Apply for Financial Assistance for Books and Supplies (for Graduates and Post Graduates for the Fall Semester 2016)

One of the missions of the Academic Empowerment Foundation Inc., (AEF) is to provide Financial Assistance to students from the Washington DC Metro Area to help them purchase books and supplies.

Limited funds are donated to the AEF from Federal Government Employees through the National Area Combined Federal Campaign Annual Events.

To submit your request for financial support for books and supplies, each applicant must submit the following information to the AEF for financial support:

1. Student’s Full Name, Home Address, Email Address, Home and Cell Phone Numbers Parents/Guardian Home Address, Home and Cell Phone Numbers
2. Name and Address of College/University/Institution you are attending, Major/Field of study, Classification, and GPA
3. An unofficial copy of your Fall 2016 Class Schedule
4. Freshmen ONLY: Provide a copy of your Acceptance Letter
5. Student’s Signature and Date

   Download a PDF of the Fall Semester 2016 application here The applications acceptance period is now closed

   Mail completed applications/packages to:

   The Academic Empowerment Foundation, Inc. (AEF)
   P.O. Box 824
   Upper Marlboro, MD 20774

   Application Packages will not be accepted after 4:00 PM August 10, 2015.

   Funds will be mailed to each approved applicant on or about August 15, 2015.

   All checks will be made payable to the institution listed on your application. Each applicant must include all requested information listed below. All submissions of incomplete applications/packages will not be considered or accepted.

Prince George’s County Association of REALTORS®, Inc.
DAVID MACLIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
9400 Basil Court, Suite 400
Largo, MD 20774
301 306-7900

The Prince George’s County Association of REALTORS® (PGCAR) David Maclin Memorial Scholarship Fund Committee would like to acknowledge the community service efforts of our public school seniors. To this end, we are striving to award a $2,500 scholarship to three Prince George’s County High School students.

Each scholarship is to be used toward further education in any community college, university or trade school, and will be divided into two payments of $1,250 each. $1,250 will be paid for your Freshman year and $1,250 for your Sophomore year.

The scholarship criteria consists of writing a composition of 500 words or less on “What Difference Have I Made in My Community.” The scholarship applicant must be a graduating high school senior with at least a 2.0 grade point average.

Compositions should be sent to PGCAR and should include a completed application form, parental/guardian permission slip, 3 letters of recommendation and Letter of Acceptance from the university or college.

All entries must be received by close of business on February 28th, 2014. All winners will be notified no later than March 31st, 2014. The entries will be judged by the David E. Maclin Memorial Scholarship Fund Committee.

Financial aid is a huge problem for millions of students every year who want to attend college. And yet, it is reported that billions of dollars in scholarship funding and grants are given away annually. One web site, ScholarshipsOnline.org, helps students find those opportunities.

They have identified the Top 10 2013/14 scholarship opportunities for women:

#1 – The AARP Foundation Women’s Scholarship Program provides scholarship funds to low-income women who are over the age of 50, and are seeking new job skills, training, and educational opportunities.

Learn more at www.scholarshipsonline.org/2012/04/aarp-foundation-womens-scholarship.html

#2 – The Betty Rendel Scholarship is available to female undergraduates each year who are attending a four-year accredited college or university and majoring in political science, government or economics. It is open to women across the nation.

Learn more at www.scholarshipsonline.org/2013/04/betty-rendel-scholarship.html

#3 – The Women’s Independence Scholarship Program, Inc. helps women who have survived domestic violence to return to school and become self-sufficient. The primary candidates are single mothers with young children who lack the resources to attend college.

Learn more at www.scholarshipsonline.org/2013/04/womens-independence-scholarship-program.html

#4 – The Miss America Scholarship Fund offers scholarships to over 12,000 young women who compete in the state and local competitions as well as Miss America first place winner, four runners-up, semifinalists and non-finalists.

Learn more at www.scholarshipsonline.org/2013/03/miss-america-scholarship-fund.html

#5 – The Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship is open to female undergraduate seniors or female students enrolled in a graduate program and studying Computer Science or Computer Engineering.

Learn more at www.scholarshipsonline.org/2013/01/google-anita-borg-memorial-scholarship.html

#6 – The Young Women In Public Affairs Award is a scholarship for young women age 16 to 19 with an interest in public affairs who plan to enroll in college.

Learn more at www.scholarshipsonline.org/2012/11/young-women-in-public-affairs-award.html

#7 – The Talbots Scholarship Program awards one-time scholarships to women who want to go back to school to earn their undergraduate degree after graduating from high school or receiving their GED at least ten years ago.

Learn more at www.scholarshipsonline.org/2012/11/the-talbots-scholarship-program.html

#8 – The Go Red Multicultural scholarship champions greater inclusion of multicultural women in the nursing and medical industries, address important gaps in treatment, and ensure that all Americans have an opportunity to work with their healthcare providers to make the best choices that lead to good health.

Learn more at www.scholarshipsonline.org/2012/09/go-red-multicultural-scholarship-fund.html

#9 – The Jeannette Rankin Women’s Scholarship Fund awards scholarships every year to low-income women who are 35 years of age or older.

Learn more at www.scholarshipsonline.org/2012/05/jeanette-rankin-womens-scholarship-fund.html

#10 – The AWG Minority Scholarship program encourages young minority women to pursue courses of education and careers in the field of geosciences.

Learn more at www.scholarshipsonline.org/2012/04/awg-minority-scholarship.html

ScholarshipsOnline is a free online resource for scholarships and grants available to students, parents, and teachers. To find and apply for hundreds of scholarships for men and women of all ages, visit www.ScholarshipsOnline.org

(via BlackNews.com)