Everyone knows that you must do something to win a scholarship: write an essay, complete an application, or simply enter. Scholarships won’t give you money for nothing. Some scholarship sponsors ask for more, and these are scholarships with strings attached to the award. CollegeData.com gave these examples: Required Job or Career Commitments Many scholarships require … Continue reading Wednesday’s Parent: Scholarships with Strings Attached
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 … Continue reading Scholarship Friday: Professional Reps Scholarships
It’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 … Continue reading 7 Scholarships You Might Not Know About
What 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 … Continue reading Scholarship Friday: Raise.me–Automatic Scholarships for Students
Every parent and student dreams of getting scholarships to pay for college. The problem: it’s hard work and requires dedication. One scholarship expert even said to look at it as a part-time job while in high school. That analogy makes sense because it will require time, energy, and effort to be successful in acquiring … Continue reading Scholarship Friday: 5 Uncommon Ways to Find and Win Scholarships
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 … Continue reading Scholarship Friday: Creepy, Freaky Scholarships for Halloween
Attention, Creative Teens: How to Become an Exhibited Artist or Published Author The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are accepting submissions from students in grades 7–12 who aspire to follow in the footsteps of Stephen King, Andy Warhol and Lena Dunham and gain opportunities for exhibition, publication, scholarships and more. The annual Scholastic Art … Continue reading Scholarship Friday: Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Scholarships
Not every student is a stellar student with a winning GPA. But that doesn’t mean they don’t want to go to college AND earn scholarship money to pay for their education. Good news . . . there are GPA-Free Scholarships that make it possible. Following are 10 GPA-Free scholarships that you don’t need to be … Continue reading 10 GPA-Free Scholarships
In the National Merit® Scholarship Program, three types of Merit Scholarship® awards are offered to Finalists: National Merit $2500 Scholarships, corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards, and college-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards. Special Scholarships are awarded to outstanding students who are not Finalists and meet a corporate sponsor’s criteria. In the National Achievement® Scholarship Program, two types … Continue reading Scholarship Friday: The PSAT Scholarships
Most parents, and students, believe that you have to wait until senior year to apply for scholarships–believing the theory that all scholarships are for seniors in high school. That theory is incorrect. There are scholarships for all ages from children, to middle school, to high school (even before senior year). The hard part, however, … Continue reading Scholarships for All Ages