Unit 6 Paying for College

Scholarship Search
Directions: Complete the following to identify potential scholarships you could apply for to fund your
higher education.
1. Identify at least 5 characteristics about you or your family, extra-curricular activities and higher
education plans that may be eligibility factors when you research scholarships.

U.S citizen and resident

Football player
National Honors Society
Business Major
3.97 GPA

2. Identify at least 5 scholarships that you are eligible to apply for and complete the table below.
Use a variety of resources to find the scholarships.

Possible
Who
Scholarships Sponsors
It

Website or Contact
Information

Eligibility

Amount Application
Deadline

AFA Teens for

Alzheimer's
Awareness
College
Scholarship

Alzheimer's
Foundation of
America

Phone:866-232-8484
Email:info@afateens.org
Web:www.afateens.org

U.S Citizen and

Resident, High
School Senior

$250 to
$5,000

2/15

AfterCollege
Succurro
Scholarship

AfterCollege

Phone:415-263-1300
Email:scholarships@aftercolle
ge.com
Web:acdc.mx/acschools

Minimum 2.5
GPA

$1,000 to
$4,000

3/31
6/30

Best Price
Nutrition and
Health
Scholarship

Best Price
Nutrition

Phone:708-478-8143
Email:jmoriarty@bestpricenutri
tion.com
Web:http://www.bestpricenutrit
ion.com/scholarship.html

U.S Resident

$1,000

12/31

CNH Capital
Scholarship

Future
Farmers of
America

Phone:317-802-6099
Email:scholarships@ffa.org
Web:www.ffa.org/programs/gr
antsandscholarships/Scholars
hips/Pages/default.aspx

Major in
Agribusiness
Agriculture
Agricultural
economics
Education
Journalism

$8,000

2/1

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Public relations
Business
Economics
Finance/banking
Marketing
Bradford White
Corporation
Scholarship

PlumbingHeatingCooling
Contractors
Educational
Foundation

Phone:800-533-7694
Fax:703-237-7442
Email:foundation@naphcc.org
Web:www.phccfoundation.org

U.S citizen,
major interest in
Air
conditioning/hea
ting/refrigeration
technology
Business/manag
ement/administr
ation
Construction
management
Engineering,
mechanical

$2,500

5/1

3. After completing the table, what are three things you can do to be eligible for as many
scholarships as possible?

Maintain a high GPA

Stay in National Honors Society and Football
Keep living in the United States of America