Additional Resources

DEADLINE: drawing occurs annually on or about Jan. 15

10KScholarship.com
To register for a $10,000 scholarship, go to www.10kscholarship.com and complete the registration form. You can use the $10,000 scholarship for any college, university, or education program, to pay off your student loans, or even give the scholarship to a family member. The $10,000 can be used for any educational opportunity, including GED coursework, certificate programs, undergraduate and graduate school, distance learning, home-based study, continuing education and career training. You must be at least age 17 and a U.S. resident to enter.

DEADLINE: annually on or around Feb. 1

Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarships
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship makes it possible for the nation’s top community college students to complete their bachelor’s degrees by transferring to a four-year college or university. The foundation provides up to $30,000 per year to each of approximately 50 deserving students. Candidates must be a current student with sophomore status or a recent graduate (within the last five years) at an accredited U.S. community college or two-year institution. Students must be nominated by their two-year institutions. The application deadline is typically February 1, but colleges may have earlier internal deadlines. Each two-year institution has a faculty representative who manages the nomination process. Please visit www.jkcf.org for a complete list of faculty representatives and their contact information.

DEADLINE: applications must be postmarked annually on or before March 21

Scholarship Opportunities for Success (SOS)
Scholarship applications are available annually by January 15 and are accepted from adult women residents of Central Ohio who are living near the poverty level and are U.S. citizens. Downloadable applications and more information is available at http://www.sosgrants.org. 

All About Education $3,000 Scholarship
U.S. student 13 years of age or older are elligible. Must answer the essay question, "How will a $3,000 scholarship for education make a difference in your life?" Visit www.scholarshipexperts.com for more information.

DEADLINE: April 30, 2013

College Prowler "No Essay" Scholarship
U.S. students currently enrolled in college are elligible. Apply now at: scholarshipexperts.clickmeter.com/882040/

DEADLINE: TBD

Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship Competition
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship Program is open to CCAD seniors and alumni who have graduated since spring 2004 who are planning to attend graduate school for the first time. Scholarships that can total as much as $300,000 (up to $50,000 per year for up to six years). Students interested in this scholarship must be nominated by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Faculty Representative. The CCAD faculty representative is Kaname Takada. For more information email Kaname (first initial + last name @ccad.edu)

DEADLINE: May 1, 2013

United Realty Students $10,000 Scholarship
U.S. students currently enrolled in high school or college between the ages of 16 and 22. Must respond to the essay question,"How do I invest in my future?" Apply now at: https://sams.scholarshipexperts.com/

DEADLINE: May 17, 2013

Howard T. Short and Burdette Augsburger Scholarship Fund of the Legacy Fund
This fund was established to benefit gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered students pursuing post-secondary education at a central Ohio college or university or Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio. Candidate must be gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered, and must have at least a 2.75 grade point average. For a downloadable application and more information visit The Columbus Foundation website.

DEADLINE: May 31, 2013

Fifth Month $1,500 Scholarship
Eligible participants must be U.S. students 13 years of age or older and respond to the question "May is the fifth month of the year. Write a letter to the number five explaining why five is important. Be serious or be funny. Either way, here's a high five to you for being original." Find out more information here: www.scholarshipexperts.com/apply.htx.

DEADLINE: July 31, 2013

Campus Discovery $2,500 "Advice to Your High School Self" Scholarship
U.S. citizens enrolled at (or recently graduated from) a 2- or 4-year college in the U.S. Must complete the essay, "Assume you could go back in time and talk to yourself as a high school senior. Knowing what you know now about college life and making the transition, what advice would you give yourself?" More information here: campusdiscovery.com/start

The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation
Awards are limited to candidates in the early stages of their careers who are working in a representational style in painting, drawing, sculpture or printmaking. To be eligible for a grant, candidates must have already started or completed training at an established school of art and/or demonstrate, through past work and future plans, a commitment to make art a lifetime career. Applications are available at the CCAD One-Stop Student Services Office or via www.elizabethgreenshieldsfoundation.org

NO DEADLINE

The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges
Students that are in need of additional financial assistance as they are on the verge of dropping out of college. They have exhausted all other avenues for aid (loans, grants or scholarships) and they still have unmet need that they are unable to pay and without additional financial assistance, they would be forced to leave college without their degree. These awards can range between $1,500-$5,000. Must be from Ohio, junior or senior status working to obtain a bachelor of fine arts degree, and a minimum GPA of 2.5 or higher.