• University of Scranton Outside Gift Aid Policy
• Private Scholarship Announcements
• Scholarship Searches on the World Wide Web

Many private scholarships are offered by local civic, church, club and high school organizations. Consult your high school guidance department to determine which programs you mail be eligible for and apply to them. It is recommended that you keep photocopies of all applications and documents filed. Finally, students should respond in a timely manner to requests for corrections or additional information.

THE UNIVERSITY'S OUTSIDE GIFT AID POLICY

Students should notify the Financial Aid Office if they are receiving any privately funded scholarships or grants by submitting a photocopy of any scholarship notifications and information on the availability of these funds for subsequent years. The University will then be able to notify students of any impact on their financial aid package.

In recognition of its students' efforts in securing grants and scholarships from private organizations, the University has developed a gift aid policy that attempts to treat recipients in an equitable manner. The University will measure outside aid recipients' unmet financial need before adjusting any financial aid award package. Private grants/scholarships may be used to replace up to one-half of a student's remaining financial need. If no remaining need exists, University need based aid will be reduced by one-half the amount of the outside award. When a PHEAA grant and/or Title IV aid composes any part of a student's package, state and federal overaward procedures will be followed even after the above policy is applied.

PRIVATE SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENTS

Applications are now being accepted for the 2009-2010 Neal J. Fasula Memorial Scholarship

Scholarship criteria:

• Employee or is a dependent of an employee of the Gerrity's Supermarkets
• Full-time undergraduate of The University of Scranton
• Submission of the 2009-2010 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
• Applications available in the Financial Aid Office, St Thomas Hall, Suite 410

DEADLINE: December 1, 2009

In keeping with its long-standing tradition of helping women succeed, the Talbots Charitable Foundation is proud to present the 2010 Talbots Scholarship Foundation and the inaugural Nancy Talbot Scholarship Award for perseverance and ingenuity, which is presented in memory of the founder of Talbots. This program empowers women to enrich themselves through learning and achieve a college education later in life.

Completely re-imagined, the Talbots Scholarship Foundation will award $180,000 in college scholarships for the 2010 academic year, including up to 10 $15,000 scholarships and one $30,000 scholarship to an extraordinary finalist demonstrating courage, conviction and an insatiable entrepreneurial spirit.

Applications are available online at https://www.scholarshipamerica.org/talbotswomen The deadline for applications is Saturday, January 2, 2010. Only the first 5,000 eligible applications received will be processed.

ELIGIBILITY
Applicants to the 2010 Talbots Scholarship Foundation must:

• Be women currently residing in the United States or Canada;
• Be women who have earned a high school diploma or their GED on or before September 2000;
• Be enrolled or planning to enroll in a full- or part-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited 2- or 4- year college, university, or vocational-technical school;
• Be attending the full 2010-11 academic year and receiving a degree no earlier than May 2011; and
• Have at least two semesters (24 credit hours or more) remaining to complete an undergraduate degree as of the beginning of the 2010 fall academic term.

The Pennsylvania Section of the AWWA encourages study in fields relating to the water supply industry and is offering $2,000 scholarships to eligible students. Students are eligible to apply if:

1. They have completed one semester of the college junior year or they are a college senior or graduate level student.
2. They are pursuing or planning to pursue a degree in engineering, biology, chemistry, business administration or other field which may lead to a career in the water supply industry.
3. They are attending a Pennsylvania college or maintain a permanent residence in Pennsylvania.

Additional information can be obtained by contacting the PA-AWWA Office, PO Box D, New Cumberland, PA 17070; phone (717) 774-8870; fax (717) 774-0288; or E-mail paawwa@paaawwa.org.

Applications are also available in the Financial aid Office.

