Scholarship Guide For Seneca High School Students

2005-2006

Prepared By: Kirk Houchin, Counselor Chris Jackson, Counselor Karen Ruder, Guidance Secretary

Seneca High School The following are scholarships which are sanctioned by Seneca Township High School. The selection of the recipients is under the guidance and control of a committee appointed by the Superintendent. They are open to all students of Seneca High School. Deadlines listed are from last year, so dates may be slightly different this year. Scholarship Amount Qualification Deadline Seneca American $200 Children of a veteran Apr. 15th Legion Mazon State Bank $500 Business related major at Apr. 23rd Directors and a 2 or 4 year college Employees Mazon American Varies Senior, verification of Apr. 23rd Legion admission for next academic

Year, letter of rec., personal Letter.

Seneca High School Varies Scholastic ability, May 7th

Staff leadership, community involvement, transcript evaluation, interview, may be enrolled in 2 year or 4 year program

Miscellaneous Scholarships The following are scholarships that were available to students last year. These scholarships are sent to Seneca High School and posted in the announcements when available. Deadlines listed are from last year, so dates may be slightly different this year. Scholarship Amount Qualification Deadline Golden Apple Assistance in Junior, interested in Sept. of Sr. Teachers Program admissions, becoming a teacher, year $5,000/year, commitment to teach paid summer for 5 years in an IL teaching school of need

internships, ($2,000/summer), mentoring, job placement assistance

Scholarship Amount Qualification Deadline Horatio Alger Scholarship 1,000-$10,000 Sr., critical financial need, Oct. 15th Involved in high school, 2.0 GPA or higher Coca Cola Scholarship $4,000 - $20,000 Leadership, character, Oct. 31st

Foundation achievement (in and out of school, available on-line www. coca-colascholars.org Veterans of Foreign Varies, 1st place Available on-line, Nov. 1st Wars Voice of America is $25,000 audio essay, Scholarship www. vfw.org, 9th –12th graders American Fire Sprinkler Varies Seniors, essay contest, Nov. 5th Association apply online at www. Afsascholarship.org, only First 1000 essays received Are eligible Chapel of Four Chaplains $300-$1000 Essay contest, 450 words Nov. 14th Essay Contest or less on given topic SAE Engineering Varies Intend to earn engineering Dec. 1st

Scholarship degree or related science, check GPA, ACT, class rank, seven different scholarships are available

Order of Four Chaplains $500-$1000 Flat artwork contest, no Dec. 5th Art Contest photographs, representing given theme National Academy of $40,000 Seniors who have Dec. 9th Television Arts & Sciences demonstrated potential in Trustee Scholarship communications-oriented Projects, seeking a career in Television, planning to major In Communications. Burger King Scholars $1000 GPA of 2.5 or higher, work Dec. 15th An average of 15 hours per

week, work at least 40 weeks a year, community service and/or co-curricular activities, demonstrate financial need, written recommendations

Scholarship Amount Qualification Deadline (NSDAR) Jane Farwell Varies Sponsored by a local DAR Dec. 30th Smith Scholarship chapter, plan to attend an Illinois College or Univ. Discover Card $2,500 (state) High school junior, Jan. 7th

Tribute Award $25,000 (national) GPA 2.75 or higher, Community service, plan

to continue schooling after high school.

Elk National $6000 Girl Scout Gold Award Jan. 9th Foundation Girl Scout winner, H.S. senior, Gold Award Scholarships academics, activities,

leadership, community Elks National $4000-$60,000 Senior, US citizen, Jan. 10th

Foundation, Most scholarship, leadership, Valuable Student financial need Elks National $1000 Child, grandchild, step- Jan. 10th Foundation, ENF child, or step-grandchild Legacy Awards of an Elk in good standing, H.S. senior, ACT scores American Legion High varies US Citizen, under Jan. 15th

School Oratorical Contest age 20 Leslie J. Dummitt, Sr. $500 Financial need, good Jan. 31st

High school scholastic Record, good citizen, Leader, Parents must be members of Morris

Community Credit Union Illinois Valley Cellular $500 Pursuing degree in Jan. 31st

Communications, Electronics, or Business. “C” average, live in LaSalle Cty.

