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Date Scholarship Name Scholarship Information Deadline Start Date Link/Application Information
1 Charles Gallagher Student Financial Assistance Program Amount: $1,500;
Awards per Year: Varies;
The Award Is: Renewable;

Who Is Eligible?
  • Award Is Open To: HS Seniors, Undergrads
  • Majors/Fields of Study: All Majors
  • Residency: Missouri
  • Other Comments: Applicants must be pursuing a full time education at a post secondary institution in Missouri.
  • Please visit the website listed for a complete description of eligibility requirements

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   Website: http://www.dhe.mo.gov/accessmo.shtmlContact: To apply fill out the Federal FAFSA form. You may obtain a copy of the application from your HS guidance counselor's office, local library or via the online FAFSA website.
  Missouri College Guarantee Program Amount: Varies;
Awards per Year: Varies;
The Award Is: Based on financial need and Academic Merit;

Who Is Eligible?
  • Award Is Open To: HS Seniors, Undergrads
  • Majors/Fields of Study: All Majors
  • Residency: Missouri
  • Other Comments: Applicants must be pursuing a full time education at a post-secondary institution in Missouri.
  • Students should have a high school GPA of 2.5 or better, score of 20 or better on the ACT or a score of 950 or better on the SAT.
  • Please visit the website listed for more eligibility requirements as well as a list of participating schools.

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   Website: http://www.dhe.mo.gov/accessmo.shtmlContact: To apply fill out the Federal FAFSA form. You may obtain a copy of the application from your HS guidance counselor's office, local library or via the online FAFSA website.
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10 The American Legion

  – check out website www.missourilegion.org - offers several scholarships to seniors that are descendants of a veteran with at least ninety days active service in the military.  A photocopy of the veteran’s DD 214, discharge or separation notice must accompany the application.  Please go online to get details.  The following is list of the scholarships:

  • Lillie Lois Ford Scholarship -- Two $1000 scholarship each to a boy and a girl.  Must have attended either Boys State or Girls State of MO, or the Department's Cadet Patrol Academy. 
  • M.D. "Jack" Murphy Memorial Nurses Training Fund -- Currently one $750 award is given for two successive semesters, and may, by application, be extended for two additional successive semesters. This award is available to a Missouri boy or girl training to be a Registered Nurse, and may be used in their  freshman or subsequent college years. The student must have graduated in the top forty percent of their high school class or have a "C" or equivalent standing from their last college or university semester. Scholarships are awarded for one year, payable $375 per semester. Deadline April 20, 2010
     
  • Charles L. Bacon Memorial Scholarship -- Two $500 scholarships given annually.  Must be current members of either The American Legion, The American Legion Auxiliary, the Sons of the American Legion, or descendent of member of any thereof.  Visit www.MissouriLegion.org for more information or to apply.
  • Shane Dean Voyles Memorial Scholarship -- One $500 scholarship.  Each school in Missouri may nominate one student to be considered.  Nominee will be selected on athletic, scholastic, and leadership abilities, and should be deeply involved in community and school activities.  Visit www.MissouriLegion.org for more information, and see Mrs. Bolek  if you are interested. Deadline: April 10th, 2010
     
 		 Deadline April 20, 2010   Visit www.MissouriLegion.org to apply or for more information. 
 
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15 The Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Seniors that show outstanding academic achievement and promise; will attend a 4-year college or university; top 10% ACT (28+); approx $1500 per year; complete paper application with 7th semester transcript (available in early January) X    
  Urban Flight and Rural Needs Scholarship Seniors that enter a teacher education program and will commitment to teach 8 years in a school with a higher than average “at-risk student population”; scholarship covers the cost of tuition and fees at the college or university; 2.5 GPA; complete paper application with 7th semester transcript (available in early January X    
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26 Annual Essay Contest on

Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead

 
For 11th and 12th Graders

FIRST PRIZE: $10,000
5 SECOND PRIZES: $2,000
10 THIRD PRIZES: $1,000
45 FINALISTS: $100
175 SEMIFINALISTS: $50

The Fountainhead—Topics

Select one of the following three topics:

  1. Howard Roark refuses a major contract when he most needs it, claiming that his action was “the most selfish thing you’ve ever seen a man do.” (Part I, Chapter 15) Why does he call his action selfish? And why do other people call it selfless?
  2. Gail Wynand is a brilliant individual who rose out of the slums by means of his own talent and effort. But despite his reverence for man’s noblest achievements, his newspaper, The Banner, presents the most lurid and loathsome values. Why does Wynand pander in this manner? And why doesn’t Howard Roark?
  3. Choose the scene in The Fountainhead that is most meaningful to you. Analyze that scene in terms of the wider themes in the book.

The Fountainhead—Judging

Essays will be judged on both style and content. Judges will look for writing that is clear, articulate and logically organized. Winning essays must demonstrate an outstanding grasp of the philosophic meaning of The Fountainhead.

Essay submissions are evaluated in a fair and unbiased four-round judging process. Judges are individually selected by the Ayn Rand Institute based on a demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Ayn Rand’s works. To ensure the anonymity of our participants, essay cover sheets are removed after the first round. Winners’ names are unknown to judges until after essays have been ranked and the contest results finalized.

  • Employees of the Ayn Rand Institute, its board of directors and their immediate family members are not eligible for this contest. Past first-place winners are not eligible for this contest.
  • All entries become the property of the Ayn Rand Institute and will not be returned.
  • Winners, finalists, semifinalists and all other participants will be notified via e-mail and/or by mail by July 26, 2010.
  • Note: All information necessary to enter the contest is contained on this page. It is not necessary to write for more information.
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The Fountainhead—To Enter

» Submit your essay online

The Fountainhead—Rules

  • Entrant must be in the 11th or 12th grade.
  • To avoid disqualification, a stapled cover sheet must include:
    1. your name and address;
    2. your e-mail address (if available);
    3. the name and address of your high school;
    4. topic selected (#1, 2 or 3 from list above);
    5. your current grade level and
    6. (optional) the name of the teacher who assigned the essay, if you are completing it for classroom credit.
  • Essay must be no fewer than 800 and no more than 1,600 words in length, and must be typewritten and double-spaced. One entry per student, please.
  • Essay must be postmarked no later than April 26, 2010. Essay must be solely the work of the entrant.
  • Decisions of the judges are final.

Or mail your essay with stapled cover sheet to:

The Fountainhead Essay Contest, Dept. W
The Ayn Rand Institute
P.O. Box 57044
Irvine, CA 92619-7044

Please do not submit duplicate essays!

 
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