Genealogically-Based Scholarships/National STEM Video Game Challenge

Scholarships Based on Ancestry and/or Minority Status

Evelyn Smith

M.S. in Library Science, University of North Texas (2012)

Merely by proving descent from a particular ancestry or by researching a family history, prospective university students can apply for some very lucrative university scholarships and grants. Scholarship applicants who fit into the following “minority” categories can also receive college scholarships: Asians, African Americans, Hispanics, Interracial scholarship candidates, the LBGT community, Native Americans, white males, and women. Scholarships are also available for single mothers, children of single mothers, orphans, those kids who were once in foster care, adopted children, bilingual speakers, or students from a small town. In other words, everyone can apply for a minority-based scholarship. (See the December 9, 2014 edition of http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/).

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Korean ancestry grant. (2014). StudentScholarshipSearch.com. Edvision. Retrieved from http://www.studentscholarshipsearch.com/scholarships/korean-ancestry-grant.php

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PALCUS scholarship program. (2014). Portuguese Circle. Retrieved from http://www.portuguesecircle.com/news/180-palcus-scholarship-program

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http://us-education.net/1647-race-based-scholarships.html

Scandinavian ancestry scholarships. (2014). School Soup. Retrieved from http://www.schoolsoup.com/scholarship-directory/race-minority/scandinavian-ancestry/

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Let the Video Games Begin

Sheketoff, Emily. (2014, December 12).  National STEM Video Game Challenge kicks off.  District Dispatch.  ALA Washington Office.  Retrieved fromhttp://www.districtdispatch.org/2014/12/national-stem-video-game-challenge-kicks-off/

A series of STEM workshops for middle and high school students has opened in numerous locations across the country.

National STEM Video Game Challenge. (2014). Retreived from http://www.stemchallenge.org/stem/#/home

Middle and high school participants get the chance to design their own video games.

The National STEM Video Game Challenge helps students go from playing
video games to designing their own video games