Scholarship Information

NRA Grants

The National Foundation of Women Legislators and the National Rifle Association are co-sponsoring their thirteenth annual bill of Rights Essay Contest for college-bound female high school juniors and seniors, which this year will be entitled "Freedom and Civic Virtues."  The contest's seven winners will each receive a $3,000 college scholarship and an all-expenses-paid trip to NFWL's Annual conference November 18-22, 2010 where thy will network with, be mentored by and speak to hundreds of women lawmakers from across the United States.  This  year’s essay topic is Freedom and Civic Virtues.  In a 400 to 600 word essay explain how the Millennial Generation can exemplify freedom and civic virtue in their everyday lives.

The NRA has funded over $700,000 in NRA Foundation Grants since inception!  Here’s the link for information on the grants.

State's Career Clusters Initiative
 
This initiative was designed to provide Tennessee educators and students information about career opportunities and related educational study within the state.  This guide is intended to help students plan a focus of study that will prepare them for high skill, high wage and high demand jobs.  It provides students and educators information on 16 career clusters programs of study, educational requirements and other associated information such as the various jobs within the cluster.

The 16 Career Clusters - Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources; Architecture & Construction; Arts, A/V Technology & Communications; Business Management & Administration; Education & Training; Finance; Government & Public Administration; Health Science; Hospitality & Tourism; Human Services; Information Technology; Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security; Manufacturing; Marketing, Sales & Service; Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics; Transportation, Distribution & Logistics.

Please visit www.careerclusters.org for more information.

American Cancer Society Mid-South Division

American Cancer Society Mid-South Division offers a scholarship program that awards $1000 scholarships to your cancer survivors pursuing higher education.  For more information contact the American Cancer Society at 1-800-227-2345.

YES Program

The Youth Education Summit (Y.E.S.) grant deadline for applications is March 1, 2010. Let’s start getting the message out early for the youth in our state to apply. The Tennessee Friends of NRA funds a NRA Foundation Grant each year to send a student from our state. The seven day expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. is a life changing experience for a high school sophomore or junior. You can learn more about the Y.E.S. Program here for details and you can click 2009 Y.E.S for information on our 2009 Y.E.S. grant recipient Holly Stewart.

Tennessee Graduate Nursing Load Forgiveness Program

Upon completion of a Master's degree, PhD or DNP in a Tennessee nursing school, 25% of the loan is forgiven for each year a graduate teaches in a Tennessee school of nursing.  To find out more about this program contact the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation at 615-741-1345 or visit www.collegepays.com

Lifelong Learning - The Bernard Osher Foundation

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt offers non-credit classes that usually last six weeks during the fall, winter and spring.  This program is open to all seniors interested in learning for a lifetime.  For more information, call 615-322-5569 or send an email to norma.clippard@vanderbilt.edu.

Patient Assistance Programs:

Pfizer  1-866-706-2400  www.PfizerHelpfulAnswers.com

Merck   1-800-727-5400

 

Legal Assistance

The Legal Aid Society is a nonprofit regional law firm that give free civil legal help to people who have nowhere else to turn.  Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands 1-800-238-1443  www.las.org.

Available publications from my office:

  • What to do when you are in trouble with the law
  • Services available for seniors
  • Middle Tennessee Resource Guide to Stimulus Dollars