Note: I plan on eventually
categorizing the entries on
this page so you can go to
the section that applies to
you.
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I'm also going to keep an
archive of old
opportunities so we can
get a jump on them next
year!
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I'm going to continue
using Yahoo as a way to
send you info, but I will
also use Twitter and
Facebook!!!
categorizing the entries on
this page so you can go to
the section that applies to
you.
**************************
I'm also going to keep an
archive of old
opportunities so we can
get a jump on them next
year!
**************************
I'm going to continue
using Yahoo as a way to
send you info, but I will
also use Twitter and
Facebook!!!
Student Tip of the Week:
Contact the financial advisor or college admissions officer with your
better/other "financial aid offer" from another school (if it was a better offer) and
ask if the school you REALLY want to attend can beat or match the offer. Also
look at programs like the "TLU Choice scholarship" at Texus Lutheran
University that will allow students to pay State College Tuition if the students
were previously admitted to UT or Texas A&M..
EP21 Scholarships (Due NLT May 6 2009 at midnight to Mr. Nippy's email acct:
(www.nippy@empowerment21.come). (HOT, HOT, HOT)
Write a 300-400 word essay stating "what you learned from EP21 that helped
you prepare for college". The essay is due to me NLT 6 May. The scholarship
criteria will be based on the contents of the essay and the teen or their parent's
attendance at workshops this school year. (Teens who already won a laptop or
more than $500 within the last 12 months from EP21 are not eligible for this
scholarship)
Twitter Tip:
Note: When you build your twitter account and register with "nippybetz" to get
periodic educational updates. You now have to register to see my educational
tidbits immediately and get advance notifications about opportunities. Twitter is
going to help us tremendously and keep our expenses down, so thank you from
EP21! For example, those who have a twitter account were already notified about
the EP21 scholarships.
Why build a twitter account with us? There will be money, prizes, and notifications
shared that will change yours or the life of someone you share our information with,
so register now!
For example, 5 teens registered thus far, so I'm going to give each one of them $20
each just because they have faith that EP21 can help them and they are setting the
example for 100's of other EP21 teens to follow.
1. Jerrod T., 2. Gabriella G., 3. Kathy D., 4. Annie S., 5. Joseph P ($20 each in March)
1. 2009 Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation (TG) has allocated $2
million to the Charley Wootan Grant Program. Of these funds, $1 million will be
distributed to Texas students, and another $1 million will be distributed to students
in other states, the District of Columbia, or U.S. territories to help pay for their
college education. Applications for grant consideration will be available beginning
April 2, 2009.
The first-come, first-served, need-based grant program will provide up to
$4,245 per successful applicant for the 2009-2010 academic year. Since 2000,
TG has awarded nearly $7.8 million through the program, named in honor of
the late Dr. Charley V. Wootan, a former chairman of TG's board of
directors...
Full text of this release is available at
http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2009/press090401.cfm.
More information about the Charley Wootan Grant Program, and its
application, are available at www.aie.org/wootan.
2. Harvard Full-Paid Scholarship - parents in families with incomes of less than
$60,000 will no longer be expected to contribute to the cost of their children
attending Harvard. Click here for more details: http://www.news.harvard.
edu/gazette/daily/2006/03/30-finaid.html
3. Recommended Reading List - Per your request, below are my recommended
readings in order:
- 10 Things You Gotta Know About Paying for College by Brandon Rogers
- Compendium of Texas Colleges & Financial Aid Calendar by the Minnie
Stevens Piper Foundation
- Cash for College by Cynthia Ruiz McKee & Phillip C. McKee, Jr.
- How To Go To College Almost For Free by Ben Kaplan
4. Cherice Chocrane Scholarship Foundation Banquet (Apr 25th). Come see the
incredible fruits this beautiful lady created by witnessing the incredible teens
following in her footsteps! Banquet Cost = $30 Click here for details!
5. CBS DIVERSITY INSTITUTE - WRITERS MENTORING PROGRAM NOW
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2009 - 2010 SESSION
Applications are now being accepted for the seventh session of the CBS Diversity
Institute's Writers Mentoring Program. The submission period is March 1, 2009 -
May 1, 2009.
The Writers Mentoring Program helps aspiring writers to break in and move up in
the business. Each participant is matched with two mentors - one is a senior level
writer/producer on a CBS or CW primetime series, the other is a CBS, CW or
Paramount TV creative executive. Participants meet regularly with their mentors for
advice and support on improving their writing skills as well as career advice and
guidance.
With a total of 33 graduates in its first five years, the Program has launched 17
careers in episodic television.
The primary focus of CBS' Diversity Institute Writers Mentoring Program is to
provide access and networking opportunities for talented and motivated diverse
writers - with a focus on writers of color. The program is based in Los Angeles. It
begins in September 2009 and runs through May 1, 2010.
