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Creative Scholarships with February Deadlines

 

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Most Fridays I like to highlight scholarships and this week is no exception. You’ve heard me say that there are scholarships available for all types of students, even if they aren’t A+ students, athletes or student leaders. Today’s scholarships are for those students who exhibit creativity and talent in the arts. The deadlines are mid-late February, giving your student plenty of time to submit an application.

Courageous Persuaders Video Competition

Amount: Up to $2,000

This creative contest is open to high school students in grades 9-12 who create a commercial targeted at middle school students warning about the dangers of underage drinking.

Deadline: Feb. 11, 2016

BMI Student Composer Awards

Amount: Up to $5,000

This award is open to citizens of a country in the Western Hemisphere who are enrolled in a college, conservatory of music, or the private study of music with an established teacher. Students must submit an original composition.

Deadline: Feb. 15, 2016

John Lennon Scholarship

Amount: Varies

To apply, the applicant must be a current student or alumna of a U.S. college or university who is between the ages of 17 and 24 at the time of submission and submit an original song with lyrics accompanied by instrumentation.

Deadline: Feb. 15, 2016

Love Letters Scholarship

Amount: $5,000

Description: Applicant must be 26 years of age or younger and create homemade valentine’s cards for senior adults and give to Meals on Wheels for delivery by Feb. 10, 2016. Students will receive one entry for the first card donated, and an additional entry for every additional three (3) cards donated.

Deadline: Feb. 15, 2016

The Christophers’ Poster Contest for High School Students

Amount: Up to $1,000

Contest is open to students in grades 9-12. Student must create an original poster based on the theme, “One Person Can Make a Difference.”

Deadline: Feb. 17, 2016

Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship Contest

Amount: $10,000

This scholarship contest is open to all high school, college and university students enrolled at any time during the latter half of 2015. Applicant must submit a photo, artwork or computer graphic for the front of a greeting card.

Deadline: Feb. 25, 2016

Student Video Contest

Amount: Up to $1,000

Open to students in grades 6-12 who create a short video about the human population growth that highlights one of the given global challenges.

Deadline: Feb. 25, 2016

The Atlantic & College Board Writing Prize

Amount: Up to $5,000

This contest is open to students 16-19 years of age who submit an essay based on a work of art of their choosing.

Deadline: Feb. 28, 2016

 

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Scholarships with January 2016 Deadlines

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It’s almost the end of December and it’s time to share some scholarships with January 2016 deadlines. Just in time to spend your holiday break applying for scholarships.

Cappex list of 17 Scholarships with January deadlines

About.com list of 97 College Scholarships with January deadlines

JLV College Consulting list of 82 Scholarships with January deadlines

This list should keep you busy over the holiday break!

 

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Scholarship Search Extravaganza

 

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It’s Scholarship Friday here at Parents Countdown to College Coach. Today I’m sharing my best scholarship search tips from TeenLife.com.

Five Steps to a Winning Scholarship Application

Once you find the scholarship, even if you qualify, it’s important to “package” yourself to get the attention of the scholarship judges. Here are some great tips that should help you when completing your scholarship application.

Read the article at TeenLife.com

How to Search for STEM Scholarships

If your student is considering a STEM college major, there are scholarships available specifically for these majors. But the key is knowing where to look for them.

Read the article at TeenLife.com

6 Better Ways to Search for Scholarships

It’s easy to get overwhelmed with the scholarship search. Where do you start? How to you find them? What method should you use?

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How to Use Pinterest to Find a Scholarship

Pinterest for scholarships? You bet! There are numerous boards on Pinterest highlighting scholarships. I have a scholarship board and so does Monica Matthews. Here’s how to use Pinterest to find scholarships.

Read the article at TeenLife.com

Raise.Me: A New Way to Earn Scholarships in High School

Cash in on grades, volunteer activities, community service, and other high school projects and see the scholarship dollars add up.

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5 Uncommon Ways to Find and Win Scholarships

You know the drill for the scholarship search: use the search engines and ask your high school counselor about scholarships. But don’t stop there, use these five unusual ways to search and apply for scholarships.

Read the article at TeenLife.com

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Scholarship Friday: Comprehensive List of Full-Ride Scholarships

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There is great discussion among parents about whether or not scholarship applications are worth it. I happen to be one who believes they are. My daughter attended an expensive private university based on the scholarships she won from outside sources and from the university itself. Those scholarships allowed her to attend a school that was financially out of reach. Hence, I’m a firm believer in the value of scholarships.

Here are 3 reasons I believe ALL college-bound students should apply:

  • Scholarships help reduce the cost of college-Free money is always better than money you have to repay.
  • Many times, the effort required on your part is minimal-Numerous employers hand out money to worker’s kids without requiring much more than a one-page application. Grab that cash!
  • Your family might not qualify for need-based aid-In this case, scholarships can eliminate the need to dip into savings or retirement to fund college expenses.

Applying for scholarships, in my mind, is a no-brainer. But the BEST of the scholarship money train is the full-ride scholarships. If you can tap into that money, your student can attend college with little money woes and graduate debt free.

Our friends at LearnU, an education news site that strives to help people stay current on the most newsworthy topics in education, education technology, education legislation and the private education marketplace, has compiled an extensive list of full-ride scholarships (competitive, academic, and National Merit Finalist). Use the list, plug your son or daughter in, and start looking at these colleges to tap into that FREE money!

Full-Ride Scholarships: List of Scholarships for Full Tuition/Full Rides

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National Scholarship Month: Kicks off with a $5000 Scholarship from Sallie Mae

 

To celebrate National Scholarship Month, Sallie Mae is offering student’s the chance to win $5000 toward the cost of college. All you have to do to be entered is to register for their scholarship search engine.

