Westminster receives
information from various companies and organizations that offer scholarships
and grants. There also are opportunities to receive money for participation
in the essay programs listed below. If you have any questions regarding
either the essays or the scholarships, please email Mr. McCallie (amccallie@wsa.net)
or call him at 706-731-7780, ext. 2309.
ESSAY INFORMATION
John F. Kennedy: Profile in
Courage
ww.jfklibrary.org
Amount: up to $8,500
Open to students in grades 9-12
Deadline: January 10
The League
http://theleague.org/index.php?option=com_knightgrant&view=knightscholarship&mode=form
The LEAGUE will be
awarding three (3) scholarships. The Knight Scholarship is a national
scholarship competition where students write on civic responsibility.
Amount: Up to
$5,000
Open to high school
seniors
Deadline: March 1
Veterans of Foreign Wars
www.vfw.org/
Voice of Democracy Scholarship
Competition
Amount: $1,000 - $30,000
Open to students in grades 9-12
Deadline: November 1
Veterans of Foreign Wars
www.vfw.org/
Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest
Amount: $1,000 - $10,000 US savings
bond, trip to Washington, DC
Open to students in grades 6-8
Deadline: November 1
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
American Legion Scholarships
www.legion.org
AXA Achievement Scholarship
www.axa-achievement.com
Deadline: December 15
Coca-Cola Scholars
www.coca-colascholars.org
Open to students in grade 12
Amount: $10,000 - $20,000
Deadline: October 31
Fort Gordon
Service Club Merit Scholarship Awards
706-910-0213
Open to
Seniors who are either a military dependent with a valid ID card or the
dependent of a current member of the Fort Gordon Service Club
Deadline:
March 15
Jostens Yearbook Scholarship
706-855-8999
Amount: $500
Deadline: January 31
Prudential Spirit of Community
Awards
www.prudential.com/spirit or
www.principals.org/prudential
Open to students in grades 5-12
Amount: $1,000 - $5,000
Deadline: October 31
Sam Walton Community Scholarship
http://www.walmartfoundation.org
Open to students in grade 12
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: January 14
SRS (available only to employees’
children)
1-803-725-1717
Open to students in grade 12
Amount: $3,000
Deadline: Spring
Thomas Wolfe Scholarship (UNC)
http://english.unc.edu/creative/tws
Seeks students in grade 12 “with
exceptionally focused literary ability and promise.”
Amount: undergraduate support at UNC
Deadline: November 1
Watson-Brown Foundation
www.watson-brown.org/scholarship
Open to students in grade 12
Amount: $3,000 - $5,000
Deadline: February 15
