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$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...

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...

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...

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...

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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The capital city of Utah State, the city of Salt Lake or SLC serves a population of just over 185,000, making it the most heavily populated city in the state. It is part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, population 1,124,197. The larger urban region wherein Salt Lake is located is called the Wasatch Front, that has a population of over 2 million. The Wasatch Front and the city of Reno, in the state of Nevada, are the two largest urban areas in the Great Basin.

Brigham Young, Mormon leader together with his followers established the village in 1847. The Mormon settlers changed a dry valley with irrigation and cultivation. Until the year 1868 the city of Salt Lake was named "Great Salt Lake City" after Great Salt Lake nearby. Salt Lake City is home to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) world headquarters. Mormons comprise around 50% of the population of Salt Lake City.

Salt Lake City was known as the Crossroads of the West. The economy was boosted by immigration of LDS Church members from abroad, mining booms and a railroad boom. In the year 1913, Salt Lake became the intersecting point of the Lincoln Highway, the first transcontinental highway and the transcontinental railroad. Now, the I-15 and I-80, two main cross-country freeways, intersect within the city.

Salt Lake City is popular for its skiing facilities. The city of Salt Lake played host to the 2002 Winter Olympics. The outdoor recreation tourist business is vital to the economy of the city of Salt Lake. Tourists seeking outdoor adventure come to visit the Wasatch Mountains nearby.

Salt Lake City has a bustling and thriving arts and culture sector. Salt Lake City likewise has a lot of museums, including: The Utah Museum of Fine Arts, The Children's Museum of Utah, The Clark Planetarium, The Red Butte Garden and Arboretum and The Utah Museum of Natural History.

A large number of the local residents are employed by either the federal, state, and local. The other key city industries include business and professional services, trade, transportation and utilities. Industrial banking is a key economic sector. Most of the country's industrial banks are headquartered in the Salt Lake City region. In addition, Salt Lake City has many call centers, convention centers and regional distribution centers.

The University of Utah and Intermountain Healthcare are major employers in Salt Lake City. Other major businesses headquartered in the city include Sinclair Oil Corporation, Alpha Graphics, Smith's Food and Drug and Zions Bancorporation.