Assistance League of Charlotte

The Assistance League of Charlotte will be moving their scholarship application online this year.  It should be on their website by February 1st. The qualifications are the same as in the past. 

The following criteria must be met to be eligible for the scholarship:

• Be a graduating senior from a high school in Charlotte-Mecklenburg and a U.S. citizen
• Have a minimum GPA of 3.0 weighted
• Score a minimum combined total of 1100 on SAT math and reading/writing OR minimum 21 on ACT
• Enroll as a full-time student for the fall and following spring semesters at one of the 16 campuses of
  The University of North Carolina (See attached list)
• Disclose all financial sources for your college education; this scholarship is based, in part, on financial need
• If selected as a finalist, complete an interview with the Assistance League of Charlotte Scholarship Committee

Application Checklist

Signed Statement of Intent to Enroll in The University of North Carolina System, Page 5 (wet signature required, print and sign)

• Official transcript including your senior year 1^st semester grades
• SAT or ACT scores (or both)  
• Copy of your parent’s/legal guardian’s 2019 Federal tax form (Please only send form 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ)
  • Note: You must be listed on the tax return submitted. (Do not send W-2’s or 1099’s or entire tax return). If 2019 tax return is not available, please submit 2018 tax return.
• A resume that includes community service, clubs, activities, awards, work history, etc. (up to two-pages)
• A one-page, double-spaced, typed essay about why you are the best candidate for this scholarship
• Signed letter of recommendation on school letterhead from your high school counselor/instructor
  Signed letter of recommendation from a non-family member outside of your school

Junior Seminar/Financial Planning Workshop

On November 18, I will offer an informational meeting for juniors and their parents. Following the junior meeting, Timeka Ruffin from CFNC will host a financial planning workshop. Details on both meetings are below.

Junior Seminar - November 18, 2019, Room C109 at 6:00 p.m.

On Monday, November 18th, our Junior Seminar will be held in room C109 at 6:00 p.m. Please join us to learn more about graduation requirements, standardized tests, and the college application process. Please let me know if you have any questions. After the seminar, please plan to stay for the Financial Planning Workshop.

College Financial Planning Workshop for Juniors and Seniors -  November 18, 2019, Room C109 at 7:00 p.m.

Please mark your calendar to learn more about planning, applying and paying for college. Timeka Ruffin from the College Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC) will be hosting this college financial planning workshop.

This workshop is recommended for parents and prospective college students. The workshop will include:

• What are current options to pay for college?
• What is the FAFSA and should we do it?
• How do colleges make financial offers?
• When do we begin financial paperwork?

The Hair Bow Company

We are reaching out to let you know that we have a new scholarship available to incoming and/or currently enrolled high school and college-aged women for $1,000. All majors are welcome to apply, and the topic of the required essay is female entrepreneurship. As The Hair Bow Company was started and continues to run because of powerful women, we want to encourage young ladies to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams. 

 

They will need to submit a 250-500 word essay on female entrepreneurship.

Here is a link to the scholarship page with more information on how to apply: https://www.thehairbowcompany.com/scholarship/

Thank you for your time, and we hope this scholarship will benefit one of your students!

 

The Hair Bow Company Team

The Coolidge Scholarship

The Coolidge Scholarship is an annually awarded, full-ride, presidential scholarship that covers a student’s tuition, room, board, and expenses for four years of undergraduate study. The Coolidge may be used by recipients at any accredited American college or university. Anyone of any background, pursuing any academic discipline of study, may apply to this non-partisan, need-blind, program.

Students apply for the Coolidge Scholarship during their junior year of high school. Finalists are flown in for a finalist weekend at the Coolidge Historic Site in Plymouth Notch, Vermont where they interview with the Coolidge Scholars Finalist Jury. Recipients of the Coolidge Scholarship are notified of their award late in their junior year, before college application (note: current high school seniors are not eligible to apply). Finalists who are not named Coolidge Scholars are eligible to receive a smaller, one-time, college scholarship.

Calvin Coolidge worked hard in academics; the young New Englander’s only sport was public speaking, often on public policy. The main criterion that distinguishes Coolidge Scholars therefore is academic excellence. Secondary criteria include: demonstrated interest in public policy; an appreciation for the values Coolidge championed; as well as humility and service.

The summer before their senior year of high school, newly-selected Coolidge Scholars spend several orientation days at the picturesque birthplace of the President, Plymouth Notch, Vt. There scholars get to know Coolidge and his world, and help the Coolidge Foundation oversee its formidable debate programs. Scholars return to Plymouth Notch for a week in each of the next three summers.

The top Coolidge applicants are named “Coolidge Senators.” In the summer, the Coolidge Foundation invites Coolidge Senators to the Senators Summit in Washington, D.C.  At the Summit, the Senators explore the nation’s capital, learn about President Coolidge, and meet other high achieving students from across the country.

The Coolidge Scholars Program is operated by the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation.

The scholarship application, along with additional information, may be accessed at www.coolidgescholars.org.

The Silver Pen Scholarship

The Silver pen is a writing competition for high school seniors. For complete details, please go to http://silverpen-slc.com/apply/.

Silver Pen Awards

1st Place –   $2,500

2nd Place –   $750

3rd Place –   $500

The Silver Pen Competition is hosted by Senior Living Communities and Wellmore. Please contact Meghan Ruona for more information.

Email: MRuona@Maxwell-Group.com

Phone:
704-815-7334

Address:
3530 Toringdon Way, Suite 204
Charlotte, NC 28277