Happy Friday, scholarship seekers. Another whole week has come and gone. With the days of November now ticking by, we’re heading into the busiest times of the scholarship calendar. If you haven’t been as diligent as you should be about applying to scholarships, no more excuses! Set aside a few hours this weekend to do your research, write your essays, and complete your applications. Let me make that “research” part of your weekend plan a little easier by giving you a lead on three great scholarship opportunities with upcoming deadlines. 1. Regional Undergraduate Scholarships, Engineering: $3,000 The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers is offering a number of regional scholarships to undergraduate applicants with a minimum ...

TGIF, scholarship seekers. The temperatures may be getting colder, but the scholarship world is heating up. In fact, the greatest number of scholarship deadlines fall between mid November and mid February, so now is definitely the time to get to work on your scholarship applications. As you know by now, every Friday I make your scholarship search a little bit easier by posting about three great opportunities with upcoming deadlines. This week, I have three essay competitions, all of which are open exclusively to high school students. Even if you are just a freshmen or sophomore in high school, winning an essay competition is a great way to get a head start on paying for college. To learn more about college scholarships, please visit the Financial Aid Finder’s scholarship section, wit...

Happy Friday, scholarship seekers! It’s been a long week here, and I’m doing a little snoopy dance that the weekend if finally upon us! How has your week been? Have you made any progress on your college scholarship applications? As the weather turns colder we are heading into prime scholarship deadline season, so be sure to clear a few hours every week to work on your applications. After all, the best way to pay for college is with some free money, right?! This week, I have three great scholarship opportunities for you, including two essay competitions plus a $15,000 MVS (Most Valuable Student) competition from the Elks National Foundation. I hope you find something here than will help you to pay for college! To learn more about college scholarships, please visit the Financ...

Happy Friday, dear readers! Are you here for your weekly dose of great scholarship opportunities with upcoming deadlines? Then you’re in the right place! There is no more productive way to spend your weekend than applying for a handful of scholarships. I recently read that earning money for college through scholarships is a numbers game — the more you apply to, the better chance you have to win. Will you will all? No way! Half? Nope! But you may win 5 or even 10% of the scholarships you apply to, if you pick your applications strategically. Look for opportunities where you meet *all* of the qualifications — and be sure you have your A-game on every time you sit down to write an essay! Back to business. This week, I have three great scholarship opportunities for you, ...

TGIFriday, all you scholarship seekers out there! I can hardly believe another week has come and gone. Have you made much headway on your college scholarship applications? Why not clear a few hours this weekend to dedicate to applying to one or two scholarships? What better way to pay for college than with free money?! This week, I have three great scholarship opportunities for you,  including the prestigious Coca Cola scholars program; a $2,500 medical software essay scholarship (all majors welcome); a $1,000 technology education scholarship. I hope you find something here than can help you pay for college! You can learn more about college scholarships by visiting Financial Aid Finder’s scholarships pages, which has helpful articles on everything from completing the scholarshi...

TGIF, all you scholarship seekers! I can’t believe it’s already October. Where has the time gone? Now that you are settling into school, hopefully you have a little bit more time to dedicate to your scholarship applications. And even though this year is just starting, it’s not too early to be seeking out scholarships for next year — and certainly next semester. This week — like every week at the Financial Aid Finder — I have some great leads on scholarships with upcoming deadlines. Usually I get you three of these leads, but today I just ran out of time — so you’re getting two! I hope one of these will help you to pay for college! You can learn more about college scholarships by visiting the Financial Aid Finder’s student scholarship s...

Can you believe it’s already Friday again? The summer is quickly dwindling to an end, and fall is definitely upon us. I’ve got three great fall scholarships for you this week, including a wonderful new opportunity for Hispanic students. I hope you find something here! You can learn more about college scholarships by visiting our scholarship section, which has helpful articles on everything from the scholarship application process to scholarship essays. 1. Sun Trust Scholarship: $1,000 One of the nation’s largest financial holding companies, Sun Trust is giving away a $1,000 scholarship every two weeks from October 30, 2009 through May 14, 2010.  Registration opened on the 14th and the first drawing will be held on October 30th. It is free to enter, and winners are not bas...

In honor of all those who lost their lives in the September 11th terrorist attacks, today’s scholarship announcement is focusing on the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund. The fund provides millions in scholarships each year to dependents and spouses of 9/11 victims. In the 2009-2010 year, the Fund will award $8.4 million in needs-based scholarships to 520 eligible members of the 9/11-community, up from $7.4 million in 2008-2009. Since the first scholarship was awarded in January 2002, the Families of Freedom Fund have distributed more than $46.6 million. The average scholarship award this year is $16,000, with the highest award topping $40,000. Every applicant receives at least $1,000. It is estimated that about 5,400 more students will be eligible for these funds through 2030, ...

TGIF scholarship seekers! Well, after a slow month of August, school if finally back in session — and so are a lot of scholarship committees. This week I have three exciting opportunities for you, all with late September – mid October deadlines. That should be plenty of time for you to write a scholarship essay and really dot your I’s and cross your T’s when it comes to your college scholarship application. Now while I don’t normally include state-specific scholarships, this week I have two. The first is up to $8,500 for high school students in rice-growing states (Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Texas), and the second is $10,000 for a “heroic” New Jersey resident. I also have an awesome scholarship from Siemens and t...

TGIF scholarship seekers! The scholarship world remains a bit quiet here in the last week of August. As I have been saying all month, the end of the summer is a hiatus for many scholarship committees, as they too gear up for the start of the new school year. This quieter period also provides you a good opportunity to get organized for fall and winter scholarship application. Go work on your scholarship essay or check out our handy guide to the scholarship application process. In addition, I have found two very exciting scholarships opportunities with late September / early October deadlines, that you will definitely want to check out. There is the Horatio Alger Scholarship for low-income students from 26/50 U.S. states and the $1,000 Shout it Out! scholarship from the Scholarship Exper...