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It's that time again. Here are some scholarship sites for you to apply to in the Fall....
Each link below connects you to a scholarship website . . .

All grade levels:

• http://www.scholarships4students.com/
• http://vfwwebcom.org/VoiceofDemocracy
• http://www.scholarshipamerica.org/
• http://www.angelsoft.com/angelsinaction/
• http://www.fastweb.com
• CSBR Poster Essay and Poster Contests
• Best Essay on Social Impact of Computing
• Filipino American Students

Juniors and Seniors
Asian Pacific Fund - various deadlines

• The Violet Richardson Award Honoring Young Women for Volunteer Action
  email: siahq@sorptimist.org
  tel: 215-893-9000 fax: 215-893-5200
  
• Christmas Tree 12/31/2006
  
• CA Association of Collectors Education Scholarship
  
• The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in CA - all students
  500 Word Essay Contest: "What Influence and Impact Do the Media Have on Each of the Three Branches of Government in the United States Today?"
  Prize: A week in Washington, D.C. in June to attend the Congressional Seminar Workshop
  
• Mahatma Rice Scholarship Program
  email: phil_252@hotmail.com
  call: 415-733-5765
• The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in CA - all students
  500 Word Essay Contest: "What Influence and Impact Do the Media Have on Each of the Three Branches of Government in the United States Today?"
  Prize: A week in Washington, D.C. in June to attend the Congressional Seminar Workshop
  email: juliaawong@sbcglobal.net
  tel/fax: 415-876-3750
• Student Inventors Scholarships
• Student Video Scholarships
• Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships
• Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships
• Brand Essay Competition
• ScienceNet Scholarship Listing
• Prudential Scholarship for students who have generously devoted their time and talents as volunteers in their community. www.prudential.com/spirit or www.principals.org/prudential or call: 1-877-525-8491
• Create a 30-second TV commercial targeted at
  middle school students to learn them about the
  dangers of underage drinking. For more inform:
  www.mccandetroit.com/persuade
• ExplorVision Science Competition
  You must work in a group of 2,3 or 4 students.
  Each team will select a technology that is
  present in the home, school and/or community and
  explore what the technology does, how it works
  and how or why it was invented. Amount: $5,000
  - $10,000.00 For more info: 1-800-EXPLOR9,
  exploravision@nsta.org or www.exploravision.org
• The Violet Richardson Award Honoring Young Women for Volunteer Action.
  Both the winner and her volunteer organization receive
  cash awards of $250.
  www.soroptimistspr.org/district2/sanfrancisco.html
  Soroptimist International of San Francisco
  236 West Portal Avenue
  PO Box 352
  San Francisco, CA 94127
  email: sisf-awards@sfsoroptimist.org
  Tel: (415)550-7943
• American Foreign Service
  http://mirror.afsa.org/essaycontest/
  Essay competition about the challenges facing the
  American Foreign Service in the 21st Century.
• Olive Garden
  http://www.olivegarden.com/company/community/pasta_tales_entries.asp
  Essay competition about your favorite family
  activity.
• http://www.sikhcoalition.org/essay.asp
  Essay competition discussing the implications of
  the French ban for the minority communities.

Seniors:

• Burger King Scholarships
• Coca-Cola Scholarships
• Mary C. & William G. Drake Scholarship
  Drake Scholarship Committee
  Department of Mechanical Engineering
  University of California
  Berkeley, CA 94720
  Contact Person: Ms. Anayancy Paz - 510- 642-4094
  fax: 510-642-6163
  email: anayancy@me.berkeley.edu
• Horatio Alger Scholarship Program
• Printer Supplies Online
• Ronald McDonald House Charities
• Stokes Educational Scholarship
  Students desiring a career with the National Security Agency (NSA).
  National Security Agency Attn: Stokes
  9800 Savage Road, Suite 6779
  Ft. George G. Meade, MD 20755-6779
  call: 410-854-4725
• Target Scholarships -- Applications can be picked up at your local Target Store
• Verizon Scholarship Program
• Women of ATT
  
• Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student
• Gates Millennium Scholars
  minimum GPA: 3.3 unweighted cumulative and African American, American Indian, Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander American or Hispanic American
  
