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Students Seeking Education by Experiencing Academic America (S.E.A.)

an Houston, Texas based mentoring program for high school students, students at risk, and college bound students who want to attend an Historically Black College / University. (HBCU).

S.E.A will post a scholarship for minority students each day. If you are a high school senior, junior, or an transferring college student, these scholarships are for you. FREE MONEY! We all know through life there is nothing Free, you have to apply to receive this money. Your cost is time. The time it takes to fill out the scholarship application.. Look for the S.E.A. blog each day, highlighting a new scholarship listing 2010/2011

Starting College Planning

After you’ve begun to think about what you want to do with your life and find ways to get yourself to a position where you’ll be able to do it, you may realize that you need to put together a plan for getting through high school and preparing yourself for college. You will also want to [*1] meet with your guidance counselor to ask questions about college preparation and college admission to make sure you’re able to put your best foot forward when it comes time to apply. Knowing [*2] what to expect in college can also help you get ready.

You’ll want to formulate a plan of action for your high school career, focusing on both academics and extracurricular activities to maximize your prospects of getting into college, winning scholarships to pay for college, as well as having a productive and meaningful high school experience. Check out our suggested [*3] high school action plans for some ideas for high school students at any grade level.

RESOURCES:

*1 http://www.scholarships.com/resources/college-prep/preparing-for-college/20-questions-ask-guidance-counselor.aspx

*2 http://www.scholarships.com/resources/college-prep/preparing-for-college/what-to-expect-when-get-to-college.aspx

*3 http://www.scholarships.com/resources/college-prep/preparing-for-college/high-school-action-plan/high-school-action-plan.aspx

 

SCHOLARSHIP OF THE DAY

9-09--2010

Thomas J. Watson Fellowship

Scholarship ID: 93544

 

Scholarship Description

The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship Program awards fellowships to college seniors so that they may pursue independent research projects while traveling outside the United States for one year after their graduation. The Watson Fellowship Program is administered in cooperation with fifty outstanding private college and universities throughout the United States.

Students must first be nominated by their college or university, and then compete on a national level.
Watson Fellows will each receive $25,000 for their year of travel and study. This year of travel provides Fellows an unusual opportunity to take stock of themselves, test their aspirations and abilities, pursue their own in-depth study, and develop a more informed sense of international concern. In selecting Watson Fellows
, the program is most concerned with holistically identifying individuals who demonstrate integrity, imagination, strong ethical character, intelligence, the capacity for vision and leadership, the promise of creative achievement and excellence within a chosen field, and the potential for humane and effective participation in the world community. This program identifies prospective leaders and allows them to develop their independence and to become world citizens.

The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship Program
was begun in 1968 by the children of Thomas J. Watson, Sr., the founder of IBM Corporation, and his wife, Jeannette K. Watson, to honor their parents’ long-standing interest in education and world affairs. The program continues to believe that the investment in Watson Fellows is an effective contribution to the global community.

Program Areas: Fellowships
Publications: Informational Brochure
Limitations to giving: Applicants for the fellowship must be graduating
seniors at one of the fifty colleges and universities participating in the program.

Contact Information:
Beverly Larson, Executive Director
The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship Program
293 South Main Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 274-1952

Application Deadline: November 5, 2010

Number Of Awards: 50 Maximum

Amount: $22,000

Website Address: http://www.watsonfellowship.org

p.s. If you need help in your scholarship search, please contact S.E.A. c/o NORRIS COLEMAN @ mr.nncoleman@yahoo.com

*As part of S.E.A. Mentoring Program, we want to build our Mentees vocabulary. S.E.A. has chosen to italicize words and statements in blue for our Mentee to understand and use in their vocabulary

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