Demonstrated Personal Interest and Involvement in Environmental Issues

Demonstrated positive change through Leadership in Business, School, Community, or Church

Inolvement in Organizations that Promote Community Service, Conflict Resolution, or Mediation

Celebrated in many sports, ignored by most product manufacturers, stereotyped as flaky or weird by a right-handed majority, left-handers can find recognition and financial assistance for their education at Juniata College, a small, liberal-arts college in Huntingdon. Juniata's left-handed scholarship, worth $1,000 to $1,500 a year to studious southpaws, was established by the late Mary Francis Beckley, a former Juniata student, with a bequest of $24,000. More than 40 left-leaning Juniata students have taken advantage of the scholarship since its inception in 1979. The scholarship is reserved for sophomores, juniors or seniors attending Juniata College. The stipend cannot be applied to other institutions. According to Randy Rennell, Juniata's director of student financial planning, lefties are identified by answering the final question on Juniata's individual data form. The scholarship recipients are chosen from left-handers that have top academic records. Rennell says the college does not ask the students to prove they are left-handed. "We don't even check closely when they are signing the forms," he says.

Since 1928 Curtis has maintained an all-scholarship policy, and it remains the only major music conservatory to provide merit-based full-tuition scholarships to all students regardless of their financial situation. For the 2005/2006 school year, the value of this scholarship is $28,500 per year for undergraduate students and $39,500 per year for graduate students. These scholarships are renewed each year during your enrollment at Curtis.

McDonald's Restaurants of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, and Delaware are searching for qualified applicants for Ronald McDonald House Charities Scholarships which include: - RMHC Scholarships, which awards up to 20, $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors of all backgrounds; - RMHC/African American Future Achievers, which awards up to 20, $1,000 scholarships to African American high school seniors; and - RMHC/Hispanic American Commitment to Educational Resources (HACER), which awards up to 20, $1,000 scholarships to Latino high school seniors. Recipients are selected on the basis of academic achievement, community involvement and financial need. To be eligible, students must reside or attend school in the following counties in Pennsylvania: Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia; New Jersey: Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Salem; and Delaware: Kent and New Castle. Also eligible are high school students from Phillipsburg, New Jersey. To obtain an application, students should contact their high school guidance counselors or call (215) 790-4320. Applications are due January 17, 2006.