Hello scholarship seekers! It's Friday at the Financial Aid Finder, which means I've got three hot scholarship opportunities with upcoming deadlines. School may be out for the summer, but that doesn't mean you're on a scholarship vacation. In fact, there's no better time to hunt and apply for scholarships! This week, I have a $2,000 renewable scholarship from the Development … [Read more...] about Scholarship Announcements: African American Scientists, Cherokee Nation Members, Student Athletes
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Members of the Military & Financial Aid
In honor of Memorial Day, I'd like to take a minute to thank those of you who are serving -- or have served -- your country. We are all in your debt. We've talked here before about financial aid for members of the military and military veterans, but in case you missed it, I wanted to give a quick run-down to those of you for whom higher education is in the cards. We have an … [Read more...] about Members of the Military & Financial Aid
Scholarship Announcements: Credit Challenged Scholarship, Collegiate Inventors Competition, Do Over Scholarship
TGIF, scholarship seekers! It's nearly June, but summer vacation doesn't mean you can take a break from applying for scholarships. In fact, there are tons of great scholarship opportunities with summer deadlines. And every Friday, I'll be bringing you three of them. This week, I have up to $31,000 in scholarships for credit challenged students, collegiate inventors and anyone … [Read more...] about Scholarship Announcements: Credit Challenged Scholarship, Collegiate Inventors Competition, Do Over Scholarship
More Community College Students Need Financial Aid Than Ever Before
If you're a community college student applying for financial aid, then know this: You're in exceedingly good company. The number of your fellow students in need of aid has skyrocketed over the last five years, according to Robert Shireman, president of EconomicDiversity.org: "As costs like housing and textbooks continue to rise along with tuition and fees, financial aid is … [Read more...] about More Community College Students Need Financial Aid Than Ever Before
Congratulations! You graduated! Now what?
Congratulations to all the recent grads out there! Hopefully you made it through four (or five) years of college without a mountain of student loan debt. But even if you aren't desperate to start earning cash so you can make good on your loan payments, you are still facing an uphill battle to find a good paying job these days. There is no doubt that getting a job out of college … [Read more...] about Congratulations! You graduated! Now what?