Muskingum College: Financial Aid

Many students receive scholarship assistance through private organizations which include schools, businesses, civic groups and churches. While most sources of such awards are found in the student’s local community, some are regional or even national in scope. We encourage students to seek out such additional sources of assistance, and information is usually available in high school guidance offices. Another source of such information can be found on-line at www.fastweb.com. Awards received from private sources in excess of $100 are required to be reported to Student Financial Services, though in almost all cases such awards do not affect the gift assistance previously awarded to students.

Scholarship Bulletin Board
As we are notified of scholarship opportunities from outside sources we will post them here. Applications and additional information are available in Student Financial Services.

American Cancer Society Ohio Division's Survivor Scholarship Program
Applicant must be a resident of Ohio, U.S. Citizen, diagnosed with cancer before age 21, under age 25 at time of application, and plan to attend an accredited university or community college in the united States. Scholarships are awarded based on academic achievement, leadership, and community service. For an application and more information call 1-888-ACS-OHIO or visit www.cancer.org/ohiogrants.

American Chemical Society Scholars Program
100 scholarships will be awarded to undergraduates interested in four-year degrees in the chemical sciences. The scholarship is designed to encourage African-American, Hispanic and Native-American students to pursue undergraduate college degrees in the chemical sciences. The scholarship is valued at up to $2500 per year for freshmen, $3000 for sophomores and $5000 for juniors and seniors. Applications and more information are available at www.chemistry.org/scholars.

AES Engineers Scholarship
AES is pleased to be able to continue providing scholarships to high school seniors or college students (regardless of courses being studied) who meet certain criteria.
Scholarships are intended for our future leaders across a wide spectrum of fields of study. This award is available to high school seniors and all students attending a post secondary educational facility. You are not required to be taking Engineering courses to be eligible. Students must submit an essay of no more than 1000 words in answer to one of the two questions that are posted on our site: http://www.aesengineers.com/scholarships.htm
Amount of award: $500.00
Deadline for entry: September 15, 2008

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc.
Scholarships are available to undergraduate engineering and engineering technology students. Applications are available in student Financial Services or at www.ashrae.org (click on the Student Zone or search the short-cut menu for "Scholarships").

Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development-Stivinson Appalachian Scholarship Fund
Awarded to students who plan to attend either a 2 or 4 year institution of higher education within the 30 county COAD service area. Applicants must reside in a household with total annual income at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines. Application deadline is March 1, 2008. For more information visit www.coadinc.org

CSOHIMSS Jane A. Blank Scholarship Program
The CSOHIMSS Chapter will annually award one $1,000.00 scholarship and a one-year student HIMSS membership ($30.00 value) to an undergraduate or graduate student studying in the healthcare information or healthcare management systems field. Students that would qualify might be graduate or undergraduate Nursing, Business or Computer Science majors. For more information about the scholarship and requirements, please go to http://www.csohimss.org/programs/programs1.html

Daniel Kovach Scholarship Foundation
Scholarships in the amount of $500 are awarded quarterly to students studying in the fields of Businees, Library and Information Science, Education, and Communications. Application and required essay are to be completed online. For more information and to apply, please visit http://www.collegescholarships.org/our-scholarships/

Deloitte and Touche Scholarship
Available to sophomores, juniors and seniors who are planning a career as a Certified Public Accountant. Students must have a 3.3 minimum GPA. Five awarads of $1750 will be made. Application deadline is April 30, 2008. For more infromation, stop in Student Financial Services.

Earl F. Morris Memorial Scholarship
Four scholarships in the amount of $2,500 will be awarded to pre-law students. An application and personal statement discussing academic experience and goal for the legal profession are required. Applications are available in Student Financial Services. Application deadline is April 16, 2008.

Garden Club of Ohio
Scholarships awarded to juniors, seniors and graduate students in horticulture, floriculture, landscape architecture, botany, agronomy, forestry, conservation, plant pathology, environmentalcontrol, city planning or allied subjects. Applications are available by contacting GCO State scholarship Chairman, CLeopatra Lehman, 1658 17th Street, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223-1806.

