OFA Scholarships List

The information below has been provided by various sources. Please contact the person/organization listed in the table, as MSU does not accept applications for these scholarships. Scholarships are sorted by deadline, with earliest deadline first. NOTE: At various times of the year there may be no scholarships to display. Scholarship sponsors may email information to binkley@msu.edu. Please include information for all columns below.

DEADLINE	SCHOLARSHIP	AMOUNT	CRITERIA	CONTACT	COMMENTS
7/31/2008	Mary Mahoney Professional Nurses	N/A	Applicant must be currently enrolled in a school of nursing (RN) in the junior or senior year with a 3.0 GPA Applicant must be a resident of the metro Detroit area and must complete a resume with two references one professional and one personal Applicant must have evidence of productive leadership, attend a regular scheduled Mary Mahoney Professional Nurses meeting and have a personal interview by the scholarship committee Applicant must be accountable to the scholarship committee by providing semester grades, graduation transcript and NCLEX-RN results Applicant must become an active member upon passing the NCLEX-RN exam	Olivian DeSouza MSN, RN Scholarship Committee Chair Mary Mahoney Professional Nurses 30943 Heritage Hills Farmington Hills,  MI    48331-1558	Applications are available at the MSU School of Nursing.
8/1/2008	Ruben Burks Scholarship	$500	Must include current grade transcript with application Must include two letters of recommendation from a teacher, employer, etc Must include a brief essay describing your goals and accomplishments Must include a note saying how you heard about this scholarship	Scholarship Committee Region 1-C Women's Council PO Box 3115 Flint,  MI    48502 Phone: (517) 887-6922	Applications are available in the Office of Financial Aid, 250 Student Services Bldg.
8/31/2008	Key Bank's $2,500 Scholarship	$2,500	High school juniors and seniors and their parents may enter Undergraduate students and their parents may enter There are no GPA or essay requirements	Key Bank's $2,500 Scholarship Website: key.com/signup
8/31/2008	Key Bank's $2,500 Scholarship	$2,500	Graduate student and their parents may enter There are no GPA or essay requirements	Key Bank's $2,500 Scholarship Website: key.com/enroll	$2,500 is given away monthly through the deadline date.
10/1/2008	Peace Scholarship	$500	Applicants please provide the following documentation: name, address, Email address, phone number Also proof of veteran status and proof of enrollment in a learning institution and a declaration of the program of study A roster and explanation of community and service activities relevant to Peace Studies, and a statement of personal philosophy (300 words maximum) Personal comments that you'd like us to know about your history, life and activities (300 words maximum) Two letters of reference one from an academic affiliated with the program of study or a high school teacher/advisor the other from a community leader, clergy, activist, vfp-member	Bill Shea Veterans for Peace-Chapter 93 803 John A Wood Dr Ann Arbor,  MI    48105 Phone: (734) 662-0818 Email: billshea@umich.edu Website: www.vfp93.org	Applicants must be pursuing Peace Studies, global conflict resolutions or issues of peace and justice. Applicant information may be emailed as attachments or via US mail send five compiled hard copies.
10/31/2008	Education Matters $5K Scholarship	$5,000	Applicants must be U S residents 13 years of age or older and must have completed a scholarship search profile online The scholarship will be awarded to the student who best responds in 250 words or less to the following online topic "What would you say to someone who thinks education doesn't matter, or that college is a waste of time and money?"	Tamara Krause The ScholarshipExperts.com 2950 Halcyon Lane Suite 501 Jacksonville,  FL    32223 Phone: (904) 854-6750 FAX: (904) 854-6751 Email: tamara@scholarshipexperts.com Website: http://www.scholarshipexperts.com/apply.htx	Please access the website to complete the profile and essay.
none listed	United Negro College Fund, Inc.		Students must have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale Students must have an unmet financial need as verified by the Financial Aid Director Students must complete a Financial Aid Form or a Family Financial Aid Statement and request that the Student Aid Report be sent to the financial aid office at their college or university	United Negro College Fund, Inc Website: www.uncf.org	Students are encouraged to go to the website where there are over 4000 scholarships listed
none listed	Institute for Humane Studies	Varies	The Institute for Human Studies has a wide variety of scholarship, grants, internships and fellowships	Keri Anderson Institute for Human Studies 3301 North Fairfax Drive Suite 440 Arlington,  VA    22201-4432 Phone: (800) 697-8799 FAX: (703) 993-4890 Email: kanderson@theihs.org Website: www.TheIHS.org	Please access the website for application information.
none listed	Flint Steelheaders Foundation Scholarship	N/A	The applicant must be a resident of the state of Michigan and be at least junior level at a Michigan college or university The applicant must be majoring in an area that relates to freshwater marine biology, law enforcement regarding conservation, water pollution or water quality The applicant must submit a letter of application for this scholarship The letter should include career goal intention, level of need for financial assistance and personal experiences or achievements in the related field	Mike Bake, Scholarship Director Flint Steelheaders Foundation 1699 Horton Lake Road Lapeer,  MI    48446-7504 Email: bakerlapeer@aol.com
none listed	Automotive Women's Alliance Foundation	$2,500	For women who are pursuing careers directly related to the automotive industry	Michele Compton Automotive Women's Alliance Phone: (313) 496-7916 Website: www.automotivewomensalliance.com	Please access websit for an application
none listed	William C. Pugh Scholarship Fund	N/A	The aim of the scholarship is to provide some assistance annually to a highly motivated, high achieving student, preferably in the field of pharmacy (all majors considered)	Amelia Pugh Wilson, MD, MPH 129 E. Main St. Benton Harbor,  MI    49022	Applications are available in Financial Aid, Room 250, Student Services Building.
none listed	The CIRI Foundation	N\A	A private foundation provides scholarships education grants fellowships and internships for eligible and qualified Alaska Native beneficiaries	The CIRI Foundation Scholarship Programs The CIRI Foundation 2600 Cordova Street Suite 206 Anchorage,  AK    99503 Phone: (800) 764-3382 FAX: (907) 263-5588 Email: tcf@ciri.com Website: www.ciri.com/tcf/	Please access website for a large variety of scholarships, scholarship criteria and scholarship applications.
none listed	Senior Year Scholarship	$5,000.00	For young men of color who are currently in their final year of college or a technical program and who can verify their status as having aged out of the US foster care system	Tina Raheem The Orphan Foundation of America 12020-D North Shore Drive Reston,  VA    20190 Phone: (571) 203-0270 FAX: (571) 203-0273 Email: tinar@orphan.org Website: www.orphan.org/casey_family_scholarships.html	Please access the website for an application.
none listed	Antoon and Nita Haboush Scholarship	N/A	Applicant must be Christian Arabic American and be able to demonstrate financial need Applicants must meet the moral and scholastic standards for admission to their chosen educational institution Applicants must continue to make satisfactory progress toward obtaining a degree in order to continue receiving benefits from this program If a student ceases to be a student in good standing at the educational institution all benefits being received from the fund will terminate	Maureen Blanchard Charter One Bank PO Box 90, NE-04-06 Manchester,  NH    03105 Phone: (603) 634-7777	Call Maureen Blanchard to obtain an application
none listed	Residential Initiative on the Study of the Environ	$500	Students must participate in a two-semester course of study on deliberation and dialogue around pressing environmental issues For the 2005-2006 academic year	Laurie Thorp Residential Initiative Study of the Environment G-47 Hubbard Hall Michigan State University East Lansing,  MI    48825-1303 Phone: (517) 432-4944 FAX: (517) 353-4411 Email: thorp1@msu.edu Website: http://naturalscience.msu.edu/students/rise/