External Scholarships

The following is a comprehensive list of scholarships that are currently available to A.C. Jones students. Please be advised that the list is updated frequently. We recommend that you make an appointment to review your scholarship options with the JBSP team. Please stop by the office or contact Mrs. DeLaRosa at bdelarosa@beevilleisd.net.

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The Home Depot Foundation Path to Pro Scholarship
Sep
30
Universal

The Home Depot Foundation Path to Pro Scholarship

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

  • High school seniors

  • Enroll in a trade-related program at a two-year school (technical/vocational school or college) in the United States.

  • Not be an employee or dependent of an employee of the The Home Depot.

  • Focused on Carpentry, Construction Management, Electrical, HVAC, Plumbing or Building-Related Field.

Deadline: September 30, 2024

To apply: https://webportalapp.com/sp/home/skillpointefoundation_homedepot-pathtopro

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College JumpStart Scholarship
Oct
17
Universal

College JumpStart Scholarship

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

  • Must be a student in grades 10-12 or an undergraduate college student or non-traditional student.  There are no age limits

  • US citizen or legal resident

  • Currently attending or planning to attend an accredited two-year, four-year, community, vocational or trade school in the US.  Online programs also qualify

Deadline: October 17, 2024

To apply: http://www.jumpstart-scholarship.net/faq/

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Chick-fil-A Scholarship
Oct
30
Universal

Chick-fil-A Scholarship

Award Amount: $25,000

Eligibility:

  • Reside in the U.S.

  • Senior in high school

  • Be involved in community service, extracurricular activities, and/or leadership role

  • 3.0 GPA

  • Be willing to participate in Chick-fil-A’s Scholars Program (a one-year experience of mentoring, activities, and professional development), if selected.

Deadline: October 30, 2024

To apply: https://www.chick-fil-a.com/community-scholars

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Voice of Democracy
Oct
31
Universal, Barnhart Honor Cord eligible

Voice of Democracy

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

  • Open to students in grades 9-12

  • Applicants must be enrolled in a public, private or parochial high school or home study program in the US. 

Deadline: October 31, 2024

To apply: Turn in paper application to the Barnhart office.

https://vfworg-cdn.azureedge.net/-/media/VFWSite/Files/Community/Youth-and-Education/Voice-of-Democracy-Entry-Form-Fillable.pdf?la=en&v=1&d=20240318T184654Z

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Patriot’s Pen Scholarship
Oct
31
Universal

Patriot’s Pen Scholarship

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

  • Open to students in grades 6th, 7th, 8th

  • Applicants must be enrolled in a public, private or parochial high school or home study program in the US. 

Deadline: October 31, 2024

To apply: Turn in paper application to the Barnhart office.

https://vfworg-cdn.azureedge.net/-/media/VFWSite/Files/Community/Youth-and-Education/Patriots-Pen-Entry-Form-Fillable.pdf?la=en&v=1&d=20240809T150519Z

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National Space Club and Foundation Scholarship
Nov
1
Universal

National Space Club and Foundation Scholarship

Award Amount: $20,000

Eligibility:

  • The applicant must be a U.S. citizen.

  • The scholarship is open to seniors in high school through graduate students.

  • The applicant must have the intention of pursuing a career in the STEM fields and plan to attend an accredited U.S. college or university to follow a course of study to pursue a career in the STEM field, with a preference for those with space related interests.

  • The applicant can only use the $20,000.00 scholarship towards tuition for the 2025-2026 academic year.

  • The applicant must not have previously spoken at the Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Dinner.

  • The applicant must not have previously spoken at the Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Dinner.

Deadline: November 1, 2024

To apply: https://www.spaceclub.org/scholarship/app_start.html

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Odenza Marketing Group Scholarship
Nov
15
Universal

Odenza Marketing Group Scholarship

Award Amount: $500

Eligibility:

  • Be between the ages of 16 and 25 on the day of the deadline

  • Submit answers to the essay questions, which can be found on the application page, prior to the deadline

  • Have at least one full year of post-secondary studies remaining at the time of the award. (Current High School Students are also eligible.)

  • Have a GPA of 2.5 or greater

  • Be a citizen of the US or Canada

Deadline: November 15, 2024

To apply: https://odenzascholarships.com/apply.php

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Future Women in Law Scholarship
Dec
1
Universal

Future Women in Law Scholarship

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

  • The scholarship is open to female high school senior, vocational student, college student or graduate students who are legal residents of the United States residing in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia and who are enrolled in a vocational program or two-to-four-year post-secondary institution in 2025.
    • Begum Pelaez-Prada PLLC employees, their immediate families (parents, children, siblings, and spouses), and persons living in the same households of such individuals (whether related or not) are not eligible to participate in the competition.
    • Candidates for this scholarship should have a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher and be in good overall academic standing.

Deadline: December 1, 2024

To apply: https://bp-plaw.com/the-begum-pelaez-prada-future-women-in-law-scholarship/

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Legacy Youth Leadership Scholarship
Aug
31
Universal

Legacy Youth Leadership Scholarship

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

  • Open to juniors and seniors

  • Must complete at least one Track of the Leadership Program or Speaker Program. (This means you either online or in-person participated in a Legacy Youth Leadership workshop or course.) Click here to complete the course online.

