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The Michigan Merit Award provides $2,500 to high school graduates for outstanding performance on their Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) tests. About 49,000 high school graduates earn the award each year.
http://www.michigan.gov/mistudentaid/0,1607,7-128-32017---,00.html
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The Nestle Very Best In Youth program, in partnership with Reading Is Fundamental, was created to recognize young people all across America who not only excel academically, but are working hard to make their communities a better place.
http://nestle-verybestinyouth.com/vbiny/home.jspa
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"The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) is pleased to announce the NAGC-Nicholas Green Distinguished Student Award Program. A $500 U.S. Savings Bond, funded by the Nicholas Green Foundation and the Nicholas Green Scholarship Fund, is awarded to one student in each state, along with a Certificate of Excellence by the NAGC. Students selected for the award are between grades 3 and 6 and have distinguished themselves in academic achievement, leadership, or the visual or performing arts. "
http://www.nagc.org/Awards/green/greenawd.html
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North Carolina Academic Scholars Program is designed for students in grades 9-12. Students who complete the requirements for an academically challenging high school program will be named North Carolina Academic Scholars and receive special recognition. The students who qualify for this special recognition: will be designated by the State Board of Education as North Carolina Academic Scholars; will receive a seal of recognition attached to their diplomas; may receive special recognition at graduation exercises and other community events; may be...
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/foreword.html#NCScholarsProg
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BESTS is an opportunity for students to take part in an enjoyable and academically stimulating experience to learn more about their academic strengths. It is also a chance for parents and educators to discover the level of academic challenge appropriate for their students.
http://www.uiowa.edu/~belinctr/talent-search/index.html
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This award is given annually by the Hitachi Foundation to 10 high school seniors from across the country who have made a significant contribution to their community. The recipients of this award are invited to an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., and receive a gift of $5,000. This is not a scholarship program and recipients may use their award at their discretion. The award is funded by Mr. Hirokichi Yoshiyama, former president and chairman of Hitachi, Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan, with the hope that these youth will incite positive social change.
http://www.hitachifoundation.org/yoshiyama/index.html
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Each year the AATG writes a test to assess proficiency in German. Teachers nationwide can offer the exam to their students. The awards program has been around for 30 years and about 25,000 students take the exam each year.
http://www.aatg.org/programs/hsstudentprogs/testing_program/testing_info.html
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This website is a searchable resource for students, teachers, parents, and contest organizers that provides information about student contests and is free to use.
http://www.studentcontests.com/
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"The mission of the Captain Planet Foundation is to fund and support hands-on environmental projects for children and youths. Our objective is to encourage innovative programs that empower children and youth around the world to work individually and collectively to solve environmental problems in their neighborhoods and communities. Through environmental education, we believe that children can achieve a better understanding and appreciation for the world in which they live."
http://www.captainplanetfdn.org/
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The MacArthur Fellows Program awards unrestricted fellowships to talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction. There are three criteria for selection of Fellows: exceptional creativity, promise for important future advances based on a track record of significant accomplishment, and potential for the fellowship to facilitate subsequent creative work.
http://macfdn.org/programs/fel/fel_overview.htm
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Whether you are in it for yourself, a colleague, your school, or your students, you will find a range of awards and recognition programs.
http://www.nhs.us/s_nhs/sec.asp?CID=122&DID=5266
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The Presidential Freedom Scholarships promote student service and civic engagement. These scholarships, funded in part by the Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal agency, recognize high school students for outstanding leadership in service to their community and neighbors.
http://www.nationalservice.gov/scholarships/
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Rhodes Scholars are elected for two years of study at the University of Oxford, with the possibility of renewal for a third year. All educational costs, such as matriculation, tuition, laboratory and certain other fees, are paid on the Scholar's behalf by the Rhodes Trustees. Each Scholar receives in addition a maintenance allowance adequate to meet necessary expenses for term-time and vacations. The Rhodes Trustees cover the necessary costs of travel to and from Oxford, and upon application, may approve additional grants for research purposes ...
http://www.rhodesscholar.org/
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The mission of the Georgia Association for Gifted Children is to advocate for gifted children and youth by working with educators, parents, policy-makers, and the community to meet the needs of the gifted.
http://www.gagc.org
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The Wisconsin Association for Talented and Gifted (WATG) is a non-profit organization of parents, students, educators, business and industry personnel, and other interested persons who are dedicated to fostering a climate in the home, school, and community that allows each individual to reach his or her unique potential. WATG maintains a statewide Board of Directors, representing educators, school administrators, parents, business, and higher education. The organization was formed in 1993, and is the result of the merging of two former organiza...
http://www.focol.org/watg/
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"The Student Challenge Awards Program (SCAP) was initiated by The Durfee Foundation in 1990. The program strives to excite the imagination and expand the potential of arts-gifted high school students, and to stimulate the students' curiosity about science and technology. Award recipients spend two to three weeks assisting the summer research activities of scientists who have also demonstrated a strong interest in pre-collegiate education."
http://www.earthwatch.org/education/student/scap.html
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As an organization, American Mensa provides intelligent individuals an opportunity to meet other smart people at the local, regional, and national levels. Mensans interact at entertaining events and exchange ideas through a variety of publications. Mensa members also work to help others in their communities by providing scholarships and volunteering for community-oriented activities.
http://www.americanmensa.com/index.php3
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Wouldn't it be great to know what scholarship providers look for in an application? This article by Roxana Hadad gives you an inside look at how judges pick their favorites.
http://fastweb.monster.com/flash/content/focus/story/1882.ptml?ID=9IYAOILL83DY&IDT=1108595028&IDH=46E6D3FB017C07F12E1D2257125D62A6
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