Scholarship Opportunities

November 12, 2009

Veterinary Technician Program Scholarship
The Lancaster Kennel Club, Inc., is offering two (2) $500 scholarships to students attending Northampton Community College, Harcum College, Manor College, Wilson College and Lehigh Carbon College in the Veterinary Tech Program. The scholarships are intended for those students who anticipate a career in small animal practice. Eligible candidates will be selected from residents of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Applications can be picked up in the Financial Aid Office, Main Campus. Completed applications must be returned by November 20, 2009, to the Lancaster Kennel Club. 

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Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Program
The Cooke scholarship honors excellence by supporting outstanding community college students with financial need to transfer to and complete their bachelor's degrees at four-year colleges and universities. The Cooke Foundation provides up to $30,000 per year to deserving students, which the foundation says makes this the largest private scholarship for two-year and community college transfer students in the country.

Each award is intended to cover a significant share of the student's educational expenses - including tuition, living expenses, books and required fees - for the final two to three years necessary to achieve a bachelor's degree. Awards vary by individual, based on the cost of tuition as well as other grants or scholarships he or she may receive.

To be eligible for the program, Northampton students must be selected by the College Life Committee, which can nominate up to two students each year. Students do not apply directly to the Foundation, but must submit their applications to the College Life committee. The deadline to submit an application is December 11. For application forms and more information, visit the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation website.

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Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
The Goldwater program was established to foster and encourage excellence in science and mathematics by awarding scholarships to college students who intend to pursue careers in these fields. Each scholarship covers eligible expenses for tuition, fees, books, and room and board, up to a maximum of $7,500 annually. Sophomore applicants are eligible for two years of support.

To be eligible for this scholarship, students must be U.S. citizens or have a Permanent Resident card.

To be considered for the award, students must submit their application materials to the College Life Committee by December 11 for review.  For application forms and more information, visit the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship website.

If you have questions about either the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship or the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, please contact Rob Hays, College Life Chair, at rhays@northampton.edu

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2010 Soroptimist International of Allentown Women's Opportunity Award

Soroptimist International of the Americas is an international volunteer organization for business and professional women who work to improve the lives of women and girls in local communities and throughout the world. The Women's Opportunity Award Program is the organizations major service project.

Eligibility requirements are the applicant should be a woman with primary financial responsibility for her family (including children, spouse, siblings, and/or parents); attend or have been accepted to an undergraduate degree program, vocational/skills training program; have a financial need for assistance;  and be motivated to achieve your educational and career goals.

Applications with two completed reference forms must be submitted to Pearl Minich at 829 W. Gordon St., Allentown, PA 18102-2860 by December 15, 2009. Applications can be found in the Financial Aid Office, Main Campus.

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2010 Talbots Scholarship for Women
The Talbots Charitable Foundation will offer the 2010 Talbots Scholarship Foundation and Nancy Talbot Scholarship Award to women who enrich themselves through learning and achieve a college education later in life. Ten (10) $15,000 scholarships and one (1) $30,000 scholarship will be awarded to an extraordinary finalist demonstrating courage, conviction and an insatiable entrepreneurial spirit.

Applicants to the 2010 Talbots Scholarship Foundation must:

Be women currently residing in the US or Canada;

Be women who have earned a high school diploma or their GED on or before September 2000;

Be enrolled or planning to enroll in a full- or part-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited 2- or 4-year college, university, or vocational-technical school;

Be attending the full 2010-11 academic year and receiving a degree no earlier than May 2011; and

Have at least two semesters (24 credit hours or more) remaining to complete an undergraduate degree as of the beginning of the 2010, fall academic term.

Applications are available online starting Monday, October 5, 2009 at scholarshipamerica.org.

The deadline for applications is Saturday, January 2, 2010. Only the first 5,000 eligible applications received will be processed.

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American Association of University Women - Allentown Interrupted Studies Grant

The Allentown Branch of the American Association of University Women has applications available for their Interrupted Studies Grant.  Scholarships are given to women who reside in the Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania area and wish to complete their studies through higher education at Lehigh Valley area institutions (accredited two or four year college, advanced degree program, or vocational school).

Scholarships are limited to those women whose studies have been interrupted at some point for at least six months. Candidates must be enrolled in, or accepted to, an institution at the time of application, and financial need must be demonstrated.

Applicants for an award must submit an application and two character references, and may be interviewed by the Community Awards Committee. Application packets are available at the Financial Aid Office, Main Campus, or go to aauwallentownpa.org  to complete the application online. Applications must be received by February 20, 2010.