ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS 1. Any student who is enrolled in and attending their last year of secondary school (public, private, or parochial) in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Wake and Midway Islands, and the Marianas; or 2. Any American student (a United States citizen) enrolled in their last year of secondary school attending: 1. a Department of Defense Dependents School or an accredited overseas American or International School; or 2. a foreign school as an exchange student; or 3. a foreign school because his/her parent(s) are temporarily working and living abroad. 3. Entrants must have completed the high school courses required for college applications before October 1, 2005, and must not have entered any previous STS. Check with a counselor to verify; have them complete Part IV. 4. Sons and daughters of Science Service employees, Science Talent Search Evaluators or Judges are not eligible to enter the Science Talent Search. ENTRY RULES 1. Each student may enter only once, must be able to attest to all statements in the signature block on p. 3 and submit a signed entry to be eligible for judging. 2. The research project must be the work of a single student. There is no time limit on the length of research. Student group or team projects are not eligible. 3. Each student’s report, including title page, text, and all appendices, tables/charts, etc., may not exceed 20 pages total. Students should select a report format which suits their research. At their discretion, judges may disqualify reports that exceed the 20-page limit.

Entrants must be a female, 18 years of age or older as of June 23, 2006, a legal resident of the United States (excluding US Territories) and officially enrolled and matriculating at a four-year accredited undergraduate college or university program at a U.S. college or university as of September 1, 2006. In addition, entrants' most recent GPA (high school or college) must be at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or the equivalent in the case of another averaging system. Applicants must remain enrolled in the same accredited four-year college or university for at least one year after accepting scholarship funds to be eligible for the full award. Winners who will complete their undergraduate degrees in less than one year will be awarded a pro-rated amount based on the amount of time remaining between award of the scholarship and their graduation. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. This competition is void in all countries except the United States. Employees of Coty US LLC and its respective affiliated companies, agents, retailers, distributors, suppliers, advertising and promotion agencies and their immediate families are not eligible to win. Coty US LLC and its respective affiliated companies, agents, retailers, distributors, suppliers, advertising and promotion agencies are not responsible for supplying applications or scholarship information other than by maintaining the entry form and rules at www.takemeaway.com. Applications will not be mailed, faxed or otherwise directly delivered to interested applicants.

All applicants must read the "Fire Sprinkler Essay" (pdf) or (html) (approximately 3000 words) about automatic fire sprinklers and take a ten-question multiple-choice test. This is an open-book test and you may print out the paper beforehand for reference during testing. For each question answered correctly, students will receive one (1) entry into a drawing for one of four $5,000 scholarships. For each question answered incorrectly, you will be given one more chance at the end of the exam to answer those questions correctly. A total of ten (10) entries into the drawing is possible. Students are allowed only one opportunity to take the online test. Any attempt to enter under a different name, address, etc., will automatically disqualify the student without notification to the student. Before scholarship funds will be awarded, all information submitted on the application by the student will be verified. If ANY false or misleading information is submitted on the application, the student will be disqualified without notification to the student. Deadline Entries will be accepted from 12:00 p.m. (noon) CDT September 1, 2005 until 12:00 p.m. (noon) CDT April 12, 2006. Prizes A total of $20,000 is awarded. Four (4) winners will receive a scholarship of $5,000 each. Only one $5,000 scholarship will be awarded to any single individual from this contest. The scholarship is paid directly to the educational institution in the student’s account to be used for tuition and/or books and may be used over a period not to exceed four (4) years.

Are you a student who is involved in your local history in a unique and creative way? Have you volunteered at a local historical society or museum, or participated in an effort to clean up, document or preserve the history of your community? If you have participated in a hands-on local history project, you are eligible to win up to $5,000 in the Save Our History National Honors! The History Channel will honor students who demonstrate an exceptional commitment to learning about, documenting and preserving their local history. This year, 24 students who participate in local history/preservation projects, extracurricular history-themed service-learning projects, or independent study projects tied to history will win $1,000 cash prizes. One student will receive a $5,000 cash prize and a free trip to Washington, D.C., where he/she will be recognized as the Save Our History Student of the Year at the Save Our History National Honors Event in May 2006. EVERY student who submits an application for the National Honors will receive a Save our History t-shirt from The History Channel.

This scholarship is for undergraduate students pursuing a certificate, associate degree, or bachelor degree in a restaurant and/or foodservice-related program. To be considered for this scholarship, applicant is required to: * Be currently enrolled in college and have completed at least one semester in a restaurant and/or foodservice-related program. * Have a minimum, cumulative grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent). * Have a minimum of 750 hours of work experience in the restaurant and foodservice industry verified by pay stubs or letter(s) from employer(s). * Submit one to three letter(s) of recommendation (preferably, on letterhead) from a current or previous employer.

