Seniors.  Are you a child, grandchild, sibling, niece/nephew of a Vietnam era Veteran?  The Northland Vietnam Veterans Association is offering three scholarships for about $1,000 to seniors in our region.  Applications are due May 10th and information can be found in the counseling office.

American Legion High School Oratorical Scholarship Program

9-12th graders.  The High School Oratorical Scholarship Program is an opportunity to earn scholarships for college.  The purpose of The American Legion's National High School Oratorical Contest is to develop a deeper knowledge and appreciation of the Constitution of the United States on the Part of High School Students, and to win Scholarship Money.  Other objectives of the contest include the development of leadership qualities, the ability to think and speak clearly and intelligently, and the preparation for acceptance of the duties and responsibilities, rights and privileges of American citizenship.  See Mr. Townsend and https://www.legion.org/oratorical for details.

Seniors, are you interested in a Science or Math major.  You might qualify to apply for the $20,000 Alworth scholarship!  See the Mr. Townsend or the flyers around school for details.  The deadline is January 15th.

 Advance IT Minnesota is seeking young women in high schools across the state with emerging aspirations and accomplishments in technology, to apply for the Minnesota Aspirations for Women in Computing awards program online at http://advanceitmn.org/aspirations-in-computing-awards. Applications are being accepted through November 7th, 2016.

UMD Raise.Me Scholarship Opportunity

University of Minnesota Duluth bound Seniors.  Earn up to $12,000 over four years by aplying for micro-scholarships at https://www.raise.me/join/umd

Seniors.  Are you planning to pursue a career or technical education?  You might be eligible for up to $2,500 through the Horatio Alger National Career & Technical Scholarship Program. To to application.horatioalger.org for details and to apply.

Seniors.  Are you thinking about attending Mesabi Range college?  They have 65 scholarships available ranging from $500 to full tuition.  Click on the link to apply.
 https://mesabirange.awardspring.com

Lake Country Power Transcripts

The Lake Country Power Trust Board will be reviewing scholarship applications soon.

We have found that automated email reminders to students requesting Transcripts sometimes get stuck in SPAM filters or end up as junk email.

If you’re able to email or text Seniors to remind them if they’ve submitted a scholarship application to Lake Country Power – and if they haven’t done so already -- transcripts are due early next week.

Transcripts can be emailed to:  scholarship@lakecountrypower.coop   and will be accepted through February 15.

PolyMet Minning Scholarships

PolyMet Mining is giving away $7,500
in scholarships to outstanding Minnesota
high school students.

Do you know a student who is excited to work in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)? We want to recognize high achievers who will use their STEM education to help build a better tomorrow.

Nominate yourself, or recommend a deserving student, for outstanding STEM accomplishments and a chance to receive a scholarship from PolyMet Mining. The deadline for submission is January 31, 2016. Two winners will be announced in March during the Minnesota State High School hockey tournament live broadcast.

One $5,000 scholarship will be awarded to a student in a 4-year degree program

One $2,500 scholarship will be awarded to a student in a 2-year program or trade program

NOMINATE YOURSELF NOW BY CLICKING THIS LINK

The Deadline is January 31st!

DSA Community Foundation Deadline is Coming Up!

SENIORS! You've heard the announcements about the scholarships of the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation. Hopefully by now you've been to dsacommunityfoundation.com and created an application. Better yet, you've finished and submitted it too. But if not, there's still time! The January 15th deadline is right around the corner, so get in there and push through to the final "Submit" button! You can't win if you don't apply!

Seniors! Welcome back from holidays. Were you able to make some good progress on your Community Foundation Scholarship applications? If no, don't panic, there's still time between now and the January 15th deadline. But you're cutting  it close. There's potentially big bucks on the line so don't wait until the last minute to submit! Get to dsacommunityfoundation.com and don't procrastinate any further.

Seniors.  Do you want $4,000 for technical school, community college, or university?  Lake Country Power has a scholarship for you.  Go to https://scholarship.lakecountrypower.coop or see Mr. Townsend for details.  The deadline is January 31st.