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Caterpillar Scholarship for Employee Dependent Children

Caterpillar has established a special scholarship fund at Bradley University, as part of the company's commitment to the Centennial Campaign, to benefit the dependent children of Caterpillar employees, retirees, and deceased employees. These scholarships are funded by Caterpillar through annual contributions from the Caterpillar Excellence Fund. The specific amount of each scholarship will be determined by Bradley's Office of Financial Assistance up to $2,500 per scholarship recipient.   Priority consideration will be given to students who apply prior to March 1, 2010.  For an application, click here. 

CEFCU MEMBER APPRECIATION SCHOLARSHIP 2010-2011

CEFCU (Citizens Equity First Credit Union) has a long history of assisting its membership in securing adequate financial support for higher education.  CEFCU recognizes the benefits to the entire community when opportunities for a college education are within the reach of deserving and talented students.  In recognition of CEFCU's commitment to higher education and Bradley University's ongoing educational excellence, the CEFCU Member Appreciation Scholarship has been established.

The completed application must be submitted by March 1, 2010, to: Office of Financial Assistance, Bradley University, Peoria, IL  61625.  For an application, click here.

ILLINOIS PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS ASSOCIATION

The Illinois Professional Land Surveyors Association (IPLSA) offers the following 3 scholarship:

• Student Scholarship Award
• Community College Scholarship Award
• 24 Semester Hour Scholarship Award

The recipient must be an Illinois resident attending an Illinois school.

It is the intention of IPLSA to give awards annually.  Please click here for an application.  All applications are due by December 1, 2009.

JEWIS FEDERATION ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP

Awarded to Jewish college and post-graduate students for study in:

               Medicine                            The Rabbinate

               Education                           Social Service

               Law                                      Mathematics

               Engineering                       Communications

               Health Care                       Jewish Communal Service

               Arts/Sciences                    Jewish Studies

Educational scholarship funds from the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago are available for college and graduate students for the 2010-2011 academic year.  Approximately $500,000 is available for Jewish students who are identified as having promise for significant contributions in their chosen careers, and are in need of financial assistance for full-time academic programs primarily in the helping professions.

ELIGIBILITY:

Academic requirements include:

• Graduate-level enrollment in a "helping profession" program, such as medicine, human services, the rabbinate, or Jewish communal service;
• Or vocational or undergraduate training in helping sectors requiring no post-graduate education for employment, such as education or nursing;
• Or mathematics and engineering, or other sciences;
• Or performing/fine arts;
• Or communications at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign;
• Or law, in the helping sector.

Legal domicility in the greater Chicago metropolitan area, or in some cases, Cook County or Northwest Indiana.  Refugees or asylees are encouraged to apply, as citizenship is not a prerequisite.

Jewish Vocational Service administers the scholarship program and personally interviews all applicants before April 20, 2010 at one of its many offices throughout the Chicago metropolitan area.

To apply, go to www.jvschicago.org and click on Scholarship Services.  For additional information or questions, contact the JVS Scholarship Secretary at (312) 673-3444 or via e-mail jvsscholarship@jvschicago.org.  Application deadline:   February 15, 2010.

NICOR - ILLINOIS DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS

Our essay contest gives students the opportunity to honor a leader who has made an impression upon the student and has made a significant difference in their community.  Any current Illinois high school junior or senior may nominate by essay someone for special recognition.  Nominees must be still living and must have been born in, have lifed in, or currently live in the student's Congressional District in Illinois.  In honor of Abraham Lincoln, the Lincolnland Legends nominees should reflect the characteristics that Lincoln demonstrated as one of our nation's greatest leaders.

There are a total of 19 winners in the state, and our top scholarship winner will receive a $12,000 scholarship.  All scholarships will be presented at the Lincolnland Legends Celebration Gala at the Abraham Lincoln Museum in Springfield ( transportation stipend included) on April 10, 2010.  Students must attend to receive their award.

Applications must include the application form (available on our website, www.illinoisdollarsforscholars.org, and included in this packet) and an essay of 1,000 - 1,500 words.  Applications will be judged on: the demonstration of the nominee's connection to Illinois, the description of the nominee's accomplishments and leadership, the description of what the nominee has done to warrant admiration, the description of how the student will emulate the legend and how the legend inspires the student to become a legend him or herself, and the overall persuasiveness, inspirational value, and grammar of the essay by a panel of judges whose decision will be final.  Five copies of both your application and typed application form must be submitted.  Any entry that does not conform to these requirements will be disqualified.

All applications must be received by December 1, 2009 via mail to:

                              Illinois Dollars for Scholars

                              P. O. Box 712

                              Mokena, IL   60448

                              708-479-6613

For an application click here.

TALBOTS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

In keeping with its long-standing tradition of helping women succeed, the Talbots Charitable Foundation is proud to present the 2010 Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund 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 Women's Scholarship Fund will award $180,000 in college scholarships for the 2010 academic year, including ten $15,000 scholarships and one $30,000 scholarship to an extraordinary finalist demonstrating courage, conviction and an insatiable entrepreneurial spirit.

A panel of accomplished women will help select the top finalists, including: Christa Carone, Vice President Marketing, Xerox; Jean Chatzky, financial expert; Barbara Corcoran, founder, The Corcoran Group; Kelly Corrigan, author; Dayle Haddon, L'Oreal spokesperson and author; Karen Harvey, CEO, Karen Harvey Consulting; Dr. Pamela Peeke, nutrition expert; Lesley Jane Seymour, Editor-in-Chief of MORE Magazine; and Trudy Sullivan, President and CEO of The Talbots, Inc. 

RULES AND APPLICATION:  https://www.scholarshipamerica.org/talbotswomen

Application deadline:  January 2, 2010.