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Quince Orchard Career Center
Welcome to the QO Career Center
Career Information Coordinator: Elmoria I. Stewart
Phone: 301-840-4654
Email: Elmoria_I_Stewart@mcpsmd.org
College Fair - Informational Flyer
College/Career Center Links
- CollegeBoard REGISTER NOW for the SAT
- BRIDGES: Explore - Plan - Achieve
- Family Connection
- Financial Aid Workshops Calendar
- MCPS College/Career Centers
- MCPS Scholarship Information
- The ACT SIGN UP TODAY
- SAT Skills Insight
Useful Links
- CollegeInfo.com
- CollegeTidbits.com
- Common Application
- Common Black College Application
- My Student Edge (See Ms. Stewart)
- SchoolSoup.com - Schoolsoup.com has partnered with The Princeton Review to give your students a $100 discount on all test prep courses.
- Student Resource about College
- The Official SAT Online Course
News, Events, and Activities
- College Fair at the MC Agricultural Center on April 15th and 16th - Press Release - Flyer - Website
- Financial Aid Workshop
- Harvard Announces Sweeping Middle-Income Initiative
- Hispanic Financial Aid Night Flyer - Informacion Sobre Becas y Taller en Ayuda Financiera para La Universidad
- University of Maryland, College Park - IMPORTANT 2010 Application Information
Opportunities for Students
- Envision - Young Women's Program - July 5th - 17th
- Hispanic Youth Symposium - June 23rd - 26th
- Historically Black Colleges Tour - Application
- Howard University School of Business Summer Enrichment Program
- Isreal Opportunities Fair - Flyer
- Junior Achievement of the National Capital Area is pleased to announce the 6th Annual Youth Entrepreneur of the Year Competition, sponsored by Ernst & Young - Details
- MCPS Summer Search Catalog
- MCPS Superintendent Leadership Program
- Morehouse Summer Program @ Morehouse College in Atlanta , GA - will be offering a Summer Institute (Project Identity) for African-American males entering the 10th and 11th grades.
- The Netzer Year - Leadership opportunity for international Jewish high school graduates.
- Smithsonian Summer Visitor Service Volunteers - Information
- US Naval Academy Summer Seminar Information
Scholarship Information
- AES Scholarship Information
- American Express Scholarship Program -Amount = $500-2000 -800 344-3320
- American Society of Military Comptrollers- 703-806-8509
- Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) – Bethesda Chapter Scholarship is available for fall 2009. Interested students that meet the criteria below should contact Ms. Judi Mitchell at (240) 567-4021 (or judith.mitchell@montgomerycollege.edu) for an application. Deadline: July 1, 2009. Scholarship amount $1,500 per semester.
- Bernie Scholarship Awards Program Information
- Big Sun Scholarship - Due by 6/27/09 - The BigSun Organization is proud to be able to continue to help young athletes succeed in their academic pursuits. We are offering an annual scholarship to a deserving student. All student athletes are eligible for this award, regardless of which sport they are participating in.
- Bill Teel Scholarship Information - Application
- Bradford White Scholarship -Amount = $2,500.00 -http://foundation.phccweb.org/scholarships/BWScholarship.htm
- Chopin Piano Competition -Due By - 11/2/09-Amount = $5000/$2500/$1500 -http://chopinfound.brinkster.net/ip.asp?op=Ncompetition
- Coast Guard Chapter of Blacks in Government Scholarship Application
- Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics (CSEM) Scholarships, Montgomery College -Amount = up to $3125 - Email: mabbey@mc.cc.md.us
- Delta Faucet Company Scholarship -Amount = $2,500 -http://www.foundation.phccweb.org/scholarships/
- Delta Sigma Theta Scholarship Application
- Elk’s National Foundation “Most Valuable Student” Competition -Due By - 9/9/09-Amount = $1000-15000/yr - http://www.elks.org/enf/scholars/mvs.cfm
- Hispanic College Fund Scholarship - Flyer
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund
- JSSA Scholarships-Amount = varies-www.jssa.org
- Maryland Emergency Management Association Scholarship 2009
- Maryland PTA- Applications are available in the CIC
- Maryland State Scholarship Administration (Higher Education Commission)
- MCPS Educational Scholarhip Foundation - Flyer and Application
- MCPS List of Web Scholarship Searches
- MCPS Site for Financial Aid Information
- PanHellanic Scholarship Application
- Paul Robeson Scholarship - Document - PDF
- Ron Brown Scholar Program -Due By - 9/9/09-Amount = $40,000 over 4 years-www.ronbrown.org
- The Science, Engineering and Mathematics (SEM) Area was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) for “ACCESS Engineering” (Achieving Community College Excellence, Success, and Scholarship in Engineering). There are a limited number of scholarships. The selection process is competitive and the award will be based on the amount of financial need, not to exceed $3,200 per year. Applications are available now for fall 2009 scholarship consideration: http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/sstem. The deadline to submit all required materials for fall 2009 Application is June 15, 2009.
- Society of Women Engineers -Amount = varies - http://www.swe.org/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS _GET_PAGE&nodeId=118&ssSourceNodeId=5
- USHYEE / MIRANT Educational Grant Application Form
