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New Team Scholarship Available

February 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment

If writing and citing is your thing or you just want to get a better grade on that next research paper, the Writing Guide Team Scholarship is for you. This scholarship consists of a series of online multiple-choice quizzes and rewards students based on what they can learn about the APA and MLA style guides and related topics such as plagiarism and fair use. Never heard of APA and MLA? It’s OK. You’ll be able to look up the answers to the quiz questions beforehand, so when it comes time to take the quizzes you won’t be completely clueless. If you want to win, keep in mind that this... [Read the full story]

High School

Writing Guide Team Scholarship Quiz 2 Study Guide

March 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/731/1/ Which of the following is not considered when determining fair use? Which of the following sites provide free or cheap images that can be used without copyright violation? The __________ contains relevant but complex sections that can inform teachers and students making a decision about fair use and copyright laws. Anyone making decisions about using multimedia in a class project should first consult __________. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/ Plagiarism is the uncredited use (both intentional and unintentional) of somebody else’s... [Read the full story]

College

Think Green Scholarship

January 4, 2010 · 2 Comments

About the Scholarship The Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation’s Think Green Scholarships build awareness about environmental issues and reward students for demonstrating what they know about our environment and conservation. This Think Green Scholarship encourages students to visit and review the information found onthe Pickens Plan web site, www.pickensplan.com, and quizzes them on the facts from the site. Award(s) National 1st Place Winner- $250 Eligibilty High school students, college students, and parents Quiz Dates Challenge Round Quiz 1: 01/06/10 – 01/20/10 Quiz 2: 01/13/10... [Read the full story]

Winners

FBI Scholarship Winner

August 3, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Congratulations to Francesco Ferro the 2009 National FBI Scholarship winner. Francesco was awarded at his school, College Academy at Broward College, by Jeff Green, Community Outreach Coordinator from the Miami FBI office. Francesco won the scholarship by reviewing the FBI.gov website and then taking a series of online quizzes about the FBI offered by the Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation. The scholarship was available to any high school student that lives in a county in which the FBI-SOS (Safe Online Surfing) program was implemented in at least one middle school. The FBI-SOS program... [Read the full story]

Team Scholarships

Writing Guide Team Scholarship Quiz 2 Study Guide

March 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Scholarship Etiquette

Saying Thank You

September 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Scholarship providers often work as volunteers. They volunteer their time to put together programs, read essays – sometimes hundreds – and review applications. This takes time, but they give this time because they want to help students financially by rewarding them in meaningful ways for a job well done, the job of being a student. Quite simply, when you have been chosen as a recipient for a scholarship, send a thank you. It can be a card, a note, even an email. But send a thank you. Here’s an example: Dear Tri-county Scholarship Program, Thank you very much for the $500 scholarship.... [Read the full story]

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