Awards & Grants

ACF Scholarship Contest

Visionary Scholarship App New Scholarship Opportunity Awards Multiple Winners Ranging from $1,000 to $5,000  Eligible High School Students Freshmen, Sophomores, ...
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“The US Matific Math Games”

Matific, an online K-6 math resource proven to help improve test scores by 34 percent, has opened registration to The Matific ...
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Transportation Grants for End of the Year Field Trips

Snowpocalypse left you with addition school days to plan for? Schedule a FREE field trip to the Natchez Trace Parkway. Transportation ...
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Natchez Trace Parkway Classroom Visits

Classroom visits to the Natchez Trace Parkway offer transportation grants up to $500. Request a traveling trunk, classroom ranger visit, or ...
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Cochran, Wicker Encourage Mississippi Students To Apply For U.S. Senate Youth Program

Oct. 13 Application Deadline for Program Offering $10,000 Scholarships & Trip to Washington WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran ...
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United States Senate Youth Program 2018

Two Outstanding High School Students From Each State Will Be Awarded A $10,000 College Scholarship And Spend A Week In ...
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Microsoft Imagine Academy Making Certification Success a Reality

Beginning in the 2015-16 school year, the state of Mississippi and Microsoft made industry-recognized certifications accessible to 120 Mississippi schools ...
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MSA Students Earn Prestigious Creative Writing Awards

Brookhaven, MS - The Mississippi School of the Arts (MSA) Literary Arts students recently received awards in the prestigious Regional ...
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The EdUpdate section of Mississippi Achieves includes announcements for educators and district leaders about professional development, events, resources, grants and awards. To submit information for consideration in EdUpdate, email it to Tabatha Burkett at tburkett@mdek12.org by noon on Thursday. Please include a contact name and an email or phone number with each item.