_ Bank of America Neighborhood Excellence Initiative®
Student Leaders®
If you are a student with a passion for improving your community, Bank of America would like to help you turn that passion into action. We are looking for leaders who are high school juniors and seniors.  Five young adults in 45 markets, recognized for their passion for improving the community, participate in a leadership summit in Washington, DC and a paid internship with a local nonprofit/charitable organization to gain valuable civic, social and business leadership skills (all expenses paid as part of the Student Leaders Program). 

Applications and the application deadline for our Neighborhood Excellence Initiative Student Leaders awards can be located by clicking the link: Apply to be a Student Leader
To be considered as a Student Leader, you must:

· Currently be a junior or senior in high school (U.S. Markets)
· Be able to participate in a week-long Student Leadership Summit in Washington, DC (July)
· Be able to participate in an 8-week paid internship at a local nonprofit/charitable organization
· Be a student in good standing at his/her school

For more information about this great opportunity, go to this website: http://www.bankofamerica.com/foundation/index.cfm?template=fd_neighborexcell


Federal Government Student Jobs (students and recent graduates): www.usajobs.gov/StudentJobs

Listed below are national and local scholarships for your information. This information will be updated periodically and please take note of the exact deadline that may be found on the company or organization's website. Also, we strongly advise that you visit your high school guidance office for other scholarship opportunities.

_January
Gates Millennium Scholarship: www.gmsp.org
State Farm Good Neighbor Scholarship Program: www.scholarshipamerica.org/statefarmgoodneighborscholarship/
Sam Walton Community Scholarship (Wal-Mart): www.act.org/walmart/community/

February
Lowes Scholarship Program: careers.lowes.com/college_recruiting_scholarship.aspx#3
AT&T Foundation Scholarship: www.uncf.org
Best Buy Scholarship: bestbuy.scholarshipamerica.org/index.html

March
The Community Foundation Scholarship (Rappahannock River Region): www.cfrrr.org/page10000270.cfm
NAACP Agnes Jones Jackson Scholarship Program: www.uncf.org
NAACP Roy Wilkins Scholarship Program: www.uncf.org
Jack and Jill of America Foundation: www.uncf.org
NAACP Herbert Lehman Scholarship Fund: naacpldf.org/scholarships
Verizon Wireless Black History Month Essay Contest: www.uncf.org
Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund (FEEA): www.feea.org/index.php?Itemid=46