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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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Thornton, Colorado is located in both Weld and Adams counties. Officially, it is a suburb of the Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. About 10 miles southwest of Thornton lies the state's capital, Denver. The United States Census Bureau recorded the population as being 118,772 on the 1st of April, 2010. This is a 44.2% increase from the 2000 census, where the population was 82,384. The city of Thornton is the 6th most populous city in Colorado and the 213th most heavily populated city within the United States.

Until the year 1953, Thornton was just a farmland. Sam Hoffman changed that when he purchased a plot of land approximately seven miles north of Denver and laid out a completely planned community. It was the first of its kind in the County of Adams, as well as the first which provided complete municipal services off a single tax levy. The name of the city was chosen in order to honor Dan Thornton, Former Colorado Governor.

In order to help guide the development of the new community, the Thornton community Association (or likewise called TCA) was formed. By the year 1955, over 5,500 people lived within Thornton in approximately 1,200 houses. During the year 1956 Thornton was incorporated, due mostly in part to the TCA. The very first mayor of the city was G. Leary. Brian Thornton, a City Council candidate, is not related to the Governor.

There are more than 80 parks situated throughout the city of Thornton and about 2,000 acres of land dedicated to parks and open spaces. There are some trails running all over the city of Thornton. Combined together they stretch more than 80 miles. There are several recreational complexes in Thornton, like for example the Margaret Carpenter Recreation Center and the Thornton Community Center. There are likewise three major golf courses in Thornton: Heritage Todd Creek Golf Club, Riverdale Knolls Golf Course and Thorncreek Golf Course.

Denver is home to numerous historic places like for instance the Colorado State Capitol, the Colorado Governor's Mansion, and the Denver mint. Furthermore, there is the Forney Museum of Transportation, which features an assortment of antique automobiles, carriages, bicycles, and trains. A few of the other attractions nearby consist of Park Hill Golf Park, Denver Zoo and Grasmer Lake and Holly Park. In September, the city hosts the Harvest Fest and the Winterfest in December.