The AT&T Big Mobile on Campus Challenge is a national contest that invites college students to design the next generation of e-learning mobile applications that demonstrate usability, quality, innovation, utility, and marketability.

The 2010 contest started March 1. Deadline for all received applications is September 15, 2010.

• There will be five finalists, and then three overall winners.
• The top five finalists’ schools will receive complimentary memberships to AT&T’s Developer Program.
• The Grand Prize Winner(s) of the contest will be presented with a $10,000 scholarship either as an individual or team, receive a mobile device of choice per entrant and be invited to participate on the 2011 AT&T Big Mobile on Campus Challenge Judging Committee.
• Additionally, the two runners-up will receive a $5,000 scholarship, given to the individual or divided among the team members, as well as a mobile device of choice for each entrant.

For more information, official contest rules, and application forms for the AT&T Big Mobile on Campus Challenge, please visit: http://bigmobileoncampus.wireless.att.com/.

The Michele Marks-McCormick Memorial Scholarship honors pilot and flight instructor Michele Marks-McCormick.

Visit the Cape Cod Foundation for more information on this Aviation Scholarship.

Deadline is September 23, 2010

The Hellenic Times Scholarship Fund gives students of Greek descent scholarships.

To date over $1.5 million has been awarded to more than 600 Greek American Students.

Applicants must:

• be between the ages of 17 and 25 as of May 2011
• be enrolled in an accredited college or university, as graduate or undergraduate students, for the 2011 – 2012 academic year

Applications must be postmarked by January 31, 2011

Click here for the application form.

For more information visit The Hellenic Times Scholarship Fund’s website.

Finding an internship is one of the toughest challenges for colleges students in today’s economy.

Check out this digital magazine, “Guide to Internships”

Internships are a great way to gain experience in your particular field of interest, to gain real working experience, and to expand your network of contacts.

Looking for scholarships? Google Scholar Alerts can help you out.

We’ve been tracking scholarships using Google Alerts for a long time. Google Alerts are actually quite handy. You can set up a Google Alert for any query, and Google will automatically email you a list of all new hits for that query. Google Alerts, however, pull from Google’s entire index- and don’t always provide us with relevant information.

A recent article, “Automating Research with Google Scholar Alerts,” suggests taking advantage of Google’s new Scholar Alert feature for research. Google Scholar Alerts pull results only from scholarly literature —”articles, theses, books, abstracts,” and other resources from “academic publishers, professional societies, “online repositories, universities,” and other scholarly websites. Scholar Alerts seem like a much better tool for research, and especially for discovering new scholarships.

You can set up Google Scholar Alerts to track scholarships on your own. It’s really easy! Both Google and Resource Shelf offer instructions on how to set them up. If you happen to discover a scholarship that we have yet to find, please post a comment and let us know!  We’ll be sure to feature your new find.

Starting today, July 1, 2010, the government will launch the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants.

These grants award students who are not eligible for a Pell Grant, but whose parent or guardian was a member of the U.S. Armed Forces and died as a result of service performed in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001.

Visit the Student Aid on the Web website for more information on the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant.

It’s July 1, 2010 – if you have student loans then your first payment may be due today!

Here is a reminder of what the current student loan interest rates are:

Undergraduate students

If the first payment of your subsidized loan is between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011: the interest rate on your loan is fixed at 4.5%

If the first payment of your subsidized loan is between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2010: the interest rate on your loan will be fixed at 3.4%

Graduate and professional degree students

The interest rate is fixed at 6.8%

Direct Unsubsidized Loans

The interest rate is fixed at 6.8% for all borrowers – undergraduate and graduate

Don’t forget to pay your loans! Check out What Happens If You Default on Student Loans for the possible consequences.

The Barona Sustainable Environment Scholarship was established by the Barona Band of Mission Indians and Barona Resort & Casino to assist students who are pursuing careers in the horticulture, turf grass management, natural resources, or environmental sciences industries.

The program seeks out students who have a passion for the environment and the drive to create a sustainable future.

Four finalists will each receive a $1,000 scholarship. Scholarships will be awarded based on the student’s application, references, and recommendations. Based on the personal interview, one of the four finalists will receive an additional $1,000.

Applicants must:

• Be studying horticulture studies, turf grass management, natural resources management, environmental sciences or related field
• Attend a two or more year accredited college or university located in Southern California
• Be a legal resident of the United States.
• Be a full-time student with a minimum of 12 credits per semester and an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher

Deadline July 15, 2010

For more information or to apply, click here.

Do you love wine? Have you ever wanted to design a cool, unique label for your favorite wine?

Hyatt Hotels is sponsoring a contest asking art students to create a submit a signature wine label for Canvas Wine bottles.

Not only will the winning label be printed on Canvas Wine bottles beginning in 2011, but three winners will receive a $5,000 scholarship to any art school!

Applicants must submit an original piece of art depicting the characteristics of one of the three Canvas types of wine:

• Cabernet Sauvignon
• Chardonnay
• Merlot

Deadline is August 15, 2010.

Judges will select three finalists for each type of wine whose art work will be displayed on the Canvas Wines website.

You can find more information here.

The David E. Whitmire Scholarship fund was created in 1999 by various members of the Whitmire family to honor the life and career of David E. Whitmire.

Applicants must be:

• full or part-time student
  
• graduate or undergraduate student at a four-year accredited university
• U.S. citizen
• have at least a 3.5 GPA
  
• a criminal justice, criminology, police administration, police science major
  

Application deadline is December 15, 2010.

The scholarship winner will receive $500.00.

For more information and to apply visit the David E. Whitmire Scholarship Fund’s website