Scholarships for Dads and Students – Chance to Win $10,000

Scholarship for Newspaper Careers

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Many say that working in the newspaper industry is a dying career. But I for one love to read my morning paper and that will never change. Maybe what is needed is new and creative ways of thinking.

Residents of communities being served by Springfield News-Sun who have already completed their freshman year of studies in the disciplines of advertising, journalism, accounting, marketing, art, or computer services (plus many other disciplines) with a desire to work in the newspaper industry, can apply for a $2500 scholarship. This Ohio Scholarship is not open to high school students, making it a perfect Scholarship for Dads

To be eligible for this Ohio Scholarship, you must be a sophomore attending an accredited college, have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA for your previous year of studies, be able to demonstrate an interest in a newspaper career, and be a resident of a community served by Springfield News-Sun.

Completed applications for the James M. Cox, Jr Newspaper Scholarship must be submitted by June 15, 2010. To get an application, go here.

UTI Mechanical Scholarships

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Many dads returning to school do not want to take the route of a four-year college, but would rather get trained in a technical field at a vocational school within a few years and be able to work right away. And since the field of mechanics, be it auto, motorcycle, or marine, is largely dominated by the male gender, then this may be the perfect career for you.

The Universal Technical Institute has Scholarships for Dads who want to get trained in the field of automotive, motorcycle, or marine mechanics, available.

One such scholarship is the Albert A. Cabito Scholarship program. This scholarship offers an award of $2000. To qualify, you must have filled out the FAFSA and be enrolled in courses at UTI. The deadline for this scholarship is either: July 31, October 31, January 31 or April 30.

There are also private Scholarships for Dads, such as the Automotive Hall of Fame Scholarship. To be eligible for this scholarship you must be accepted at an accredited college, university or trade school within the United States at the time of application (trade school should equal a two-year associate program), be a United States citizen or in the United States on a Student Visa. enrolled full-time, and have 3.0 GPA or higher.

To learn more about these Scholarships for Dads, you can visit the UTI site at http://www.uti.edu/ and search the scholarships under “events”.