Community Foundation Scholarships

I hope you are having a wonderful Monday! I wanted to reach out and let you know that our Scholarship website is live for the 2018 award cycle. http://www.communityfoundationofsouthernnewmexico.com/grants-scholarships/apply-for-a-scholarship/. Please feel free to share with students who might be interested in scholarships.

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Here are our timelines and important dates:

Scholarship application due date: 4/3/18

Scholarship review period: 4/3/18-4/20/18

Scholarship award period: 4/23/18-4/27/18

In addition, I will be working on our scholarship outreach along with April Anaya to make sure students are aware of our scholarships for the upcoming year. Do you  have any suggestions for getting the word out? Do you have all have any type of scholarship session or meeting or FASFA night that we could possibly attend to share the information about our scholarships?

We are really excited about the upcoming cycle and are hoping to award around 30 scholarships this year!

Thank you for all of your help!

Morgan Pinnell

Executive Administrative Assistant

2600 El Paseo Rd.

Las Cruces, NM 88001

575-521-4794 (O)

575-521-7325 (F)

www.cfsnm.org

Scholarships

$1,500 Unigo Shout It Out Scholarship winner tips, plus new scholarships!

FEATURED SCHOLARSHIPS $1,500 UNIGO I HAVE A DREAM SCHOLARSHIP ► Deadline is Jan. 31 $25,000 THE PURPOSE CHALLENGE ► High School Senior Only Deadline is Feb. 01 $3,000 COURAGEOUS PERSUADERS VIDEO CONTEST ► Deadline is Feb. 09

"What Drives You?" Scholarship

Just a reminder with the new year to encourage your students to apply for the locally sponsorship New Mexico Jiffy Lube “What Drives You?’ Scholarship Program.

Your department should have received posters featuring last year’s scholarship winners from you area as well as detailed information on our scholarship program.  

Your local Jiffy Lube owners are offering one $5,000 scholarship award and  two $1,500 scholarship awards  to 3 local high school students – students simply have to write about “What Drives You?” – no grade point or test score requirements! 

Program Overview:

Three finalists will be selected from the 500 word “What Drives You?” essays submitted.  Each finalist will be guaranteed a minimum $1,500 award if they create and submit a 1-2 minute video that expands on their essay in their own candid words, visuals, etc.  The overall $5,000 scholarship winner will be chosen from these videos. 

Students can apply NOW directly online at: 

http://yourturn2apply.com

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Students will also see last year’s scholarship winners and the videos they submitted on our site! 

Deadline is:  March 12^th, 2018

Ideas from other schools to promote this program within your school:

• Email Blast to parents
• Inform Language Arts/English and Driver’s Ed teachers of the essay assignment “What Drives You?” for extra credit/class project – great exercise for any teen to think and write about.
• Post this unique scholarship opportunity on your school website.

If you haven’t already, please enroll your school and be eligible to receive $500 for submitting the most essays!

Please go to: https://yourturn2apply.com/NMcounselorpage.html

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 to enroll - it will only take a minute!  You can also access applications to print from our site as well.

Thank you again for your dedication to the future education of your students,

Laura Worthen

lauraw@ostlergroup.com

801-566-6083

New Mexico Jiffy Lube “What Drives You?” Scholarship Program

P.S. Please feel free to contact me directly.  We look forward to reading many inspiring essays this year from your students.  The school that submits the most essays in your area will receive $500! – Congrats last year to Rio Rancho High School!  

Essay Contest

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Each year, our "We the Students" essay competition gives high-school students from across the U.S. a chance to share their perspectives on a trending topic. This year, we’re asking students to consider what role the government should play in monitoring internet content and we are awarding $20,000+ in scholarship and prizes to the winning essayists, including: 1st Place – $5,000 and a scholarship to our 2018 Constitutional Academy in Washington, D.C. Runners Up – Six prizes at $1,250 each. Honorable Mentions – Eight prizes at $500 each. Please encourage your students to sign up below and submit their 500-800-word essay before February 5, 2018. Sincerely, Christopher Janson Marketing and Communications Manager Bill of Rights Institute P.S. Looking for a great summer opportunity for your students? Check out our Constitutional Academy program. SIGN UP FOR THE CONTEST!

Regional College Fair

The New Mexico Education Council will be hosting a regional college fair in Las Cruces at the New Mexico State University Campus this April, 2018.

Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors, and Transfer students will be invited to attend the event where 30+ Universities and Community Colleges from In-State and Out-of-State will be ready to provide information about their institution. This is especially a great opportunity for your juniors entering into their senior year to get a head start on the college admissions process.  

We are asking you to complete our survey at the below link so we are able to gauge your interest and recommendations to help us pick the best date in April to best serve your school and students. 

Link: Southwestern NM Spring Fair Survey

Please try and complete by 5 PM January 25th, 2018. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me at bkfields@nmsu.edu or 575-646-2056. 

We look forward to putting on a GREAT fair for your students!

Thank you,

Brandon K. Fields

NMEC Treasurer