Job Referrals for Youth / Scholarship Referrals for All
Youth Summer Jobs & Scholarships
Do you know someone who wants to work the Taste of Chicago this year?
Call 1-312-251-0103
Mayor Daley's Youth Ready Chicago - Summer Jobs,
Apprentices & InternshipsAge Range: 14 years--24
Time Sensitive--Don' t Delay!
The application for Mayor Daley's Youth Ready Chicago (formerly KidStart), which offers summer jobs, apprenticeships, and internships, is now available for application submission until May 29, 2009. As the kids say: holler at your boys and girls! Don't let them miss out!
Young people from the ages of 14-24 are encouraged to apply on-line. Each opportunity offers youth hands-on experience and an opportunity to gain marketable skills, supporting a successful transition from school into the work force.
There they can explore the web site for valuable information on resume writing and interviewing tips.
Teens and young adults can visit the web site www.youthreadychicago.org/ or call the summer jobs hotline at (877) 587-WORK to learn more. Your neighborhood library has computers for use too!
Teens can get paid to learn what it takes to be a civic
leader, activist and government official
Time Sensitive--Don' t Delay!
The Mikva Challenge's mission is to develop the next generation of civic leaders, activists and policy-makers by providing young people with opportunities to actively participate in the political process.
The 2009 Summer Government Leadership Institute (SGLI) internship application is now available for high school juniors and seniors. Internships include 20 hours per week working in the office of an elected official and 5 hours per week attending a Mikva workshop.
Orientation is Tuesday, June 23rd or Thursday, June 25 from 12 - 5 pm and internships begin Monday, June 29, and end Friday, August 7, 2007.
In addition to the=2 0experience, students will also be paid $8/hour and receive CTA fare cards
to cover traveling expenses.
If you have any questions call Rich Feffer at 312-863-6340 or email him at: rich@mikvachallenge .org. You can also learn more by going to www.mikvachallenge.org/
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SCHOLARSHIPS www.aahn.com/old/Scholarships.htm (for a complete list, below is a highlighted list)
Please pass this information on to family members, nieces, nephews, friends with children etc. We must get the word out that money is available. If you are a college student or getting ready to become one, you probably already know how useful additional money can be.
If clicking on the link doesn't work, then type in the Web site address manually or copy and paste.)
1) BELL LABS FELLOWSHIPS FOR UNDER REPRESENTED MINORITIES www.bell- labs..com/fellowsh ips/CRFP/info. html
2) Student Inventors Scholarships http://www.invent. org/collegiate http://www..invent.org/collegia te/
3) Student Video Scholarships http://www.christop hers.org/ vidcon2k. html
4) Coca-Cola Two Year College Scholarships http://www.coca- colascholars. org/programs. .html
5) Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships http://holocaust. hklaw.com/
6) Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships http:/ /www.aynrand. org/contests/
7) Brand Essay Competition http://www.institut eforbrandleaders hip..org/IBLEssayCo ntest-2002Rules. htm
8) Gates Millennium Scholarships (major) http://www.gmsp. org/nominationma terials/read. dbm?ID=12
9) Xerox Scholarships for Students http://www2..xerox.com/go/ xrx/about_ xerox/about_ xerox_detail. jsp
10) Sports Scholarships and Internships http://www..ncaa.org/about/ scholarships. html
11) National Assoc. of Black Journalists Scholarships (NABJ) < /B>< /FONT>http://www.nabj. org/html/ st udentsvcs.html
12) Saul T. Wilson Scholarships (Veterinary) http://www.aphis. usda.gov/ mb/mrphr/ jobs/stw. html
13) Thurgood Marshall Schol arship Fund http://www.thurgood marshallfund. org/sk_v6. cfm
14) FinAid: The Smart Students Guide to Financial Aid scholarships) http://www.finaid. org/
15) Presidential Freedom Scholarships http://www.national service.org/ scholarships/
16) Microsoft Scholarship Program http://www.microsof t.com/college/ scholarships/ minority. asp
17) Wired Scholar Free Scholarship Search http://www.wiredsch olar.com/ paying/scholarsh ip_search/ pay_scholarship _search.jsp
18) Hope Scholarships &Lifetime Credits http://www.ed. gov/inits/ hope/
19) William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students http://www.apsanet. org/PS/grants/ aspen3.cfm
20) Multiple List of Minority Scholarships http://gehon. ir.mia mi..edu/financial- assistance/ Scholarship/ black.html
21) Guaranteed Scholarships http://www.guarante ed-scholarships. com/
22) BOEING scholarships (some HBCU connects) http://www.boeing. com/companyoffic es/educatio nrelations/scholars hips
23) Easley National Scholarship Program http://www.naas. org/senior. htm
24) Maryland Artists Scholarships http://www.maef..org/
26) Jacki Tuckfield Memorial Graduate Business Scholarship (for AA students in South Florida ) http://www.jac kituckfield. org/
27) Historically Black College & University Scholarships http://www.iesabroa d.org/info/ hbcu.htm
28) Actuarial Scholarships for Minority Students http://www.beanactu ary.org/minority /scholarships. htm
29) International Students Scholarships &Aid Help http://www.iefa. org/
30) College Board Scholarship Search http://cbweb10p. coll! egeboar d.org/fundfinder/ html/fundfind01. .html
31) Burger King Scholarship Pro gram http://www.bkschola rs.csfa.org/
32) Siemens Westinghouse Competition http://www.siemens- foundationorg/
33) GE and LuLac Scholarship Funds http://www.lulac. org/Programs/ Scholar.html
34) CollegeNet ' s Scholarship Database http://mach25. collegenet. com/cgi-bin/ M25/index
35) Union Sponsored Scholarships and Aid http://www.aflcioor g/scholarships/ scholar.. htm
36) Federal Scholarships &Aid Gateways 25 Scholarship Gateways from Black Excel http://www.blackexc el.org/25scholar ships.htm
37) Scholarship &Financial Ai d Help http://www.blackexc el.org/fin- sch.htm
38) Scholarship Links (Ed Finance Group) http://www.efg. net/link_ scholarship. htm
39) FAFSA On The Web (Your Key Aid Form &Info) http://www.fafsa. ed.gov/
40) Aid &Resources For Re-Entry Students http://www.back2col lege.com/
41) Scholarships and Fellowships http://www.osc. cuny.edu/ sep/links. h tml
42) Scholarships for Study in Paralegal Studies http://www.paralega ls.org/Choice/ 2000west. htm
43) HBCU Packard Sit Abroad Scholarships (for study around the world) http://www.sit. edu/studyabroad/ packar d_nomination. html
44) Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities http://ccmi. uchicago. edu/schl1. html
45) INROADS internships http://www.inroads. org/
46) ACT-SO bEURoeOlympics of the Mind 'A Scholarships http://www.naacp. org/work/ actso/act- so.shtml
47) Black Alliance for Educational Options Scholarships http://www.baeo. org/options/ privatelyfinance d.jsp
48) ScienceNet Scholarship Listing http://www.sciencen et.emory..edu/undergrad/ scholarships. html
49) Graduate Fellowships For Minorities Nationwide http://cuinfo. cornell.edu/ Student/GRFN/ list.phtml? category= MINORITIES< /A>
50) RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS AT OXFORD http://www.rhodessc holar.org /info.html
51) The Roothbert Scholarship Fund http://www.roothber tfund.org/ schol
List submitted by Gerald Floyd, St. Margaret's Warden
