Academic Competitiveness Grant

1. A Categorical grant is a grant that passed by Congress that can only be spent on specific purposes. These grants are used mainly to aid state and local governments and are separated into two groups. Project grants are usually competed for by states while formula grants are given based on standardized formulas set by Congress.

To be a part of the GateKey Scholarship Program, would be astounding to happen to me. This scholarship would help me to be the first person to actually go to college. The scholarship would to add me to advance financially to ultimately help my parents to give them a better life and to give my future family a better life, as well. This program would help me to succeed more and to better my future. To be able to go to college and get access to more education would be

Scholarship has always been a major part of society, and is valuable in all aspects of life. The search for knowledge will never end, as scholarship is what creates innovations that benefit everyone. As a senior, I have come to realize how important education is. Being educated is what leads to better and brighter futures; therefore, throughout all of my years in school, I have worked hard. I have challenged myself with rigorous AP and honors courses, as well as keeping all of my grades an A. My constant hard work in school, I believe, qualifies me for the National Honor Society. I am willing

The first characteristic scholarship. Scholarship is best defined as the academic quality of a particular student. All National Honor Society members are required to maintain a 3.5 GPA. I have worked hard to maintain a 3.95 GPA, and I have received honor acknowledgement every semester since I started at Calvert Hall College High School.

Speaker Ryan has proposed freezing Pell Grants at their current levels for ten years and would eliminate the mandatory spending funds of the program. Do you support this or other proposals to reduce per student Pell?

National Honor Society is more than a club I am apart of, it has given me the motivation to strive to keep my grades at a certain level, keep up with community service, treat others with respect, and also conduct myself in a mature manner. The National Honor Society Scholarship would help fund my schooling at Gulf Coast State College in Panama City, Florida.

The Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test and National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) are the first steps students take in competing for a National Merit Scholarship. Approximately 1.5 million students enter the competition each year, going through rounds of elimination until it is pared down to about 8,000 students that are awarded the scholarship. Winning the scholarship is not only of financial benefit, it can also play a big role in acceptance to a top-tier college. Heightening student-parent

Some people think that being AIG/Honors means that you have to be smart and get good grades. No, that’s not what it means. AIG students are kids with talents such as academic, athletic, artistic and social skills. Some schools only focus on academics and grades for a student to be called AIG. It should be determined by performance in the classroom. Say a student gets really good grades and does all their work but gets in trouble

Going to Louisiana Tech would mean a whole lot to me. Louisiana Tech got the be engineering program. I also feel like it’s a great school for me to attend. I see myself going here would help me out a lot with education and skills to become a successful engineer. Louisiana Tech will make a big step in my life when I’m done with my major.

No Professor Tucker, I do not think it contradicts at all. :-) My first sentence is stating that the government should offer optional health coverage for those that are unable to afford it otherwise. Just as things like Pell Grants are optional for those that would like to take advantage of higher education they would not have otherwise been able to afford, I feel similar things should be in place regarding health care. Not a federal government mandate for

The Federal Pell Grant program has continued to support college students with financial needs for over 40 years. Starting in 1972 as the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant, the program was later renamed after Senator Claiborne Pell, whose goal was to provide economically disadvantaged students with the opportunity to pursue higher education beyond secondary schooling. Even though the program is more geared toward increasing the number of college graduates seeking a bachelor's degree, being successful at the community college level can greatly benefit post-secondary students. Some of the advantages of an associate’s degree include higher pay than a high school diploma or GED certificate, relatively quick acquisition of higher education

The drop-out rates in high schools are close to 25% as of now, and there must be a change in our approach on education. To lower the percentage of students dropping out, a grant needs to be given to our schools to make students more encouraged to learn. This grant could help the students have a better educational environment, understand the material better, and make students more eager to learn. Using a categorical grant may not be the best choice for this situation due to the fact that the “national government determines the purposes” (94) and we need a broader grant to hit all of the targets at once, rather than a specific grant. A categorical grant would only help one part of the whole problem, and we need improvements in multiple areas. When there is close to a 25% drop-out rate, one issue isn’t the cause.

I was surprised to see that I was qualified for the National Honors Society Scholarship, however I felt as if it was going to be hard to “brag” about myself. I thought long and hard on who I am as a person and I have to say that I have many leadership, character, and service qualities.

The group chosen for our project was the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill branch of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (UNC FCA). This organization’s main purpose is worshipping Jesus Christ through participating in athletic and charitable activities. We chose UNC FCA because our group is fairly diverse with our religious preferences, and we all felt we could benefit from understanding more about not only Christianity here at the university level, but also how UNC FCA blends both sports and religion together. We believed this organization would be heavily centered on sports, but in reality a majority of the members are not athletes. In fact, some members told us this is a common misconception. One of the members, senior Dustin

•     Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG) - This grant is available only to undergraduates having the greatest financial need. Awarded on a first-come first-served basis by the Office of Financial Aid until all federally allocated funds are awarded.