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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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Glendale is the third largest city in Los Angeles County, with a population of 208,000. Within the state of California, the city is the 17th largest, situated by the Verdugo Mountains within the San Fernando Valley.

The median income for people within Glendale is $57,112, which is about average for Los Angeles County. Records collected by the City state the top employers (in no particular order) are Acco engineering Systems and Diagnostic Laboratories, City of Glendale, Glendale Community College, Glendale Adventist Medical center, Glendale Unifield School District, Glendale Memorial Medical Center, Nestle, Public Storage, and Walt Disney Imagineering.

Made during the year 1923, the Grand Central Airport has been the largest business for many years. For the Los Angeles are, it was the first official terminal and contributed the development of aviation within the US. Charles Lindbergh started the very first west to east transcontinental flight from Glendale Central Airport. Made from inspiration of Spanish style architectural elements and Art Deco themes, the main terminal building still stands and is an essential element of Glendale's history. Up until the year 1959, The Grand Central Business park used to be the Grand Central Air Terminal Building. During World War 2, the building was camouflaged to be able to protect it from enemy attacks.

The city has a "Special Collections" section in the Glendale Public Library, that has lots of original documents and records on Glendale history. In 1950, the Jewel City Cat Fanciers Club donated more than 20,000 volumes to the library, making it the largest collection of books about cats in the world. It is a special collection and will be kept permanently on view for people who are part of the club.

A couple of popular restaurants chains started in Glendale. Bob's Big Boy hamburger restaurants started on East Colorado during 1936 and Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlors began in Adams Square in 1945.