  • Submit scholarship application

Deadline: August 31, 2024

To apply: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfGMcLy42v5DjpBf87nDxY1Z1T2zdlU-YqWNb7jmByOqIfwfQ/viewform

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Cyberbullying Awareness Scholarship
Aug
31
Universal

Cyberbullying Awareness Scholarship

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

  • High School Senior

  • Planning to attend college, or anyone currently enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or law program at a college or university in the United States

  • Applicants should be in good academic standing and have a cumulative GPA of a 3.0 or higher.

  • Submit scholarship application

Deadline: August 31, 2024

To apply: https://mccreadylaw.com/2024-cyberbullying-awareness-scholarship/

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Mark Elenowitz Scholarship
Aug
1
Universal

Mark Elenowitz Scholarship

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

  • Open to students in high school

  • Answer essay question: “What does it mean to be an entrepreneur in today’s modern world?”

  • Essay must be attached as a WORD-DOC

  • Essay must contain 700-850 words

  • The following information must be submitted with your essay:

    o   First Name/Last Name

    o   Phone Number

    o   Mailing Address

    o   Email Address

    o   Graduation date (MM.DD.YYYY)

    o   The University you will most likely attend

    o   Your current GPA

  • All Majors qualify

Deadline: August 1, 2024

To apply: https://markelenowitzscholarship.com/#primary

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Create Real Impact
Apr
25
Universal

Create Real Impact

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

  • The Create Real Impact Contest calls on students, ages 14-22, to showcase their positive solutions and strategies to stop the #1 killer of young people–car crashes caused by reckless and distracted driving.

  • Students submit one entry into one of two categories: Video or Graphic Design. Get local community champions involved, such as your local first responder agencies and elected officials, for another chance to win in the Community Champions Bonus Points category.

  • The high school campaign invites schools, classrooms, or student groups to showcase creative SOLUTIONS to the very real problem of distracted driving.  Create a 30-second PSA video, design graphics, and post on social media platforms to empower your community to help put a stop to reckless and distracted driving!

Deadline: April 25, 2024

To apply: https://www.createrealimpact.com/#registration

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Kailee Mills Foundation Scholarship
Apr
1
Universal

Kailee Mills Foundation Scholarship

Award Amount: up to $20,000

Eligibility:

  • Be a high school senior or current post-secondary undergraduate. 

  • Receive or have received a high school diploma at/by the end of the graduating school year.

  • Be enrolled or plan to enroll in an accredited 2-year or 4-year college or university in a full-time (at least 12 hours) degree-seeking program for the first time

  • Be a US citizen or legal resident. 

  • Have a current GPA of 3.2 or higher on a 4.0 scale

  • Have at least a 1050 SAT score or a 20 ACT

Deadline: April 1, 2024

To apply: https://www.kaileemillsfoundation.org/scholarships/

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OLA - Organizations of Latino Actuaries
Mar
31
Universal

OLA - Organizations of Latino Actuaries

Award Amount: $5,000, $7,500, guaranteed internship

Eligibility:

  • Identify as Latino, Latina, Latinx, and/or Latine.

  • Plan on pursuing the actuarial profession.

  • Plan on attending a US-based college/university, including community college, as a full-time undergraduate or graduate student next school year.

  • Have at least a 2.5 GPA as of January 1, 2024.

Deadline: March 31, 2024

To apply: https://theactuarialfoundation.submittable.com/submit

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Coastal Bend Community Foundation Scholarship
Mar
1
Universal, Barnhart Honor Cord eligible

Coastal Bend Community Foundation Scholarship

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

  • High school Seniors

  • ACT/SAT Score Reports (encouraged but not required).

  • 2023-2024 FAFSA Student Aid Report (all pages) if you wish to be considered for need-based scholarships.

  • One letter of recommendation.

  • TWO essays.

  • Official Transcripts

Deadline: March 1, 2024

To apply: https://www.cbcfoundation.org/?page_id=6846

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The Gordon A. Rich Memorial Scholarship
Feb
20
Universal

The Gordon A. Rich Memorial Scholarship

Award Amount: $12,500 per year

Eligibility:

  • Applicants must be dependent children of full-time employees in the financial services industry (commercial banks, investment banks, securities brokerage firms, insurance companies, fund and asset management companies, credit card and finance companies and similar businesses as determined by the Foundation).

  • Employees must be presently employed with five years of experience OR no longer employed in this field but had ten years of experience which ended no longer than five years prior to the GAR Scholarship application closing date (which is located on the top of the application).

  • Students must be graduating high school seniors who are enrolling as full time first year students in pursuit of a four-year bachelor's degree at an accredited college/university in the United States.

  • Students must have a minimum grade point average of 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) and rank in the top 20% of their class.

  • Students must demonstrate financial need.

  • Students must be a US citizen or legal resident.

Deadline: February 20, 2024

To apply: http://www.gordonrich.org/html/apply.html

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I Have a Dream
Jan
31
Universal

I Have a Dream

Award Amount: $1,500

Eligibility:

  • Open to students who are 14 and older and who are currently enrolled (or enroll no later than fall of 2027) in an accredited postsecondary institution of higher education.

  • Submit an online short written response (250 words or less) for the question:

  • "We want to know... what do you dream about? Whether it's some bizarre dream you had last week, or your hopes for the future, share your dreams with us for a chance to win $1,500 for college."

Deadline: January 31, 2024

To apply: https://www.unigo.com/scholarships/our-scholarships/i-have-a-dream-scholarship#

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