The Writers Mentoring Program is not employment and there is no monetary
compensation. It is, instead, a structured program of career development, support,
and personal access to executives and decision-making processes; with the goal of
preparing aspiring writers for later employment opportunities in television.
For more information and an application visit: http://www.cbscorporation.
com/diversity/cbs_network/index.php
6. PROJECT IDENTITY is a federally funded program designed to stimulate interest
in college attendance and the awareness of college entrance requirements for
African-American and other minority males attending middle school. The Project
aims to help to develop and sustain the capacity of middle schools to prepare these
young boys for high school and post-secondary education. By providing a network
of support, particularly for the adults who influence middle school students,
specifically, their counselors and families, Project Identity strives to channel and
direct more minority males to higher education. Project Identity will give special
attention to boys from backgrounds and communities that historically have not
encouraged large numbers to pursue, enroll and succeed in post-secondary
education. Visit http://www.morehouse.edu/projectidentity/ for more details.
7. Become a Congressional Page This Summer: High school juniors with a GPA
of 3.0 or higher in core academic subjects may apply to work as Pages in the U.S.
House of Representatives for a fall or spring appointment. There is no GPA
requirement for Pages who work during the summer semester. While serving the
House, Pages live in Washington D.C., at the Page Residence Hall, a few blocks
away from the Capitol. During the academic year, Pages attend classes at the
House Page School. Pages must be sponsored by a Member of Congress and be
at least sixteen years old on the date they begin their term. All communication
regarding the Page program must be made through the applicant’s sponsoring
Member. Visit http://pageprogram.house.gov/ for more details.
8. Scholarship for African American Women: Florida A & M University is providing
an outstanding opportunity for Black women entering college in the fall of 2009. It is
designed to address their absence in the field of computer technology. Dr. Jason
Black is the Principal Investigator of a recently awarded $552,000 NSF Grant
entitled African-American Women in Computer Science. The grant provides
scholarships from $4000 to $10,000 per year for female African American students.
We need your help to get the word out about this great opportunity to build back up
the enrollment of women in the CIS Department. Pass this information along to high
school or community college students, their parents, and to guidance counselors
you may know. The full text of the press release can be found at the link below: "
TARGET="_blank">http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?
a=headlines&p=display&news=602&archive
9. The Susan G. Komen Foundation is offering scholarships to students who have
lost a parent to breast cancer. Please share far and wide Visit http://ww5.komen.
org/researchgrants/awardsampscholarships.html
10. Proposal Would Give Illegal Immigrants In-State Tuition If They Become
Citizens: Visit http://www.universitybusiness.com/newssummary.aspx?
news_date=2009-03-04&news_id=18389#top for more details.
Some Colorado lawmakers want to give in-state college tuition to undocumented
students, but unlike efforts to do this in the past, this year's legislation requires the
students to give something back.
Contact the financial advisor or college admissions officer with your
better/other "financial aid offer" from another school (if it was a better offer) and
ask if the school you REALLY want to attend can beat or match the offer. Also
look at programs like the "TLU Choice scholarship" at Texus Lutheran
University that will allow students to pay State College Tuition if the students
were previously admitted to UT or Texas A&M..
EP21 Scholarships (Due NLT May 6 2009 at midnight to Mr. Nippy's email acct:
(www.nippy@empowerment21.come). (HOT, HOT, HOT)
Write a 300-400 word essay stating "what you learned from EP21 that helped
you prepare for college". The essay is due to me NLT 6 May. The scholarship
criteria will be based on the contents of the essay and the teen or their parent's
attendance at workshops this school year. (Teens who already won a laptop or
more than $500 within the last 12 months from EP21 are not eligible for this
scholarship)
Twitter Tip:
Note: When you build your twitter account and register with "nippybetz" to get
periodic educational updates. You now have to register to see my educational
tidbits immediately and get advance notifications about opportunities. Twitter is
going to help us tremendously and keep our expenses down, so thank you from
EP21! For example, those who have a twitter account were already notified about
the EP21 scholarships.
Why build a twitter account with us? There will be money, prizes, and notifications
shared that will change yours or the life of someone you share our information with,
so register now!
For example, 5 teens registered thus far, so I'm going to give each one of them $20
each just because they have faith that EP21 can help them and they are setting the
example for 100's of other EP21 teens to follow.
1. Jerrod T., 2. Gabriella G., 3. Kathy D., 4. Annie S., 5. Joseph P ($20 each in March)
1. 2009 Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation (TG) has allocated $2
million to the Charley Wootan Grant Program. Of these funds, $1 million will be
distributed to Texas students, and another $1 million will be distributed to students
in other states, the District of Columbia, or U.S. territories to help pay for their
college education. Applications for grant consideration will be available beginning
April 2, 2009.
The first-come, first-served, need-based grant program will provide up to
$4,245 per successful applicant for the 2009-2010 academic year. Since 2000,
TG has awarded nearly $7.8 million through the program, named in honor of
the late Dr. Charley V. Wootan, a former chairman of TG's board of
directors...
