Happy Saturday, dear scholarship seeker. If you are new to this blog, then welcome to your first Scholarship Weekend! Every weekend (well, almost every weekend), I post about three great scholarships with upcoming deadlines. We are in the middle of “high” scholarship season, so there is definitely no better time than the present to get your scholarship applying act together. This week, you might want to consider sending off applications to the $5,000 Wayne V. Black Scholarship for engineers (and a few other majors, too); the Caterpillar Scholarship for merchandising students; and the $1,000 Best Buy scholarship for high school seniors. 1. Wayne V. Black Scholarship: $5,000 Established in 2006 by the Energy Telecommunications & Electrical (ENTELEC) company, the Wayne V. Bl...

TGIF! Before you shut off your computer and go enjoy some well-deserved down time, I’ve got three scholarships you might want to spend some time applying to. There are going to be a number of really great scholarships with upcoming deadlines over the next six to eight weeks, so now is definitely the time to buckle down on your applications. This week, I have three great gigs: a $5000 “STOP Hunger” scholarship sponsored by Sodexo (the #1 food service provider on college campuses today); a $1,000 scholarship/lottery from US Bank (there are 40 of these available, which means your odds are better than normal!); and a $1,000 Voices for Animals essay contest. 1. Sodexo Foundation STOP Hunger Scholarships: $5,000 The Sodexo Foundation’s $5,000 STOP Hunger Scholarships encou...

Happy Sunday! How’s your weekend? Fortunately for most of you, you’re getting an extra day off this week in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. What are you planning to do with your extra time? Be sure to set aside some of it to work on your scholarship applications! This week, I want to let you know about three great scholarship opportunities that should definitely be on your radar screen. There are several thousands of dollars from Walmart and the Sam Walton Foundation; $10,000 for the peace essay contest, and $1,000 from the Burger King scholars program. All of these scholarships have upcoming deadlines, so be sure to check them out ASAP. 1. Walmart Scholarships: $3,000 – $13,000 Say what you will about Wal-Mart, but the company’s foundation — the Sam Walton Fo...

Happy New Year. Welcome to the first official Scholarship Friday of the new year. Most of you are probably getting ready to head back to school after the long winter break. I know with second semester starting up, that you will have less time to search for scholarships. But remember, this is the peak season for scholarship committees — so stay on the case. Today I’m making your search a little bit easier by highlighting three scholarships with upcoming deadlines. I’ve got a full-ride scholarship for African Americans attending a Historically Black College or University; a $40,000 scholarship for promising high school juniors with financial (or other) hardships; and up to $10,000 for women planning to study communications (some geographic restrictions apply). Scholarships ...

Wow, another week has come and gone. I think most of you must be on vacation already. Do you have any great plans? I hope so!. Just be sure you set aside some time to work on your scholarship applications, okay? As you know, I am going to try to make your scholarship search a little easier today by highlighting three scholarships with upcoming deadlines. This Friday, I’ve got two past-President scholarships… one is the Ronald Reagan College Leaders Scholarship and the other is the John F. Kennedy Profiles in Courage Essay Competition. Finally, there is the Eugene Borson Memorial Scholarship for math and science majors. 1. Ronald Reagan College Leaders Scholarship: $10,000 The Ronald Reagan College Leaders Scholarship is awarded annually by the Phillips Foundation to college...

TGIF, all you scholarship seekers! Winter break is rapidly approaching, which means you should have plenty of time to devote to some of these awesome scholarships I have leads on for you today. As you know, I try to make your search for scholarships a little easier each Friday by previewing three scholarships with upcoming deadlines. Today I’ve got the scoop on two of the biggest scholarships out there — the Dell Scholars program and the Gates Millenium Scholars Program. I also have the skinny on a smaller-size scholarship sponsored by Mensa (membership in your local genius group required). The Gates Millenium Scholarship offers top dollars to high-achieving, low-income minority students. 1. MENSA U.S. Scholarship Program: $500 If you haven’t heard of Mensa, well, then, l...

Wow, another week has flown by! How was your Thanksgiving break? Are you getting ready for finals? With all that studying, be sure to set aside some time in the coming weeks to work on your scholarship applications, too. The winter is really peak season for scholarship committees, as there are an abundance of opportunities with upcoming deadlines. To help make your search for scholarships a little easier, I preview three upcoming scholarships every Friday here at the Financial Aid Finder. This week, I’ve got three great leads on fun ways to win some funds for college, including a $2,500 essay competition sponsored by the Olive Garden, a $10,000 design-a-greeting card competition, and a $20,000 four-year scholarship for state-school students from Colonel Sanders. 1. Olive Garden&...

Are you thinking about applying for a college scholarships but not sure that you have what it takes to make the grade? Perhaps that’s because you have heard one too many myths about scholarships. This post will set the record straight! Myth: I can’t win a scholarship unless I have a straight-A average. Fact: Sure, some scholarships are interested in candidates with high GPAs. But just as many set a minimum GPA of 2.5 or 3.0 (C+ to B-) and as long as you meet that minimum, you are free to “wow” the scholarship committee with all your other great abilities. There are even some scholarships that are explicitly looking for below average students. (The $10,000 David Letterman scholarship at Ball State for average students with creative minds — much like the late...

TGIF, all you scholarship seekers out there. Hey, did you know that this month is National Scholarship Month? With just two weekends left in November, it’s time to get busy finding some scholarships. This week, I am going to make your search for scholarship money a little bit easier by telling you about three great opportunities with upcoming deadlines. I’ve got a $1,500 cycling scholarship, a $1,000 scholarship for moms, and a $5,000 scholarship for Hispanic Americans. If you would like to learn more about college scholarships, please visit Financial Aid Finder’s section on scholarship information. Let us show you how to navigate the scholarship application process, write killer scholarship essays, take advantage of scholarship search engines, and win weird & unusual s...

If you are a regular reader of this blog, you probably know by now that Friday is Scholarship Friday. That’s when I post about three scholarships with upcoming deadlines and try to motivate you guys to go out there and get some “free money.” Well, today I need to come clean with you all. While it’s still an unbelievably good deal to pay for college with someone else’s money, that money might not be entirely free. That’s because with some scholarships, you might just owe Uncle Sam his cut. Now this isn’t always the case — sometime the money is completely tax free. But the distinction is tripping enough of you up that I wanted to review the rules with you today. Whether or not you received a W2 with your scholarship or grant, you may still owe ta...