DEADLINE: February 5, 2010

• The Gundaker Foundation is pleased to offer a number of one-year Graduate Grant Awards to candidates who plan to pursue full-time graduate studies internationally or domestically and who will, or have, successfully completed their undergraduate studies by the end of this academic year.
• Awards to candidates who plan to pursue full-time graduate studies internationally or domestically and who will, or have, successfully completed their undergraduate studies by the end of this academic year. In addition to the academic criteria mentioned above, candidates must be a permanent resident within Rotary District 7450 and must win approval and be sponsored by a local District 7450 Rotary Club, located closest to the candidate’s permanent address.
• All application materials must be submitted to the Rotary Club in the area in which the candidate has permanent residence no later than March 1, 2010. Please go to our web site Rotary District 7450 Gundaker Foundation for forms and instructions.

• Scholarship for York County, Pennsylvania Residents
• The Dudley & Sylvia Kramer Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually by the Arc of York County
• Applications are available online at www.thearcofyorkcounty.org.
• Students must be engaged in an educational pursuit with a goal of working with persons with intellectual disabilities.
• The student must show a demonstrated need for tuition assistance
• Applications must be received or postmarked by June 6, 2010
• A scholarship of up to $750 will be awarded in August 2010

• Abbott & Fenner Business Consultants are pleased to be able to continue with our annual scholarship program.
• The award will be up to $1,000 to the winner(s) each year.
• Scholarship Deadline - June 20, 2010.
• Application Process: Students will submit an essay on one of the two topics that appear on the scholarship page of our web site: http://www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm Full details are available on our site.

• The BigSun Organization is proud to be able to continue to help young athletes succeed in their academic pursuits. They are offering an annual scholarship to a deserving student. All student athletes are eligible for this award, regardless of which sport they are participating in.
• Deadline: June 24, 2010
• Amount of Award: $500
• The successful applicant will be a high school senior or be attending a post secondary institute and currently involved in some sport at that institution or in the community.
• Please visit BigSun's website at http://www.bigsunathletics.com to learn how to apply.

The SAP North America Scholarship Program for outstanding students pursuing a degree in business, computer science, mathematics or engineering.

The SAP North America Scholarship Program will:

• Award up to fifteen $5,000 scholarships for the 2009-2010 academic year.

• Funds help defray tuition expenses.

• If the annual tuition is less than $5,000, the remaining amount may be carried forward to the next year.

• The scholarship payment will be made directly to the university and are not transferable to other academic institutions.

• Student-applicants can find program materials and the application at www.easymatch.com/sapscholarship.

Gallagher Koster (a division of Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc.) is proud to announce that applications are currently being accepted for the 2009 Gallagher Koster Health Careers Scholarship Program.

All eligible full-time undergraduate students majoring in a healthcare related field, entering their Junior or Senior year in the Fall of 2009 are encouraged to apply.

This year, there will be five awards available, each in the amount of $5,000.

The Health Careers Scholarship Program Application is available online, and is to be filled out directly on our website, http://www.gallagherkoster.com. All eligibility information, supplemental materials and Frequently Asked Questions can also be found on the website. Please note that there are no paper copies available- all information is online-only.

To be eligible for a scholarship grant, applicants must have had a parent who has been killed or seriously injured as a result of a work related accident that meets the criteria of the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act and that has resulted in demonstrated financial need.

Applicants must be within the ages of 16 and 25 and be accepted by an accredited, post secondary educational institution. Graduate students are not eligible to apply.

Additionally, top applicants demonstrating both exceptional academic promise and significant financial need, may benefit from special scholarship awards provided through a generous ACE INA Foundation grant.

For more information contact Kids' chance of Pennsylvania, Inc. at http://www.kidschanceofpa.org/scholarship.html or call (484) 945-2104.

The 1st Annual Academic Computer Science is now accepting applications for a $1,000 scholarship award. The scholarship is meant for students pursuing computer related majors.

The link with the scholarship application details is http://eduaction-portal.com/pages/Computer Science Academic Scholarship.html

Questions regarding this scholarship opportunity please contact Ben Wilson at (650)488-5017.

World Nomads has partnered with Global Vision International (GVI) to offer the 2009 Travel Podcast Documentary Scholarship.

