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The Couch Oil Cares Scholarship Program is an effort to help local students with the costs of higher education. Again this year, Couch Oil is teaming up with the Durham Bulls to award scholarships to 6 deserving individuals. The $1000 scholarship is available to students who have been accepted to either a four-year college or community college and reside in the 16-county area surrounding the Triangle. Download the 2020 application here  and submit by June 5, 2020.  Recipients will be recognized at the July 24, 2020 Durham Bulls game. Deadline:   June 5, 2020 Eligibility Requirements: Must be a resident of  Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Nash, Orange, Person, Vance, Wake, or Wilson County. Must have been accepted to and registered as a  1st-year college student for the 2020-2021 school year (four year or community college).  Must be no more than  25 years old  at the time of the scholarship presentation. For more inf

Michael P. Fleming and Associates are offering an Essay Scholarship with the following prompt: " At what age did you receive your first smartphone? How do you think it impacts your day-to-day activities and how do you think it impacts you while you’re behind the wheel?" You can view the scholarship here: https://flemingattorneys.com/undergraduate-scholarship/ The deadline for applications is June 5th, 2020.

The application deadline is April 10, 2020.  Complete the scholarship application by clicking here.

The Ebonettes Service Club of Durham, Inc is offering a scholarship for eligible DPS students. You must have a minimum weighted 3.0 GPA. This is a paper application. Please contact Mrs. Brown to get the application if you are interested in applying. The deadline is April, 5 2020.

The Alpha Zeta Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. invites qualified high school seniors enrolled in Durham Public High Schools to apply for its 2020 Scholarship Awards. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS 1       Unweighted Cumulative Grade Point Average ( GPA) of 3.0 or better.   2       Male or Female Spring 2020 Durham Public High School graduate planning to attend college in the Fall of 2020. 3       Demonstrated outstanding achievement (academic, leadership and involvement in school and extra-curricular activities). 4       Demonstrated outstanding community involvement. Complete Application packet must be postmarked by March 27 th or sent via more later than 5pm on March 27 th Application packets can be found  here

The Cornerstone Summer Institute is a week-long summer camp at the University of Virginia where high school students learn about slavery and its legacies by exploring the University, Charlottesville, and area landmarks. The camp provides rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors with the opportunity to engage in historical investigation, archaeological excavation, and community engagement in order to learn and develop thinking skills that will prepare them for success in college and beyond. For 2020, CSI will run from June 20 to 26. Come spend a week at UVA with us this summer! Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis until April 1, 2020 . Some financial aid is available for students with demonstrated need.

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. is an international public service sorority that is comprised of over 250,000 predominately African-American women. Scholarship applications must be postmarked no later than March 15, 2020. Notification of awards will be made by end of March 2020. Previous awards have ranged from $500 to $1000. Recipients must be present to accept scholarship award. For more information and to apply click  here

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The  ACLU National Advocacy Institute  is the perfect place for young advocates who are eager to hone their advocacy skills and learn strategies for grassroots organizing. This week-long summer program, developed in partnership with the Close Up Foundation, ( July 22-28, 2020 ) in Washington, DC, gives students the unique opportunity to explore important social justice and civil liberties issues directly from ACLU lawyers, experts, and community activists.  Key Program Elements (To view a program overview, click here .) Electives  covering the ACLU’s wide array of issue areas. Seminars  to explore social justice and civil liberties issues. Rally  and meetings with elected officials or their staff on Capitol Hill. Application (To view application and eligibility requirements, click here .) High school students 15-18 years old. (Must have completed one year of high school by June 2020, and the graduating class of 2020 is welcome to apply.) 

The scholarship will have three prizes, ranging from $500 to $2,500. High school seniors are eligible to apply, as long as they plan to use the money to pay for college-related expenses. To apply, students must submit an essay response to one of the following prompts: What does legacy mean to you? What do you think it means to leave a legacy? Are there different kinds of valuable legacies? What sort of legacy do you want to leave behind? Imagine you are 65, retired, and looking over your will. What advice would you give your younger self about retirement planning, saving, investing, writing a will etc. What are the most important steps for planning for your future? Think about the legacy you want to leave behind. How important will estate planning, creating a will, and other planning be to maintaining your legacy? The deadline to apply for the scholarship is May 1, 2020. The winners will be announced in June. This is a newer scholarshi

The Triangle Community Foundation  currently administers many scholarship and award funds established by individual donors and organizations. Each scholarship and award has a unique set of eligibility criteria, application processes, and deadlines. To learn more and see a list of scholarships, visit: https://trianglecf.org/scholarships-awards-parent/scholarships-awards/

Sparkling Ice® is awarding FIVE $5,000 scholarships to eligible high school seniors who are planning their bright and colorful futures.   The deadline is approaching soon! Applications are due by February 15, 2020  and winners will be announced in Spring 2020. Apply now at  https://go.pardot.com/e/120702/2020-02-03/d466zb/548810915?h=KTMsvlWwiung-G-V7mzeBKEzyZQYRa9pZrOvf1POmao . General Requirements Visit sparklingice.com/scholarship for full list of requirements.  Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident of the United States. Must be a high school senior graduating between August 1, 2019 and July 31, 2020. Must have a cumulative high school grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.5 on a 4-point scale (high school/home school seniors).