Disney Scholarship: Apply for Careers in Entertainment

THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY UNCF CORPORATE

 SCHOLARS PROGRAM 2015

PROGRAM DETAILS

OPEN DATE:

3/16/2015 12:00 AM EST

CLOSE DATE:

5/15/2015 11:59 PM EST

DONOR:

The Walt Disney Company

NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS:

40

INDIVIDUAL AWARD:

Up to $1000

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM GPA

2.5

ETHNICITIES

African American/Black

RESIDENCY STATUS

U.S. Citizen, U.S. national or permanent resident

ACADEMIC CLASSIFICATION

High School Senior

The Walt Disney Company UNCF Corporate Scholars Program, supported by a $1 million commitment from The Walt Disney Company, provides scholarships to high-achieving African American students in underserved communities across the country, and offers career readiness tools and resources necessary to help them realize their professional goals in the entertainment industry.

The Walt Disney Company UNCF Corporate Scholars will be selected based on a competitive application process administered by UNCF.

Program Goals:

The goals of The Walt Disney Company UNCF Corporate Scholars Program are to help create a diverse pipeline of college educated professionals poised to assume fulfilling off-camera careers in entertainment, and to help increase the number of underrepresented minorities employed in the entertainment industry.

Eligibility Requirements:

* Underrepresented African American freshmen, enrolled full-time at a four-year college or university

* Preference will be given to students attending a Historically Black College or University (HBCU)

* Students must have a demonstrated financial need as verified by their college or university

* Students must have a minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale

* Students must have an interest in pursuing an off-camera career in the entertainment industry (e.g. film, television, hospitality management, journalism, media production, digital media, etc.) as demonstrated by submission of an initial essay.

Program Components:

Scholarship Assistance - Freshmen students selected for The Walt Disney Company UNCF Corporate Scholars Program will receive a $1000 scholarship, which is eligible for a graduated scholarship renewal for an additional three years up to $5000, based on financial need and participation in program components.

Career Navigator - UNCF is committed to preparing scholars to be top professionals in their career of choice. Therefore, The Walt Disney Company UNCF Corporate Scholars Program will include the creation of a Career Navigator. This web-based platform will provide both career information and tools to a broad network of African American students, as well as targeted support services to The Walt Disney Company UNCF Corporate Scholars scholarship recipients. The platform, to be launched this fall, will help students develop requisite skills and navigate the transition from college to early-stage careers. Web-based and facilitated learning modules will introduce students to the broad spectrum of careers within the entertainment industry. Scholars will also have the opportunity to apply for Disney internships.

Mentorship - Rising juniors and seniors in The Walt Disney Company UNCF Corporate Scholars Program will be provided mentorship opportunities and career planning assistance. Engagement will occur through the Career Navigator platform and/or in person, when plausible. Scholars will receive career readiness and road mapping assistance from their mentor.

Career Planning - Career planning assistance will provide all participating students with resume building tips, coaching for job interviews, and additional workplace readiness development to help inform and direct their post-college transition into the workforce.

Application Components:

To be eligible, students must submit the following:

1. Student Application (include essay, transcript, leadership, accomplishments)

2. Reference Form

The Shawn Carter Scholarship Fund (SCSF)

www.shawncartersf.com

The Shawn Carter Scholarship Fund (SCSF) was founded on the belief that any motivated individual in need should have the opportunity to further his or her education. By removing some of the financial burdens associated with going to, surviving in, and graduating from college, the SCSF plays a vital role in increasing college access and success for many motivated yet underserved youth and young adults. The SCSF provides individual grants, paid directly to the educational institution, to every student who qualifies and reapplies yearly, from admission to graduation. The grant can be used to cover tuition expenses and related supplemental educational expenses such as books, lab fees, travel and select costs of living. All Shawn Carter Scholars are required to “give back” by conducting community service and by serving as mentors to younger, aspiring Shawn Carter Scholars.

Jay-Z is just one of today’s breed of hip-hop moguls who are using their wealth and fame to help disadvantaged students get a good college education. Jay-Z, (Shawn Carter) together with his mom, Gloria Carter, established the Shawn Carter Scholarship after Gloria’s retirement, with the goal of offering scholarships to single moms, children of disadvantaged families, students who have grade point averages of 2.0 and any one who desires a higher education. The foundation was officially established as a 501(c) in 2003 and awarded its very first full-college tuition scholarship in 2002. To date, over 750 scholarship awards amounting to over $1.7 million dollars have been given away by the Foundation.

