SCHOLARSHIP CHANCE | Crown Point
Beta Rho chapter of Kappa Kappa Kappa sorority is accepting applications for its academic scholarship. Candidates must be at least a college sophomore, a U.S. citizen residing in Northwest Indiana and a graduate of a Northwest Indiana high school. Interested individuals must have a GPA of 3.5 or better and show potential within their chosen field of study. Applicants must be full-time students. Special scholarships are available on the state level in fine arts and music. There is also a Key scholarship for those with at least a five-year gap in their education without an undergraduate degree. Apply by Jan. 31.
FYI: Call Kathy Koscielniak at (219) 663-8208.
SCHOLARSHIP OFFER | Lake County
Lake County Master Gardeners will award scholarships to college and university students who are residents of Lake County. In addition to Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, majors of Forestry, Botany (Horticulture Equivalent), Plant Pathology, Entomology are eligible. Other majors that benefit consumer gardening may be considered if the applicant provides a one paragraph description of how they will use their major to promote the objectives of the Master Gardeners. Application deadline is Feb. 15. Application forms are available from university departmental offices or by calling the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service, Lake County Office.
FYI: Call (219) 755-3240 or visit ces.purdue.edu/CES/Lake/files/ANR/2010MGScholarship.pdf.
ART SCHOLARSHIP | Indiana
Registration ends Feb. 28 for high school students to compete for a chance at a $10,000 scholarship through the creative patriotic art competition sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary. The winner will receive the scholarship, a plaque and two nights' lodging (including for one adult chaperone) and per diem to attend the 2010 Auxiliary National Convention in Indianapolis. The winner's art work will be featured on the cover of the Ladies Auxiliary VFW magazine and on the Web site. Second place winner gets a $5,000 scholarship, third place wins $2,500, and fourth place gets $1,500. Fifth through eighth place each win a $500 scholarship. Art work and application can be turned in to any VFW post.
FYI: Visit ladiesauxvfw.org.
SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED | Northwest Indiana
Jim and Betty Dye Scholarship Program is offering four-year undergraduate tuition scholarships up to $3,000 per semester ($24,000 total) to seniors from selected high schools in Northwest Indiana who will be attending Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana University Northwest, Purdue University West Lafayette, Purdue University Calumet, IUPUI, or Ball State University. Applicants must possess a minimum combined SAT score of 1650, a GPA of 3.25 or better, and be admitted unconditionally to one of the named universities. In addition to academic excellence, applicants must demonstrate school and community involvement and a desire to return to Northwest Indiana after graduation. Seniors from the following high schools who meet the qualifications are eligible: Bishop Noll Institute, Calumet, Clark, Crown Point, East Chicago Central, Gavit, Griffith, Hammond, Hanover Central, Highland, Lake Central, Lowell, Morton, Munster, North Newton and Whiting. Application deadline is March 1.
FYI: Visit jimandbettydyescholarships.org or call (219) 836-1100.