Business and Professional Women/Ohio Guernsey County Club
BPW is offering a $250 scholarship to female residents of Guernsey who are accepted or enrolled in college. Applications are available in Student Financial Services. The deadline is May 16, 2008.

JRF Scholarship Program
Since 1978, the Jeannette Rankin Foundation has awarded scholarships to help over 500 women attend college. To be eligible a woman must be 35 or over, a US Citizen, enrolled in or accepted to an accredited school, pursuing a technical or vocational education an associate's degree or a first bachelor's degree, and be low-incomeaccording to the US Dept. of Labor's Lower Living Standard. For more information and to apply, visit http://www.rankinfoundation.org/apply/default.php

John Gyles Education Awards
Applicants must be Canadian or American citizens. A minimum GPA of 2.7 is required. Selected students will receive up to $3,000. Applications are available online at www.johngyleseducationcenter.com and the deadline is June 1st.

Koster Insurance Health Careers Scholarship
Five awrds of $3000 will be made this year. Application is available online at http://www.kosterweb.com. The application deadline is May 9, 2008.

Marine Corps Scholarships
Offering scholarships to children of an actice duty Marine or Marine Reservist, a former Marine or Marine Reservist, or an active, reserve, or former U. S. Navy Corpsman who has served in the Marine Corps. Income limits apply. To check eligibility and to download an application visit www.marine-scholars.org

Medina County Retired Teachers Association
Applicants must be graduates of Medina County, OH high schools who are committed to careers in education and who will be juniors or seniors in college the following fall. Applications available in the Education Department and in Student Financial Services. Deadline May 1.

Mensa Education & Research Foundation Scholarship Essay Contest
Applications and eligibility guidelines are available in Student Financial Services or at http://foundation.us.mensa.org/scholarships/zipfinder.php

Muskingum County Community Foundation: Scholarship Central
For information on local scholarships and scholarships available to students who live in Ohio or Pennsylvania visit www.mccf.org

National Federation of the Blind
The NFB has a large scholarship program whose awards are made solely to persons who are legally blind. Applications are avaliable at www.nfb.org/oh and www.nfb.org/scholarships. Application deadline is March 31, 2008 for the national scholarships and June 1, 2008 for Ohio.

National Network of Presbyterian College Women (NNPCW) Scholarship
The application is available at http://www.pcusa.org/nnpcw/aboutus/scholarship.htm. Application Deadline May 30, 2008.

National Presbyterian College Scholarship
For students who are confirmed members of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) preparing to enter as full-time incoming freshmen in one of the participating colleges (Muskingum) related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Students must be eligible citizens or permanent residents, have taken the ACT/SAT by December 15th, and demonstrate financial need. To download an application go to www.pcusa.org/financialaid/scholarships.htm Deadline for filing application: January 31st of student's senior year in High School.

Ohio Academy of Science
Offering the Ohio Environmental Science and Engineering Scholarship Program. Scholarships are available to students who can demonstrate their knowledge and commitment to careers in environmental sciences or envoronmental engineering. For information about eligibility requirements and to obtain an application visit: www.ohiosci.org/ScholarshipApplication.pdf

Ohio College Access for Persons with Disabilities Project
ORSC announces the availability of the TG Public Benefit Award for the 2008-09 academic year. ORSC will award a minimum of tewnty-five $2,000 award. The awards are designed to promote the retention of students with disabilities at institutions of higher education in Ohio. Application and Instructions are available as a PDF. Ohio College Access for Persons with Disabilities Project Application

Ohio Transfer Council David Gall Memorial Scholarship
For Fall 07 transfer students who have at least 36 quarter hours or 24 semester hours by June 30, 2007 with a minimum 3.0 gpa. Contact Cleveland Scholarship Programs at 216-241-5587 with questions or visit www.ohiotransfer.org

Ohio War Orphans Scholarship Program
Eligible students are children of disabled or deceased war veterans and children of persons declared prisoners of war or missing in action in Southeast Asia. Students must be between the ages of 16 and 20; attending an Ohio public-assistedinstitution, an eligible non-profit private institution, a degree-granting proprietary institution or a participating school of nursing; resident of Ohio for 12 months prior to application or, if parent does not meet residence requirements, five of the last 10 years prior to application. Applications are available in Student Financial Services.

