DUE JULY 17th - ISN Skilled Trade & Tech Scholarships

 Inspection Support Network Skilled Trade and Technology Scholarships

Description:  A $2,000 scholarship is awarded four times a year to eligible students.  Growing demand and lack of qualified workers in skilled trades and technology means it's a great time to go back to school and enter these lucrative and fast-growing industries.

Eligibility: 

• You must be 18 or over and be planning to enroll in community college, undergraduate, technical college or vocational porgram during 2021-22 academic year in the US
• Minimum 3.4 gpa
• Pursue a degree that enables you or others in your community to learn a new trade, develop skills and technology, or start a small business related to home services offered by ISN.

How are winners selected? 

Winners will be drawn at random from all eligible entries shortly after the application deadline.

 

To submit your entry, click here:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1J6sPX8lAVcEOvMsT9dx2AFufVBE41iJMCNzxpnrs5mI/

DUE MAY 9 - TRANSCENDING BGM SCHOLARSHIP

TRANSCENDING Black Girl Magic Scholarship

Deadline:  May 9, 2021

Description:  $1,300 scholarship will be awarded.  No matter your post secondary pursuits, this scholarship is designed to help a young black girl from the State of Michigan or Illinois, where the ladies on our line are from, transcend any limitations and succeed this fall.  

Eligibility:

• Current black female senior graduating HS this year
• Residing in Michigan or Illinois
• Minimum 2.75 gpa
• Proof of enrollment in trade school, community college, or four year university.

 

For scholarship application go to:  https://sites.google.com/view/transcendingblackgirlmagic/application?authuser=0 

DUE APRIL 30 - SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS SCHOLARSHIP

Society of Women Engineers - Southwest Michigan Section. 

2021 Christine Strain Memorial Scholarship. 

 

Deadline:  5pm on April 30, 2021

Description:  $1,000 Scholarship.  

Eligibility:

• Applicant must identify as female
• Applicant must be accepted by a college into an Engineering, Computer Science, or Technology program.
• Applicant is a problem solver, leader, and a role model within her community.
• Applicant should be an example to other students by being involved in extracurricular activities in school and in the community.
  
• Applicant must be a resident within the following counties in Michigan: Cass, Berrien, or VanBuren
• Applicant must apply the scholarship towards her undergraduate studies at an ABET or ACCJC accredited college during the 2021-2022 school year.  (Eligible applicants include current high school senior students who will be enrolled in an undergraduate ABET or ACCJC accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Techonology program during the 2021-22 school year).

 

Scholarship applications are available in the guidance office or go to:   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xuMrLUqrvDdymbJ3Tbln9a8Q2_JrMQ_R/view?usp=sharing

DUE APRIL 30 - LITTLE ITALY SCHOLARSHIP

 Little Italy Historical Park Project Scholarship

Deadline:  April 30th

Description:  $500. The Little Italy Historical Part Project Scholarship is for students who have a partial Italian ancestry and enrolled in a college or trade school for the Fall 2021.

Eligibility criteria:

• Minimum 3.0 gpa
• Applicants must be of at least partial Italian ancestry
• Be enrolled at a college or trade school for the upcoming fall semester.

 

Scholarship applications are available in the guidance office or go to:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GDcOwxdYRj7S7NInJ0hMS_6mMIhtGexs/view?usp=sharing

DUE MARCH 15 - WMU FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

Western Michigan University - Foundation Scholarship

Deadline:  February 15, 2021 Deadline extension:  March 15, 2021

Description:  $64,000 over four years/$16,000 per year.  This scholarship can only be used at WMU.  To be considered, the following must be complete: WMU institutional application or Common App (including WMU supplement), official high school transcript, $40 application fee or fee waiver received, US citizens and permanent residents must file the FAFSA. 

Eligibility:

• Minimum 3.7 gpa
• Have a verified financial need based on one or more of the following criteria
• Student if enrolled in or eligible to participate in the federal Free or Reduced Price Lunch program
• Student is a ward of the state, an orphan, or in foster care
• Student is homeless, as determined by their district's McKinney-Vento Liason
• Student is undocumented
• Please note that the GPA and financial need criteria are the minimum criteria for consideration. The foundation scholarship is highly competitive and selective, and not all students who meet the consideration criteria will be awarded. 

For more information and scholarship application go to:   https://wmich.edu/admissions/foundation  

DUE MARCH 15 - WMU MLK G.O.L.D SCHOLARSHIP

 Western Michigan University - MLK G.O.L.D. Scholarship

Deadline:  February 15, 2021 Deadline extension:  March 15, 2021

Description:  $32,000 over four years/$8,000 per year.  This scholarship can only be used at WMU.  To be considered, the following must be complete: WMU institutional application or Common App (including WMU supplement), official high school transcript and $40 application fee or fee waiver received.  

Eligibility:

• Minimum 3.0 gpa
• Admission to WMU
• Meet at least 2 of the following criteria:

1. Eligible for participation in the Federal Free or Reduced Price lunch program
2. First Generation college student
3. Participation in a pre-college/bridge or migrant education program.  Pre-college/bridge programs include, but are not limited to, the following TRiO Programs:  Education Opportunity Center, GEAR UP, Talent Search, or Upward Bound.  Letter of verification from director or the pre-college, migrant, or TRiO program is required.

For scholarship application go to: https://wmich.edu/admissions/mlk

DUE APRIL 9 - BS/EC ROTARY SCHOLARSHIP

Berrien Springs - Eau Claire Rotary Scholarship

Deadline:  April 9, 2021 due to guidance office

Description:  A one-time $750 gift by the Rotary Club for a deserving male or female who intends to enroll in college.  This monetary award will be paid each fall upon presentation of actual school enrollment.

Eligibility:

• Leadership/Scholarship
• Character/Citizenship
• Service
• Academic Program/Goals
• Written Paper on "Code for Living"
• Economic Need (may be considered by committee)

Scholarship application available in the guidance office or  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p_ce2JxoNkj9TATNJEzWfCIDxL0pIPRl/view?usp=sharing