EMORY UNIVERSITY
ELIGIBILITY:  SENIOR
CRITERIA:  Merit based.  If interested please see Mrs. Mulder/Mrs. Heintz

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS – DALLAS MCDERMOTT SCHOLARS
If interested in applying (a nomination) stop by Career Tech office and see
Mrs. Mulder or Mrs. Heintz.
Members of the incoming class have made time for athletic, artistic and civic
endeavors. Many members of the new class participate in such sports as tennis,
lacrosse, volleyball, diving and track and field.  Others are singers, dancers,
musicians and writers. They are members of student government and academic
clubs, and volunteer in their communities.
Students with the best chance of being invited to McDermott Finalists’ Weekend
    * 1400 or higher on the two part SAT (verbal and math);
    * 2100 or higher on the three part SAT;
    * 32 or higher on the ACT;
    * A class rank in the top five percent of their graduating class;
    * First-time college freshman
           AP, IB, CLEP, and Dual-Credit acceptable,
           Current UT Dallas students or Transfer students not eligible;
    * Long records of community volunteerism and leadership in school;
    * Broad and eclectic interests in science, literature, and the arts; and
    * Social skills to interact easily with adults as well as peers.

Houston Women's Energy Network -  Each year five $1000 scholarships are awarded to 5 deserving high school girls who will be starting college in Fall of 2011 and the application process has just been opened.  The application is located at: http://www.wenhouston.org/?nd=scholarship.

StudentScholarships.org update for June 2010.  All of the scholarships below are available to students in the school district.

Help Johnny Scholarship
This $5000 scholarship is available to any student that is 19 years or under, as of October 25, 2010 and is renewable.
Website: http://www.studentscholarships.org/helpjohnny.php
Deadline: Varies

United State Institute of Peace
Students grades 9-12.  Website:  www.usip.org/national-peace-essay-contest/2010-2011-contest
Deadline:  February 1, 2011

University of Houston – Victoria!!!!
         Application is free, deadline has been removed. 
         Incoming Freshman will get ½ of tuition paid for!!!!!
         Visit:  www.uhv.edu/freshman.aspx and scholarship info
Available at www.uhv.edu/ofa/2011_forms/2010-2011_Scholarship_Application

Miss Universe Organization:  Visit www.misstexasuas.com or call 281-492-4100 for
more information.  Winner receives cash, wardrobe, travel, personal appearances and a
$45,600 scholarship to Lindenwood University in St. Louis, MO.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

ExxonMobil is pleased to sponsor the thirteenth-annual Community Summer Jobs Program in Houston. Since 1998, ExxonMobil has provided over $1,053,750 in grants to Houston-area agencies through the Community Summer Jobs Program. Again this year, ExxonMobil will provide grants to selected agencies for the purpose of hiring a full-time summer intern.  Visit             http://fidm.edu/events/days-of-fashion/index.html

Volunteer Houston, established in 1974, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the development, promotion and support of volunteerism. For more than 25 years, VOLUNTEER HOUSTON has been the city's sole referral service connecting volunteers to a broad spectrum of diverse nonprofit organizations. Nonprofit organizations all around Houston and its vicinity rely on VOLUNTEER HOUSTON to acquire over 30,000 volunteers per year.  Visit http://www.volunteerhouston.org

ACT, SAT, and PSAT On-Line Practice Testing
ATTENTION:  ALL STUDENTS
PRACTICE ON-LINE:  SAT, PSAT, AND ACT TESTS
ANYONE CAN USE THESE PRACTICE TESTS THIS YEAR
WEBSITE:  www.studentedge.com;  Create and account, Access Code:  CNYNXCPK

COLLEGE SCHOLARS PROGRAMS

U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY, WEST POINT, NY; THE US NAVAL ACADEMY, ANNAPOLIS, MD; US AIR FORCE ACADEMY, COLORADO SRINGS, CO; and the U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY, KINGS POINT, NY
All students must have a Congressional nomination.  If you are interested in a nomination you must visit www.olson.house.gov for more information, application, deadlines, and other important dates.

University of Arkansas is not planning to raise tuition next year and has revised the Non-Resident Tuition Award guidelines to make it possible for qualified students to pay in-state rather than out-of-state tuition to attend the University of Arkansas.

As a resident of Texas, students who meet the revised criteria of a 3.25 cumulative high school GPA and a 24 ACT composite (1090 SAT combined critical reading and math), now qualify the Non-Resident Tuition Award which would save them and their families $7000-$9000 in tuition this coming academic year. This award is renewable with a completion of 24 credit hours per academic year and a 2.75 GPA.

The revised requirements of a 3.25 GPA and 24 ACT/1090 SAT are effective immediately for fall 2009. Any student who has already applied and been accepted and now qualifies, will receive a letter soon letting them know. The revised requirements have been approved for two years and will be in place for fall 2010 applicants as well.

            CORNELL UNIVERSITY – CURIE ACADEMY
            July 18-24, 2010
            One week summer residential program for high school girls (Sophomores &
            Juniors) who excel in math and science, and enjoy solving problems, and want to
            learn more abut careers in engineering.  Visit www.engineering.cornell.edu/curie

            CORNELL UNIVERSITY – CATALYST ACADEMY
            July 18-24, 2010
            One-week summer residential program for underrepresented minority
            (Freshman, Sophomore, and Juniors) who excel in math and science, and enjoy
            solving problems, and want to learn more abut careers in engineering.  Visit

            www.engineering.cornell.edu/catalyst

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY – NEED-BLIND ADMISSION
Beginning Fall 2009, need-based financial aid packages offered to entering undergraduate students will not include need-based loans. Vanderbilt University's seven-year initiative of progressively reducing education-related undergraduate student debt will reach a bold new level. Financial aid packages for incoming and current undergraduate students beginning in the fall of 2009 will include no need-based loans. The amount of need-based loans you would have been offered in the past to meet your demonstrated financial need will now be replaced with increased amounts of Vanderbilt scholarship and/or grant assistance Visit:
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/Admissions/expanded-aid-program.php