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10 Scholarship Boards to Follow on Pinterest

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scholarship boardsPinterest is an excellent place to find scholarships. If you follow these boards, you could unearth some scholarships, get scholarship tips, and gather a wealth of scholarship information. If you aren’t on Pinterest, you should be. It’s easy to follow these scholarship boards—just click on the links and start gathering scholarships.

https://www.pinterest.com/suzannemshaffer/scholarships/

https://www.pinterest.com/unigo/scholarships/

https://www.pinterest.com/studentadvisor/scholarships/

https://www.pinterest.com/admissions411/scholarships/

https://www.pinterest.com/aidscholarship/college-scholarships/

https://www.pinterest.com/easyscholarship/easy-scholarships-rule/

https://www.pinterest.com/manchesteru/scholarship-opportunities/

https://www.pinterest.com/gyandevi/

https://www.pinterest.com/ficc/scholarships-and-awards/

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Scholarship Friday: 10 $1000 Scholarships

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This is a great way to start the weekend–10 $1000 scholarships for college. Encourage your student to apply to all of them. Some of them start at 13 years of age–start early!

$1000 scholarships1. CollegeWeekLive $1000 Monthly Scholarship

www.fastweb.com/college-scholarships/scholarships/162239

The CollegeWeekLive Monthly $1,000 Scholarship is open to both U.S. and non-U.S. students. Applicants must enroll no later than the fall of 2018 in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher learning (college, university or trade school). Applicants are eligible to win only if they register online at www.CollegeWeekLive.com, login to CollegeWeekLive between the 1st and last day of the month, and visit 5 colleges (go to their page) to be considered in the month’s scholarship drawing.

2. Scholarship Detective $1000 Scholarship

www.scholarshipdetective.com/scholarship/

To enter just complete this application including a 140 character or less statement on how you plan to use the scholarship money. We will be awarding one scholarship for the best reason. Deadline for entry is May 31, 2015.

3. Cappex $1000 Scholarship

https://www.cappex.com/page/…/quickApply.jsp?scholarshipID=…

Apply today for a chance to win a $1000 scholarship from Cappex by filling out an easy form. Applicants must be a current high school student. This is a monthly scholarship and the next deadline to apply is April 30, 2015.

4. Gen and Kelly Tanabe $1000 Scholarship

www.genkellyscholarship.com/

This scholarship is for 9th-12th grade high school, college, or graduate student including adult students who are legal residents of the U.S. and currently in school or planning to start school within the next 12 months. The application deadline is July 31, 2015.

5. $1000 Design-a-Sign Scholarship

https://www.signazon.com/contest/grad2015/rules/

“Design-a-Sign” $1000 Scholarship Contest from Signazon Let your creativity help pay for college with the 5th Annual “Design-A-Sign” contest. Applicants must be between 13 and 18 years of age. The application deadline is May 29, 2015.

6. MoolahSPOT $1000 Scholarship

moolahspot.com/scholarship/

The $1,000 MoolahSPOT Scholarship is sponsored by MoolahSPOT.com and helps students of any age pay for higher education. The scholarship is a competition based on a short essay. Students who are 16 or older can apply. Application deadline is April 30, 2015.

7. Sallie Mae $1,000 Sweepstakes Official Rules

https://www.salliemae.com/student-loans/sweepstakes/college-answer-rules/

Sallie Mae’s $1,000 Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents. Entrants may enter the Sweepstakes by completing the online registration form. This is a monthly drawing.

8. Noodle $1,000 College Scholarship

https://www.noodle.com/scholarships/college

Enter for a chance to win a $1,000 scholarship. Applicants must be 18 or older. Register on Noodle for a chance to win.

9. Chegg $1000 Weekly Scholarship

www.chegg.com/scholarships/Weekly-Three-Sentence-Essay-Scholarship

Chegg awards a $1,000 scholarship every week to one super student and choose the winner based on their 2-3 sentence response to the week’s question.

10. Niche $1,000 College Survey scholarship

https://colleges.niche.com/survey/

College students review your school for a chance to win a $1000 monthly scholarship!

