Imagine America Foundation will help you search for scholarships. Their web address is: https://www.imagine-america.org/applyforscholarships/ |
Do you have questions or need help with completing your FAFSA? Mrs. Candis Busby, our TRIO representative, will be on campus Tuesday, November 7 from 10:00-2:00 to help anyone with completion or answer any questions. Many colleges have special days for high school students to visit the campus. Check out the list below to see if you would like to attend a preview day!
Fall 2017 November 4 (Saturday) - Middle Tennessee State University Preview Day - http://www.mtsu.edu/schedule-a-visit/special-events.php November 11 (Saturday) - University of North Alabama Preview Day - https://www.una.edu/previewday/index.html December 2 (Saturday) - Auburn University Montgomery Saturday Tour - http://www.aum.edu/admissions/campusevents Spring 2018 February 3 (Saturday) - Auburn University Montgomery Saturday Tour - http://www.aum.edu/admissions/campusevents March 3 (Saturday) - Jacksonville State Preview Day - http://www.jsu.edu/admissions/preview-day/index.html March 24 (Saturday) - Auburn University Montgomery Warhawk Welcome - http://www.aum.edu/admissions/campusevents Future Information Alabama A&M – High School Senior Day – check with the school for a preview day. Alabama University Days – http://universitydays.ua.edu/ Alabama Group Tours - https://gobama.ua.edu/visits/group-tours/ ASU Connection Day - http://www.alasu.edu/admissions/index.aspx Auburn Preview Day - http://www.auburn.edu/admissions/preview/ Auburn War Eagle Day - http://www.auburn.edu/admissions/wed/ Calhoun Tours - http://www.calhoun.edu/student-resources/campus-tours JSU Preview Day - http://www.jsu.edu/admissions/preview-day/index.html Montevallo - http://www.montevallo.edu/previewday/ MTSU Preview Days - http://www.mtsu.edu/schedule-a-visit/special-events.php Troy Trojan Day - http://www.troy.edu/admissions/undergraduate/visiting-troy-campus.html Tuskegee Open House - https://www.tuskegee.edu/admissions-aid TSU Preview Day - http://www.tnstate.edu/admissions/visit.aspx UAB Day - http://www.uab.edu/students/admissions/visit/uab-day UAH Charger Preview Day - http://www.uah.edu/admissions/undergraduate/upcoming-events UWA Preview Day - http://www.uwa.edu/previewday/ USA Day - http://southalabama.edu/departments/admissions/usaday.html Many colleges have waived the application fee during the week of Oct. 30-Nov. 3. This would be a great week to take advantage of submitting applications! ALSPRA Scholarship 2017-18
Notice: You must have or create a Google account to complete this application due to the requirements for file uploading.The Alabama School Public Relations Association is a statewide coalition of professional school communicators. ALSPRA offers a $500 scholarship to students who plan to enroll in an Alabama college or university after high school graduation and who plan to seek a degree in communication, public relations or a related field. Student members who are eligible may apply for the education scholarship program offered at the beginning of each calendar year and awarded at the annual ALSPRA Conference in mid-Spring. The deadline for the 2018 ALSPRA Student Scholarship is February 2. CANDIDATES The candidate must be interested in pursuing a public relations major, communication major or emphasis track at a university or college within the state of Alabama. The candidate must be a high school junior or senior at an Alabama public school with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. A transcript from your high school must be submitted with your application. Applicants who participate in a school organization related to journalism, public relations, communication, student media or marketing or who are members of a local, state or national public relations organization are preferred. APPLICATION Please fill out the student scholarship application below. The online application must be accompanied by your transcript (can be an unofficial version from your central office), resume, photo and response to an essay question related to the public relations field. Please upload your transcript (can be an unofficial version from your central office), resume, photo in Section 2 of this application. You must have or create a Google account to complete this application due to the requirements for file uploading. Select one of the two questions presented below for your essay. Choose the question that best suits your interests in public relations. The essay question must be original and approximately 800 words. This question will be chosen and filled in below. 1. What do you think is the most important issue or trend affecting PR today and why? Give real-world examples. 2. Over the last 10 years, how has the PR profession changed and where do you see the profession going in the next 10 years and why? SCHOLARSHIP SELECTION PROCESS The scholarship winner will be selected by an ALSPRA committee and notified by late February. ALSPRA will award one $500 scholarship and present the winner with a certificate in recognition of his or her achievement. The winner will be invited to, and honored during the Annual ALSPRA Conference luncheon in March. In addition, the winning essay may be published on ALSPRA’s website. In addition to the winning essay, student photograph may also be published on the ALSPRA website and will not be used as a criteria in the judging process. The final decision will be left up to the discretion of the scholarship committee. DEADLINE & SUBMISSION DETAILS The deadline for the 2018 ALSPRA Student Scholarship is February 2. The link to the application can also be found on the ALSPRA website at: http://www.alspra.org/. Once received by ALSPRA, your essay and application materials become property of the Association and will not be returned. I just received an email with LOTS of scholarships. Too many to list! Go to this website:
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