The scholarship recipient will receive mentorship from ABC Radio producer and author- Tim Latham, including the opportunity to volunteer on a GVI project in Guatemala. The lucky scholarship recipient will work alongside the local Maya community and gain unique access (including translation assistance) to interview community leaders to create their very own podcast documentary.

The resulting podcast will become a feature on Indie Travel Podcast website and also submitted to international radio programs and podcast website where their work will be listened to by thousands of travelers.

World Nomads is passionate about travel and our full Travel Scholarship program can be viewed at our website- www.worldnomads.com.

• AICPA Accountemps Student Scholarship - a joint program worth Accountemps, awarding $2,500.

• John L. Carey Scholarship - $5,000 scholarships for a minimum of 10 liberal arts or other non-business related degree holders preparing to enter a graduate accounting program.

• AICPA scholarships for Minority Accounting Students - financial awards of up to $5,000 for undergraduate and graduate minority accounting students.

• AICPA Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students - up to $12,000 for nearly 20 full-time minority doctoral students to increase the number of accounting educators who are also CPAs.

Questions? Visit www.aicpa.org/aec or contact the AICPA Academic & Career Development Team at educat@aicpa.org.

The National Research Council of the National Academies announces the Postdoctoral and Senior Research Associateship Programs for 2009.

Detailed program information, including instructions on how to submit online applications, a list of laboratories and their locations, and areas of research can be found on their website at www.national-academies.org/rap. Prospective applicants are invited to contact the NRC directly at 202-334-2760 or rap@nas.edu if additional information or assistance is required.

Full-time Assoicateships will be awarded on a competitive basis in 2009 for research in the fields of chemistry, earth, atmospheric and space sciences, engineering, applied sciences and computer science, life and medical sciences, mathematics, space and planetary sciences, and physics. Many of the laboratories are open to both U.S. and foreign nationals, and to both recent doctoral recipients and senior investigators.

Abbott & Fenner Business Consultants are pleased to announce that the scholarship program will be continued for 2009. The winners from the past two years are posted on the scholarship website.

Please visit www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm to learn more.

• St. Joseph's Center is pleased to announce the formation of Scholarships in the amount of $5,000 per year for full time enrolled in the final two years of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, or Speech Therapy.

  The number of scholarships to be awarded each year will be determined by the Center.

• If interested in applying or have any questions call St. Joseph's Center office of Human Resources at (570) 963-1282 also criteria for eligibility and applications are available at The University of Scranton's Financial Aid Office, St. Thomas 401.

Contact: Fannie Mae Internship information at www.HispanicHeritageAwards.org

The Marian J. Wettrick Charitable Foundation offers financial assistance in the form of grants to certain qualified female students graduating from a Pennsylvania college or university and who have gained admission and subsequently attend a Pennsylvania medical school (including osteopathic schools) and for internships at accredited medical teaching hospitals.

Eligible applicants may apply for the financial assistance directly through the offices of financial aid at any of the Pennsylvania medical schools where the applicant for admission or by direct request from the foundation.

According to recent research, nearly 4.4 million students who graduate from high school this decade will not be able to attend a four-year college because they believe they cannot afford it. As you know, scholarships play a critical role in helping deserving students bridge the financial gap to attend college.

This year, The Sallie Mae Fund®, a charitable organization sponsored by Sallie Mae® and dedicated to college access, will make education dreams a reality for roughly 1,000 underserved students planning to attend college in the fall by awarding more than $2.5 million in college scholarships. Applications for these scholarships are now available online at www.salliemaefund.org.

To be eligible for Sallie Mae Fund scholarship programs, students must be accepted and plan to enroll as an undergraduate at a Title IV eligible, approved, accredited, postsecondary, two- or four-year college or university, vocational or technical school in the United States or Puerto Rico, and meet program-specific eligibility requirements.

If you aspire to a doctoral degree and a career in the physical sciences and related fields, you are a potential National Science Consortium Fellow - with a great future ahead.

To learn more and to apply online, go to www.npsc.org.

