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SCHOLARSHIP LINKS*Reminder*
NEVER pay for a scholarship or a scholarship list!!
These scholarship applications have arrived and can be found in the scholarship drawer in the Counseling Office:The Gettysburg Garden Club Scholarship application is here! They will be offering three $1000 scholarships to qualified students. To qualify you need to pursue college courses in: Biology, Horticulture, Floriculture, Landscape Architecture, Conservation, Forestry, Botany, Agronomy, Plant Pathology, Environmental Control City Planning, Land Management, Wildlife Sciences, and Environmental Control Rural/Urban Planning. You may apply online at their website www.pagardenclubs.org or pick up an application in the Counseling Office. The deadline to apply is February 1st.They will be awarding 5 individual scholarships to local area High School Graduates this year. The amount of each scholarship will be $20,000, distributed in $5,000 increments for a maximum of 4 years. Applicants must maintain a 3.0 GPA throughout the length of the scholarship and major in a construction related field which includes Accounting, Architecture, Business Management, Engineering, and any other construction related majors. The deadline to apply is April 1st.The Charles Kidder Scholarship is for a senior who has a parent, step-parent, grand parent, legal guardian or sibling who is employed at a Hanover Area Management Association. The list of member companies is on the application. The due date for this $1,500 scholarship is March 15th.The ASHE Harrisburg Engineering Scholarship is a $2000 scholarship for any senior who is a U.S. Citizen, and is enrolling or enrolled in a four year college bachelors degree program in engineering. Go to their website to apply: http://www.harrisburg.ashe.pro/Scholarship.htm The deadline to apply is April 5th.The Snowmobile Club of Adams County Scholarship is for a hardworking individual with decent grades, excellent attendance, involved in community groups such as Eagle Scouts, church/civic groups, and is going to a college or trade school. The deadline to apply for this $500 scholarship is March 22nd.____________________________________________________________________
$500 - $20,000 Scholarships Available from Adams County Community Foundation (Dollars for Scholars)! Easy online application process at: www.adamscountydfs.org. Application opens on January 2, 2019. New this year: Adams Electric has a second opporturnity and will now award a $1,000 scholarship to eight high school seniors who have plans to attend a post-secondary career or trade school. This scholarship program specifically benefits pursuits of vocational-technical school students who must become accepted in educational programs leading to certificates/degrees related to building/construction trades, cosmetology, culinary arts or vehicle technology. The approximate deadline to apply is April 15th.
Another new scholarship added to Dollars for Scholars! The Terry Newendorp Environmental Scholarship for the Gunpowder River is new as of this year. Students must reside within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and have a clear connection to the Gunpowder River Watershed. Qualifying connection examples include: A connection to drinking water or recreational, aesthic, and/or environmental attributes of the Gunpowder River Watershed. The deadline to apply for this scholarship is March 15, 2019.
The Builders Association of Adams County offers a $1,000 scholarship to one graduating senior from each of the seven Adams County Schools. To qualify you must be attending a certified trade school or college studying carpentry, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, masonry, drafting, engineering, or other building trade field. Applications are available on their website: www.adamscountybuilders.com or you can pick up an appplication in the Counseling Office scholarship drawer. The deadline to apply is March 31, 2019.
If you have been accepted to Millersville University and plan to attend, there is a scholarship available from the Clarence Schock Foundation. The deadline to apply is February 21st and applications are available in the Counseling Office.
Scholarship Opportunities for Juniors!
College Board Opportunity Scholarships offers the Class of 2020 a chance to earn scholarships by doing six simple steps. You can start today by signing up on their website, and make a starter list of six colleges you want to attend. Just by making that list you earn a chance for a $500 scholarship. For more information go to their website: collegeboard@e.collegeboard.org
The 2019 Coolidge Scholarship application is now open! This scholarship is a full-ride, four-year merit scholarship that may be used by recipients for undergraduate study at any accredited college or university in the United States. Any high school junior who plans on enrolling in college in the fall of 2020 is eligible to apply. Coolidge Scholars are selected based primarily on academic excellence, an interest in public policy, an appreciation for and understanding the values President Coolidge championed, as well as humility and service. The deadline to apply is January 23, 2019. For more information go to their website: www.coolidgescholars.org
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