Here’s a short video on how it works:

Don’t pass up the chance to win FREE money for college!

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Scholarship Friday: Creepy Halloween Scholarships

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Although these scholarships have been deemed “creepy and freaky”, any scholarship that gets you FREE money for college is anything but creepy and freaky. In honor of Halloween, here are two of the creepiest.

Are you fascinated with paranormal activity?

The New York-based Parapsychology Foundation offers young ghost hunters and those with interest in the paranormal several scholarships. There are 5 annual awards with varying deadlines

  • The Annual Charles T. and Judith A. Tart Research Grant of $500
  • The Annual Robert R. Coly Prize of $1000
  • The Annual Eileen J. Garrett Scholarship of $3000
  • The Annual Frances P. Bolton Fellowship of $3000
  • The D. Scott Rogo Award for Parapsychological Literature of $3000

You can open the PDF file attached to the link for the foundation to get all the details of each and the deadlines.

Are you a Walking Dead fan?

The Zombie Scholarship Committee from Scholarship Experts wants to know your plan to avoid the zombies, where you would hide (or maybe you don’t need to), and the top five things you would bring to stay alive.

The 2014 Zombie Apocalypse Scholarship is underway, and they are giving one successful “survivor” $2,000 towards his or her college education. Do you think you have what it takes to make the cut? But you better act fast—today is the deadline for this year’s scholarship. For those of you who are making a list for the future. Put this one on you calendar!

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Frame My Future Scholarship from DiplomaFrame

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2105 Grand Prize Winner-Olivia Nguyen

The Frame My Future Scholarship Contest is unlike most of the traditional scholarships, there are no essays to write, no grade or academic requirements—it is all about creativity.

Students are challenged to create a visual entry, whether it is a photograph, collage, painting, illustration, poem, short story—any single piece that demonstrates what he/she would like to do in their personal and professional life after college.

Entrants are asked to follow the theme: This is how I Frame my Future.

Entry Period:

October 14, 2015 – March 8, 2016

Prizes:

Five $1,000 scholarships and commemorative Frame My Future frames will be awarded to 5 Winners, plus a $1,000 donation check to the Grand Prize Winner’s 2016 attended college/university

19 Finalists will also be awarded commemorative Frame My Future certificates

For more rules and information about this contest, visit the main contest page: www.framemyfuture.com

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Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

 
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The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards—the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition initiative for creative teens—are now accepting submissions for the 2016 program year with new scholarship opportunities provided by Neiman Marcus, The Herb Block Foundation and RBC Capital Markets.

For 93 years, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have identified the early promise of some of our nation’s most accomplished visionaries including alumni Andy Warhol, Truman Capote, Sylvia Plath and more recently, Stephen King, Richard Linklater, Zac Posen and Lena Dunham. Each year, exhibition, publication and scholarship opportunities are made available to students in grades 7–12 honored through the program for their original creative work in 29 categories ranging from architecture, photography and poetry to painting, video game design and more—with opportunities expanding each year.

These awards don’t just apply to seniors–7th through 12th graders are eligible to apply.

New to the 2016 program year:

  • A special Editorial Cartoon category sponsored by The Herb Block Foundation to promote awareness of the editorial cartoon medium and provide three young artists with $1,000 scholarships for their outstanding work;
  • The Neiman Marcus Fashion Award and The Neiman Marcus Jewelry Award to provide one artist in each category with $1,000 scholarships; and
  • The RBC Flaunt It Award to provide two $1,000 scholarships to students whose work showcases and celebrates individual differences.

For all the details read the the full press release with the link for the contest information.

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Netting Big Bucks from Niche Scholarships

 

niche scholarshipsShirag Shemmassian, an admissions consultant, was able to graduate debt free by using this interesting method – niche scholarships. It’s amazing how much money students can earn from niche scholarships that provide a nice chunk of money and are significantly less competitive!

 

To help students and parents identify scholarship opportunities they may not have been aware of, he created a Niche Scholarship Finder worksheet. He’s generously offered to make this worksheet available to my readers.

 

Go to this link below, enter your email address and download your free copy–and start winning those niche scholarships!

 

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3 Ways to Earn Money for College Without Filling Out a Scholarship Application

 

money for collegeApplying for scholarships requires time. You have to research the scholarship, fill out the application, send it in, and wait for the scholarship committee’s response. But what if you could earn free money for college without filling out a scholarship application?

Here are 3 ways you can earn money for college with very little effort and substantial payoffs:

UPromise

With the UPromise, members create a college savings service that harnesses the purchasing power of parents, extended family, family, and students to make it easier to pay for college. They make purchases from Upromise partners—including more than 950 online stores, 10,000+ restaurants, grocery and drugstore items—and earn money for college. You can even have family members (grandparents, aunts, uncles) sign up and earn cash back for college that goes toward your student’s balance.

Raise.me

The Raise.me Micro-Scholarship program gives student incentives to perform well in school. The money comes from the participating colleges and is awarded upon admission. So far, over $250 million in Micro-Scholarships have been made available by the colleges as part of their commitment to making aid more transparent, predictable, and motivational for students. Not all colleges participate, but if your student’s college of interest is on the list, this is an excellent way to earn scholarship money without filling out an application.

Gift of College

Makes saving for college easy. Gift of College lets friends and family donate directly and securely to your child’s college fund. It is a great alternative for gift giving during the holidays. It’s simple: create a Gift of College account, link your account to a 529, tell people all about it. This is a great gift giving alternative for extended family and especially grandparents. Start early and watch the savings grow.