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Gloria and Joseph Mattera National Scholarship for Migrant Children

The Gloria and Joseph Mattera National Scholarship for Migrant Children is available to migrant farmworker youth who have the potential and desire to further their education to achieve their personal and career goals. You must have a recent history of movement for agricultural employment, with priority given to interstate migrant youth, and demonstrate financial need and scholastic potential to be considered for this award. You must also be enrolled or accepted at an accredited public or private college, technical or vocational schools, or a dropout or potential dropout from high school who shows promise of ability to continue schooling. A recommendation and an essay are also required.

Please go to http://www.migrant.net/ for more information.

Deadline: January 9, 2009

"Dream Deferred" Essay Contest on Civil Rights in the Middle East

Awards Available: 10

Amount: $500-$2000

The "Dream Deferred" Essay Contest on Civil Rights in the Middle East is available to students who are 25 years old or younger and live in the Middle East or America. You must submit an essay of 600 to 1500 words addressing one of the questions listed on the sponsor's Web site. You must reside in an Arab League member state, Iran, Afghanistan or the United States to be eligible for this contest.

http://www.hamsaweb.org/essay/

Deadline: January 15, 2009

Zinch.com Sweet Diggity Dog Scholarship

Awards Available: Varies

Amount: $20,000

The Zinch.com Sweet Diggity Dog Scholarship is available to current high school students (international students included), graduating in 2009, 2010 or 2011, with a minimum of 2.0 GPA. You must register on Zinch.com and your profile must be as complete as possible to be eligible for this promotion.

http://www.zinch.com/static/college-scholarships.html?Source=AFF-FWEB

Deadline: January 15, 2009

Free Scholarship Guide Semi-Annual Scholarship

Awards Available: 1

Amount: $10,000

During the contest period go to the online application at the website address listed here and follow the links and instructions to register for free. By registering for the scholarship, you will also be able to download the directory of scholarship websites at no charge, which contains links and information on thousands of websites that provide scholarships, or scholarship information. Each person may enter the contest only one time only during the contest period. Non-Winning entries from one contest period will not be valid or rolled over into the subsequent contest period(s).

http://www.freescholarshipguide.com/?af=CD953&bid=1441&sub=_deployid=31124&offerpathcode=all

Deadline: February 15, 2009

Best Buy Scholarship

Awards Available: 1,000

Awards Available: $1,500

In order to win you must register through the website. Must be a high school student (9^th-12^th), minimum GPA of 2.5, must demonstrate community involvement through volunteering, or work experience, and plan to attend a 2 or 4 years college/university or a vocational school.

https://bestbuy.scholarshipamerica.org/

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Last updated: 1/7/09