Full text of this release is available at
http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2009/press090401.cfm.
More information about the Charley Wootan Grant Program, and its
application, are available at www.aie.org/wootan.
2. Harvard Full-Paid Scholarship - parents in families with incomes of less than
$60,000 will no longer be expected to contribute to the cost of their children
attending Harvard. Click here for more details: http://www.news.harvard.
edu/gazette/daily/2006/03/30-finaid.html
3. Recommended Reading List - Per your request, below are my recommended
readings in order:
- 10 Things You Gotta Know About Paying for College by Brandon Rogers
- Compendium of Texas Colleges & Financial Aid Calendar by the Minnie
Stevens Piper Foundation
- Cash for College by Cynthia Ruiz McKee & Phillip C. McKee, Jr.
- How To Go To College Almost For Free by Ben Kaplan
4. Cherice Chocrane Scholarship Foundation Banquet (Apr 25th). Come see the
incredible fruits this beautiful lady created by witnessing the incredible teens
following in her footsteps! Banquet Cost = $30 Click here for details!
5. CBS DIVERSITY INSTITUTE - WRITERS MENTORING PROGRAM NOW
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2009 - 2010 SESSION
Applications are now being accepted for the seventh session of the CBS Diversity
Institute's Writers Mentoring Program. The submission period is March 1, 2009 -
May 1, 2009.
The Writers Mentoring Program helps aspiring writers to break in and move up in
the business. Each participant is matched with two mentors - one is a senior level
writer/producer on a CBS or CW primetime series, the other is a CBS, CW or
Paramount TV creative executive. Participants meet regularly with their mentors for
advice and support on improving their writing skills as well as career advice and
guidance.
With a total of 33 graduates in its first five years, the Program has launched 17
careers in episodic television.
The primary focus of CBS' Diversity Institute Writers Mentoring Program is to
provide access and networking opportunities for talented and motivated diverse
writers - with a focus on writers of color. The program is based in Los Angeles. It
begins in September 2009 and runs through May 1, 2010.
The Writers Mentoring Program is not employment and there is no monetary
compensation. It is, instead, a structured program of career development, support,
and personal access to executives and decision-making processes; with the goal of
preparing aspiring writers for later employment opportunities in television.
For more information and an application visit: http://www.cbscorporation.
com/diversity/cbs_network/index.php
6. PROJECT IDENTITY is a federally funded program designed to stimulate interest
in college attendance and the awareness of college entrance requirements for
African-American and other minority males attending middle school. The Project
aims to help to develop and sustain the capacity of middle schools to prepare these
young boys for high school and post-secondary education. By providing a network
of support, particularly for the adults who influence middle school students,
specifically, their counselors and families, Project Identity strives to channel and
direct more minority males to higher education. Project Identity will give special
attention to boys from backgrounds and communities that historically have not
encouraged large numbers to pursue, enroll and succeed in post-secondary
education. Visit http://www.morehouse.edu/projectidentity/ for more details.
7. Become a Congressional Page This Summer: High school juniors with a GPA
of 3.0 or higher in core academic subjects may apply to work as Pages in the U.S.
House of Representatives for a fall or spring appointment. There is no GPA
requirement for Pages who work during the summer semester. While serving the
House, Pages live in Washington D.C., at the Page Residence Hall, a few blocks
away from the Capitol. During the academic year, Pages attend classes at the
House Page School. Pages must be sponsored by a Member of Congress and be
at least sixteen years old on the date they begin their term. All communication
regarding the Page program must be made through the applicant’s sponsoring
Member. Visit http://pageprogram.house.gov/ for more details.
8. Scholarship for African American Women: Florida A & M University is providing
an outstanding opportunity for Black women entering college in the fall of 2009. It is
designed to address their absence in the field of computer technology. Dr. Jason
Black is the Principal Investigator of a recently awarded $552,000 NSF Grant
entitled African-American Women in Computer Science. The grant provides
scholarships from $4000 to $10,000 per year for female African American students.
We need your help to get the word out about this great opportunity to build back up
the enrollment of women in the CIS Department. Pass this information along to high
school or community college students, their parents, and to guidance counselors
you may know. The full text of the press release can be found at the link below: "
TARGET="_blank">http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?
a=headlines&p=display&news=602&archive
9. The Susan G. Komen Foundation is offering scholarships to students who have
lost a parent to breast cancer. Please share far and wide Visit http://ww5.komen.
org/researchgrants/awardsampscholarships.html
10. Proposal Would Give Illegal Immigrants In-State Tuition If They Become
Citizens: Visit http://www.universitybusiness.com/newssummary.aspx?
news_date=2009-03-04&news_id=18389#top for more details.
Some Colorado lawmakers want to give in-state college tuition to undocumented
students, but unlike efforts to do this in the past, this year's legislation requires the
students to give something back.
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