Investment
Challenge
Investment Challenge is a leading
provider of stock market simulations.
Throughout the competition, students
invest a fictional $500,000 in
equities and options listed on all
major stock exchanges. Trades are
placed with live brokers at current
market prices. Students can also
place trades by Internet, fax, or
answering machine. Every two weeks,
account statements and newsletters
are sent to all participants.
The
Challenge enables students to learn
about the stock market and test
investment strategies without any
risk. At the end of the competition,
the top five students receive cash
prizes and are highlighted in Investor's
Business Daily. In addition, the
top FBLA and PBL member each receive
a grand prize of $1000.
Don't
miss out on an exciting opportunity
to invest in yourself. Fall High
School & Middle Level (FBLA)
Divisions TBA.; Fall College (PBL)
Division: TBA.
FBLA-PBL Special Features
- $1000 prize for top FBLA and
PBL member in addition to
regular cash prizes.
- FBLA-PBL student rank is
included in account
statements.
- The Investment Challenge is
included in the
"Winner's Circle"
activities.
- FBLA-PBL advisers receive
bi-weekly reports.
To receive more information or to
enroll, call (800) 487-3862, or visit
the Investment Challenge website at http://www.ichallenge.net.
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The following scholarships are either
offered by FBLA-PBL, by a
participating sponsor specifically
for current FBLA and/or PBL members,
or by organizations that provide
recognition for which current
FBLA-PBL members would be well
suited. This listing is provided as a
service to current FBLA and PBL
members and their advisers and is not
intended to be an endorsement of any
of the nonFBLA-PBL affiliated
organizations or programs. The
information provided in this document
is accurate as of the publication
date to the best of our knowledge.
FBLA
Distinguished Business Leader
Scholarship
Sponsored by the Wal*Mart Foundation,
this scholarship recognizes
outstanding FBLA members for their
activity and involvement in the
association.
- Application deadline:
- April 15
- Individual award:
- $500
- Eligibility:
- Open to graduating FBLA
members who plan to pursue a
post-secondary education.
Applicants must be national
and state dues-paid members
of FBLA and must have
completed the "Go for
the Silver" membership
promotion program by March 1
of the current year.
- Application
procedure:
- Request an application form
by calling the National
Center at (800) FBLA-WIN ext.
123. Application forms must
be accompanied by a one-page
cover letter summarizing
FBLA, business, leadership,
and community activities; a
resume outlining FBLA
activities, educational
achievements, and other
accomplishments; and two
letters of recommendations,
one from a chapter adviser
and the other from a
business/community leader.
PBL
Scholarship Fund
In 1995, PBL members approved an
increase of $1 to their national dues
to be used to develop a scholarship
fund. A maximum of $3,000 is
available for scholarship awards to
PBL members.
- Application deadline:
- April 15
- Individual award:
- $500
- Eligibility:
- Open to PBL members who plan
to continue pursuing a
post-secondary or
post-graduate education.
Applicants must be national
and state dues-paid members
of PBL and must have
completed the "Go for
the Silver" membership
promotion program by March 1
of the current year.
- Application
procedure:
- Request an application form
by calling the National
Center at (800) FBLA-WIN ext.
123. Application forms must
be accompanied by a one-page
cover letter summarizing PBL,
business, leadership, and
community activities; a
resume outlining PBL
activities, educational
achievements, and other
accomplishments; and two
letters of recommendations,
one from a chapter adviser
and the other from a
business/community leader.
FBLA-PBL
Competitive Event Awards
Several FBLA-PBL Competitive Events
carry cash awards for the national
winners sponsored by business
partners of the association (see the Competitive
Events page for a list).
Data Match Scholarship
Data Match Inc., offers a $1,000
scholarship each May to an FBLA
member who shows outstanding
leadership abilities, participation
in clubs, community involvement, and
GPA.
Recipients must graduate from high
school in the 1999-2000 school year.
Scholarships awarded apply to
full-time enrollment at a two- or
four-year college or university
beginning in the fall of 2000. The
scholarship will be sent directly to
the school prior to the start of the
freshman year.
Participation with the Data Match
Compatibility Matching Fundraiser is
not necessary to be eligible for the
scholarships.
