Clarion Hospital Announces Scholarships

(Note - I've fixed the link below; the link provided by the hospital does not work.)

Clarion Hospital Foundation is seeking applicants for the following:
-Dr. John E, Brooks Memorial Scholarship, $1000
-Joseph and Helen Miller Memorial Scholarships (2), $1000 each
-Fran Shope Memorial Scholarships (2), $1000 each

Students must be a graduate (or future graduate) of a Clarion County School, be accepted for a post-secondary health care education, maintain a 3.0 or better in the final three years of high school, and plan to pursue education in the medical field.

Applications are available at Clarion Hospital.

Deadline is March 31.

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Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition

This competition is a great opportunity for budding scientists and research oriented students to earn some major scholarship money. Each year, up to 120 students will share as much as $456,000 in college scholarships, with the top two national winners each receiving a $50,000 college scholarship. Scholarships can be used for educational expenses at accredited colleges or universities in the United States. Get your thinking caps on! Deadlines for submissions have traditionally been in early February of the competition award year.

The Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition for original student research is designed to inspire talented students to investigate behavioral, biological, environmental and social factors that affect health and to identify ways to improve the health of the public. YES awards up to 120 college scholarships each year to high school juniors and seniors who conduct outstanding research projects that apply epidemiological methods of analysis to a health-related issue. If you care deeply about the environment, world policy, or the world’s emerging health issues here is your opportunity to save lives.

YES will select up to 120 semifinalists; up to 60 will receive scholarship awards of $1000, completing their participation in the competition. The other 60 —up to 10 from each of six regions —will advance to the Regional Finals. The students advancing to the Regional Finals will receive an expense-paid trip to the YES National Event in Washington, D.C., April 2008, to compete with other students in their region. Regional Finalists will be judged on the basis of their written research reports, as well as an oral presentation and question-and-answer session. Forty-eight of the Regional Finalists will receive scholarship awards of $2,000, completing their participation in the competition. Twelve Regional Finalists—two from each of the six regions—will go on to compete at the National Finals.

The 12 students advancing to the National Finals will be judged by a national panel of judges on the basis of their written Research Project Reports, oral presentations and question-and-answer sessions.
YES college scholarship awards to the 12 National Finalists:
Six will receive scholarship awards of $15,000 each.
Two will receive scholarship awards of $20,000 each.
Two will receive scholarship awards of $35,000 each.
The top two national winners will receive scholarship awards of $50,000 each.
For more information about the YES Competition visit www.collegeboard.com/yes/.
~Tami

Clarion Hospital Foundation Scholarships

The Clarion Hospital Foundation will award four scholarships this year: two Joseph and Helen Miller Memorial scholarships, the Dr. John E. Brooks Scholarship, and the Clarion Hospital Foundation Scholarship. These $1000 scholarships are awarded to graduates or future graduates of Clarion County High Schools who are accepted to a school of post-secondary education. They must have a gpa of 3.0 or better and plan to pursue education in the medical field. For more information call the Hospital Foundation at 814-226-1262. Deadline is MARCH 30!

McKelvey Scholarship

A McKelvey Bronze Scholarship gives qualified students up to $4,000 Freshman year, $5,000 Sophomore year, $6,000 Junior year and $7,000 Senior year. Bronze Scholars must be willing to conform to all the conditions of being a McKelvey Bronze Scholar. Bronze scholars will be provided with a McKelvey scholar mentor who is an upperclassman that attends their college. 2007 High School Graduates are NOT eligible for the Bronze Scholarship. The McKelvey Foundation Bronze Scholarship has been established for students with financial need. All applicants must be able to demonstrate that (a) they graduated from high school at least one year prior to the application date and that they were unable to go to college because of financial considerations or (b) that they left college because of financial considerations, but were in good academic standing.

For more information and the application: http://www.mckelveyfoundation.org/bronze_scholarship.html
Please read the criteria carefully.

Scholarship Announcement

Orphan Foundation of America (OFA) in conjunction with Casey Family Programs and other generous sponsors offers approximately 100 new scholarships annually for young people out of foster care. These scholarships range in award amount from $2500 to $6000 and are renewable with continued eligibility for up to six years or until a student attains their Bachelor’s Degree
or technical certificate/diploma, whichever comes first.

Applications will be accepted on line at www.orphan.org (click the yellow scholarship box on the home page) between now and March 31, 2007.