SME
9-12 Opportunities List
* Be aware of
Scholarship Scams – see http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oig/misused/sscams.html
for more information*
Inclusion
of a scholarship /organization/company below does not indicate that SME or
SMSD endorses the scholarship/organization/company
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Due Date
Name and Description
Grade Amount
?
Columbia University
Senior year
Varies
Starting
2008-2009 school year, Columbia will eliminate loans for all students
receiving financial aid and replace them with Universtiy grants, families
with incomes below $60,000 will have $0 expected contribution for college
expences, families with incomes between $60,000 - $100,000 will have
reduced expected contributions, see www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/admissions/
for more information
?
K-State Women’s Rowing
Any Senior interested in
K-State, female 5’9 or taller, see www.kstatesports.com
for more information, information booklet in the counseling office
?
MCC-Penn
Valley
Certified Nurse Assistance Program
Must be 18 to enroll, proram results
in CAN degree, cost=$799, call 816-759-4022 for more information.
?
NBC/Comfort <
Inn
>
“Awkward Moments” Sweepstakes
$5,000
Tell/show your awkward moment to enter, http://www.nbc.com/Moments/sweepstakes/
?
NROTC Scholarships
Current 11th and 12th may apply, see www.nrotc.mil/
for information
05/30 All
About Education Scholarship
ages 13+
$5,000
Complete
a scholarship search profile and respond to a short essay 250 words, to
apply, go to www.scholarshipexperts.com/apply.htx
05/30
<Cappex Scholarships
ages 14+
Varies
Must complete a profile on the sight, scholarships for students interested
in: computer-related fields,
law enforcement and related fields, digital media, fashion design,
photography, developing video games, game design, culinary education,
design, or business. See http://www.cappex.com/
to register.
5/30
Youth Traffic Safety Month Scholarship Contest
grades-9-12
$500
See www.kansashighwaypatrol.org/press/2008/2008-38.html
for full rules and registration
05/31 Native
Sons of
Kansas City
$500
Award
for best paper that researches an issue that involves the historical past
of
Kansas City
(architectural, archaeological,
historical, cultural, social or political), school will receive traveling
trophy. Entries should be
mailed to Native Sons at
P.O. Box 10046
,
KCMO
64111
.
06/09
McPherson
College
Presidential Scholarship
$12,000
For current 11th graders interested in attending school, give
Mrs. Heller you name, you will be invited to
attend an on campus
session July 18th
06/11
Bates
College
Fall open houses 10/12-10/14 or
11/09-11/11, transportation provided if awarded transportation
scholarships – if interested in transportation scholarship give you name
to Mrs. Heller by this date
09/01 NACAC
(National Association for College Admission Counseling) Essay Contest
$5,000
For
current 11th and 12th graders,
see www.nacacnet.org/MemberPortal/News/Journal/journal_essay.htm
for guidelines or copies of guidelines are available in the counseling
office
College
Information Sessions
Kansas
Private College Week,
June 2 - 6,
2008
.
Register
Kansas Private College Week – June
2nd-6th, see www.ksroadtrip.com
Online search engines or resources for summer programs:
www.enrichmentalley.com
www.studenteducationprograms.com
www.petersons.com/summerop/code/ssector.asp
The Joyce Ivy Foundation –
www.joyceivyfoundation.org
- provides
financial support for female 10th and 11th grade
students wanting to participate in summer programs
AFS Summer Abroad Program
See www.afs.org/usa
for more information or counseling office has extra information fliers.
Alfred
University
Summer Programs
Programs
available in the Arts, Astronomy, Creative Writing, Computer Engineering,
Theater, Women Leaders of Tomorrow, Entrepreneurial Leadership,
Equestrian, Swimming, Girls Basketball, and more – see www.alfred.edu/summer
for more information, fliers available in the counseling office
American Collegiate Adventures
Various locations, see www.acasummer.com
for more information, cost=$1.750+
Argentine
Middle
School-
summer volunteers needed
ages 15+
Earn
community service hours by helping tutor students in reading and math
during summer school, be able to
commit to at least a week, 15 hours a week.
Let Mrs. Heller know if you are interested.
Black Excel Summer Program
See http://www.blackexcel.org/summerprograms2007-1.htm
or http://www.blackexcel.org/summer-progs.htm
Boston
University Summer Program
current 9-11
Variety of program available, see www.bu.edu/summer/highschool
for more information
California Institute of
Technology Young Engineering and Science Scholars
Target: Historically under-represented students in science and
engineering; rising sophomores and juniors
http://www.yess.caltech.edu/
Carleton
College
Liberal Arts Experience
Target: African American students; rising juniors http://apps.carleton.edu/summer/clae
CATALYST
Academy
Target: African American/Latino or Native American students
interested in science, technology, engineering and math; rising
sophomores, juniors and seniors see http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/diversity/office-diversity-programs/summer
-programs/highschool-programs/catalyst/index.cfm
College
Horizons Summer Programs
Target: Native American students; rising sophomores &
juniors
College
sites
change each year (2008 programs at
Duke
Univ.
and
Lawrence
Univ.
