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Green Mountain College Offers $200,000 Sustainability Scholarship

  Green Mountain College Announces $200,000 Scholarship Award to Help a Student Pursue Sustainable Education The most pressing challenges of our time await your innovative solutions. Green Mountain College, the nation’s number-one college for sustainability based education, wants to empower you to make a better world. Today, the college is announcing a new First in […]

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Scholarship Friday: Savor Summer College Scholarship

“Apply to scholarships with the least number of applicants to increase your odds of winning.” This advice applies not only to local scholarships, but also non-nationally known scholarships as well. Today’s scholarship is awarded by How to Win College Scholarships’ founder Monica Matthews. The Savor Summer College Scholarship (sponsored by how2winscholarships.com) is a $500 scholarship award. To be eligible, […]

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Are Scholarships a Scam?

Wait. Did I just ask that question? I did. I asked it because many parents believe they are a scam. Their students work hard, apply, and never win anything. They are frustrated, discouraged and feel the promise of scholarships is a pipe-dream. You may have been there yourself, asking the same question: are scholarships a […]

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Scholarship Friday: Maximizing College Scholarship Options

  With the rising tuition costs every year, it is getting difficult for students and their families to pay for the college because the financial aid packages they get from college are not sufficient to cover the other costs including room, books and other necessities. If they can apply for scholarships, this additional college debt […]

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Scholarship Friday: Creepy, Freaky Scholarships for Halloween

  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 […]

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Scholarship Friday: Frame My Future Scholarship

  The 2015 Frame My Future Scholarship Contest is  currently accepting applications. The prizes are as follows: 1 Grand Prize Winner – $1,000 scholarship, $1,000 donation check to winner’s 2015 attended college/university, and a commemorative Frame My Future frame 4 Scholarship Winners – $1,000 scholarship and commemorative Frame My Future frame 19 Finalists – commemorative Frame My Future […]

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Scholarship Friday: FIRE Scholarship

  The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) hosts an annual FIRE scholarship essay contest for high school juniors and seniors. The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America’s colleges and universities. These rights include freedom of speech, legal equality, due process, religious liberty, and sanctity of conscience—the essential […]

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Scholarship Friday: 10 Tips for Your Scholarship Search

  Scholarship searching is an art. It requires a commitment of time, energy and perseverance. As in any worthwhile pursuit there are tips to make it easier and more effective. Here are 10 tips for your scholarship search: Assemble your scholarship search tools—Having the right tools makes all the difference. Your tools for this search […]

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Debunking 6 Scholarship Myths

  Everyone has his or her own opinion about college scholarships. But the truth is most of those opinions are incorrect. Don’t believe what you hear from skeptics. Here’s the real truth about scholarship myths. Myth 1 “Only low income families get help paying for college.” Truth: Absolutely FALSE! There are all sorts of reasons […]

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Scholarship Friday: Introducing the MatchMade Scholarship

  In today’s world of college finances, student loans, and high dollar tuition, parents are searching for ways to reduce out of pocket expenses with scholarships. Many scholarships available to students are simply for high school seniors. Some are only available to current college students. And others are restricted to a small demographic of the […]

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