ESA Foundation Varies 3.0 GPA or Top 25% or Feb. 1st ACT of 22, Many different Scholarships to choose from Wal-Mart Foundation $1,000 High academic Feb. 1st Community Scholarship achievement, active

extracurricular involvement, financial need, Grundy County high school, 2.5 GPA, ACT

Scholarship Amount Qualification Deadline (NSDAR) American $2,000 (4 yrs) Majoring in American Feb. 1st

History history, US citizen, plan to attend college or university in US LaSalle County Varies High Scholastic standing, Feb 1st Illini Club attending U of I/Champaign, U of I/Chicago or

U of I/Springfield Young Authors Writing $25 - $100 Fiction or creative non- Feb. 2nd Contest fiction, no longer than

2500 words, 9-12 grade American Legion $75-500 student grade 8-12 IL Feb. 2nd Americanism Essay (depending on school, Contest 500 word essay grade level) National Society Sons $100 - $3000 Juniors and seniors, write Feb. 14th Of the American Rev. an essay with a minimum Essay Contest of 750 words on a Amer.

Revolution topic. Cargill Scholarship $1,000 Must go to 2 to 4 year Feb. 15th

Program for Rural school full-time, 50% America parents income from Farming, not a dependent of a Cargill employee Cargill Community $1,000 Minimum 3.0 GPA on 4.0 Feb. 15th

scale (non-weighted), plan to enroll in 2 or 4-year

college or university in the U.S., get Cargill signature at local facility,

not dependent child of Cargill Employee Monsanto Commitment $1500 Be from a farm family, Feb. 15th To Agriculture Scholarship pursuing an ag. Career www. monsanto.com (NSDAR) Lillian and $2,000/yr For well qualified, Feb. 15th Arthur Dunn Scholarship For 4 years deserving sons and

Daughters of members of The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR)

Scholarship Amount Qualification Deadline (NSDAR) Caldwell $2,000 Major in historic Feb. 15th

Centennial preservation (NSCAR) Caroline E. Holt $500 financial need, desire to Feb. 15th

Nursing attend accredited nursing or Aug. 1st

School (NSDAR) Enid Hall $1,000 Accepted to college or Feb. 15th

Griswold Memorial university in US, major in political science, history, government, or economics (NSDAR) Mildred Nutting $500 Students accepted or Feb. 15th Scholarship currently enrolled in an or Aug. 15th

Accredited school of nursing (NSDAR) Madeline Picket $500 Students attending or who Feb 15th Halbert Cogswell Nursing desire to attend an or Aug 15th Scholarship accredited school of nursing, Members of NSDAR, or Descendents of NSDAR (NSDAR) Occupational $500 Financial need, accepted Feb. 15th Therapy Scholarship or attending accredited or Aug. 15th School of Occ. Therapy

National FFA College Varies Outstanding FFA member- Feb. 15th

Scholarship check with Ag. Teachers Best Buy Children’s $1000-$2000 Seniors, community Feb. 15th Foundation service, academics, Entering college in fall, Apply online – bestbuy.com, Click “Community Relations” Hintzsche Scholarship $1000 “B” level though seven Feb. 18th Semesters, pursuing an Ag related field, photo Eastern IL University $500- GPA 2.0 or higher, Feb. 28th

New Student $1,000 of extracurricular activities, Residence Hall campus written response housing to question in application Elks National $4,000-$8,000 Registered Eagle Scout, Feb. 28th Foundation, Eagle high school senior, ACT Scout Scholarships score of 26, financial need

Scholarship Amount Qualification Deadline U.S. Bank Scholarship $1,000 Senior planning to attend Oct. – Feb. A 2 or 4 year college, www. usbank.com/studentbanking Joliet Junior College Varies See booklet in Mar. 1st Scholarships Guidance Office JJC Foundation Varies “B” average Mar. 1st Scholarship Illinois Odd Fellow Varies Financial need (copy of Mar. 1st