• Hispanic Heritage Award
• American History Scholarship
• Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Humanistic Studies
• Anne Ford Scholarship
  
• Beverage Industry College Scholarship Program
  Essay topic: "Importance of Establishing and Maintaining Good Credit During Your College Years"
  call: 916-929-2125 ask for Karen Roach
  email: karen@calcollectors.net
• CCA Creative Achievement Awards
• Haillie Q. Brown Scholarship Fund - call (202) 726-2044
  
• George McHuge $5,000 Scholarship
  Recipient must maintain a 2.75 GPA
  Must be a resident of the City and County of San Francisco
  email: sisf-awars@sfsoroptimist.org
  Tel: 415-241-0410
  
• National Co-op Scholarship Program
• Sam Walton Community Scholarship $1,000 award
  Deadline: January 12th
• Diversity Scholarship at CCA (CA College of the Arts)
• San Francisco State University
• Coca-Cola Two Year College Scholarships
• Sports Scholarships and Internships
• National Assoc. of Black Journalists Scholarships (NABJ)
• Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
• FinAid: The Smart Students Guide to Financial Aid scholarships
• WiredScholar Free Scholarship Search
• William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students
• Maryland Artists Scholarships
• International Students Scholarships & Aid Help
• INROADS internships
• Black Alliance for Educational Options Scholarships
• RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS AT OXFORD
• The Roothbert Scholarship Fund
• Walmart Foundation
• Walmart
  http://walmartstores.com/GlobalWMStoresWeb/navigate.do?catg=765
  Sam Walton COMMUNITY Scholarship
• CSU Chico President's Scholars Award CSU Chico offers ten $12,000 President's awards, $3,000 per year for four years. Students with a 3.7 high school GPA or a 3.5 high school GPA with high SAT Reasoning or ACT test scores will be invited to apply once they apply to Chico their senior year.
• elksshare.org
  $120,000 awarded to outstanding students in
  academics and services.
• McKelvey Foundation
  http://www.mckelveyfoundation.org/apply/
  Submit a completed online application
• CA Association of Collectors Educational Scholarship Foundation
  http://www.cacesf.org/
  Awarded to CA High School senior for their use as
  full time students at any accredited public,
  private, college university or trade school. You
  can call the CAC Office at (916)929-2125 or
  email: cac@collectors.net
• Georgia McHugh $5,000 Scholarship Honoring a Young Woman for Scholarship,
  Leadership and Community Service
  Must be a young women and a San Francisco High
  School senior with a 2.75 GPA or higher. Must be
  a resident of the City and County of San
  Francisco
  and financial need will be considered.
• www.soroptimistspr.org/district2/sanfrancisco.html
  Soroptimist International of San Francisco
  236 West Portal Avenue
  PO Box 352
  San Francisco, CA 94127
  email: sisf-awards@sfsoroptimist.org
  Phone: (415)550-7943
• YES Competition for students is open only to
  juniors and seniors who will graduate from high
  school no later than September 1, 2009.
  Applicants must be citizens or permanent
  residents (holding a Green Card) of the United
  States and enrolled in and currently attending
  high school in the United States, Puerto Rico,
  Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa or the
  Mariana Islands. Home schooled students, who
  reside in the countries listed above, are also
  eligible. Only one project per student will be
  accepted. Team projects are not eligible. Amount:
  $1,000-$50,000.00
  http://www.collegeboard.com/yes/fs/atc.html
• NIAF Scholarships - Italians
• Hispanic Scholarship Fund

Juniors:

• Banatao College Prep Scholarships
  
• Discover Card Tribute Award Scholarship Program
• YES Competition for students is open only to
  juniors and seniors who will graduate from high
  school no later than September 1, 2009.
  Applicants must be citizens or permanent
  residents (holding a Green Card) of the United
  States and enrolled in and currently attending
  high school in the United States, Puerto Rico,
  Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa or the
  Mariana Islands. Home schooled students, who
  reside in the countries listed above, are also
  eligible. Only one project per student will be
  accepted. Team projects are not eligible. Amount:
  $1,000-$50,000.00
  http://www.collegeboard.com/yes/fs/atc.html

More to come. Feel free to check out further scholarship information at the Guidance Center!