Shawn Carter Scholarship Details

The Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation provides grants ranging from $1,500 to $2,500 for every student who qualifies. Scholars who reapply every year will receive financial support from college admission to graduation. The grants may be used to pay for tuition fees, books, lab fees, food and travel expenses. The Shawn Carter scholars are expected to give back to their communities through community service or by mentoring younger students who may later on be future Shawn Carter scholars.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

• High school seniors, students with GED diplomas, undergraduate (2 year or 4 year) college students, and students at vocational or trade schools
• US citizen or Permanent Resident
• 25 years old or younger
• Minimum 2.0 GPA

Application Date

Application starts on April 1st and ends on April 30th(11:59PM EST) To apply, please visit the scholarship application page.

How To Qualify

• Get your application done early and submit the application form and your documents on time.
• Write an essay explaining why you deserve the scholarship. Share your extra-curricular activities and specify details that can help them see that you are an exceptional student. Let them know about your long-range plans. Make sure your essay is clear of grammar and spelling errors.
• Although a photograph is optional, if you do decide to send one, send a head shot from the shoulders up.

For more information on this scholarship opportunity, visit the SC Foundation website.

WHO ARE SHAWN CARTER SCHOLARS?

SCSF attracts candidates from all backgrounds, nation-wide. They all have a compelling desire to pursue higher education, in spite of many personal, socio-economic setbacks, including teen pregnancy, former incarceration, interrupted schooling, poverty, and homelessness. They are hardworking, resilient and determined individuals who want to make positive contributions to their local and global communities, and they turn to the SCSF to make their ambitions and dreams possible.

A recent snapshot of the 2013 applicants seeking support form SCSF reveals the following:

U.S. Air Force

www.afrotc.com

What if you didn’t have to worry about how to pay for college? Air Force ROTC offers a variety of scholarships that will help relieve the financial burden of your college education. That way, you can focus on preparing for your future.

Air Force ROTC scholarships cover your tuition and most lab fees. Also, you’ll receive an annual textbook allowance and up to a $500 spending cash monthly stipend. A variety of full and partial scholarships are available, and certain scholarships have specific requirements. You can learn more about that here.

SERVICE OBLIGATION

You’re under no obligation by simply applying for an Air Force ROTC scholarship. However, if you are awarded a scholarship, you become obligated when you accept and sign an agreement with the United States Air Force. If you are under legal age in the state where the school is located, your parent or legal guardian signs this agreement.

You will agree to:

• Enroll in the academic major for which the scholarship is offered.
• Enroll in Air Force ROTC beginning with the 2016 fall term.
• Complete a 24-day summer field training course at Maxwell AFB, Alabama (usually between your sophomore and junior years).
• Complete Air Force ROTC General Military Course (GMC) your freshman and sophomore years and the Professional Officer Course (POC) your junior and senior years.
• Accept a commission as an Air Force Officer and serve at least four years on active duty.

APPLY NOW

To apply for an Air Force ROTC scholarship, you must have your application submitted online before midnight, December 1. Once you have applied, you must download, complete and upload required forms to our website. The deadline to upload these is January 12. Apply for the High School Scholarship Program here.

There are three different types of scholarships, and the application process is the same for all of them.

Type 1—Pays full college tuition, most fees and a book allowance. Approximately five percent of our four-year scholarships are Type 1—mostly in technical fields as deemed needed by the Air Force (careers with a scientific basis such as engineering, chemistry and meteorology).

Type 2—Pays college tuition and most fees up to $18,000 and a book allowance. Approximately 15 percent of our four-year scholarship winners will be offered a Type 2 scholarship (again, mostly in technical fields). If a student attends an institution where the tuition exceeds $18,000 per year, then he/she pays the difference.

Type 7—Pays college tuition up to the equivalent of a public school’s in-state rate and a book allowance. If a student receives a Type 7 offer but wishes to attend a college/university where they do not qualify under the guidelines, the student can convert the four-year Type 7 scholarship to a three-year Type 2 scholarship. You cannot activate a Type 7 scholarship at a nonqualifying school and pay the difference.