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Scholarship Friday: “Design-a-Sign” $1000 Scholarship Contest

 

scholarship contest

Let your creativity help pay for college with the 5th Annual “Design-A-Sign” Scholarship Contest! We want to see inspired banner designs that express your future dreams and goals you hope to achieve through higher education. The winner will receive a $1,000 scholarship to a college, university or trade school of their choice as well as a one year 10% Signazon.com discount for their high school! Second and third place winners will receive $200 and $100 scholarships respectfully.

Start Date:  Thursday, January 29th, 2015

End Date:  Friday, May 29th, 2015

How to Enter:  The students are encouraged to design signs that represent their dreams and goals. Students can submit their design online and share their entry to earn votes. The student’s goal is to propel their sign atop the leaderboard! The highest number of votes at the end of the contest wins the scholarship!

Scholarship Prizes:  $1,000 (1st Place), $200 (2nd Place), $100 (3rd place)

More details about the contest can be found at http://www.signazon.com/contest/grad2015/. 

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Scholarship Friday: Boarding School Scholarship

 

boarding school scholarshipThird-year Phillips Academy Andover high school student and author of “The Boarding School Survival Guide” (Peterson’s 2014) Justin Muchnick is seeking submissions to award two $1,000 boarding school scholarships that are available to current or future boarding school students. “The Boarding School Survival Guide” – written by students for students – includes chapters written by current or recently graduated boarding school students from over twenty-five boarding schools across the United States. The book has been well received by student and parent readers who are interested in learning firsthand about the boarding school world from those who have lived it.

Muchnick has learned from experience that attending boarding school is not only a privilege, but also a financial burden on many families with children seeking a residential academic high school. Muchnick says, “Not only is boarding school tuition comparable to attending a private college, but factor in travel expenses, hotels, car rentals, books, and so on, and even with financial aid and scholarships, the endeavor can cost a lot. I wanted to offer my help in some way, so I am awarding two $1,000 scholarships to pay it forward.” Full details of the scholarship can be found here under the “Scholarship” tab.

Scholarship Contest Submission Guidelines

Prompt: Please write an essay of about 500 words offering your thoughts on why you want to attend boarding school (your reasons, desires, discoveries, etc.). Also, please address why this scholarship will be helpful to you in your boarding school process and journey or why you feel that you are a worthwhile recipient. Feel free to share personal anecdotes, too.

Please email your submission with the subject heading “Scholarship” to Justin Muchnick at: boardingschoolsurvival@gmail.com

Deadline: June 30, 2015.  Winners will be announced and contacted during the summer of 2015 to receive your scholarship award. The scholarship will be paid directly to your boarding school (or future boarding school) to be earmarked to defray the cost of tuition. All submissions become the property of Justin Muchnick, and any portion of your submission may be published in the future in a book by Justin Muchnick or in any media outlet when announcing the prize winners.

For more information,

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Scholarship Friday: Check Out Scholarship Mom’s Tips on Smart College Visit

 

The best scholarship advice often comes in little snippets: begin the search early, search locally, send all the correct documents, apply before the deadline, and so on. For parents and students, it’s often easier to digest these pointed tips than read an extensive hundred page book on how to win scholarships.

If this appeals to you, then Smart College Visit has got your back. Each week, their Scholarship Mom Monica Matthews shares her best tips and tricks for winning scholarships. Monica has condensed her expert advice into simple to read and understand snippets that she has been sharing for over two years. With all the mounds of scholarship advice out there, Monica makes it easy for parents and students to follow her guidelines and achieve success.

Here are just a few of her recent tips:

scholarship mom tips

 

 

If you like what you see, grab yourself a copy of her simple book–>How to Win College Scholarships: A Guide for Parents in 10 Easy Steps.

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Scholarship Friday: Young Animators $25,000 Scholarship

 

young animators $25,000 scholarshipNickelodeon and the Get Schooled Foundation have teamed up to find the next generation of animation storytellers by offering a young animators $25,000 scholarship. Together they are inviting animators aged 17 to 24 to submit an animated short in any format for the chance to win a $25,000 scholarship.