- Application deadline:
- March 31
- Individual award:
- $1,000
- Number of awards:
- One winner per year, an FBLA
member
- Eligibility:
- FBLA members with plans to
pursue full-time enrollment
at a two- or four-year
post-secondary institution
who shows outstanding
leadership abilities,
participation in clubs,
community involvement, and
GPA. Applicants must be
national and state dues-paid
members of FBLA.
- Application
procedure:
- Submit an application form,
available by calling
1-800-545-1100 or downloading
it from Data
Match's website. Include
a transcript and letter of
recommendation from your
chapter adviser. For more
information, contact Data
Match, Inc. at the toll-free
number or website listed
above.
Discover® Card
Tribute Award® Scholarships
The Discover Card Tribute Award
Scholarship program rewards high
school juniors, rather than seniors,
giving them time to prepare for their
future education. Winners are
recognized for excellence in many
areas of their lives beyond
academics. In addition to maintaining
a minimum 2.75 cumulative grade point
average, winners must demonstrate
accomplishment in four of the five
following areas: special talents,
leadership, obstacles overcome,
unique endeavors, and community
service. Scholarship winners may use
their prizes for any type of
continuing education or training
beyond high school.
- Application deadline:
- January 11, 2000
- Individual award:
- Nine scholarships are awarded
in each of the 50 states, the
District of Columbia, the
U.S. territories, and
overseas schools: three Gold
($2,500 each), three Silver
($1,750 each), and three
Bronze ($1,250 each) awards.
Each State Gold Tribute Award
winner competes for one of
nine national scholarships:
three Gold ($20,000 each);
three Silver ($15,000 each);
and three Bronze ($10,000
each).
- Eligibility:
- Open to high school juniors
who maintain a 2.75
cumulative grade point
average for the previous two
years, are enrolled in a
public or accredited private
school in the United States
or are U.S. citizens in an
accredited school outside the
United States, and plan to
continue their
education/training beyond
high school in any accredited
training, licensing, or
certification program or
institution of higher
learning.
- Application
procedure:
- Request an application form
from your local high school
guidance counselor or from
Shirley Kennedy Keller at the
American Association of
School Administrators, phone:
(703) 875-0706, P.O. Box
9338, Arlington, VA 22219.
The deadline for application
requests is January 2000
(specific date pending).
Economics for
Leaders
Sponsored by the Foundation for
Teaching Economics, this program is a
highly interactive, experiential
learning experience for students and
teachers. Taught by leading national
experts, the program helps future
leaders discover how and why the
world works while giving them skills
required for their future roles. In
addition, teachers are presented with
new methods to teach principles of
free enterprise in such a way that
the subjects come alive for their
students.
- Application deadline:
- March 1
- Individual award:
- The Foundation for Teaching
Economics provides
scholarships to cover the
entire cost of tuition,
housing, and meals for the
week-long event Participants
pay for their own
transportation to the event.
Teachers can also receive
graduate credit for
completing the course.
- Eligibility:
- Open to high school students
between their junior and
senior years, high school and
post-secondary teachers, and
PBL members enrolled in
teacher education programs.
All applicants must be
national and state dues-paid
members.
- Application
procedure:
- Request an application form
and related information from
Steve Gerhart, Vice
President, Administration and
Program Affairs, Foundation
for Teaching Economics, 260
Russell Blvd., Suite B,
Davis, CA 95616; (916)
757-4630.
Johnson & Wales
University
Johnson & Wales University
provides scholarships ranging from
$200 to $10,000 per year to students
who have demonstrated leadership and
achievement in their FBLA activities.
Last year, Johnson & Wales
University awarded scholarships to
FBLA members totaling more than $1.3
million.
- Application deadline:
- March 1
- Individual award:
- $500 to $10,000
- Eligibility:
- Open to high school seniors
or students currently
attending a college other
than Johnson & Wales.
Applicants must be national
and state dues-paid members.
- Application
procedure:
- Request an application form
and related information from
Johnson & Wales
Universitys National
Student Organizations Office
at (800) DIAL-JWU (342-5598),
ext. 2345.
The President's
Student Service Challenge
This program provides an
opportunity for schools and
communities to recognize young people
for outstanding volunteer service
while helping them continue their
education. It is intended to reward
and encourage activities that have a
significant impact in meeting the
needs of local communities. The types
of service recognized could include
volunteer work for community
organizations like the Boys and Girls
Club, service through churches or
synagogues, involvement in
service-oriented school organizations
like FBLA-PBL, and individual efforts
to help others and improve the local
community.
