Please click HERE to apply for this special scholarship for the first generation going to college!

Greetings,

The Ivy Legacy Foundation is fully committed to making educational,
cultural, and societal difference in the Greater Philadelphia community.
We are now accepting applications for our 2018 Scholarships.

We ask that you provide this information to your graduating seniors.
Students can go to the link below to access the 2018 Scholarship
Application. The application deadline is Sunday, April 1, 2018

If you have any additional questions please reply to this email or you can
have students contact us at scholarship@ivylegacy.org


https://www.cognitoforms.com/TheIvyLegacyFoundation/_2018ScholarshipApplication

Francis H. Thole Essay Contest

Once again, we are pleased to announce Francis H. Thole Essay Contest sponsored by the Board of Directors of City Trusts. Please share this announcement with all English Teachers and High School Guidance Counselors. All high school seniors are encouraged to write an essay on the Constitution of the United States of America. A cash prize will be award to one student at each high school that participates.

· Students may select any aspect of the US Constitution as the basis of their essay

· Essays should be no fewer than 800 and no more than 1200 words in length

Once the Board of City Trusts has determined winner, please send a letter on school letterhead with the name, address and home telephone number of the student chosen by your school, along with a copy of the essay, to:

School District of Philadelphia
Grant Fiscal Services, 3rd Floor Portal D Suite 341
440 N Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pa. 19130
Attn: Geraldine Levy

By May 18, 2018, the letter with attachments can also be emailed to glevy@philasd.org; however, faxed copies of the information is not accepted.

2018 Cecila Moy Yep Scholarship

The Cecilia Moy Yep Scholarship Fund was established in 1994 by the Asian American Women’s Coalition to recognize female Asian American high school students who have made a positive and lasting impact on our local community through their service and leadership. The scholarship will help finance post-high school education. Multiple scholarships are awarded each year in varying amounts.

Scholarship Eligibility Requirements:

· Asian American Female high school senior graduating in May/June 2018.

· A resident of Philadelphia, Delaware, Montgomery, Chester, or Bucks counties.

· Demonstrate financial need.

· Participate in community service and extracurricular activities.

· Minimum of 3.0 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

· Start college/university in Summer 2018 or Fall 2018.


To Apply:
Send or email the following documents to AAWC postmarked by March 5, 2018, 11:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time. Incomplete applications will NOT be considered.

You must submit all of the items listed below to complete your application packet:

· Completed application along with your personal statement.

· High School Transcript

· One recommendation from a teacher or community leader. A second recommendation is optional.

· FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) Student Aid Report or CSS Profile. If applicable, cross out any Social Security numbers on these forms.

Send Application Materials to:
Asian American Women's Coalition (AAWC)
Attn: Scholarship Committee
301 - 305 North 9th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

OR
Email: AAWCScholarship@gmail.com

The Scholarship Selection Committee will contact applicants they wish to interview in April 2018. The interview will be in person on a Saturday in Philadelphia. You will be asked to provide us with the financial aid award letter for the college/university that you plan to attend.

If selected to receive a scholarship, you MUST attend the AAWC Scholarship banquet on Friday, April 27, 2018 to receive your award.

For questions, please contact the Scholarship Selection Committee via email at AAWCScholarship@gmail.com.

49th Annual Samuel A. Green Scholarship Program (“SAG”)

The SAG Scholarship Program was created in loving memory of our founder and my grandfather, Samuel A. Green, who believed in the power of higher education and the right of all young people to pursue it. In his honor and to celebrate more than the 80 years since our founding, Firstrust will be granting $50,000 in academic scholarships to college-bound high school seniors, ranging in amounts from $1,000 to $10,000. We hope students from your school will take advantage of this wonderful opportunity by writing a 300-word max essay on the topic: How my college education will cultivate prosperity in my community.

Click the button below to visit the scholarship website, where students can directly apply. Please encourage your students to complete the application and submit their essay on or before the deadline of: March 23, 2018

Thank you for allowing us to fulfill our mission of cultivating prosperity in the community by assisting students achieve their dreams of a college education.


Sincerely,

Richard J. Green
Chairman & C.E.O.









For additional information, please visit our scholarship website at www.firstrustscholarship.com or email us at scholarship@firstrust.com.

Scholarship Opportunities

Philadelphia City Scholarship at the Mayor’s Office of Education

Link to application packet:
bit.ly/cityscholarship

Summer Mentorship Program at the University of Pennsylvania

(www.vpul.upenn.edu)

The Penn Summer Mentorship Program (SMP) is a 4-week summer experience that aims to inspire first-generation and minority students in Philadelphia public schools to view higher education as an achievable and worthwhile goal. Participants partner with and learn from one of five professional schools at Penn - Dental Medicine, Nursing, Medicine, Engineering and Law. Over the course of the summer, students gain hands-on experience in one of the disciplines and the opportunity to explore a variety of career paths. The program is open to rising 11th graders enrolled in a Philadelphia public or charter school.

The program runs from July 9 to Aug. 3 and applications must be complete by April 6.
Please reference the website here: https://www.vpul.upenn.edu/eap/smp/.

Email the director, Gail Oberton - oberton@upenn.edu - with any questions.

Visit http://bankofamerica.com/studentleaders

3 Miles Podcast

It is getting very close to the time of the switch in classes. We will not have time together every day anymore. As one of our last activities, I have planned for us to listen to something important together.

Please use this link to follow along or if you need to make up an absence:

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/550/three-miles