Engineering scholarships/Financial Aid at University of Kentucky, USA 2011/2012

We want to give you the extra financial edge you need to succeed! The College of Engineering awards several scholarships based on your high school grade point average, ACT or SAT scores, writing ability and overall leadership potential. Most engineering scholarships are partial scholarships ranging from $500 to $5,000, and the average first-year scholarship ranges from $1,500 to $3,000. Below are a few of the automatic scholarships as well as the scholarships offered by the university. For more information on the automatic scholarship or any of our other scholarships, contact Christina Dillon.

Automatic Scholarship

$3,000 per year or $1500 per semester for up to eight semesters. Incoming freshmen with a minimum 29 composite ACT score, a minimum 33 math ACT score and a 3.5 high school GPA qualify. A brief application form is required, and can be downloaded from the College of Engineering’s web site at http://www.engr.uky.edu/scholarships/freshman.php.

University of Kentucky scholarships

Flagship Scholarship

$1,500 non-renewable. Incoming freshmen whose highest ACT score is 26-27 or SAT (M+CR) is 1170-1240 and achieve a 3.30 high school GPA qualify. No application is required.

The Provost Scholarship

$1,500 for up to four years. Incoming freshmen whose minimum ACT score is 28 or SAT (M+CR) is 1250 and achieve a 3.30 high school GPA qualify. No application is required.

Competitive Scholarships for Freshmen

Varies. Incoming freshmen with a minimum test score of 31 ACT or 1360 SAT (M+CR) and minimum GPA of 3.75 qualify. The deadline to apply for competitive scholarships is January 15.

For more information on these scholarships and other scholarship possibilities, visit the University of Kentucky’s academic scholarship page at http://www.uky.edu/AcademicScholarships/.

more details: http://www.engr.uky.edu

Law/LLM scholarships/Financial Aid, University of Minnesota, USA 2011/2012

Scholarships

Scholarships are based on admission applications and are awarded at the time of admission. Admitted students are reviewed for a scholarship at the time of admittance; no separate application is required. Questions? Contact the Law School Admissions Office at 612-625-3487 or jdadmissions@umn.edu.

Law School scholarships, ranging from $5,000 to full-tuition, have been awarded to almost 60 percent of the incoming class.

Admitted students are no longer eligible for federal or state undergraduate grants. However, you may qualify for gift aid by researching and applying for outside grants and scholarships.

Additional resources:

Annual Register of Grant Support 2007: A Directory of Funding Sources, 40th edition (September 2006)

Visit the One Stop Student Services Web site and click on Financial Aid

Loans

Federal aid is available to eligible students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents through Ford Federal Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans. To be considered for federal direct and other campus-based loans, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) after January 1 of the year of law school entrance (e.g., submit a 2010-2011 application after January 1, 2010, for fall semester 2010) and each year thereafter.

For accuracy and the quickest results, apply online at http://fafsa.ed.gov after you have completed your federal tax return. Be sure to provide the University's federal school code, 003969.

Online applications require a federal PIN (personal identification number available at pin.ed.gov) for your use as an electronic signature and to gain access to your online account for future applications.

Without a PIN, you must print the signature page, sign it, and mail it to the Federal Student Aid Programs address given on the Web site.

Keep copies of federal tax returns and FAFSA papers.

You will be considered for federal direct loans of up to $20,500 and other campus-based loans (limited funds, need-based distribution).

Loan awards, based on FAFSA results, are calculated to help meet educational cost needs that are not met by other aid, such as scholarships or earnings.

Once tuition and financial aid levels are finalized in late July, an e-mail will be sent to your University e-mail account, directing you to an online Financial Aid Award Notice (eFAAN). The eFAAN provides you with instructions on how to accept, decline, or request reduced loan amounts online.

Private Lenders

If you are not eligible for campus-based and/or federal loans, or need to supplement your funds, you may apply for private loans.

After you receive your online eFAAN, please complete an online private loan application. The information will then be electronically transferred to OSF.

For more on private loans, go to the One Stop Student Services Web site and click on Financial Aid

more details: http://www.law.umn.edu

Scholarships for high school seniors, Carnegie Mellon University,USA 2011/2012

Carnegie Mellon University is happy to make available to its qualifying admitted students both institutional grants and scholarship opportunities in order to help lower the cost of a Carnegie Mellon education. The benefit of grants and scholarships to the admitted student is that neither amount has to be paid back - they are free money!

Grant dollars are those institutional resources that the university awards to a student when they demonstrate a financial need via the financial aid process. Students expecting to receive grant money (or any financial aid award) should complete and submit all required documentation in order to receive a financial aid award letter.

