AHS Guidance Department

2008-2009 Scholarships

Scholarship	Date Due	Condition of Eligibility	Amount of Award
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) 1st annual "Freedom in Academia" essay contest thefire.org/contests	11/20/08	High School Senior enrolled in an American High School	1st-$5000 2nd-$2500
NY State Society of Professional Engineers' Capital District Chapter Scholarship	12/05/08	High School Seniors who intend to study engineering	$1000 to $3000
29th Annual High School Writing Contest	12/12/08	Any High School Students	1st-$100 2nd-$50 3rd-$25
2009 AFSCME Family Scholarship www.afscme.org/members/880.cfm	12/31/08	Graduating High School Senior who is a daughter or son of a CSEA member (or legal guardian), enrolled in a full-time degree program at either a 4yr institution or a 2yr institution with credits to transfer to a 4yr	(13) $2000, renewable for up to four years
AT&T and Better Business Bureau Science and Technology Scholarship  www.bbb.org	01/16/09	High School Seniors in Upstate New York pursuing a Bachelor of Science Degree in the fields of technology and/or science	1st-$3000 2nd-$2000 3rd-$1000
Burger King Scholars Program www.bk.com/scholars	02/02/09	High School Senior and US Resident	$1000 (last year they gave away 600)
KFC Colonel's Scholars Program www.kfcscholars.org	02/10/08	Graduating high school senior, with a GPA of at least 2.75 or higher, enrolling in a public, in-state college or university, pursuing a bachelor's degree, us citizen or permanent resident	$5000 each year for 4 years
Dorothea Deitz Memorial Scholarship www.nysahperd.org	03/01/09	Women students residing in New York State who are planning to major in Physical Education Teacher Educations	$7500, $6500, $5500, and one $600 to each Area winner

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