Private Outside Scholarships Researched by McDaniel College

2013 Fair Housing Essay Contest
http://www.carrollcountyrealtors.net/pdf/2013%20Essay%20Scholarship%20Contest%20Rules%20Website.pdf

• Deadline: May 10, 2013
• Award Amount: $1,000
• Essay required.
• High school seniors or current college freshmen
• Carroll County Residents

Abbott and Fenner Scholarship
http://www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm

• Deadline: June 14, 2013
• Award Amount: $1,000
• Essay required
• All high school juniors and seniors as well as all students currently registered in any accredited post secondary institution

AXA Foundation
http://www.axa-equitable.com/axa-foundation/AXA-achievement-scholarship.html

• The 2013 program is closed. Students can register to receive information about the 2014 program
• Award amount: $2,000-$10,000
• High school seniors

Baltimore Community Foundation
http://www.bcf.org/bReceivebNonprofitsandstudents/Scholarships/tabid/203/Default.aspx

• Deadline: March 15, 2013
• Award Amount: Varies by scholarship
• Baltimore City residents and surrounding areas

BBGB Communications
http://www.breylancommunications.com/bbgcommunications/132/scholarships.php

• Deadline: June 30, 2013
• Award Amount: $1,000
• Essay required
• Between the ages of 16 and 21 on June 30, 2013; currently in or will be attending an institution of higher education in Fall of 2013
• Citizen of the United States or Canada
• Minimum GPA: 2.5

Big Dig Scholarship
http://www.antiquetrader.tv/studentscholarship.php

• Deadline: December 31, 2012
• Award Amount: $3,000
• Essay required
• High school seniors or college freshmen or sophomores

Central Scholarship Bureau
http://www.central-scholarship.org/

• Deadline: April 1, 2013
• Award Amount: Varies
• Planning to attend an accredited United States college, university, community college or career school
• Resident of Maryland
• Minimum GPA: 2.0
• Family income below $90,000 a year

Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation
https://www.coca-colascholars.org/

• Initial applications are accepted August - October 31 of the senior year in high school
• Award Amount: $10,000-$20,000 over four (4) years
• Essay required
• High school seniors
• Minimum GPA: 3.0

Community Foundation of Carroll County
http://www.carrollcommunityfoundation.org/Scholarships.asp

• Deadline: Varies by scholarship
• Award amount: Varies
• High school seniors
• Residents of Carroll County

Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore
http://www.cfes.org/all-available-scholarships

• Deadline: Varies by scholarship
• Award amount: Varies
• High school seniors
• Residents of Wicomico, Worcester, and Somerset Counties is Maryland

DutchCrafters Amish Furniture Heritage Scholarship
http://www.dutchcrafters.com/heritage-scholarship

• Deadline: May 1, 2013
• Award amount: $500
• Essay required
• High school seniors
• Minimum GPA: 3.0
• Must file 2013-2014 FAFSA

Gates Millennium Scholars
http://www.gmsp.org/default.aspx

• Deadline: January 16, 2013
• Award amount: Varies depending on demonstrated need
• Three (3) forms required
• High school seniors, GED, high school graduates
• African American, American Indian-Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander or Hispanic American
• Minimum GPA: 3.3
• Must be Federal Pell Grant recipient

Horatio Alger Foundation
https://www.horatioalger.org/scholarships/index.cfm

• Closed for Class of 2013
• Award amount: $5,000-$20,000
• High school seniors
• Minimum GPA: 2.0
• Must demonstrate financial need

Maryland Mensa
http://www.mensafoundation.org/what-we-do/scholarships/

• Deadline: January 15, 2013
• Award amount: $300-$1,000
• Essay required
• Must enter zip of legal residence code to determine available scholarship opportunities

Maryland State Grange
http://articles.herald-mail.com/2012-05-02/education/31524586_1_scholarship-recipients-state-grange-applicants

• Deadline: June 1, 2013
• Undergraduate or Graduate students; must be hearing impaired or preparing to work with the hearing impaired
• Maryland resident, a Maryland high school graduate, or attending a Maryland college

MassMutual Scholars
http://www.act.org/massmutual/index.html

• Deadline: May 3, 2013
• Award amount: $5,000
• Students entering sophomore, junior, or senior year
• Open to students of African American, Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic descent
• Minimum GPA: 3.0

Mid-Shore Community Foundation
http://www.mscf.org/scholarships_overview.html

• Deadline: February 1, 2013
• Award amount: Varies by scholarship
• Essay required
• High school seniors or college freshmen or sophomores
• Resident of Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, or Talbot Counties in Maryland
• Minimum GPA: Varies by scholarship
• Must demonstrate financial need

National FFA Scholarships
https://www.ffa.org/programs/grantsandscholarships/Scholarships/Pages/default.aspx

• Deadline: February 15, 2013
• Award amount: Varies by scholarship
• Apply online
• High school seniors or enrolled full time in college; less than 23 years of age
• Current FFA members (student or parent) unless otherwise noted
• Minimum GPA: Varies by scholarship

Odenza Marketing Scholarship
http://www.odenzascholarships.com/awards/8/eligibility_odenza_marketing_scholarship.php

• Deadline: March 30, 2013
• Award amount: $500
• Essay required
• Between the ages of 16 and 25 years of age on March 30, 2013
• Citizen of the United States or Canada
• Minimum GPA: 2.5

SMART Scholarship
http://smart.asee.org/

• Deadline: December 14, 2012
• Award amount: Full tuition and stipend
• Rigorous application process
• At least 18 years of age and currently enrolled in a U.S. college or university
• Minimum GPA: 3.0
• Must be able to participate in summer internships at laboratories, must be willing to accept post-graduate employment with the DoD

Timothy J. Atkinson Memorial Scholarship
http://www.arccarroll.com/page.php?cms_int_id=76&cms_int_parent_id=47

• Deadline: April 1, 2013
• Award amount: $1,000
• Essay required
• Accepted for admission or currently attending as a full-time student at an accredited college or university in pursuit of a related degree (in a field working with people with intellectual developmental disabilities)
• Carroll County resident who intends to enter a field that will assist or advocate for people with intellectual developmental disabilities

Toyota Community Scholars
http://www.toyota.com/about/philanthropy/education/scholarships/

• Deadline: Varies by scholarship
• Award Amount: Varies
• High school seniors
• Academic excellence

Union Plus Scholarship
https://unionplusscholars.communityforce.com/Default.aspx

• Deadline: January 31, 2013
• Award amount: $4,000
• Essay required
• Undergraduate and graduate students
• Current and retired members of unions that participate in any Union Plus program, their spouses and their dependent children
• Minimum GPA: 3.0

U.S. Bank Scholarship
http://www.usbank.com/scholarship

• Check back in early 2013 for application information
• Award amount: $1,000
• Apply online
• High school seniors and college undergraduates

WyzAnt College Scholarships
http://www.wyzant.com/scholarships/v3/about.aspx

• Deadline: May 1, 2013
• Award amount: Up to $10,000
• Essay required
• High school sophomores through college juniors