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...

TGIF, scholarship seekers! It’s nearly the end of August, which means that many of you are heading back to school, busy figuring out how best to arrange your dorm room — and your class schedule. August also brings a brief lull in my list of scholarships with immediate deadlines. While there are still a few opportunities out there, many scholarship committees take a break in August to gear up for the coming year. So, I thought I would take this week to focus on ways to find a scholarship, specifically through free scholarship search engines. If you have ever Googled “free scholarship search”, you know that there are a plethora of sites out there claiming to have the inside scoop on the scholarship world. But can you believe their claims? Or is there a catch? If ...

The weekend is nearly upon us, all you scholarship seekers! How has the summer been treating you in your neck of the woods? I’m off on vacation, writing up this post lakeside and feeling rather lucky indeed! As I have been saying for the past couple of weeks, August is slow season for scholarship committees, but never fear: As the weather starts to cool in September, the scholarship deadlines will heat up. In fact, I three awesome leads for you this week, all with September deadlines — plenty of time for you to perfect your scholarship essay and make sure to get your scholarship applications in on time. 1. Student Web Mapping Competition: $500 Recognizing the importance of the Web in the future of cartography, the North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) is s...

It’s the first week of August, which means there is going to be a brief lull in the number of scholarships with upcoming deadlines. That’s because everyone is focusing on back-to-school preparations — including the scholarship committees! Now if you are looking for local scholarships, such as opportunities through the Kiwanis club or your local church or synagogue, you may still be in luck. But I try to focus in our weekly Scholarship Announcements on national leads, of which there are definitely fewer options this time of year. So, instead of my regular format, today I am bringing you some wonderful scholarship opportunities for women. You will definitely want to mark your calendar for these great scholarship programs — and I’ll be sure to remind you when...

I can’t believe it’s the last day of July. The start of school is right around the corner. Are you ready? Are your finances? If you are still trying to scrounge up cash to pay for college, look no further. I’ve got three great scholarships to help you fund your higher education. There is a $5,000 scholarship for doctoral students of physical therapy; a $750 photo essay competition entitle “Who’s Got You Covered?”; and a $10,000 essay competition about poverty, called “In the River They Swim.” 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. Florence P Kendall Doctoral Scholarship: $5,000 It’s...

Happy weekend, all you scholarship seekers! It’s another record hot day here — but hey, all the better to stay inside, in the cool air conditioning, applying for scholarships, right?! As you know, every weekend at FinancialAidFinder, I try to make your search a little bit easier by posting about hot scholarship opportunities with upcoming deadlines.  With the summer dwindling down and back-to-school sales taking off, the scholarship world is a little quieter than usual. So this week, I have two great scholarship leads for minorities: one for Asian American women studying business and one for students attending a Historically Black College or University. I also have a piece of advice for all your scholarship seekers: While the application market is a bit slower, now is a grea...

Happy Friday! My goodness, it’s a scorcher out there. All I want to do is sit in the pool! But don’t get out the sunscreen just yet if you still need to figure out how you are going to foot the bill for next year’s tuition. One of the best solutions to your financial aid woes is to hit the scholarship search trail. Each Friday at the Financial Aid Finder, I make your search a little bit easier by posting about three hot scholarship opportunities with upcoming deadlines. This week, I have a $2,000 scholarship for scuba diving students, a $5,000 scholarship for business aviation management students, and a $1,000 essay competition about the legacy of President Lincoln for President Obama. If you want to find more scholarships you might be eligible for, try using a free sch...

Happy Friday, Scholarship Seekers! I hope you had a productive week following that long 4th of July weekend. The weather is hot, hot, hot, and so are the scholarship offerings this week! As you know, each Friday at FinancialAidFinder, I list three scholarship opportunities with upcoming deadlines. This week, I have a $1,000 scholarship for non-traditional students, a full tuition scholarship for students of national security, and a $500 scholarship from OP Loft Bed. If you want to search for more scholarships that you might be eligible for, your best bet is to use a free scholarship search engine. But first, check out our article on scholarship searches so you don’t get scammed! Our section on college scholarships is also a great source of information on navigating the scholarship ...