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Scholarships360 "No Essay" Scholarship
Deadline: Jun 30, 2025
$10,000
The Scholarships360 $10,000 “No Essay” Scholarship is open to all students who want some extra help paying for their education. Whether you are a high school student who hopes to go to college, a graduate student who’s in a master’s program, or an adult learner who wants to return to school, you are eligible for our no essay scholarship.This scholarship...
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Common App Scholarship
Deadline: Nov 30, 2024
$2,000
To encourage students to spend more time preparing for the Common App, Scholarship Guidance has created an annual scholarship to reward students.To be eligible for the Scholarship Guidance "Common App Scholarship" a student must:A) Be in Grade 11 or Grade 12B) Be attending college or university no later than October 1, 2026.C) Have achieved a GPA of 2.5 or greater...
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Thiel Fellowship
Deadline: Dec 31, 2024
$100,000
Founded by technology entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel in 2011, the Thiel Fellowship is a two-year program for young people who want to build new things. Thiel Fellows skip or stop out of college to receive a $100,000 grant and support from the Thiel Foundation's network of founders, investors, and scientists.What is the Fellowship?The Thiel Fellowship is a two-year, $100,000...
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Path to Pro Scholarship Program
Deadline: Dec 31, 2024
$2,000
The Home Depot Foundation works to improve the homes and lives of U.S. veterans, train skilled tradespeople to fill the labor gap and support communities impacted by natural disasters. The Foundation has pledged to invest $50 million in training the next generation of skilled tradespeople and bridging the opportunity gap through its Path to Pro program.We want to help create...
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Roger W. Kahn Scholarship
Deadline: Dec 31, 2024
$10,000
The Roger W. Kahn Scholarship was created to honor the memory of Roger Kahn (1907–1962) and his passion for aviation and entertainment. Kahn spent the latter part of his career at Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation as a test pilot and then managed the technical service and sales division. In the 1940s, Kahn was actively involved with the Institute of the...
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Alternative Education Center Bonham Junior High Bowie Junior High Career Center Crockett Junior High Ector Junior High George HW Bush New Tech Odessa Hood Junior High Nimitz Junior High Odessa High School Permian High School Richard Milburn Academy - Ector County

Odessa City, Texas sits mainly in Ector County, while a smaller part of the city stretches into Midland County. The city is the principle city within the Odessa Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area, with a population of around 99,900. The MSA is also part of the Midland-Odessa Texas Combined Statistical Area. The estimated population of this CSA is around 266,941.

In the year 1881, Odessa was established as a cattle shipping and water stop point on the Texas and Pacific Railway. The very first post office was opened soon after during 1885. During 1891 the city of Odessa was named the county seat of Ector County. The city was finally incorporated after the discovery of oil within the region during the year 1927.

The oil business helped to draw several migrant workers to Odessa City. Cowden Field and Penn Field were both opened during 1930. After opening, the population of the city of Odessa rose from 750 to over 5000. The second world war, and the rise in demand for oil which it created, expanded the cities population to a little more than 10,000.

The economy in Odessa is mainly run by the oil industries. Nevertheless, the city of Odessa is attempting to diversify its economy by taking some economic procedures to ensure stability. Some of the leading private sector companies are Saulsbury Companies, Odessa Regional Hospital and Walmart. There is even a Televista inbound customer service call center and a Coca Cola distribution center located within the city.

Most of the citizens of Odessa are employed in one of the following sectors: educational, healthcare, construction, oil, accommodation and food services, manufacturing, repair and maintenance, or mining. More than 31% of the workforce is involved in an office and sales type of job. Professional, management, and related types of work comprise approximately 23% of the labor force.

The majority of the most sought after jobs within Odessa City relate to petroleum engineers, sales managers, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, registered nurses, financial managers, school, education and vocational counselors, management analysts and health and medical service managers. A college degree is required in nearly all of the popular jobs within the city of Odessa.

Some of the main private industry companies which are situated within Odessa City comprise Saulsbury Companies, Walmart, Bobby Ox Companies, Odessa Regional Hospital, Investment Corp of America, Haliburton, Weatherford CPS Oil and Gas, Family Dollar and Televista.

The leading companies in the surrounding area are Ector County I S D, Medical Center Hospital, Odessa City, Odessa College, Texas Tech University, Ector County and the University of Texas of the Permina Basin.