According to US News & World Report, half of all college students are expected to receive scholarships - AKA "FREE MONEY" - to help pay for college. Now, the story in US News made it seem like there was a shortage of scholarships since it's "only" 50%. That may well be true. But when I read that half of all students will get scholarships, I think … [Read more...] about How to Increase Your Chances of Winning College Scholarships
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Scholarship Announcements: Education Connection Video Competition, Scholarship Lottery, HSF/General Motors Scholarship Program
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, … [Read more...] about Scholarship Announcements: Education Connection Video Competition, Scholarship Lottery, HSF/General Motors Scholarship Program
Scholarship Announcements: Safety Scholars, Religion Reporters, Environmental Scholarship
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! … [Read more...] about Scholarship Announcements: Safety Scholars, Religion Reporters, Environmental Scholarship
Scholarship Announcements: Young Heroes, Tylenol and Templeton Essays
Hello, dear scholarship seekers! 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, … [Read more...] about Scholarship Announcements: Young Heroes, Tylenol and Templeton Essays
Scholarship Announcements: Life Lessons, Holocaust Remembrance, Alma Adams
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 $10,000 Life Lessons Scholarship, the up to … [Read more...] about Scholarship Announcements: Life Lessons, Holocaust Remembrance, Alma Adams