Brickfish and Greenwala's Planet Beautiful promotion lets you share with the Greenwala community images of your favorite places whether it's that charming hometown park, the coral reef teeming with life or the snow-covered tree glistening in the sun. You know — the place that takes your breath away. Send us a photo of the most beautiful place in the world and describe why it’s one of your favorite locations. (Finally! A good use for all of those photos you took on your last vacation!) Upload your photo and then share it with friends. We’ll feature three winning images on our site created by you. The Greenwala team will select the winning photos and reward them with a Nikon COOLPIX S60 digital camera, $1,000 cash, and more! Campaign ends February 11, 2009. Rewards: - Grand Prize: One winner, selected by Greenwala from the top 500 highest scoring entries, will win a Nikon COOLPIX S60 digital camera, be featured on Greenwala.com and receive $1,000 cash or scholarship. - Runner-Up: One winner, selected by Greenwala from the top 500 highest scoring entries, will win a Nikon COOLPIX S60 digital camera, be featured on Greenwala.com and receive $250 cash or scholarship. - Most Viral: One winner, selected by Greenwala from the top 500 Most Viral entries, will win a Nikon COOLPIX S60 digital camera, be featured on Greenwala.com and receive $250 cash or scholarship. Eligibility: Contest is open to members of Brickfish.com® who are legal residents of the fifty (50) United States, the District of Columbia or Canada (excluding Quebec), and 15 years or older, at the time of entry and have completed account registration prior to the end of the contest. Account registration is complete once activated via email.

Every year we award a $500 cash prize to a student enrolled in a United States college, community college or trade school. The award will be made to the person who most eloquently communicates important information about bipolar disorder, either based on the established research or drawn from personal experience. A variety of media may be used, as set forth in the application form. Deadline 1st June. Application forms available at http://www.bipolar-lives.com/bipolar-scholarships.html

Named in honor of Elaine Chapin, this scholarship will provide funds to support post-secondary education of an individual(s) impacted by multiple sclerosis, either directly or as a family member. Applications will be accepted January 1 through May 31, 2009. The number of awards and amounts are determined on merits of applications received. Minimum amount awarded will be $500.00. Proof of registration will be required before forwarding of funds. Recipients will be chosen on basis of financial need, academic standing and impact with which multiple sclerosis has affected their lives. Applicants must be citizen of United States who plans to enroll in an undergraduate course of study at an accredited two or four year college, university or vocational/technical school located in the United States. Applicants must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester in course work leading to a degree, license or certificate. To apply please email elainememorial@sbcglobal.net. Applicants must complete and send the application, an official transcript of their most recent academic grades, plus 2 letters of reference by May 31, 2009, to the address listed at the top of this page for consideration. The final selection of the scholarship recipient(s) will be made by the family of Elaine Chapin.

The Gordon A. Rich Memorial Foundation (www.gordonrich.org) is now accepting applications for grants for the 2009-2010 academic year. The need-based scholarship supports the higher education goals of five students each year who are awarded $12,500/year for four years. In light of the magnitude of lost jobs in the financial services industry, the Foundation has recently expanded its criteria to encompass students whose parents either work, or have worked, in the financial services industry. Scholars must demonstrate high academic achievement, integrity of character, potential leadership and financial need. The students’ parents or guardians must work or have worked in the financial services industry. Application Deadline is Saturday, February 28, 2009. For more information, please visit www.gordonrich.org.

youngARTS is NFAA’s core program. It provides recognition and awards to young artists across the country. We are the only organization that encourages and recognizes artistic excellence in nine art forms: dance, cinematic arts, jazz, music, photography, theater, visual arts, voice, and writing. Each year, approximately 6,000-8,000 students register for the youngARTS program and approximately 10 percent receive cash awards. youngARTS Winners share over $500,000 in cash awards. $10,000 Gold Awards $5,000 Silver Awards $3,000 Level I $1,500 Level II $1,000 Level III $250 Honorable Mention Awards* $100 Merit Awards* Hundreds of youngARTS participants share over $500,000 in cash awards. youngARTS Finalists share a total benefit package valued at $1 million including an all-expense-paid trip to Miami, Florida, in January for youngARTS Week and individual cash awards ranging from $250 to $10,000. Our panelists select up to 150 students each year as youngARTS Finalists and bring them to Miami for youngARTS Week for master classes, showcase performances, exhibitions, enrichment programs, and final adjudications.

College Education Funding is money designated for college work towards undergraduate or graduate degrees and requires acceptance in a program of study. The application deadline for the next major funding for the academic year is March 31, 2009. However, additional money could be available in the fund, so applications are accepted throughout the year. Application for these scholarships must be made a minimum of three (3) months early so as to meet your needed deadline. For example: If you are attending a winter semester, you must submit your application three (3) months minimum before you need to know if you received an award. Please see the following for specific qualifications for our current Category I scholarship fund.

NARAL Pro-Choice America T-shirt Design Contest – Win $1000! Enter our t-shirt design contest! NARAL recently launched a new and innovative campaign, free.will.power, with the goal of alerting young people to the challenges facing a pro-choice America. What do the words free.will.power mean to you? What does it mean to have a choice? Let us know by submitting your design on our website. The winner of the t-shirt contest will get a $1000 prize and have his or her design posted on zazzle.com to sell as the official free.will.power t-shirt. Read the official rules. Download a design kit and submit your design here: http://www.myfreewillpower.com/create/ Last day to submit a design: 5 p.m. EST, December 2, 2008 Winners announced: December 15, 2008

WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES? + To promote the beauty and versatility of wool fabrics and yarns + To encourage personal creativity in sewing, knitting, crocheting, spinning and weaving wool fabrics and yarns + To recognize creative skills + To develop life skills, including: –being responsible for one’s self –being a good sport –accepting judges’ decisions –learning about and appreciating diversity WHO CAN ENTER? + Pre-teens, age 12and under + Juniors, ages 13-16 + Seniors, ages 17-24 + Adults, age 25and older (Ages as of December 31, 2008) + Made for Others (any age)

The Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship, a project of the Congressional Hunger Center, is a unique leadership development opportunity for motivated individuals seeking to make a difference in the struggle to eliminate hunger and poverty. Each year 20 participants are selected for this eleven-month program. Fellows are placed for half their term of service with urban and rural community-based organizations all over the country involved in fighting hunger at the local level, such as grass roots organizing groups, food banks, economic development agencies, local advocacy groups and faith-based organizations. They then move to Washington, DC to complete the year with national organizations involved in the anti-hunger and poverty movement, including national advocacy organizations, think tanks, and federal agencies. Through this unique program, the Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows Program develops effective leaders with a deep understanding of hunger and poverty at both the local and national level that enables them to find innovative solutions and create the political will to end hunger.

The Micron Science and Technology Scholars Program is a merit-based scholarship competition recognizing excellence in academics and leadership. Each year, the program awards a $25,000 college scholarship to six high school seniors for a total of up to $150,000. One male and one female student is selected from each of the following states: Idaho, Utah and Virginia.