AXA Achievement Scholarship
The AXA Achievement Scholarship in association with U.S. News & World Report   provides $670,000 in annual scholarships to young people throughout the nation.
Winners on the State and National levels
State Winners
Fifty-two winners - one from each state, the District of Colombia and Puerto Rico - are selected by our nonprofit partner, Scholarship America, to receive one-time scholarship awards of $10,000 each.
National Winners
From the pool of 52 state winners, ten are selected as national winners and earn an additional one-time scholarship of $15,000. This brings the top AXA Achievers total scholarship awards to $25,000 each. These top ten also receive the offer of an internship with AXA.
Our scholarships winners are known as AXA Achievers. They are ethnically and economically diverse, but they share these qualities:
"    Ambition and drive
"    Determination to set and reach goals
"    Respect for self, family and community
"    Ability to succeed in college
Some of the remarkable accomplishments of our past AXA Achievers include: setting up a food bank in their community; designing a curriculum to get kids interested in science; founding a nonprofit organization for young people that encourages community service and civic involvement.
Visit www.axa-achievement.com for details. Deadline is February 15, 2010.