• Scholarship opportunity provided by Elder & Leemaur Publishers

• The University Writing Scholarship (UWS) is designed to continue the development of young authors, and bring awareness of the employment opportunities in the field of writing.

• Scholarship criteria: There are a number of scholarships available. Recipients of the scholarships will be determined based only on quality of work submitted.

  For further details, visit www.elpublishers.com/content/uwsotherscholarships.php.

For the second year in a row, Key Education Resources is proud to present their Take 5 Scholarship. Each month, from February to June they will award $5,000 to one lucky winner. That's five total winners in all. Students can enter the Take 5 Scholarship Offer online by visiting www.Key.com/Take5.

FAMILIES OF FREEDOM SCHOLARSHIP FUND
www.familiesoffreedom.org

Eligibility:

• Applicants must be dependent children or spouses of persons who were killed or are permanently disabled as a direct result of the terrorist attacks on the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001.
• Applicants may be currently enrolled or planning to enroll in a course of study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school in the United States.

Scholarships will be offered to applicants who demonstrate financial need. School costs, family's ability to pay expenses and other aid will be considered.

Students may submit applications for assistance each year they will be enrolled in undergraduate study. Students may receive assistance a maximum of four years or until a bachelor's degree is earned whichever and occurs first.

Students may apply in the spring of their senior year in high school or at any time as undergraduates.

Questions? Please contact:
Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund
CSFA
505 Riverview Road
P.O. Box 297
St. Peter, MN 56082

Toll-free phone: 1-877-862-0136
E-mail: freedom@csfa.org

• Students of Italian ancestry
• Current high school seniors, undergraduate students at all levels, and those in graduate programs may apply for a grant
• Applications, please contact the Grand Lodge office at 1-800-621-0062

Fellowship program of the NATIONAL PHYSICAL SCIENCE CONSORTIUM (NPSA) is again open for receipt of applications at www.npsc.org.

Questions and requests should be submitted to:

USC-RAN
3716 SOUTH HOPE STREET, SUITE 348
LOS ANGELES, CA 90007

213-743-2409 · 800-854-NPSC · Fax 213-743-2407
npschg@npsc.org · www.npsc.org

Provides qualified students who meet the Navy's physical requirements with $54,000 to complete their education. The money is sent directly to the student. To spend on tuition, room and board, books-even purchasing a computer.

After graduating, they will step directly into a management role as an Officer of the Navy. They will real the benefits of on-the-job training and enjoy the responsibilities of a leadership position. While growing their career, they'll earn a competitive salary with outstanding benefits.

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• Available to students in both Canada and the United States
• Full Canadian or American citizenship required
• Minimum GPA 2.7
• Academic ability and financial need
• Selected students will receive up to $3,000

To receive an application students must send only a stamped self-addressed envelope to:

John Gyles Education Awards
Attention: The Secretary
P.O. Box 4808, 712 Riverside Drive
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Canada, E3B 5G4

If you're a secondary school teacher of social studies or American history - or planning to become one - you may be eligible to apply for a graduate fellowship program that emphasizes the study of the U.S. Constitution.

Fellows may attend any accredited institution of higher education in the United States for either a Master of Arts (MA); a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT); or a Master of Education (MEd) with an emphasis on American history, government, or political science.

For an application or additional information about the fellowship program, please call 1-800-525-6928 or visit the Foundation's website: www.jamesmadison.com

Air Force Health Professions Scholarship Program

The Air Force offers a Health Professions Scholarship Program to qualified candidates. The scholarship is for three or four-year periods. The scholarship pays full tuition and all required fees. This includes reimbursement for text-books,small equipment items and supplies needed for study.

Qualified recipients will also receive a monthly allowance for living expenses. Eligible candidates must be a U.S. citizen enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an approved school of medicine or osteopathy. Selection is very competitive.

While on scholarship the recipient must spend 45 days each year on active duty in the Air Force. Plus, the recipient will serve four years on active duty in the Air Force as a second lieutenant., or three years on active duty for a three-year scholarship. The active duty obligation begins after completion of the internship and residency training.

