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, ...

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...

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...

TGIF, Scholarship Seekers. Remember last week I challenged you to apply to at least one scholarship a day for the rest of the summer? Did any of you take me up on that challenge? How’s it going so far? If you are still need to find one or two more scholarships to apply for, I’ve got three great possibilities with upcoming deadlines for you. There is a $3,000 video competition, a $10,000 scholarship lottery (no essays, no letters of recommendation), and a $2,500 scholarship for outstanding Hispanic students studying business or engineering. If you want to find other scholarships, your best bet is to use a free scholarship search engine. Not sure which sites are reputable and which are scams? Check out article on scholarship searches. Our scholarship section also has plenty of ...

If you are already attending college or are about to start in the fall, you no doubt realize just how expensive getting a higher education really is. Even if you choose a more frugal option such as attending your local community college and living at home with mom and dad, there are all sorts of little expenses that really pile up. The average cost of text books is $1,000 per year, for example. And college fees aren’t cheap either. One of the best ways to ensure that you graduate college without having to charge your way through is to apply for as many scholarships as possible. Whether you need an extra $2,000 or $20,000, the more scholarships you apply for, the better your chances of winning enough to cover your bills. Not sure where to find out about scholarships you might be qua...

TFIF, all you scholarship seekers! Despite the thunderstorms we’ve been experiencing this week, summer has most definitely arrived. But you shouldn’t get too comfortable lounging out by the pool quite yet — especially if you still need to figure out how you’re going to pay for next semester’s tuition bill. You need to get on the scholarship ball, and I’m here to help you out! Each Friday at the Financial Aid Finder, I post about three hot scholarship opportunities with upcoming deadlines. This week, I have a $5,000 video scholarship competition about road safety, a $5,000 scholarship for journalists wanting to study religion or spirituality, and $15,000 in scholarships for environmentally-minded students. If you want to find more scholarships you might...

Happy Friday, dear Financial Aid Finder readers! As you probably know by now, each Friday I post about college scholarship opportunities with upcoming deadlines. With financial aid letters coming out last month, you probably know now how much assistance you will have for next year — and how much more you will need. If there’s a gap, it’s time to get serious about finding scholarships. This week, we’ve got three great opportunities — from a few thousand dollars to $15,000! If you’re a wanna-be video programmer, expatriate who has lived abroad for at least 2 years, or a tea drinker, you could win some serious dough from this week’s announcements. To learn more about winning college scholarships, check out the Finder’s articles about navigati...

Hello, dear scholarship seekers! It’s Scholarship Friday. As you know, each Friday I post three college scholarships that have upcoming deadlines. This week, I’ve got the $2,500 Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes, the $10,000 Tylenol Scholarship for students of health care, and the $2,500 Sir John M. Templeton Fellowships Essay Contest. Earlier this week I received an email from a junior high school student asking if it was too early to start looking for scholarships! Way to go, kiddo! The answer is: It’s almost never too early to start looking. Whether you are still in elementary school, already in college, or about to start your PhD, there are millions of dollars in scholarships out there just waiting to be won. In fact, this week, the Gloria Barron prize is for you...

It’s Scholarship time. As you probably know by now, every week I post three scholarships with broad-appeal that have upcoming deadlines. . Usually this post appears by Friday afternoon, but with the holiday weekend, I am a bit behind. So, in better late than never news, I have three great scholarship opportunities tonight: the $5,000 Life Lessons Scholarship, the up to $10,000 Holocaust Remembrance Essay Competition; and the up to $10,000 Alma Adams Scholarship for community activists. If you want to learn more about earning free money for school, please visit the Financial Aid Finder’s section on college scholarships. Our articles cover the scholarship application process, scholarship essay writing, and free scholarship search engines. 1. Life Lessons Scholarship Program: ...