)
http://www.collegehorizons.org
Dedicated Engineers Summer
Program
See http://www.dedicatedengineers.org/Resources/summer_programs.htm
Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Summer Program
See http://djnewspaperfund.dowjones.com/fund/hss_summer_workshop.asp
Earlham
Explore a College summer program
grades 9-11
Cost = $1,600, see www.earleham.edu/~eac
for more information
Encore/Coda
Summer Camp
Current 8-11th
grade student who love to make music, play sports.
See www.encore-coda.com
for details. Cost
?
Hollinsummer
For girls, cost $1,199+,
applications taken until spaces are filled, see www.hollins.edu
for more information
Howard
University
Summer Enrichment Program and Recruitment - Target: African
American/Hispanic students applying for
admission
to health professions in the CPNAHS at Howard University http://www.cpnahs.howard.edu/ctr_excellence/summer_enrichment.htm
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
current 10-11th
Robert
E
Cook
Honors
College
hosts 2008 Summer Honors program, take 6
hours of classes taught by IUP faculty, to be nominated see Mrs. Heller in
the counseling office
INROADS Summer Program
See http://www.inroads.org/interns/internWhatItTakes.jsp
Johnson
County
Community College
Teen Computer Training Classes
Chose between Teen Programming, Teen Web Design with Dreamweaver
and Flash, Teen A+, contact
the Center for Business and Technology at JCCC
2008 Junior Statesmen Summer Program
grades 9-11
College
campus based politics and government program
You pay$4,450+ see
www.jsa.org for more information
Kansas
Future
Teacher
Academy
grades 10-11
Students interested in a career in education, June
15-19 at
Emporia
State
University
and June 21-28
at
Dodge City
Community College
, applications
due 03/14, See counseling office for application
06/02
Kansas Youth Leadership Academy (KYLA) Summer Camp
current 8-11
June 17-20 at
Fort
Hays
State
University
, for more
information see www.developingleaders.org
Landmark
College
Summer Programs
current 10-12
College is focused on
helping students with Learning Disabilities sand ADHD, call 1-802-387-6718
or see
college website for more information
Latino Community Leadership
Seminar
Target: Catholic Latino students; rising seniors http://www.nd.edu/~lclsem/
Lehigh
University
- Students
That Are Ready (S.T.A.R.) Academies
Target: Economically and academically disadvantaged and/or at-risk
middle/high school aged students
http://www.lehigh.edu/star/
Lewis & Clark
College
current 8-12
Fir Acres Workshop in Writing and Thinking,
June29-July11, $1,550 for more information see www.lclark.edu/org/firacres
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology MITES
Target: First-generation, historically under-represented in science
& engineering; rising seniors
http://web.mit.edu/mites/www/
Missouri
S&T Jacking Introduction to Engineering Summer Camps
Current 10-11th
Mulitiple sessions available, see http://summer.mst.edu
Montana
State
University
Summer Programs
See www.montana.edu/summer
for more information, guide book available for viewing in counseling
office
Northwest
Missouri
State
University
Summer camps in basketball, tennis, football, cheer,
music, track, soccer, volleyball. See
counseling office for contact information
Notre Dame
Summer Scholars
Dates = 06/22-07/05, for
current 10th and 11th graders who are at least 16
years old, cost = $2,400, experience classes at Notre Dame due 03/01. see http://summerscholars.nd.edu
Second opportunity, African American Scholars at Notre Dame, Latino
Community Leadership Seminar and Global Issues Seminar – applications
due 02/15 available at http://precollege.nd.edu
Oxford
Advanced Studies Program
For current 11th
grade, dates = 07/01-07/25/2008, cost = $8,950, Chose classes to get
sample of college classes, looking for inquisitive students who will value
the new perspectives the program offers and who would make a positive
contribution to it. See www.oasp.ac.uk
for more information.
Pacific Northwest College of Art
current 10-12th
Pre-College Summer Studios 2008, see
www.pnca.edu/programs/ce/precollege/
Pembroke
Hill
School
Summer School
Variety
of classes available, all ages, including Driver’s Ed, ACT, SAT, and
PSAT test prep, and college application essay writing. See www.pembrokehill.org
for more information.
The Princeton Review College Discovery Experience
grades 10,11
Summer
college admissions prep programs with SAT prep, essay writing workshops
and college tours and visits, 2 week program.
You will pay up to $3,500+.
See summerfun.com for more information
Quality Education for
Minorities (QEM) Network – Summer Programs
See http://www.qem.org/internship.htm
Quantum U at
Colorado
College
in
Colorado Springs
July
14-21 – “Prepares graduated for success at the next level by
sharpening their learning skills and gained training in college-level
communication, presentation, test-prep, test-taking, writing and reading
skills” see www.qln.com
Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute PREFACE Summer Program
Target: Historically under-represented students in
science/technology; rising sophomores & juniors interested in
engineering and technology http://doso.rpi.edu/update.do?catcenterkey=87
Rhodes
College
: The Summer Writing Institute
current 10-11th
June 15-27, for more information see
www.rhodes.edu/summerwriting
School of the Art Institute of
Chicago
Summer Program, Merit and need based
aid available, see www.saic.edu/ecp
Sojourns Abroad
For
graduated Seniors – as “gap year” study abroad program.
