The law office of Michael H. Schwartz, P.C., is providing high school juniors and seniors and current college students with an opportunity to win scholarship money to help further their education. Our firm is offering a total of $1,500 in scholarships ($1,000 for first place and $500 for second) to students who attend or plan to attend a two-year or four-year college or university anywhere in the United States. Winners will be chosen based on a submitted essay or video (details below), school activities, leadership positions, honors and awards, community service, academic performance, and professional pursuits.

MnWPF Scholarship Application 2018

The Minnesota Chapter of Women in Public Finance (MnWPF) is offering scholarships to college-bound high school women entering their senior year of high school in the fall of 2018 AND to female college undergraduates entering their freshman or sophomore years in the fall of 2018. A total of $5,000 will be allocated toward this effort.

Please complete the application form available above. Applications via email to info@mnwpf.org are due by midnight CDT on Friday, June 1, 2018. Scholarship recipients should expect to be notified by August 1, 2018.

For more information about MnWPF, please click here. 

We are pleased to announce the inaugural Reedsy Creative Writing Scholarship, a biannual award for writers and novelists in further education. As the world’s leading marketplace of book publishing talent, Reedsy is passionate about nurturing the next generation of fiction authors. We have designed this scholarship to award a student whose writing displays a clear and unique voice with the potential to thrive in the competitive literary landscape.

Awarded twice a year, successful candidates will receive $1,000 towards educational expenses and be eligible for further sponsorship from Reedsy while they develop as a writer.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the Reedsy Creative Writing Scholarship, applicants must be:

• United States, Canada or Australia Citizens or Permanent Residents; and
• Accepted to, or currently enrolled in an accredited college, university, or graduate program within the United States, Canada or Australia.

Selection

Your application must include the first chapter (1,500 to 7,500 words) of an original novel you are currently writing, or have written but not yet published.

All applications must be submitted by email to scholarship@reedsy.com and include:

• Your name, address and contact number;
• The name of the college or university you are attending or planning to attend;
• Your sample chapter attached to the email in .doc or .docx format with a written introduction. Google Doc links and PDFs will not be accepted.

Five finalists will be selected from each application pool. If your submission is shortlisted, your sample will be featured on Reedsy’s blog and social media channels. This will not affect your rights as the copyright holder.

Application Deadline

To be considered for the Spring semester scholarship, applications must be received by February 21, 2018.

Next deadline will be September 21, 2018 for the Fall semester scholarship.

Award

The scholarship must be applied to tuition and other education-related expenses. A wire transfer for $1,000 will be made payable to the recipient’s educational institution directly.

Contact details

Address: Reedsy Ltd. Seedcamp 4-5 Bonhill St, Shoreditch, London EC2A 4BX

Phone: +44 20 3108 9367
USA: +1 (407) 233-3331

Email: scholarship@reedsy.com

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Here at Healthline, we create content about all things health and wellness — from how to spot symptoms of a serious condition, to healthy smoothie recipes, and more. With a reach of almost 80 million visitors per month, our mission is to help build a stronger, healthier world.

That’s why we’re teaming up with the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), a patient advocacy organization dedicated to individuals with rare diseases and the organizations that serve them. NORD is committed to the identification, treatment, and cure of rare disorders through initiatives like their Student Club Program, which prepares students for success in health-related careers.

Together, we’re launching our 2018 scholarship program, which aims to assist and empower college students making a positive impact on rare and/or chronic diseases.