Scholarship current federal 1040 tax Form, “C” average, www. ioof-il.org for ap

Millikin University Varies Top 10% of class Mar. 1st Academic Scholarships ACT of 27 of SAT of 1150,

leadership skills, personal interview

IL State University $1,000 Enroll as new freshman Mar. 1st

College of Business annually at ISU as major in College of business, interest in business career, 3.0 GPA, top 25%graduating class or ACT score of 24 or higher, demonstrate leadership, essay, letters of recommendation IL State University $1,000 Admitted to ISU as business Mar. 1st

College of Business annually major or minor in College of Minority Business, interested in business career, 2.5 GPA, IL Manufactured $500- Entering 2 year or more Mar. 1st

Housing Association $1,000 program at accredited college, university, or technical school, reside in manufactured home or community or manufactured home bought from ILMHA .

Scholarship Amount Qualification Deadline IL Student Community $500-$1,000 Allied health career, GPA Mar. 1st Hospital Ottawa Auxiliary of 2.5 or higher, 4

references, one page written statement

picture of self, acceptance from intended college

IL Amvets Service $1000 Senior, taken ACT, child Mar. 1st Foundation Scholarship or grandchild of a veteran, www. amvets.com IL Amvets Sad Sacks $500 Senior, acceptance letter Mar. 1st Nursing Scholarship into a pre-nursing program Or School of Nursing, Academics, financial need, www. amvets.com Amvets Safe Driving $1500 10th –12th grade, Driver’s Mar. 1st Excellence Scholarship License, Certificate of

Completion from Driver’s Ed., clean driving record, www. amvets.com

IL Amvets Trade School $500 Senior, acceptance letter Mar. 1st Scholarship to a pre-approved trade

school program, child or grandchild of a veteran, www. amvets.com

IL Amvets Ladies Aux. $500 Senior, child or grandchild Mar. 1st Memorial Scholarship of a veteran, taken ACT, www. amvets.com IL Amvets Ladies Aux. $500 Senior, child or grandchild Mar. 1st

Worshid Scholarship of a veteran, taken ACT, www. amvets.com Illinois PTA, Lillian Glover $500-$1000 Senior, Upper 25% of Mar. 1st Class, entering into Education field IL Future Teacher Corps $5,000-$15,000 Senior, entering into a Mar. 1st (IFTC) Program teacher shortage area as listed by the state, or made a commitment to teach at

a hard-to-staff school.

Scholarship Amount Qualification Deadline Minority Teachers of IL Up to $5000 Senior, Minority student, Mar. 1st

Entering into an education program to teach, etc.

IL Special Education Tuition Waiver Senior, Enrolled at a State Mar. 1st Tuition Waiver University for Special

Education, High ACT score (23 or above), rank in top half of class

Donna Reed Performing $4000 Senior, Going to college for Mar. 1st Arts Scholarship acting, musical theatre, or

Vocal, go to donnareed.org IL Association of County $500-$1000 Sr, attending an IL college Mar. 12th Officials Scholarship or trade school in fall.

Based on academics, a Personal essay, an essay on local elected officials, and a letter of rec.

IL Association of $500- IL senior, write 2 essays, Mar. 12th

County Officials $1,000 letter of recommendation IL Student Ada Mucklestone $800-$1200 IL resident, child/ Mar. 15th

Memorial, Illinois grandchild of veteran, Auxillary American may not have attended Legion institution of higher learning Marie Sheehe $800 IL resident, child/ Mar. 15th

Trade School, IL grandchild of veteran Aux. Amer. Legion Mildred R. varies IL resident, veteran, Mar. 15th

Knoles Opportunity, IL child/grandchild of Aux. Amer. Legion veteran, financial need Illinois Sheriffs’ $500 Essay required, permanent Mar. 15th