Payne, Nickles & Company Accounting scholarship
Offering 2 $1500 scholarships to fourth or fifth year Accounting majors. Students must be an Erie, Huron, or contiguous county, Ohio resident, have a 2.8 GPA and file the FAFSA. Applications can be printed from www.pncpa.biz and applications are due May 2, 2008.

Presidential Forum on Renewable Energy
An educational prize of $10,000 will be paid to each of three students who submit a winning essay. The contest is open to students who, as of January 1, 2008, are between the ages of 18 and 24; enrolled, full-time or part-time, in anundergraduate college program; and a US Citizen. For more information and to submit an essay visit www.2008EnergyForum.org

Regents Graduate/ Professional Fellowship Program
For students enrolling in an Ohio graduate school. Students must be nominated by Muskingum College. Please contact the Academic Affairs Office for additional information.

Sales and Marketing Executives of Cleveland Education Foundation
Scholarships in amounts up to $5000 are being offered to marketing and sales majors. Applications are available at www.smecleveland.com. Students must be residents of the greater Cleveland area, have a 3.0GPA and be a second semester sophomore or a junior. Application deadline is May 1, 2008.

Sallie Mae Fund
The Sallie Mae Fund offers more than $2.3 million in college scholarships to low-income and minority students. Applications are available at www.salliemaefund.org

Stark County Retired Teachers Association
Applicants must be juniors or seniors in the field of education this fall who have graduated from a high school within Stark County, OH. Six $1,000 grants will be awarded. Application is available in Student Financial Services. Deadline is May 20, 2008.

Thomas J. Seefred Trust
A perpetual fund that will award scholarships in the amount of $3,000 each to college students between 18-25 years old who are suffering from Juvenile Diabetes. Students must be successfully completing a standard curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree at an accredited junior college, college or university. Applications must be postmarked by April 1, 2008. For more information visit www.seefredtrust.org

Tylenol Scholarship
In 2008, $250,000 will be awarded to outstanding students who are pursuing health-related studies. Application deadline is September 30, 2007. Go to Tylenol.com/scholarship for applications and information.

Youngstown Panhellenic Association
is offering a $1500 scholarship for the 2008-2009 school year to an undergraduate who is an active member of a National Panhellenic Conference Sorority. The applicant must be a full-time sophomore. junior, or non-graduating senior woman who resides in Mahoning, Trumbull, or Columbiana county in the state of Ohio. The award will be based on scholarship, financial need, leadership, and sorority participation. The award will be paid directly to the university's financial affairs office. Applications are available in Student Financial Services office. The deadline for applying is April 1, 2008.

USA Funds Access to Education Scholarships
USA Funds will award up to $3.2 million nationwide in new, renewable scholarships to students with financial need through its USA Funds Access to Education Scholarships. Applications will be accepted online beginning Dec. 15, 2007 through Feb. 15, 2008. Bookmark the following link and return during that period to apply for a scholarship: www.usafunds.org/scholarship

The scholarship deadlines for the following organizations have already passed. We have not received new information from them. It is possible that these organizations would offer similar scholarships in the future.

ASIS International
The scholarship committee of the central Ohio chapter of ASIS International is offering scholarships to deserving students majoring in Criminal Justice. Students must have completed their freshman year, have a minimum GPA of 3.0, and be enrolled for summer or fall 2005 academic term. To apply visit www.asis27.org

Builders Exchange of Central Ohio
Scholarships up to $2000 are available to students who plan to pursue a degree in construction. Applications are available in Student Financial Services and are due no later than noon on Friday, March 7, 2008.

Business and Professional Women/Ohio Florence Allen Endowment Fund
The fund awards scholarships annually to provide Ohio women with the opportunity to achieve their full potential through education. Awarded to traditional and non-traditional female students at accredited degree-granting institutions recognized by a state Board of Regents. Scholarship applications available by request by contacting BPW/OHIO Florence Allen Endowment Fund, President Holly S. Goodyear, 3500 Granger Road, Medina, OH 44256-8602. E-mail: BPWOHIOFAEF@aol.com. Applications must be postmarked on or before April 1, 2008.