The goal is to encourage up-and-coming artists, says Russell Hicks, Nickelodeon’s president of content development. “With a rich history of championing artist-driven shows and shorts, Nickelodeon is on a mission to bring these ever-growing, young animators to the forefront.”

In a separate competition, aspiring animators aged 13 to 16 are invited to submit a theme-based looping animation for the chance to win prizes, such as a tablet with animation software.

Get Schooled is a national non-profit, co-founded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Nick’s parent company Viacom, promoting media, technology, and popular culture as a means to motivate and inspire young people.

More information about the scholarship is available on the Get Schooled website, with full guidelines available in April. Winners will be announced in summer 2015.

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Scholarship Friday: Professional Reps Scholarships

 

professional reps scholarships

Anytime I find a scholarship with few applicants which improves the odds of winning, I like to pass it along. If your student is interested in the hospitality industry, they could score $2,500 for college with these Professional Reps Scholarships.

Professional Reps, a small business in the foodservice industry, is handing out three scholarships for the 2015 academic school year. The three scholarships available are:

The Amana Leadership Scholarship ($2,500)
The Hungry To Lead Scholarship ($2,500)
Leadership Recognition Award ($500)

Professional Reps would love to award this money to foodservice/hospitality program students. This is a huge opportunity for students as only a few apply – great chances!

Who can apply:  Those eligible to apply are high school seniors, or college students’ registered/pre-registered to attend an accredited school in the United States. Applicant must be pursuing a degree in a foodservice/hospitality program, or directly related. The scholarship is merit based on high school records, ACT and/or SAT scores, college transcripts if applicable, and extracurricular activities. Minimum requirements as follows: High School or College cumulative GPA of 2.5, SAT of 1300, or ACT of 18. Applicants will also be judged on their ability to demonstrate leadership capabilities.

Deadline: June 1, 2015

Where to apply: Online at http://www.hungrytolead.com  or you can mail your application to the addressed provided at the website.

 

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7 Scholarships You Might Not Know About

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scholarshipsIt’s Scholarship Friday and almost Valentine’s Day. What better way to celebrate than to show a little love and share seven scholarships you might not know about. This translates into fewer applicants and a greater chance of winning the award.

Reed Tech Scholarship

Innovations drive progress, economic growth and are the engine that moves patent-driven companies forward. Students who have studied STEM majors have gone on to develop innovations that have materially changed both our work and leisure lives. For this essay, please write about a significant innovation, what benefits it has provided and how you would improve upon it.

Award: $1000

Deadline: May 30, 2015

Southland Electrical Supply Scholarship

Are you interested in furthering your career and life by going to college? Is your dream to become the next Alfred Nobel? Are you looking for ways to cut tuition costs? Students who studying or planning to study in a STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) major or a related field or trade are invited to take part in our essay competition.

Please write an essay about “How innovation affects the science, technology and trade industry” Take this concept and apply it to a field or trade of your choice, explaining how innovation has changed and will continue to change your chosen discipline.

Award: $1000

Deadline: May 30, 2015

Active Calendar Scholarship

At Active Data, we are big believers in higher education, so we started a little college scholarship program to help one student make their college experience more affordable. If you are a college student or are soon to become one, entering is easy.

Just write an essay between 500-1,000 words telling us why knowing what’s happening on campus is vital to your success as a student. The winner will be chosen and announced on Thursday, April 30, 2015.

Award: $1000

Deadline: April 30, 2015

Distinctive Window Treatment Plus (Design Your Future)

Are you a creative, motivated individual interested in studying design at one of the New York area’s many design schools? No matter what design discipline you follow, we invite you to present your vision and showcase your knowledge.

Students interested in this scholarship are invited to participate in our essay competition. The topic to be explored for this year’s scholarship essay contest is “Today’s Design Trends Across Different Markets.”

Award: $1000

Deadline: May 25, 2015

AmeriQuest Transportation Services Scholarship

Students who are studying or are planning to study a technology or business derived major, or a related field or trade, are invited to take part in our $1,000 scholarship essay competition.  Whether you know it or not, the transportation industry is suffering from a serious shortage of drivers. This problem has forced the industry to begin reevaluating its practices, hoping to attract a new pool of young, qualified drivers. The topic for this year’s scholarship essay competition is, “What can the transportation industry do to attract a new generation of drivers?”

