I read this article in the Chicago Tribune last week about how the recession is affecting parents’ plans for their kids’ college education. The story was hardly rocket science, but it did point out that job losses, coupled with decimated housing values, have caused a lot of families to rethink their college plans. The biggest [...]
There’s an upcoming scholarships application deadline for the Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars Program. Get your application turned in by April 27, 2009 per information available online at http://www.jkcf.org/scholarships/young-scholars-program/. Who is this award for? The Foundation gives money from this program to young high academic achievers with financial need. If given the guidance and resources [...]
Les Dames d’Escoffier is a philanthropic society of women leaders working in food, fine beverage and hospitality fields. The society is comprised of 27 chapters in the U.S. and Canada. Many LDEI chapters award educational scholarships to women studying in the aforementioned fields. Les Dames d’Escoffier says it has collectively raised and awarded more than [...]
If you are a graduating high school student or an undergraduate college student, it’s time to consider applying for a BECU Foundation scholarship. Since 1995, the BECU Foundation has awarded over 500 scholarships totaling over $1,000,000. In 2008, the BECU Foundation awarded 40 student-members scholarships in the amount of $2,500 each. Scholarship Selection Selection is [...]
July 7, 2008 by Mara Strom Most of the time I come here and talk about what you should do to get financial aid…Gentle reminders about filing before the FAFSA deadline, applying for as many scholarships as you can, and picking the right student loan to cover the gap. Well, today, I’m going to be [...]
July 3, 2008 by Mara Strom Happy 4th of July! Tomorrow is Independence Day – and since even the most diligent scholarship searcher out there is probably enjoying a little patriotic partying, FAF is taking a break from our regular Scholarship Thursday format. Instead of three scholarships with impending deadlines, this week we’ve got four [...]
June 26, 2008 by Mara Strom After last week’s one-shot, social networking scholarship opportunity (you still have a few days left to win it!), our normal three-for-Thursday format is back. Hopefully you’ll find some free money for college from one of these scholarships, all of which have either June 30th or July 1st deadlines. Not [...]