The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) has an education budget of $1,000,000. The NIAF will award scholarships and grants to outstanding students in the summer of 2006 for use during the following academic year. The awards will be made on the basis of academic merit and divided between two groups of students. General Category I: Italian American students who demonstrate outstanding potential and high academic achievements. Area of study: open. General Category II: Those students from any ethnic background majoring or minoring in Italian language, Italian studies, Italian American studies or a related field, who demonstrate outstanding potential and high academic achievements. Scholarship awards range from $2,500-$10,000. Each scholarship award can only cover tuition and university-provided room and board. Scholarship recipients are eligible for one year of scholarship support. Scholarship monies not used during one academic year are not transferable to the following academic year. Scholarship applicants and winners can and are encouraged to reapply in subsequent years.

The NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation announces its fourth annual scholarship program for high-school seniors, now known as the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Awards. This scholarship program is designed to set teen small-business owners on the path to entrepreneurship. Nationwide, at least 400 recipients will attend the university, college, community college or vocational/technical institute of their choice with $1,000 in tuition assistance from the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation. One outstanding student will receive a $10,000 award, and four regional winners will receive $5,000 each. The program made its debut in 2003 when it awarded a total of 110 scholarships to teens nationwide, rising to 381 awardees in 2005, thanks to additional financial support from numerous small-business leaders and corporate and foundation supporters. Current high-school seniors may download the PDF application, or apply online through the Scholarship Program Administrator's Web site. Students will be assigned an applicant identification number once logged onto SPA's website. Once this number has been assigned, log in using the letters NFIB as your access key. Read the online instructions for an overview of the online procedure. Enter all requested information. Print the cover page and completion check llist. Follow all instructions on the completion check list to complete the application process. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Should there be any questions, e-mail the program administrator by clicking the online "REQUEST" link on SPA's Web site. All finalized applications must be postmarked by March 15, 2006

f you are a student at a UNCF member college it is highly recommended that you fill out a student profile. Once you fill out this profile, our scholarship managers will look for scholarships that you qualify for, and automatically put you into the applicant pool. By filling out this profile, you are being considered for many scholarships at once. UNCF will contact you if you are selected to receive a scholarship. To fill out a student profile, click here. UNCF awards scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students attending UNCF member schools and other schools across the country. UNCF also supports faculty members through grants for research and dissertation completion. To be considered for a UNCF administered scholarship, you must meet certain basic eligibility requirements: 1. Students must have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale 2. Students must have unmet need as verified by the university financial aid office 3. Students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA) 4. Students must request that the Student Analysis Report (SAR) be sent to the financial aid office at their college or university Many UNCF administered scholarships have requirements in addition to the basic eligibility requirements listed above. Non-UNCF administered scholarships have eligibility requirements based solely on the discretion of the donor or administering organization. Again, you have access to both through this site.

Founded in 1998, the Children's Scholarship Fund provides partial tuition assistance for low-income families to send their children to private schools. More than 67,000 children have benefited from scholarships across the United States as part of our mission to open the doors of educational opportunity to families. Currently, more than 23,000 children are using CSF scholarships. These children are attending private school due to the generosity of our donors, the efforts of 38 scholarship programs, and the sacrifices made by the families themselves, who pay—on average—50% of their children's tuition. The response from families seeking the freedom to choose their children’s education was staggering. For our first scholarships in 1999, the parents of nearly 1.25 million eligible children from over 20,000 communities applied. Scholarship winners are selected in a random drawing. Eligible families are required to demonstrate their financial need as measured by standards similar to the Federal school lunch program, which takes into account family size. The Fund focuses on elementary education because the earlier a child receives sound schooling, the better. Scholarships are awarded to all eligible children in a family to attend the school or schools of their choice.

Dr. Anita Borg (1949 - 2003) devoted her adult life to revolutionizing the way we think about technology and dismantling barriers that keep women and minorities from entering computing and technology fields. Her combination of technical expertise and fearless vision continues to inspire and motivate countless women to become active participants and leaders in creating technology. As part of Google's ongoing commitment to furthering Anita's vision, we are pleased to announce the 2006 Google Anita Borg Scholarship, through which we hope to encourage women to excel in computing and technology and become active role models and leaders. Scholarships will be awarded based on the strength of candidates' academic background and demonstrated leadership. A group of female undergraduate and graduate student finalists will be chosen from the applicant pool. 10 scholarship recipients, selected from the finalists, will each receive a $10,000 scholarship for the 2006-2007 academic year. All finalists will be invited to visit Google headquarters in Mountain View, California in April 2006 for a networking retreat in which they can meet and share their experiences. The retreat will include workshops with a series of speakers, panelists, breakout sessions and social activities. And this year, we're also pleased to expand the scholarship program to women students in Europe. These recipients will each receive a €5,000 (or equivalent) scholarship for the 2007-2008 academic year, and are invited to a retreat at the Google office in Zurich, Switzerland. Applications for the Google Europe Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship are due Friday, January 12, 2007.