For your essay, take this concept and present your ideas as to how the industry can best market these jobs to young adults and millennials.

Award: $1000

Deadline: May 30, 2015

Accounting Software Scholarship by Concentric

One of the prevailing issues facing so many young adults in the U.S. is the large student debt they carry upon graduating from college. Saving early through 529 plans and Roth IRA’s are just some of the ways to offset a portion of that debt.  Consider what you or your parents did or are doing to prepare for your college education. If you were able to advise young students on this issue, what would you advise them to do?

This scholarship is open to currently enrolled full-time college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors, as well as to high school seniors in the United States who will attend college.

Award: $1000

Deadline: May 30, 2015

Nissenbaum Internet Law Scholarships

The Nissenbaum Law Group, a multi-state law firm with a focus in Internet law, has established the Nissenbaum Internet Law Scholarship. It is geared to undergraduate and post-graduate students of an American scholastic institution. The two winners will each receive a $500 scholarship. The firm may also award non-monetary honorable mention(s).

The topic for the scholarship essay is: How can the American legal system improve its approach to policing and regulating digital technology without unduly stifling innovation and civil liberties?

Award: Two for $500 each

Deadline: May 30, 2015

 

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Scholarship Friday: Raise.me–Automatic Scholarships for Students

 

raise.meWhat is Raise.me? It’s a new program that gives students the opportunity to earn micro-scholarships during high school for participating colleges. Awards are given to students automatically for each of their achievements during high school. Currently, over 60 colleges are participating in the program with more being added each month.

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.

Students can participate in the program for free and see which colleges are participating. College like Tulane University, DePaul University and the University of Rochester are just a few of the college participants. It’s a great way for students to see their efforts rewarded and rack up money to pay for college.

Parents can encourage their student to participate and see results:

  • Automatic earnings of grant aid before you even apply to college
  • Bite-sized goals to help your teen achieve at their highest level
  • Privacy controls that give students complete control over their information
  • Timely reminders to keep your teen on track
  • Early connections to colleges to get the inside scoop and receive invitations to events

You can see the award amounts here: https://www.raise.me/parents

Read more about the program on SavingforCollege.com

or visit Raise.me and join for free!

 

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Scholarship Friday: Savor Summer Scholarship

 

For those of you in the northeast (and for some in the south) you’re ready for summer to return. Those chilling days and bone-chilling nights make you crave for the sunshine. Unfortunately, you can’t rush summer, but you can give it a nod by applying to How2WinScholarship’s Savor Summer Scholarship.

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savor summer scholarship

 

AAAhhh…..summer vacation!  Who doesn’t love sleeping in, basking in the sun, and NO HOMEWORK?  Summer days for students should be savored and enjoyed, but they can also be used to work, volunteer, and help others.  How are you planning on using YOUR summer vacation?

The Savor Summer College Scholarship (brought to you by how2winscholarships.com) is a $500 scholarship award.  To be eligible, students must meet the following guidelines:

  • Have a G.P.A. of 3.0 or above
  • Be a U.S. Citizen
  • Be a high school sophomore, junior, or senior (2014/2015 school year)
  • Submit one letter of recommendation from a current high school official, employer, or community leader
  • Submit a copy of most current high school transcripts
  • Submit an essay of 500 words or less answering the question, “How are you planning on using your summer vacation?”

This is a non-renewable, one-time award of $500 to be used exclusively to offset costs and fees related directly to the student’s first year of higher post-secondary education at an accredited institution of the student’s choosing within the United States.  The winner will be chosen on or before July 14, 2015.

ONLY COMPLETE APPLICATIONS WITH REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION WILL BE CONSIDERED.  Questions about the Savor Summer College Scholarship may be directed to how2winscholarships@gmail.com.

Deadline:  Applications must be received by July 1, 2015.  No fax or email applications will be accepted.

Mail completed applications to:

Savor Summer College Scholarship

P.O. Box 94

Jeddo, Michigan 48032

You can download a copy of the application here:

http://how2winscholarships.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Savor_Summer_College_Scholarship_Application.pdf