SCHOLARSHIP LENGTH

Three- and four-year scholarships are available. All four-year scholarships activate in the fall of your freshman year.

All three-year scholarships activate in the fall of your sophomore year. The only three-year type of scholarship offered is Type 2. All three-year scholarship designees must complete AFROTC training during their freshman year in order to retain eligibility to activate their scholarships at the start of their sophomore year.

STIPENDS

Each semester, scholarship recipients receive stipends to cover tuition and fees, books and other expenses and extra spending money.

LIVING EXPENSES

Upon activation, all scholarship cadets receive a monthly living expenses stipend during the academic year. Currently, the monthly stipend is $300 for freshmen, $350 for sophomores, $450 for juniors and $500 for seniors.

TRAVEL EXPENSES

All high school scholarship recipients are authorized to have their travel expenses covered from their home to their Air Force ROTC detachment. They will receive reimbursement approximately 30 days after the start of school.

Three-year scholarship recipients will not receive any benefits until the beginning of their sophomore year

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

To be eligible for scholarship consideration, you must achieve an SAT composite of 1180 (math and critical reading portions only) or ACT composite of 26 and attain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

The following table provides some information to indicate whether or not you think you will be academically competitive for an AFROTC scholarship. This is last year’s average select rate winners:

Scholarship Typesolarship Types

Data       Type 1   Type 2   Type 7

SAT        1356       1362       1304

ACT        31.2        31.1        29.6

GPA              3.83           3.83        3.76es

Data       Type 1   Type 2   Type 7

SAT        1356       1362       1304

ACT        31.2        31.1        29.6

GPA       3.83        3.83        3.76

CIVIL INVOLVEMENTS AND DRUG USE DISCLOSUre

AFROTC policy is to withdraw the scholarship offer to High School Scholarship Program (HSSP) winners who failed to disclose all civil involvements and drug or alcohol abuse that occurred prior to the HSSP interview.

• These scholarships are considered to be obtained under fraudulent circumstances since the student failed to obtain the required waiver.

AFROTC policy is to withdraw scholarship offers to students who use illegal drugs after being briefed on the Air Force drug and alcohol policy during the interview.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Before you are eligible for the scholarship interview, you must complete the Physical Fitness Assessment (which consists of three events: crunches, push-ups and a 1.5-mile run) and submit the Letter of Certification. If you are offered an Air Force ROTC scholarship, you must pass the Physical Fitness Test before the end of your first semester of college.

SCHOLARSHIP INTERVIEW

Once you meet the academic and general requirements, you are considered an eligible applicant. You will be contacted by the nearest Air Force unit to set up a personal interview

To be eligible for the scholarship interview, you must meet the following requirements:

• Be a United States citizen or be able to obtain citizenship by the last day of the first term of your freshman year (for four-year offers) or the first term of your sophomore year (for three-year offers). Activation cannot occur prior to obtaining citizenship. Also, if you receive a scholarship and possess dual citizenship, you cannot activate a scholarship or be contracted until you renounce your non-U.S. citizenship.
• Graduate from a high school or have an equivalent certificate.
• Be 17 years old prior to scholarship activation.
• Be under 31 years old as of December 31 of the year you will be commissioned.
• You cannot be enrolled full time at a college or university (except for joint high school/college programs).
• If you are the sole provider for another person (e.g., single parent, guardian for younger sibling, etc.), please contact the nearest Air Force ROTC detachment admissions representative for dependent care plan information.

FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

When selecting a college or university, applicants and families are encouraged to consider their own ability to pay tuition. Although the applicant may have received a scholarship offer, there may be a delay in activation due to various reasons—for example, a delay in medical qualification by the Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board (DODMERB).

If there is a delay in activation that extends beyond the start date of the first term of a scholarship offer, the designee is normally responsible for that term’s tuition. Depending on the reason for the delay, the offer may be withdrawn.

Once a scholarship has been activated, if the student fails to maintain academic or military retention standards, his/her scholarship benefits may be suspended or terminated. As a result, the student will be responsible for a term or more of tuition and fees.

