The Career Center At NHS Lists Scholarships

The Career Center publicizes all scholarships of which it is notified. A few of the scholarships, typically national ones, request that money be enclosed with the application.

The Career Center believes that students should not have to pay to apply for scholarships.

If a student chooses to apply for a scholarship that charges a fee, however, the Career Center strongly advises that he or she first check its authenticity through the FTC Consumer Response Center, www.ftc.gov or 877-FTC-HELP; the National Fraud Information Center, www.fraud.org or 800-876-7060; or the Better Business Bureau, www.bbg.org or 703-276-0100.

Burger King Scholars Program — Burger King will award approximately 1,500 scholarships of $1,000 to high school seniors for use during the first year of college or postsecondary vocational/technical school. Interested seniors must have a GPA of at least 2.5, work part-time an average of 15 hours per week, have demonstrated community involvement and financial need. Newtown High School will nominate one student to compete in this national scholarship program. Applications are available at the Career Center or at bk.com. Interested students must submit a completed application to the Career Center by November 30 to be considered for a nomination.

Bohdan Kolinsky Memorial Scholarship for Sports Print Journalism — The Connecticut Sports Writers’ Alliance will award a minimum of $1,000 scholarship to a high school senior in Connecticut planning to attend an accredited four-year college with hopes of pursuing a career in sports print journalism. There is potential for this scholarship to be renewed based on the student’s ability to maintain set criteria. Applicants will be judged on the basis of their promise as journalists and their ability to successfully complete college-level academic work. Applications are available in the Career Center. All applications and supporting materials must be received by January 15.