Scholarships Available
The Sallie Mae Fund is offering a variety of scholarships to low-income and minority students for the 2006-2007 academic year. Scholarship criteria, applications and deadlines for 2006 are now available for download from the Sallie Mae Fund’s Web site at http://www.salliemaefund.org.
The Greater Lee’s Summit Health Care Foundation is once again offering scholarships for the 2006-2007 academic year. These awards are for studies leading to a career in a medical or health care field, and are of an amount up to $5,000. Applicants must either be current Lee’s Summit residents or graduates of a Lee’s Summit area high school. In addition, applicants must have completed a minimum of one year of college-level studies in their chosen field and have at least a 3.0 grade point average. Additional details and the application form may be found on the Foundation Web site located at http://www.lshealthcare.org.
The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis is a non-profit organization that provides access to higher education to St. Louis area students through interest free loans. The program assists students with financial need. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0, demonstrate good character, and must be a permanent resident of St. Louis City, St. Louis County, the Missouri counties of Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, St. Charles or Warren, or the Illinois counties of Clinton, Jersey, Madison, Monroe or St. Clair for at least two years prior to application. For more information, call 314.725.7990 or e-mail info@sfstl.org.
The Greater Lee’s Summit Health Care Foundation is once again offering scholarships for the 2006-2007 academic year. These awards are for studies leading to a career in a medical or health care field, and are of an amount up to $5,000. Applicants must either be current Lee’s Summit residents or graduates of a Lee’s Summit area high school. In addition, applicants must have completed a minimum of one year of college-level studies in their chosen field and have at least a 3.0 grade point average. Additional details and the application form may be found on the Foundation Web site located at http://www.lshealthcare.org.
The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis is a non-profit organization that provides access to higher education to St. Louis area students through interest free loans. The program assists students with financial need. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0, demonstrate good character, and must be a permanent resident of St. Louis City, St. Louis County, the Missouri counties of Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, St. Charles or Warren, or the Illinois counties of Clinton, Jersey, Madison, Monroe or St. Clair for at least two years prior to application. For more information, call 314.725.7990 or e-mail info@sfstl.org.