- Application deadline:
- Close of the school year.
- Individual award:
- The Corporation
for National Service is
offering a matching $500
scholarship for one high
school junior or senior
selected by each high school
principal.
- Eligibility:
- High school juniors and
seniors, in public and
private schools, who have
performed community service
for at least a year can be
nominated for the matching
scholarship.
- Application
procedure:
- Any high school principal may
designate an individual
student to receive a matching
scholarship. The request for
matching funds must include
the name of the individual, a
description of the service
that has been performed, and
the source of the resources
to be matched. Chapter
advisers and other high
school officials may help
determine the process for
selecting the most
outstanding volunteer; they
may nominate several
individuals for the principal
to choose from to select the
one nominee.
For more information, see the President's
Student Service Challenge web
page. Application packages will be
mailed to principals in March. You
may also contact the Citizens'
Scholarship Foundation of America,
Inc., who administers the program, at
888/275-5018.
ServiStars
Tools for Tomorrow
This program gives FBLA members a
chance to win more than $1,500 in
prize money. Sponsored by
ServiStar/Coast to Coast, Tools for
Tomorrow recognizes outstanding
vocational students in each state and
at the national level. Applicants
will be judged on the following
criteria:
- their commitment to
vocational education.
- success in vocational
classes, projects, and work
experiences.
- success in academics.
- evidence of personal
character and leadership.
- involvement in
school/community activities
or other experiences that
challenge the student.
- involvement in vocational
student organizations, like
FBLA.
NEW! Every qualified student from
an accredited secondary school
submitting an application will be a
local winner. Schools with more than
one sponsoring member may have more
than one local winner -- one per
sponsoring member. Judging panels
from each state select state winners.
Finally, state winners compete for 10
national prizes and 12 special merit
recognition awards.
- Application deadline:
- Postmarked by November 7
- Individual award:
- One local winner from every
school receives a $100 U.S.
Savings Bond; 50 state
winners each receive a $500
U.S. Savings Bond; 12 Special
Merit Honor Winners each
receive a $500 U.S. Savings
Bond; and 10 national winners
each receive a $1,000 U.S.
Savings Bond and a trip to
ServiStar's Spring Convention
for recognition.
- Eligibility:
- Open to students in grades
912 who are U.S.
citizens and enrolled in
state-approved vocational
education courses. (If you
attend a public school, your
program is state approved. If
your school is private,
consult your principal.)
- Application
procedure:
- For an application, see your
school guidance counselor,
pick up a form from your
local SERVISTAR and Coast to
Coast retailer, or call
1-888-9CALL-TFT
(1-888-922-5583). You may
also download an application
at the Tools
for Tomorrow website.
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Data
Match
If you are looking for a fun,
fast, and easy way to raise funds,
DataMatch can help. This national
fund raiser matches students with one
another at your school. Each person
who fills out a questionaire may
purchase a computer-generated list of
names of students at their school.
Experiences shows that students line
up to buy their individual print-out.
It's a great promotion for
Valentine's Day, Homecoming, Spirit
Week, FBLA-PBL Week, charity events,
and get acquainted activities. Call
1-800-545-1110, for a free
information packet or see the web
site at http://www.data-match.com.
Otis Spunkmeyer,
Inc.
Use Spunkmeyer-supplied
ingredients, ovens, display cases,
and merchandising materials to set up
your own in-school bakery. From
production scheduling to planning an
advertising strategy, youll
face the challengesand reap the
rewardsof running a small
business.
Contact Llynda L. Allen at Otis
Spunkmeyer, Inc., 800-438-9253, fax:
(410)796-0134.
Kathryn Beich
Candies (A Nestlé Company)
has a variety of candy sales options
to raise money for your chapter. Take
the "Champions
Challenge" as you earn money and
the chance to compete for national
prizes by selling these candy
products. See the Chapter
Management Handbook under
Fundraising for more information or
call 1-800-431-1248.
MusicCard
Click here to find out
how your chapter can raise BIG
Revenues with the MusicCard. Earn
$4.00 per card sold, your supporters
can buy CDs for $10.99 or LESS! All Chapters
have the opportunity to receive a
$250 BONUS! For every $5000 raised
per chapter through out the school
year, $250 will be given to the
chapter.
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