FOUNDATION HIGHLIGHT
More scholarships available for students attending career colleges!
Imagine America Promise (formerly Imagine America II)
The Imagine America Promise scholarship builds upon our award-winning Imagine America high school scholarship program, for which career colleges provide funding for scholarships. Imagine America Promise scholarships originate in another way – solely from grants made by sponsors such as The Sallie Mae Fund. The Imagine America Promise scholarship provides $500 and $1,000 cash grants toward each student's schooling.
To apply for the Imagine America Promise scholarship, a student must be nominated by a participating career college and meet the following scholarship criteria:
- Student must have been an Imagine America (high school) scholarship recipient;
- Be currently enrolled in his/her course of study and have a graduation date after 12/31/2007;
- Have maintained a 3.5 or higher GPA;
- Currently have a 95 percent or higher attendance record;
- Obtain a written recommendation from a faculty/administrator representative at his/her career college; and
- College must include a copy of the student's current college transcript with application.
The deadline to submit an application for this scholarship is April 30, 2007.
For more information on nominating your student for the 2007 Imagine America Promise scholarship or to obtain an application, please visit www.imagine-america.org or contact Jenny Faubert at 202.336.6743 or jennyf@career.org.
2007 LDRSHIP Award
The Foundation established the LDRSHIP Award in 2004 to recognize and honor exceptional career college students who have served their country honorably in the military and decided to further their education at CCA member institutions. The LDRSHIP Award, through sponsors such as Lockheed Martin, offers up to $5,000 in cash grants to military personnel attending a Career College Association (CCA) member institution. LDRSHIP stands for Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity and Personal Courage (LDRSHIP).
To apply for the LDRSHIP Award a student must be nominated by a participating career college and meet the following scholarship criteria:
- Must be an active duty, reservist, honorably discharged or retired U.S. military veteran attending a CCA member institution;
- Be a currently enrolled student in his/her course of study whose graduation date is after 12/31/2007;
- Have maintained a 3.5 or higher GPA;
- Currently have a 95 percent or higher attendance record;
- Obtain a written recommendation from a faculty/administrator representative of his/her career college; and
- Include a copy of his/her current college transcript with application.
The deadline to submit an application for this award is April 30, 2007.
For more information on nominating your student for the 2007 LDRSHIP Award or to obtain an application, please visit www.imagine-america.org or contact Kerry Turner at 202.336.6711 or kerryt@career.org.