See www.sojournsabroad.org
for more information
Sports Media Summer Camp – OSU
ages 16+
Actvivites
focus on preparation, practice and opportunities to use skills at actual
sports and media events. June
11-June15, cost $675, to register see hrrp://journalism.okstate.edu/sportsmedia/
Summer
Academy
in Architecture, The
University
of
Texas
at
Austin
An
Introduction to the profession: June 9-July 11, Young Scholars Program:
June 23-July 11, Cost =
$1,800+, see http://soa.utexas.edu/summeracademy
Sunflower
Girls
State
A
government simulation experience - June 1-June 6 at the
University
of
Kansas
in
Lawrence
,
Kansas
. Website link is www.ksgirlsstate.org
or Google “
Sunflower
Girls
State
”. (JUNIOR GIRLS ONLY) -
Registration cost is $250, but registration scholarships are available
through the American Legion Auxiliary.
See Mr. Archer for more information.
Applications due March 4
St George’s
University Med/Vet Summer Academy
For
students interested in the fields of medicine or veterinary medicine, 10
program. Cost = $1,800, call 1-800-899-6337 or see www.sgu.edu
for more information
Service
Learning in
Paris
unknown
See www.study-serve.org
for more information
Take the Lead
program at
Mount
Holyoke
College
current 9-11
Two week residential program for
young women, see www.myholyoke.edu/summeraction
for more information
Theatre for
Young American Sumer Drama Camp
current 8-12
July 7-26, see www.avila.edu/theatre/tya.asp
for more information
University
of
Chicago Summer Session
current 9-11th
Opportunity
to take
undergraduate courses for college credit in a variety of subjects, see http://summer.uchicago.edu/language
for more information
University
of
Missouri
Engineering Summer Camps
See http://engineering.missouri.edu/k-12/hs_summer_camp.php
for more information
UMKC 2007
Girls Basketball Camp
current 9-11th
See www.umkckangaroos.com
for more information
University
of
Notre
Dame African American Scholars Program
Target: Catholic African American high school students http://www.nd.edu/~aasnd/
US
Performing Arts Camps
ages 11-20
Various locations, various themes, sample catalogues
in the counseling office, or go to usperformingarts.com or call
1-888-497-3553
USC Summer
Seminars
current 10th-11th graders
Cost=? Chance
to live on campus, study with USC instructors and sample college life,
will receive 3 units of elective credit, attend variety of seminars, see www.usc.edu/summer
for more information
University
of
Tulsa
Screenwriting and Filmmaking
Summer Camp
For more information, see counseling office
Vanderbilt
Summer
Academy
current 8th-11th graders
See www.ptyvanderbilt.edu
for more information
Washington
University High School Summer Scholars Program
current 11th graders
Cost = $5,695, see summerscholars.wustl.edu for information
Washington
University Freshman Summer academic Program
current
12th graders
June 14th -July 19th Admitted students
orientation to campus, http://college.artsci.wustl.edu/fsap
WECAAARE
Education Foundation
Call 1-800-979-9151 sessions located
at Shawnee Mission North or UMKC
Wolfeboro
Summer
Boarding School
current 9-11th
Variety of courses available, see www.wolfeboro.org
Worchester Polytechnic
Institute
Varies
WPI
Frontiers July 13-25th – for engineering programs see www.wpi.edu/+frontiers
. WPI Strive July 6-12th
for African-American, Latino, and American Indian students to explore
careers in science and engineering – see www.wpi.edu/+strive
Worcester Polytechnic
Institute STRIVE
Target: African American/Latino/American Indian students interested
in engineering; rising juniors and seniors - http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Diversity/K12/Strive/program.html
2008 Youth Leadership Institute and Scholarship
current 10-11th
Sponsored
by the Overland Park Rotary Club, July 20-25th, 3.0+ GPA,
financial aid available to help pay for fees.
See Counseling office for application.
Young
Judea
Variety
of programs abroad, summer and full year, booklet available in the
counseling office or see www.youngjudaea.org
Anytime
Collegia
Campus visit
Receive discount Amtrak fairs to visit college
campus, see www.campusvisit.com/materials
Engineer Your
Life – information
about engineering careers for women, see www.engineeryourlife.org
or the
counseling office to pick up information fliers while
available.
Get Smarter
Prep
Help in preparing for PSAT, ACT, SAT, SAT Subject
tests and more – for more information see info@getsmarterprep.com
Number2.com
Free online test prep
Personalized
SAT Study Plan
For
those students to took the PSAT – see your PSAT answer sheet for your
access code and sign up for My College Quick Start – will show you a
personalized plan for preparing for the SAT based on your PSAT results
updated:
5/20/08
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