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Florida:
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University ($500.00
yearly Scholarship),
Hawaii:
Hawaii
Pacific University & Chaminade University
Our
State Scholastic Championships in 2002 offered as a special prize $1000
scholarships from Hawaii Pacific University & Chaminade University for
each of the top two 12th grade finishers! I am not sure what the final
offering will be this year. We are hoping to have a larger one from the
University of Hawaii. Our State Scholastic Director, Guy P. Ontai gpontai@hawaii.rr.com
is still putting together the details for that event to be held in April 2003,
in Honolulu. Randy Prothero, President, Hawaii Chess Federation.
Illinois:
Shimer
College awards a maximum of $2,000 per person per year. Contact
Dr. David Shiner, chess coach, at david@shimer.edu
or 847-249-7891.
Louisiana:
Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge for chess scholarships for
the year
2003.
Maryland:
1. The University of Maryland at Baltimore,
Mississippi:
1. Ole Miss in Oxford
Two $500 scholarships for the top girl and top boy winners of the Dexter Visits
the 2nd Tiger Scholastic Chess Tournament.
2. Mississippi State University in Starkville- Two $500.00
scholarships for the top boy and girl chess players at the MS State Chess
Championships for 2002 and 2003.
3. Jackson State University in Jackson Two $500.00 scholarships
for the top boy and girl chess players at the MS State Chess Championships for
2002 and 2003.yes they get to choose their college!
North
Carolina:
An
annual College scholarship dispersment of at least $300 in perpetuity!
A
local charitable foundation, the Henderson County Community Foundation offered a
scholarship program where if you invested a minimum of $5000, they would
guarantee an annual scholarship dispersment of at least $300 in perpetuity. We
have given out six, $300 scholarships so far and this year a donor came forward
with an additional $200 to bump it up to $500. As a part of our scholastic
program though it has been a cornerstone of our promotional efforts. Last
November (2002) we had 215 students play in a USCF rated chess tournament here
in Hendersonville and last March, we hosted the NC State scholastic championship
with over 400 participants from all over NC. For more information contact
Chuck Palmer, HCSCA, http://www.brinet.com/~palmer/hcsca,
palmer@brinet.com
Oklahoma:
1. Rose State College in Oklahoma
Rhode
Island:
1. Rhode Island College,
Tennessee:
1. Tennessee Technical University (4 years valued at $12,000),
Texas:
1. University of Texas--Dallas
Academic Excellence Scholarship -- waiver of all tuition and mandatory fees plus $1000 per year toward housing for each of 4 years. Scholarship
will be upgraded if student has an excellent academic record. Approximate value $18,000+.
2. Texas A&M University--Kingsville,
Housing Scholarship -- this is a four-year scholarship and is valued at $7,500.
3. University of Texas--Brownsville
President's Chess Scholarship -- UTB will offer two four-year scholarships to top students in South Texas. These scholarships will include tuition,
books, and fees with a value of over $10,000 each.
4. Southwest Texas State University,
San Marcos Optimist International Scholarship - $1,000 scholarship.
5. Del Mar College
President's Chess Scholarship -- a two-year scholarship to include tuition, books, and fees with a value of over $4,000 for a student within
the local five-county area.
6. Incarnate Word Academy, Corpus Christi
President's Award - one semester scholarship for a boy or girl entering 6th through 8th grade for the 2002-2003 school year. Value $2,500.
7. St.
Mary's University, San Antonio
Has recognized a revived, national enthusiasm for chess with the
establishment of two, $5,000-per-year scholarships for students who play the
game competitively. One scholarship will be awarded to the winner of a regional chess
tournament still to be determined. The other scholarship recipient will be a
member of the Original Wimberley Scholastic Chess Club, a program
sponsored by the Wimberley nonprofit Skipperweb, started by Robert Skipper, a
St. Mary's University philosophy professor and scholarship founder. The first
two scholarships will be awarded next spring to a current high school junior or
senior.
8.
Texas Tech
Texas Tech University is now offering scholarships to chess players.
We
have three $1000 scholarships for undergraduates (these will be
awarded at Susan Polgar's Girls Open in Corpus Christi)
and more are planned. We will also be giving scholarships to graduate students -
I don't know the exact amount yet.- Dr.
Haraldur R. Karlsson, Faculty
Advisor to the Knight Raiders Chess Club. The website www.ttu.edu
has a link (Chess Champions).