To find out more call 1-800-423-USAF or visit the Air Force web site at http://www.af.mil/

National Institutes of Health
Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP)

Offering:

• Scholarship of up to $20,000 per academic year
• Research Training at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD
• Employment after Graduation

Interested students should apply if they:

• Are committed to a career in biomedical research;
• Are from a disadvantaged background;
• Have a GPA of at least 3.5 or are in the top 5 percent of their class;
• Are a U.S. citizen, national or permanent resident;
• Are enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time student at a qualified accredited institution

For more information contact the UGSP at:
http://ugsp.info.nih.gov
e-mail: ugsp@uih.gov
Phone: 1-800-528-7689
TTY: 1-888-352-3001

Applications available on-line

PADGETT BUSINESS SERVICES SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Eligibility Requirements:

• A dependent of a small business owner who employs fewer than 20 individuals, owns at least 10% of the stock or capital of the business, and is active in the day-t0-day operations of the organization.
• A graduating high school senior planning to attend an accredited post-secondary institution

Application can be obtained by contacting Padgett Business Services in your community, or to find the office nearest you, contact:
1-800-723-4388 or scholarship@smallbizpros.com.

The Ellis R. Ott Scholarship for Applied Statistics and Quality Management

Requirements:
Planning to enroll or currently enrolled in an MS or higher degree program that has concentration in the theory and application of statistical inference, statistical design making, experimental design, analysis and interpretation of data, quality control, statistical process control, quality assurance, quality improvement, quality management and related fields.

Must have a 3.25 or higher GPA in any field of undergraduat study.

Questions and requests for applications should be directed to:

Dr. Lynne B. Hare
Director, Applied Statistics
Nabisco, Inc.
200 DeForest Avenue
East Hanover, NJ 07936
Phone: 973-503-4154
Fax: 973-503-4221
Email: HareL@Nabisco.com

Forms may also be downloaded from the Internet at: http://www.asq.org/about/divisions/stats

American Meteorological Society

Graduate fellowships and undergraduate scholarships pursuing degrees in the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences.

More information can be secured by contacting Donna Fernandez, Fellowship/Scholarship Coordinator at 617-227-2425, ext. 246 ; dfernand@ametsoc.org.

Sallie Mae CASHE Scholarships

Information can be obtained by contacting their web site at www.cashe.com

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Service connected scholarship to support the career development of biomedical health researchers for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Requirements:

• U.S. Citizen or permanent resident who comes from disadvantaged background
• Registered full-time student
• Minimum 3.5 GPA
• Pursuing degree in life sciences to support career in biomedical research

More information can be obtained by contacting Financial Aid Office, St. Thomas 401; Dean Dreisbach, CAS , STT304, or visit the Internet at: http://www.ugsp.info.nih.gov

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Graduate Research Fellowships

Support Graduate Study in Science, Mathematics and Engineering

Information via e-mail: With, access only to Internet electronic mail, you can have the Program Announcement and application forms sent to you via electronic mail. Each application form is available in two versions: a PDF printable blank form and a Word for Windows (6.0 or newer version) on-line form.

Send an electronic mail message to: getpub@nsf.gov. Leave the subject line blank. In the body of the message enter:

• getfmgfkitp.txt (for instructions to access the PDF files)
• getfmgfkitp.pdf (for the PDF Application Forms Kit)
• getfmgfkitd.txt (for instructions to access the Word for Windows files
• getfmgfkitd.doc (for the Word for Windows Forms Kit)

The Forms Kit instructions detail how to receive a single application form file.

SCHOLARSHIP SEARCHES ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB

CASHE

College Aid Sources for Higher Education (CASHE) can be accessed on the Internet to see how it can help students pay for their education.

fastWeb Scholarship Search

A financial aid search through the web.

FinAid: The Financial Aid Information Page

A free, comprehensive, independent and objective guide to student financial aid.

Other Financial Aid Web Sites