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STEM Scholarships from iDTech
ID Tech
is the world leader in STEM summer camps, building 21st-century skills for children in coding, game design, engineering, artificial intelligence, filmmaking, and virtual reality, among many others. One of iD Tech's primary social impact initiatives is Coding Our Future, which has a vital mission of bridging the diversity gap in tech.This leading-edge program is engaging underrepresented youth ages 7-18 in immersive computer science and engineering camps, inspiring the future leaders in STEM. With 500,000 alumni from around the world, iD Tech has programs online year-round (normally, we are at 170+ colleges in the summer as well). Some of iD Tech's lead partners include Adobe, Nokia, PayPal, Salesforce, and the Annenberg Foundation.They have opportunities throughout the year. You can check out their current scholarships that are being offered right now on their Scholarship webpage. -
2020-2021 John Sexton Essay Contest
The organization, Rise for Rohingya, is interested in extending a scholarship and mentorship opportunity to high school students.
Each year they partner with NYU and its President Emeritus, John Sexton, to organize an essay contest open to all NJ high school students. The goal is to bring awareness of the Rohingya Refugee Crisis to the future young leaders and have them think critically about global issues.
Winners of the contest receive a cash prize, extensive SAT tutoring, and lifelong mentorship from John Sexton.
Past winners of the contest have gone on to attend NYU, Harvard, Yale, Cornell & many other prestigious institutions of higher learning. And some are now part of the Rise for Rohingya team.
The details of the 2020-2021 John Sexton Essay Contest are attached.
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Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, Eta Omicron Zeta General Scholarship
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FIDM Live-Study Space Contest
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Minorities in the Profession Section of the NJSBA Black History Month Contest
The Minorities in the Profession Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association is pleased to announce its annual BLACK HISTORY MONTH CONTEST for New Jersey high school students. This is an opportunity for students to showcase their knowledge and to encourage excellence in writing. We also aim to keep an open dialogue to educate our youth about the importance of Black History through this program.
To participate, New Jersey high school students are asked to read the 2021 Essay Topic and submit an essay (1500 words or less) answering these questions:
A. Why was Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 originally passed into law?
B. What has been its impact?
C. Should it be changed? Why or why not and if so, how?PRIZES
Essay finalists and runners-up will have the opportunity to compete in a virtual trivia contest on February 25.
1st Place $500
2nd Place $300
3rd Place $200
Runners-up and honorable mentions will receive $100
IMPORTANT DEADLINES
• January 20 - Essay submission deadline
• February 12 - Essay finalists and runners-up will be notified
• February 19 - Selected students must confirm attendance for Award Reception and Trivia ContestClick Here for Complete Information