be awarded to students who receive a Trustee or President Scholarship.

www.college.gov provides relevant, comprehensive information about why to go, how to go, and how to pay for college.

Harvard University announced that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families will pay no tuition. If a family makes less than $60,000 a year and has an honor student graduating from high school, Harvard wants to pay the tuition. Visit Harvard's financial aid website at http://www.fao.fas.harvard.edu/ or call the school's financial aid office at 617-495-1581 for more information.

Attention Seniors!  We have information regarding a $5,000 essay scholarship opportunity.  Please see Ms. Maryol for details.

Other Scholarship Opportunites
This list includes a variety of scholarship opportunites. It is updated regularly, so check this list often. Access list here.

For the fifth consecutive year, the Stephen Breen Memorial Foundation would like to award a $5000 scholarship to a graduating senior from Nolan. The qualifications for receiving the scholarship can be found in the Guidance office.