Central Ohio Mineral, Fossil, Gem and Jewelry Show 2006 Scholarship
Awarded to an Ohio resident, junior level or above, attending an Ohio college or university and majoring in geology, minerology, paleontology, or earth science education. Applications are available in Student Financial Services and must be postmarked by February 15, 2007.

The Community Foundation of Greater Lorain County
A number of scholarships are available through the community foundation. Applicant's home address must be Lorain County. Applications are available in Student Financial Services. Application deadline is February 10, 2007.

Datatel Scholars Foundation
Several scholarship opportunities are available on their website at www.datatel.com/dsf
Applications must be submitted by January 31, 2008.

Epilepsy Scholarship Award
This program sponsored by Pfizer awards 25 students with epilepsy a $3,000 scholarship. Applications available in Student Financial Services. Application deadline is March 1, 2008.

Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship
Open to upper division undergraduates and graduate students of accredited colleges and universities. Applicants must demonstrate a commitment, either through coursework or experience, to any combination of at least two of the following fields: early childhood education, child development/child psychology, film/television production, music, animation. Applicant must have the ultimate goal of working in the field of children's media. Applications must be postmarked no later than January 31st. For more information visit emmys.tv.

Freedom Forum/NCAA Sports Journalism Scholarship Program
Offered to sports journalism students. Eight $3,000 scholarships will be awarded for the 2006-07 academic year to outstanding sports journalists. Candidates for these awards must be current full-time juniors. For more information visit www.ncaa.org

Hispanic College Fund Scholarship Programs
The Hispanic College Fund (HCF) is pleased to announce its fall 2006 scholarship cycle. http://www.hispanicfund.org/docs/application_announcement.pdf

Incight Scholarship
Applications can be found at http://www.incight.org. The deadline is April 2, 2007, and requirements to apply are as follows:

Documented disability: can be physical, learning, cognitive, etc.
Full time attendance at trade school, college or university
Completion of entire application
Letter of reference submitted with application (letter can be written by anyone applicant chooses and can be of any length)

Liberty Mutual Scholarship Program
Will provide approximately seven $5,000 for students who are juniors in 2005-06. Students must be: full-time, have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.4, be a junior at the tim eof application, have an appropriate major and interest in working in a business environment, submit application by Nov. 1, 2005, be a legal resident of California, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, or Wisconsin.

Samuel Robinson Award
Visit www.pcusa.org/financialaid and you will find a 2007 Samuel Robinson Award essay written by one of the three students who received the award last year and are now attending seminary. The Samuel Robinson Award is for Jr./Sr. attending Presbyterian related colleges & universities. The student applies in the spring of their Jr./Sr. year. The student must recite the answers to the Westminster Shorter Catechism and write a 2,000 word essay on an assigned topic. The application is attached for your convenience. This is a great program for seminary bound students as well as students who are involved with campus ministry. We hope that you will share this information with chaplains. Deadline April 1, 2008.

Soroptomist International Club of Zanesville
The Virginia M. Wagner Educational Grant program is open to women who are currently attending college and working toward a Bachelor's, Master's. or Doctoral degree. The local club award is $500 and the finalist will be eligible for district level competition where $300 is awarded. The program culminates at the regional level where $2,000 is awarded. Please see Amy Gooden in Student Financial Services to obtain an application. The application deadline is January 15, 2008.

Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund
Applications are available at www.talbots.com/about/scholar/scholar.asp or in Student Financial Services. Application postmark deadline is January 3, 2006 or until 1,000 applications have been received, whichever is earlier.

Virginia Zoerb Scholarship
Youngstown Panhellenic Association is offering a $1500 scholarship for the 2007-08 school year to an undergraduate student who is a full-time or part-time sophomore, junior or non-graduating senior woman whose permanent residence is in Mahoning, Trumbull, or Columbiana County, OH. The applicant must be an active member of a National Panahellenic Conference group. Applications are available in Student Financial Services. The deadline for applications is April 1, 2007.