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...

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...