2015 AIA/F Diversity Advancement Scholarship American Institute of Architects & AIA Foundation

The American Institute of Architects

http://www.aia.org/index.htm

The AIA/F Diversity Advancement Scholarship provides assistance to high school graduates, college freshmen, and community college students from a minority and/or financially disadvantaged background who intend to pursue aNAAB-accredited professional degree in Architecture. A professional degree is either a 5-year Bachelor of Architecture degree or a 4+2 pre-professional Bachelor degree followed by a Master of Architecture degree.

Eligibility

Applicants must be legal residents of the United States and either:

High school seniors entering a NAAB accredited professional program in architecture, or

Undergraduate college freshmen attending a NAAB accredited professional program in architecture, or

Technical school or community college students that have completed high school or its equivalent and intend to transfer to a NAAB accredited professional program.

Application – DEADLINE APRIL 22, 11:59 PM

2015 AIA/F Diversity Advancement Scholarship Application – via SlideRoom

All applications and supporting documentation for the 2015 AIA/F Diversity Advancement Scholarship must be submitted through SlideRoom. 

You will need to set up a SlideRoom account if you don’t already have one.

Required Supporting Documentation:

Evidence of financial need

• Expected Family Contribution (EFC) from your 2015-2016 FAFSA application
• If you do not have access to your EFC, you will be prompted to provide the relevant information via an online EFC calculator

A minimum of two and a maximum of three drawings

• One 8.5" x 11" freehand drawing or sketch of any real life object (objects, buildings, people, self-portrait, etc)
• Additional images may include freehand drawings or drafted floor plans or drawings completed using computer-aided design (CAD)

At least two recommendation letters

• Recommendation letters must be entered into SlideRoom by the application deadline of Wednesday, April 22, 2015. The submission site will shut down at 11:59 PM on April 22, and no late letters will be accepted.

Application Deadline:

Applications and all supporting documentation must be completed in SlideRoom no later than 11:59 PM on Wednesday, April 22^nd. The submission site will shut down at this time.

For technical assistance with the application process, please email support@slideroom.com.

Award Up to two scholarships between $3,000 and $4,000 will be awarded in 2015. Scholarships may be renewed every year until the completion of the degree program, up to a total of 5 years. If you have any questions about the scholarship or its requirements, please contact us atdivscholarship@aia.org. For technical assistance with the application process, please email support@slideroom.com.

Ed Bradley Scholarship

Ed Bradley is best known for his award-winning work in 26 years on CBS News’ 60 Minutes and as the first African American White House TV correspondent. Bradley received the Paul White Award from RTDNA in 2000 recognizing his lifetime commitment to excellence in journalism and the First Amendment Award from RTDNF in 2005 in recognition of his support of First Amendment rights. He passed away in 2006.

Bradley established the Ed Bradley Scholarship in 1994. Since then, 20 young, aspiring journalists have received the award created by the late CBS News and 60 Minutes correspondent. Past winners have gone on to work for organizations including NPR, CNN, and Al-Jazeera America. They have enjoyed careers from reporter, anchor, and media attorney to Saturday Night Live comedy writer and White House speechwriter.

The recipient of the Ed Bradley Scholarship will receive $10,000 and an invitation to the Excellence in Journalism conference.

WHO CAN APPLY

• Students who will be sophomores, juniors or seniors at the time the scholarship is awarded, pursuing careers in radio, television, or digital journalism
• Winners must be officially enrolled, full-time sophomores or above in good standing when scholarships are awarded
• Students may apply for only one RTDNF scholarship, and past RTDNF scholarship winners are not eligible.

HOW TO APPLY

• Complete the online application form, including:
  • Contact information
  • Experience
  • URL links to 3-5 work samples
    • Work samples should be broadcast (television/radio) or online news pieces
    • Work samples should be uploaded to a host site like YouTube, Vimeo, SoundCloud, etc.
• Upload the supplemental materials:
• Cover letter
  • Discuss your current and past journalism experience
  • Describe how you intend to use the funds
  • Discuss your choice to pursue a career in journalism
  • Addressed to RTDNF Scholarship Committee
• Resume
• Letter of recommendation
• From a professor, advisor, or supervisor
• Addressed to RTDNF Scholarship Committee

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