North Union High School Guidance Department

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If the scholarship applications are not immediately available in the 
guidance office, leave us a note as to which ones you qualify for. We will 
see that the applications get to you.

This page contains scholarship information received by the guidance office. 
This information is also included in our newsletter which is published every 
2-3 weeks.

*Students/Parents: Please remember that most scholarships come directly from 
the colleges. For this reason, it is important to apply early to colleges. 
It is also important to thoroughly read their literature that is sent to you.

All of the below mentioned scholarships have applications in the guidance
office unless otherwise mentioned.

Also - check www.marionscholarships.org for scholarships available in the
Marion area. Tri-Rivers students should also check with Mr. Karcher for 
scholarship information. Newer scholarships are displayed at the top.

Check this link for some other scholarship information:
http://weeklyscholarshipalert.com/WeeklyList.html.

Marion Tech Scholarships - deadline is 5/1/10- www.mtc.edu

KFC Colonel's Scholars - due 2/10/10 -- complete your application at 
www.kfcscholars.org. GPA of 2.75+ is required.

Central Ohio Chapter of Credit Unions Scholarship - due 2/12/10 - No GPA 
requirement; application is available at www.coccu.org and the guidance 
office.

BIG 33 SCHOLARSHIP - due 2/13/10 - APPLY ONLINE AT www.big33.org

Ohio Board of Regents - Ohio War Orphans scholarship - if you believe you 
are eligible please stop in the guidance office to see Mrs. Willis.

ATTENTION TRI-RIVERS SENIORS -----  Mr. Karcher in the guidance office also 
has a lot of these scholarship applications. Get in there and see him!

NAVY ROTC SCHOLARSHIP - Minimum SAT scores of 520 math/530 verbal or ACT 
scores of 22 math/22 verbal. You can complete the application online at 
https://www.nrotc.navy.mil/ to access the application click on "scholarships 
and applications". Pays $150,000 toward college. Call 1-800-527-6732 or 1-
440-552-8817.

OHIO WAR ORPHANS SCHOLARSHIPS - due 7/1/09 - for children of disabled or 
deceased war veterans and children of prisoners of war or missing in action 
in Southeast Asia. Applicants must be between the ages of 16-21; attending a 
public Ohio college, resident of Ohio for 12 months prior to application. 
Call 1-888-833-1133, ext. 29528 for more information.

WARNING SIGNS OF A POSSIBLE
SCHOLARSHIP SCAM
1. Application fees: Beware of any “scholarship” which requests an 
application fee. Legitimate scholarship sponsors do not require an 
application fee.
2. Loan fees: If you have to pay a fee in advance of obtaining an 
educational loan, be careful. Legitimate educational loans deduct the 
origination fees from the disbursement check.
3. Other fees: If you must pay to get information about an award, apply for 
the award, or receive the award, be suspicious. Never spend more than a 
postage stamp to get information about scholarships and loans.
4. Guaranteed winnings: No legitimate scholarship sponsor will guarantee 
you’ll win an award, and no scholarship matching services can guarantee that 
you’ll win any scholarships because they have no control over the decisions 
made by the scholarship sponsors. Also, when such “guarantees” are made,
they often come with hidden conditions that make them hard to redeem or 
worth less than they seem.
5. Everybody is eligible: All scholarship sponsors are looking for 
candidates who best match certain criteria. Certainly there are some 
scholarships that do not depend on academic merit, and some that
do not depend on athletic prowess, and some that do not depend on minority 
student status, but some set of restrictions always applies. No scholarship 
sponsor hands out money to students simply breathing.
6. The unclaimed aid myth: You may have been told that millions or billions 
of dollars of scholarships go unused each year because students don’t know 
where to apply, but this simply isn’t true. Most financial aid programs are 
highly competitive. No scholarship matching service has ever substantiated
this myth with a verifiable list of unclaimed scholarship awards.
7. We apply on your behalf: To win a scholarship, you must submit your own 
applications, write your own essays, and solicit your own letters of 
recommendation. There’s no way to avoid this work.
8. Claims of influence with the scholarship sponsors: Scholarship matching 
services do not have any control over the awarding of third party 
scholarships.
9. High success rates: Overstated claims of effectiveness are a good tip-off 
to a scam.
10. Excessive hype: If the brochure or advertisement uses a lot of hyperbole 
(e.g., “free money”, “win your fair share”, “guaranteed”, “first come first 
served”, and “everybody is eligible”), be careful. Also be wary of letters 
and postcards that talk about “recent additions to our file”, immediate 
confirmation”,and ‘invitation number”.
www.finaid.org/scholarships/scams.phtml extensive information on scholarship 
scams
www.ag.state.oh.us learn about and/or report consumer fraud
Rev. 11/12/01 {GCW Possible Scam.doc}

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North Union High School Guidance Department

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