Association resident of Illinois, transcript, Scholarship letter of recommendation, personal letter, full-time student, no restrictions on course of study, (one for both Grundy and LaSalle county) Zonta Club Young $500 Pre-University or Pre- Mar. 15th Women in Public College, Female, Age 16- Affair Award 20, two recommendations

Scholarship Amount Qualification Deadline U of I Children of Veterans Tuition Parent must be a veteran, Mar. 15th

Must attend a University of Illinois campus, www. osfa.uiuc.edu

Morris Theatre Guild $500 Sr, academics, class rank, Mar. 15th ACT score, School Activities, Community Service, Letters

Of Rec., Essay Northern Illinois Varies Sr., majoring in Journalism Mar. 15th Newspaper Association or Communications with an

emphasis on print journalism www. northernstar.info/nina

LaSalle County Illini Club Varies Sr, accepted and attending Mar. 15th U of I, UIC, or UIS. Chicago Tribune IL $2,000 Nominated according to Mar. 18th

High School GPA, ACT/SAT All-State Academic IVCC Foundation varies See booklet in Mar. 19th Scholarships Guidance Office, go to www. ivcc.edu/foundation LaSalle County Farm $1000 Senior enrolling in ag. Mar. 31st Bureau Grundy County Farm $500 A senior whose parents Mar. 31st Bureau Scholarship are Grundy Country Farm

Bureau members for 2 years Operation St. Nick $1000 Live in Grundy Cty., Mar. 31st Scholarship financial need, academic Achievement, school and Community involvement, Essay and interview. Beta Sigma Pi $1,000 Confirmed Lutheran male, Apr. 1st National Lutheran enrolling as a freshman at Fraternity university of IL at Urbana- Champaign, academic achievement, school/church/ community activities, pastoral recommendation, essay

Scholarship Amount Qualification Deadline Colombia College Renewable Plan to attend Colombia April 1st

Presidential $2,000/ College in Chicago Semester full-time, has not earned More than 12 credit hours At another college or University, 3.0 GPA Ancient Accepted Varies Senior, 3.0 GPA, entering April 1st Scottish Rite Scholarship health care field, accepted at an Illinois college or univ. or

a state contiguous to IL, Letters of Rec. required, www. aasrbloomington.org 1st Farm Credit Services $750 Senior, ag-related college Apr. 1st

program, application, essay, transcipt, photo, can be found at www. usfarmcredit.com

AKA – Alpha Kappa $2000 (for housing) Senior male, attending Apr. 1st Lambda Scholarship U of I, academics, leadership, active in comm., essay Morris BPW $500-$750 Senior, female, Grundy April 1st County resident, entering Into a math or science field Delta Theta Tau varies Verification of Admission, Apr. 2nd Letter of recommendation,

and a personal letter American Legion $500 Be the child or grandchild Apr. 15th Kasal Post #457 of a person who served in The military. Good academics, Good Citizenship Starved Rock Radio $250 Must be a licensed Apr. 15th Club amateur radio operator

or a letter of recommendation from one must accompany application

Hepner-Watts 4-H Varies Member of LaSalle County Apr. 15th

Scholarship 4-H for 5 years, resident Of LaSalle County 2 reference forms, high school transcript, letter of acceptance from college or vocational school in Illinois

Scholarship Amount Qualification Deadline IL Lumber Material $500 - $2000 Pursue degree in lumber April 15th Or building materials industry Marseilles Rotary $500 Marseilles address, Apr. 15th

Club letter of acceptance, letter of recommendation, written essay The Ayn Rand Essay Top prize is 11th and 12th grade, read Apr. 15th Contest $10,000 The Fountainhead and write An essay following a topic Tau Kappa Epsilon $500-$1000 For male seniors attending Apr. 15th Fraternity Scholarship the Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the Fall after graduation; two Criteria – academic success, And extracurriculars. Joseph Hohner up to $575 Full-time student, legal Apr. 15th resident of LaSalle County, based on merit and need financial need, leadership, letters of recommendation Grundy Cty. Soil $500 Live in Grundy Cty., Plan Apr. 15th & Water Conservation on entering a natural or District Scholarship conservation area or an Ag Related field Weppler Plumbing and Two at Acceptance letter from Apr. 15th Heating Scholarship $300 ea. college or Vocational school,

recommendation, personal statement. 1 scholarship for trade school, and 1 for college