Scholarships are awards that you do not have to repay. The Carnegie Scholarship is awarded to students when they enter as first-year students and is renewed annually if the student meets the cumulative 2.0 QPA requirement. The Carnegie Scholarships are awarded to artistically and academically talented middle income students who qualify for little to no need-based financial aid.

Please be aware that External Transfer applicants are not eligible for scholarship consideration.

Carnegie Mellon offers the following scholarships:

› Carnegie Scholarships

› Reserve Officer Training Corp (ROTC) Scholarships

› Corporate & Foundation Partner Scholarships

Carnegie Scholarships

Carnegie Mellon offers a Carnegie Scholarship to incoming first-year students. Carnegie Scholarships are awarded to academically and artistically talented middle income students who qualify for little to no need-based financial aid. Carnegie Scholarships are open to all qualified U.S. citizens and permanent residents, regardless of race or national origin. You must apply for need-based financial aid to be considered.

You must submit the 2010-11 FAFSA in order to be considered for Carnegie Scholarships. If you are awarded a Carnegie Scholarship, you must submit all of the required Carnegie Mellon and Federal Student Aid forms and tax documents before the scholarship can be credited towards the student's account. Scholarship winners will be notified along with their notification of financial aid.

The Carnegie Scholarship is renewable for 8 semesters of undergraduate education (10 semesters for students in the School of Architecture), if satisfactory academic performance is maintained and you are assessed Carnegie Mellon tuition. The scholarship is only awarded to incoming first-year students during the admission process and renewed annually if the student meets the cumulative 2.0 QPA requirement.

If your parent is a Carnegie Mellon employee who qualifies for tuition remission, you will not be eligible for a Carnegie Scholarship. External Transfer applicants are alsonot eligible for scholarship consideration.

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Reserve Officer Training Corp (ROTC) Scholarships

Air Force ROTC Scholarships

www.afrotc.com

Two-, three- and three-and-a-half year scholarships are available to qualified undergraduate and graduate Carnegie Mellon students who join the Air Force ROTC program. Scholarships range from $15,000/year toward tuition, plus $600 for books/year and a monthly tax-free allowance that ranges from $250-400/month depending on your year in school. Students are required to attend AFROTC courses at the University of Pittsburgh, which are described in Carnegie Mellon' coursecatalog under Aerospace Studies. Completion of the AFROTC program leads to a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force and a starting salary of approximately $40K/year.

For details and information about the AFROTC program, as well as information on courses, scholarships and flying programs, interested students are encourage to contact Air Force ROTC Detachment 730 at 412-624-6396, via their Web site or by writing to the address below:

Unit Admissions Officer, Air Force ROTC

University of Pittsburgh

2925 Cathedral of Learning

Pittsburgh, PA 15260-0001

Army ROTC Scholarships

www.rotc.pitt.edu

The Army ROTC offers two, three and four year scholarships to qualified students. The scholarships cover full tuition and fees per year plus $1,200 per year for books. All contracted students also receive stipends of $300-500 per month. These scholarships are based on student merit, not parent income. There is no obligation incurred for any freshmen students. To become eligible for a scholarship, some of the criteria are as follows:

• U.S. citizen

• Minimum SAT score of 920 on the Critical Reading and Math sections

• Minimum GPA of 2.5

• Good physical health

• Full-time student status

For more details and information concerning Army ROTC, contact a representative at 412-624-6254, armyrotc@pitt.edu, or at the address below:

Army ROTC

Enrollment Offices

Room 409 Bellefield Annex

315 S. Bellefield Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Naval-Marine Corps ROTC Scholarships

nrotc.cmu.edu

The NROTC offers two-, three- and four-year scholarships based on competitive national and regional selection. While on a Naval scholarship, the student will receive full tuition (including all related fees), a textbook stipend of $750 per year, a monthly stipend (starting at $250 per month freshman year and increasing to $400 per month by senior year) and full active-duty pay and benefits while on summer training cruises.

Special scholarships are available to minority students and students who are interested in careers as nuclear power officers. These special scholarships are available to students who have completed at least one term of academic college course work.

For more information, call 412-268-5109 or write to:

Commanding Officer, NROTC

Carnegie Mellon University

4615 Forbes Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890

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Corporate & Foundation Partner Scholarships

http://www.cmu.edu/corporate/giving/scholarships.shtml

Carnegie Mellon also offers several scholarships from select corporate and foundation partners to students who demonstrate financial need via the financial aid process and meet the selection criteria requirements of the partners. Please see the Web site above for more details.

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More details: http://my.cmu.edu