Amount: Spotlight
on 3 awards ranging from $500 to $50,000
Applications:
Details: If
you've already set your sights on a career
path, don't overlook industry scholarships
to get you through college. Check out awards
from ConstructMyFuture.com, ICIF, and Young
Epidemiology.
Real
Winner Secret:"Apply
for every scholarship you possibly can.
You're not going to get them all, but
every little bit will help."
Details: Nonsmoking
students submit applications online and
complete an essay. Semifinalists send
transcripts and letters of recommendation.
Real
Winner Secret:"Scholarship
[sponsors] are looking for honest people
who care about what they do. You don't
have to be a rocket scientist or a
celebrity to win a scholarship."
Details: Students
can enter the competition individually
or in teams of two or three by submitting
a research paper on their field of study.
Regional finalists will have the oportunity
to make an oral presentation to a panel
of judges who will then determine the national
winners.
Real
Winner Secret:"We
were very honest with the judges --
we knew our research well, but we weren't
afraid to admit not knowing the answer
to a question."
Details: Tylenol
is best-known as a pain-reliever,
but for David Leiberman, 18, the
2002 Tylenol Health Scholarship has
solved his tuition headache. Are
you the right candidate for the 2003
award?
Real
Winner Secret: Why
does the 2002 winner think his
app' was chosen? "It was
a pretty specific project with
a specific focus."
