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Many scholarships are available to students
who have shown a strong interest in pursuing further studies
leading to a specific career. Included in these fields of
study are:
Accounting:
National Society of Public Accountants, $500-$1,000. Call
703/549-6400.
American
Institute of Architects (AIA)
Also includes The American Architectural Foundation
(AAF), $500-$2,500.
Art: Arts
Recognition and Talent Search (ARTS) of the National Science
Foundation for Advancements of the Arts (NFAA), $500-$3,000.
Education:
Phi
Delta Kappa, Inc. Scholarships
Located in Bloomington, IN,
$1,000-$5,000.
Gamma Scholarships (for women); Omega Psi Phi Fraternity,
Washington, DC, $300-$1,000.
Engineering: National
Society of Professional Engineers Scholarships
Offers 1,000-$10,000
Society of Mining
Engineers, up to $2,000.
Fashion:
Emilio Pucci Scholarship at American College for Applied Arts,
Atlanta, GA. Call 404/231-9000.
Food Service/Hospitality
Management: The
Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association,
Chicago, IL; International Food Service Executives Association.
Foreign Study:
The
Rotary Foundation of the Rotary Club Scholarships for International
Understanding.
Golf Course Maintenance:
Golf Course Superintendent
Association of America Scholarship Program.
Geophysics: SEG
Foundation's Scholarship Committee, $500-$10,000.
Graphic Arts:
Graphic Arts Technical Foundation. Call 800/910-GATF
History: Daughters
of the American Revolution Scholarship.
Home Economics:
RHEA Foundation, $1,000-$5,000.
Horticulture:
Professional Plant Growers Scholarship Foundation, $1,000-$2,000;
American Orchid Society, $100-$10,000; American Horticulture
Society.
Insurance, Business
Administration, and Actuarial Mathematics:
Corporate Sponsors Program at the College of Insurance (New
York, NY).
Journalism:
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Burbank, CA; Dow
Jones Newspaper Fund, Princeton, NJ; Scripps Howard Foundation
Scholarships, Cincinnati, 0H, up to $3,000.
Library Science:
Booklet available from the Standing Committee on Library Education.
Music:
National Federation of Music Clubs.
Naval Architecture:
Webb Institute of Naval Architecture (all tuition paid to
top students scoring high SATs).
Pharmacy:
National Community Pharmacists Association Foundation Presidential
Scholarships, $2,000. Contact 800/544-7447.
Private Club Management:
Club Managers Association of America, $1,000.
Public Service:
Public Employees Roundtable, $500-$1,000.
Real Estate Appraisers:
American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers, $2,000.
Special Education:
Division of Personnel Preparation, Special Education Programs,
Dept. of Education.
Travel:
American Society of Travel Agents Scholarship Foundation,
$750-$1,200.
TIP: To find out more details about
these and other awards, contact organizations in your particular
fields of interest and send for career information. Refer
to "Need a Lift?" published by the American Legion, P.O. Box
1050, Indianapolis, IN 46206, or the latest edition of the
Occupational Handbook issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
U.S. Dept. of Labor, or contact the professional membership
organizations that serve these careers (they are listed in
Vol. I, Gale's Encyclopedia
of Associations).
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