This is a $2000.00 scholarship for a senior who plans to pursue an aviation career in an accredited university/college/tech school. To be eligible you must have a 3.0 or higher for senior year.  

 Deadline to be received by:  Friday, April 12, 2019 

VA Association of Soil and Water Conservation District sponsors summer Youth Conservation Camp this July 2019.  

Applicants should be in grades 9-12 and interested in the environment and/or agriculture.

For additional information vaswcd.org/conservation/camp or contact Bonnie Mahl, Camp Director at bonnie.mahl@vaswcd.org

The Building Leaders for Advancing Science and Technology (BLAST) ProgramThis program is a FREE 3-day residential summer experience that occurs at ODU, VT, and UVA. This year we will have four sessions. Students will attend one of the four sessions and complete hands-on STEM sessions that are led by university faculty and staff. I have attached a flyer, and information as well as how to apply can be found on the BLAST website: https://blast.spacegrant.org/. I look forward to seeing your students’ applications.

Duke University offers:
High School Students

Programs

• Summer College (four-week academic credit program for students currently in grades 10 – 12)
• Summer Academy (three-week academic enrichment program for students currently in grades 9 – 12)
• Accelerated STEM Academy (one-week academic enrichment program for students currently in grades 9 – 12)

We invite you to imagine yourself at Duke this summer if you are:

• seeking to gain academic credit from renowned Duke faculty or interested in engaging deeply with a particular subject.
• hoping to spend your summer enjoying residential activities on Duke’s historic West Campus.
• seeking to prepare for college and to create an international network of peers.

Apply online: https://summersession.duke.edu/high-school-students

The Betty J. Hunter Bazemore (BJHB) Scholarship Fund was founded in November of 2014 in an effort to provide college scholarships to students entering or returning to school.  

Students in grades 10 through 12 are invited to attend their College and Scholarship Summit on Saturday, January 19, 2019.  The session will take place from 10 AM to 1:00 PM at River Club Church.  Attendance is free, but all participants must register through Eventbrite to ensure we have enough packets and food. 

Seniors,

Make sure you check the December Newsletter (see the Newsletters tab above) for information on available scholarships, and click on the Scholarship Info and Applications tab for links to applications and directions.

Each year, eight students from REC’s service territory travel to Washington, D.C., to explore key issues in the electric industry, study the cooperative business model, interact with students in team- and leadership-building programs, tour historical and cultural sites, meet their members of Congress and attend a show at the Kennedy Center. They also make lifelong friends.

More than 1,800 students from across the country will participate in the National Rural Electric Cooperative 2019 Youth Tour, and applications are now available.

Students who are currently juniors in high school and whose parents or guardians are consumer-owners of REC are eligible to apply for this REC-sponsored trip. Students must do the following to be considered:

• Complete the 2019 Youth Tour Application. (Click the link to download the application)
• Email the completed application to community@myrec.coop by 5 p.m. February 4, 2019.
• Questions: Contact Brian Wolfe, REC’s senior public relations specialist, at community@myrec.coop or 1-800-552-3904, ext. 5914.

Seniors: The Tau Rho Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., will give away over $70,000 in college scholarships to students in our local area this year.  If you are interested in applying for a scholarship through Omega Psi Phi, please pick up an application in the main office.

Current 11th graders: The Bezos Scholars Program is a leadership program for juniors who have demonstrated academic rigor, leadership, maturity, and curiosity. Apply by February 8th 2019. You must complete an online application that includes essay questions, nomination of an educator, and a confirmation of support from the school principal.

Learn about the program and application at bezosscholars.org