Scholarships Friday: Scholarships360.org

  Sign up for my FREE parent tips email and get my FREE Ebook on college financing! Or subscribe to my blog on the left and get email updates. When someone asks me about doing scholarship searches, I always tell them about Scholarships360.org. It’s not a search engine, per se, but it is an excellent resource that keeps you informed about … Continue reading Scholarships Friday: Scholarships360.org

Scholarships Friday: Cancer survivors and families

  Sign up for my FREE parent tips email and get my FREE Ebook on college financing! Or subscribe to my blog on the left and get email updates. Families dealing with cancer have astronomical medical expenses, often continuing after the patient is cured and in remission. Today’s post offers some organizations that offer scholarships to cancer survivors and their families. … Continue reading Scholarships Friday: Cancer survivors and families

How to apply for scholarships

  Sign up for my FREE parent tips email and get my FREE Ebook on college financing! Or subscribe to my blog on the left and get email updates. There are many scholarship opportunities that anyone can apply for. Some are merit based, meaning you need to meet particular standards, some are based on financial need, and there are many for … Continue reading How to apply for scholarships

Scholarships Friday: Go Local!

  Sign up for my FREE parent tips email and get my FREE Ebook on college financing! Or subscribe to my blog via email on the left. Scholarship search engines like Zinch are great–they expand your reach and match you to scholarships you might not know exist. These are massive scholarship databases and every student should take advantage of … Continue reading Scholarships Friday: Go Local!

Scholarships Friday: Merit Aid

  Sign up for my FREE parent tips email and get my FREE Ebook on college financing! Or subscribe to my blog via email on the left. Financial aid is always on the minds of parents and students, especially when they begin to research college costs and their financial aid statistics. The terms can be a bit confusing and … Continue reading Scholarships Friday: Merit Aid

Potential Scholarships for Engineering Students

  Sign up for my FREE parent tips email and get my FREE Ebook on college financing! Or subscribe to my blog on the left and get email updates. Engineering is a great college major. It is a versatile degree and that makes getting a job in a related field right out of college a lot easier. The downside is, even … Continue reading Potential Scholarships for Engineering Students

Scholarships Friday: Scholastic Art and Writing Awards

  Sign up for my FREE parent tips email and get my FREE Ebook on college financing! Or subscribe to my blog via email on the left. It’s never too early to start applying for scholarships. Today’s feature scholarship is the perfect example. If you have a creative college-bound teen in 7-12 grade this is one scholarship they can … Continue reading Scholarships Friday: Scholastic Art and Writing Awards

Scholarships Friday: What are the odds?

  Sign up for my FREE parent tips email and get my FREE Ebook on college financing! Most students hope for some sort of scholarship for college. Few are able to pay for the entire four years. Parents dream of getting that letter in the mail that says, “Congratulations, you have won a full ride for four years.” It … Continue reading Scholarships Friday: What are the odds?

Scholarships Friday: Ask an Expert

  My commitment has always been to provide parents with the best information available to help with the college process. I recently listened to two podcasts on How to Pay for College HQ about scholarships. The guest was Elizabeth Hartley, owner of Scholarship Gold Consulting. I thought the information was so valuable, I wanted to … Continue reading Scholarships Friday: Ask an Expert

Scholarship Friday: 10 Easy Scholarships

  Sign up for my FREE parent tips email and get my FREE Ebook on college financing! What could be easier than winning a scholarship and you didn’t even have to write an essay and/or fill out a long application? There isn’t. The rewards may not be as big as those long, involved essay scholarships, but 10 $1000 scholarship … Continue reading Scholarship Friday: 10 Easy Scholarships