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

Blueberry Scholarship in North Carolina

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If you love blueberries, and who doesn’t, and you are a high school senior in the blueberry region of North Carolina, you can apply for the scholarship for blueberry lovers. Actually, you do not have to love blueberries, but you do have to write an essay on why blueberries are the perfect food or why blueberries are the perfect plant.

Up to $20,000 in North Carolina Scholarships will be awarded at the 2010 Blueberry Festival in North Carolina. Public, private and home school students who reside or attend high school in New Hanover, Pender, Bladen, Duplin and Sampson counties are eligible to apply for these scholarships.

The winner of this blueberry scholarship will be based on the following criteria:
1. Senior in secondary education.
2. Reside or attend school in one of the above-stated North Carolina Counties.
3. Write and submit an essay on the above topic.
4. Acceptance into an accredited two or four year college or university.
5. Full-time student status (minimum of 12 credit hours/semester).

You do not have to be pursuing a degree in Agriculture to qualify for this scholarship.

Deadline for this North Carolina Scholarship is March 30, 2010. To find out more information, visit their website at ncblueberryfestival.com.