There are many major scholarships available to under-represented students. Here are just a few…

2011-2012 Major Scholarship Deadlines

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September 30

Questbridge

http://www.questbridge.org/for-students/cps-how-to-apply

Application is now open

Only U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents are eligible to receive College Match scholarships to partner colleges (with the exception of Brown, Pomona, Princeton, and Yale, who may consider applications from students who are not U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents). Students who are not U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents can still use the QuestBridge application, be chosen as QuestBridge finalists, and participate in the Regular Decision process.

Although only U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents are generally eligible for College Match scholarship packages, our partner colleges will consider all students who apply through the Regular Decision process, regardless of citizenship status. Each year, many QuestBridge applicants who are not U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents gain acceptance and financial aid to our partner colleges via the Regular Decision process.

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October 31, 2011

The Coca Cola Scholarship Program

https://www.coca-colascholars.org/page.aspx?pid=456

The application is now open.

U.S. Citizens; U.S. Nationals; U.S. Permanent Residents; Temporary Residents (in a legalization program); Refugees; Asylees; Cuban-Haitian Entrants; or Humanitarian Parolees;

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December 15, 2011

Hispanic Scholarship Fund.

Application opens September 1

With exception, of Gates Millennium, your Hispanic Scholarship application services as the one master application for dozens of scholarships. Your applications need to be in as soon as possible to meet various deadlines. For other major scholarships and their deadlines: http://www.hsf.net/innerContent.aspx?id=426

Officially: Be a U.S. citizen OR legal permanent resident with a valid permanent resident card or passport stamped I-551

Others can apply.

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December 15, 2011

Univision Scholarship

All can apply if you have 3.0 GPA and higher.

For freshmen and transfer students.

http://vidayfamilia.univision.com/es-el-momento/educate/noticias/article/2011-10-14/becas-univision

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January 11, 2012

The Gates Millennium ScholarS Program

http://www.gmsp.org/

The application is now open.

For students entering college for the first time in the fall 2012, the GMS 2012 Scholarship Application online process is now open. The deadline for all submissions is Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. EST.
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January 15, 2012

Dell Scholars Program

http://www.dellscholars.org/

U.S. citizenship or permanent residency

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February 10, 2012 for freshman

May 10, 2012 for transfers and graduate students

Norman Topping Student Aid Fund at University of Southern California.

http://www.usc.edu/student-affairs/ntsaf/prosp_application.shtml

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February 17, 2012

GE-Ronald Reagan Scholarship

Application opens November 14

Each year, roughly 20 Scholars will receive a $10,000 scholarship renewable for an additional three years – up to $40,000 total per recipient.

http://www.reaganfoundation.org/GE-RFScholarships.aspx

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March 1, 2012

Hispanic College Fund.

Application closes March 1

http://www.hispanicfund.org/programs/college/scholarships

Be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident; or, have graduated from a high school in the U.S. after having attended at least three years

Ideally GPA 3.0 or higher.