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Happy Friday, dear scholarship seekers! With most of you back to school, you may be thinking the search for scholarships is over. Well, think again. Many scholarship committees are just gearing up for the 2010 – 2011 season, and that means it is prime time to get working on some new applications. If you have [...]

Sometimes even the best laid plans for college financial aid do not produce enough results to fully fund your higher education. When that happens, where do you turn? Well for most students, the answer probably is to apply for student loans. There is no doubt that loans can help you pay for college, but if [...]

Scholarships are an ideal way to pay for college. It’s free money and you never have to pay it back. But there’s a catch: Winning scholarships is a highly competitive endeavor. You didn’t think you would be the only one going for the free money, did you? If you want to stand out from the [...]

Sallie Mae and Gallup Poll released its third annual study of how parents pay for college. In these tough economic times, families are having to contend with the added burden of double digit inflation. The total cost of attending school has jumped from 17% over last year and 28% over two years ago. Parents are [...]

The start of fall semester is right around the corner, which means it’s time to start getting yourself organized to head back to school. Are you worried about how you are going to stretch your college funds to cover all your expenses? Over the next three weeks, I am going to give you some tips [...]

Here’s some good news: Starting July 1st, the federal government will be increasing federal grants for college students. Some of this increase is coming from the Pell Grant, which will reach more students than ever in 2010. But there are also a new federal grant for dependent of US service men and women killed in [...]

Happy Friday, dear Scholarship Seekers! I hope you enjoyed a relaxing and productive week after that long 4th of July weekend. The weather has been hot and steamy here — and so have the scholarship opportunities! As you know, I am committed to making your search for free money for college a little easier by [...]

Hello dear scholarship seekers! Sunday was the official start of summer, but if your weather has been anything like mine, it’s been hot-hot-hot for a while. Looking to take a break from all the heat and humidity? Nothing better than an ice cold glass of… scholarship applications! That’s right, guys, school may be out, but [...]