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Current Outside Scholarship Opportunities

Scholarship notices are listed by deadline dates. Please review the full list for new entries.

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) is pleased to offer several academic scholarships for students interested in accounting and business. Please check their website for eligibility, requirements, and award amounts. Deadlines range from December 15, 2008 to April 1st, 2009.

Lions of Michigan Scholarship for the Visually Impaired offering one $3,000 scholarship to be awarded to a qualifying legally blind student. Per criteria, must provide a verification letter. Please check the scholarship criteria for further details. Deadline is December 31, 2008.

Institute For Humane Studies offering Internships, and Scholarships of up to $12,000 for undergraduate pursuing their intellectual interests. Disciplines vary from law, and journalism, to IHS Film & Fiction Scholarships. Please see more at their website. Deadlines range from Dec. 31, 2008 to Feb 15, 2009.

Talbots Charitable Foundation offering a unique scholarship program for women pursuing a college degree later in life. To be eligible for the Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund, you must have earned a high school diploma or GED on or before September 1999. Scholarships range from $10,000 to $1,000. Please read details for further qualifiers. The application must be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m., January 2, 2009.

Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) offering accounting and finance students a chance at scholarships of $1,000 to $2.500. One student will be chosen from the scholarship pool of applicants to receive the SCMS (Stuart Cameron and Margaret McCloud Memorial) Scholarship for the amount $5,000. Deadline is February 15, 2009.

Air & Waste Management Association - The East Michigan Chapter offering four scholarships in the amount of $1,500 to be awarded to students studying for a career in air pollution control, hazardous waste management or another environmental area. Scholarships must be used at a college or university in the State of Michigan. Deadline is February 28, 2009.

MidMichigan Medical Center offering, The Bernard F. and Melissa Anne Bailey Family Fund Healthcare Scholarships, to students pursuing studies in clinical health care professions. Awards are based on merit and other criteria as determined by a committee. Deadline is March 13, 2009.

Recreation Boating Industries Educational Foundation offering scholarships and educational programs to persons pursuing a career in the recreational boating industry. Scholarships range from $2500 to $500. Please see application for further information. Deadline is March 15, 2009.

Nazareth Association of Kalamazoo in conjunction with alumni of the Borgess School of Nursing and the family of Marian Vyverman offering a $1,000 scholarship to a nursing student in Michigan. Please check application for further details. Deadline is March 15, 2009.

Abbott & Fenner Business Consultants offering scholarships of $1000. Available to all students registered at an accredited post secondary institution. Deadline is June 20, 2009.

The BigSun Organization is proud to offer young athletes a chance at an annual scholarship. All student athletes, regardless of which sport they participate in, is eligible for the award. Deadline is June 25, 2009.

AES Engineering offering a $500 scholarship to a deserving student based on character, as determined and evaluated by the essays that are submitted. Deadline for entry October 6, 2009