Financial Plus Credit $500 Sr., Member of Ottawa’s Apr. 15th Union Scholarship (Ottawa) Financial Plus Credit Union, Have Financial Need, 2.5 GPA Delta Kappa Gamma $400 Female, Majoring in Apr. 17th Society Scholarship Education, Accepted At a college/University Seneca Lions Club $200 Based on scholarship Apr. 18th and other qualities

Scholarship Amount Qualification Deadline Delta Kappa Gamma $300 Female, rank in upper 40% Apr. 21st Florence A. Cook of class, essay, letter of Recruitment Grant acceptance to college or University, planning to major In education Mazon State Bank $500 Business related major at Apr. 23rd Directors and a 2 or 4 year college Employees Scholarship Mazon American Varies Senior, verification of Apr. 23rd Legion admission for next academic

Year, letter of rec., personal Letter.

Kendall Grundy Varies Resident of Kendall or Apr. 23rd Community Service Grundy Counties, Member Scholarship of a low-income household, Community Service Lehman Journalism $500 Pursuing a career in Apr. 29th Scholarship journalism, GPA 3.8,

financial need Ted Farrell Memorial $1000 Parent in Mortgage Industry Apr. 29th Scholarship Working for Company that Is a Member of IL Assoc. of Mortgage Brokers, 3.0 GPA Tri-County Legal $250 Attending IVCC, pursuing Apr. 30th Secretaries Association a degree in the clerical, Scholarship criminal justice, or systems

Management field. Seneca Port Authority Varies Sr., attending either JJC or May 1st Scholarship IVCC after high school, two Letters of recommendation Morris Hospital $ 500-750 US Citizen, major May 2nd Auxiliary Health in health field, essay, Education accepted in allied Scholarship health program, live in Morris Hospital Service area, transcript, 2 letters of recommendation

Scholarship Amount Qualification Deadline Seneca Jaycees $50 Based on student’s May 10th Community Service participation in community Merit Award service activities LaSalle County Voiture Varies Financial need, letter of May 27th Nursing Scholarship acceptance from intended college, transcript, student letter of application IVCC Helen Taylor $500-$750 For Valedictorians ($750), May 27th Scholarship and Salutatorians ($500) IVCC Scholarships varies See IVCC Catalog May 31st George Mangiaracina Up to $1000 Attending an IL 2-yr or June 1st Memorial Scholarship 4-yr college in fall, short Essay, statement, info sheet,

upper 50% of class, priority given to those entering bus. Administration or Accounting

Rezin Orthopedic Sports $1000 (2) 3.0 GPA, enrolling into June 15th Medicine Scholarship pre-med, physical therapy, occ. Therapy, sports medicine, ath. Training, med tech, nursing, etc.

Agriculture Scholarships Check with agriculture teachers. National FFA College and Vocational/Technical School Scholarship Program

-over 220 scholarship available to apply for with different requirement (1 application form needed)

Careers in Agriculture Scholarship ($1,000) -senior student, based on scholastic achievement, leadership in due Mar. 1st agriculture, pursuing a 2 or 4 year degree in agronomy or related crop production LaSalle County Farm Bureau Scholarship ($1,000) due Mar. 26th -member or parents members of LCFS, financial need, academic

achievement, leadership, evidence of self-help, character and personality, resident of IL, Entering into an AG field

1st Farm Credit Services Scholarship ($500) due April 1st -Senior, Accepted into an Ag or Ag-related field at a college/ University, academics, community involvement, essay George McKibben Memorial Scholarship ($1,000)

-junior or senior at an Illinois college majoring in ag, academic due Apr. 30th

achievement, leadership ability, commitment to soil and water conservation