Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.:

Four $500 scholarships will be awarded to qualified applicants.  Applicants must be an African-American male or female, a high school senior, be accepted or plan to attend a 4-year college or university, be active in school, church, and/or community, and have a minimum 2.8 GPA.  The application is available from Mrs. Delano-Bateman (Allison.delano@mnps.org) and must be postmarked by March 5, 2012.

Beta Theta Pi Men of Principle Scholarship:

Balanced Man Scholarship:

This scholarship is for graduating male seniors who will be enrolling at UT Knoxville in fall 2012.  There is no obligation for winners to join Sigma Phi Epsilon (or any other fraternity at UT), but it is a good way for students to meet current UT students.  The 1^st place award is $1,500, 2^nd place is $1,000, and 3^rdplace is $500.  There will also be four $500 awards to students who greatly excel in one of the four categories: Leader, Scholar, Athlete, Gentleman.  Students can fill out the application online at www.tnalpha.com or see Mrs. Delano-Bateman for a paper copy (room 128).  Questions can be directed to SPEtnalpha@gmail.com.

Metropolitan Nashville Retired Teachers Association Scholarship:

The Shepherd Scholarship Foundation:

Stan and Thelma Plumlee Scholarship:

For this $8,000 scholarship, applicants must be associated with the manufactured or modular housing industry to be considered  For example, living in a manufactured or modular home, or working in the manufactured or modular industry, or by having a close relative who works in the manufactured or modular industry (such as mother/father, brother/sister, aunt/uncle, or grandparents).  All information is at http://tnmha.org/TMHA2/html.pages/Scholarship/Scholarship_information.htm

The Kiwanis Club of Madison Scholarships:

ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Math and Science Scholarships:

Federal Employee and Retired Employee Scholarships: 

This is a scholarship for the children, grandchildren, great-grand, step children, step grandchildren and step great-grand children of retired and presently employed federal employees.  The application period is now open.  Please see the following link for more details:

 http://www.narfe.org/pdf/F-105.pdf

The Kohl’s Cares Scholarship Program:

Sylvan Street Baptist Church:

Nordstrom Scholarship:

Summer Institute - Scholars Program at Middle TN State University (MTSU):

The Scholars Academy Program at Middle Tennessee State University is currently accepting applications for its Summer Institute. The Summer Institute, to be held July 8^th -August 11th, is a summer bridge program that helps prepare incoming freshman for first year experiences.

 The Scholars Academy Summer Institute is a five-week residential program designed to provide students with an opportunity for career exploration by working with various MTSU colleges and departments in the surrounding community. Students participating in the program are housed on the MTSU campus for the duration of the Summer Institute, attend two freshman-level courses (at no cost), and take part in team-building exercises, leadership training, the summer reading program, and service learning projects.

In particular, the Scholars Academy Summer Institute seeks to enhance the freshman learning experience by providing the following:

Academic Impact

· Better preparation for college level general education courses.

· The expectations of college-level research and data analysis.

· On-site tutoring and mentoring.

· Student advising and course selection.

Social Impact

· Greater awareness of the benefits and challenges of independence.

· Greater awareness of interpersonal strengths and challenges.

· Increased opportunities to engage collegiate students in “real” conversations about college.

Long Term Impact

· Increased retention and graduation rates of minority students at MTSU.
· Earlier identification of major/career “mis-matches” and subsequent educational adjustments.
· Increased satisfaction with major and career selection.

Qualifications:

Strong interest in attending Middle Tennessee State University
First generation college student preferred
Currently receive free or reduced lunch
All grade point averages and ACT scores will be considered

All students who attend the Scholars Academy must commit to attending MTSU and remain an active member of the Scholars Academy.

For questions regarding the application process or the Scholars Academy Program, please contact Brandon Chapman at (615) 898-5975 or Brandon.Chapman@mtsu.edu.