Posts Tagged ‘scholarships’


Scholarship Friday: Top 10 Scholarship Posts

  Today I’m sharing my top 10 posts about specific scholarships, the scholarship application process, and scholarship tips. If you haven’t looked at them before, this is a good time to check them out. Sit down with a cup of coffee and be prepared to be informed! 1. Scholarships for special groups This is a […]

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Scholarship Friday: ScholarshipExperts.com Scholarships

  Each year, ScholarshipExperts.com funds several unique scholarship programs for high school students, college students, grad students and non-traditional adult learners. To make it easy, they have listed their scholarships and the application links on for each of them.     Here’s a list of available scholarships: $1,500 I Have a Dream $1,500 Sweet & […]

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Creative Ways to Fund Your Education

  If you’ve been to college, are in college or are planning to go, you know that a college degree can cost enough to affect your personal finances for years – sometimes for life. We look at some facts and figures about college, tuition, and some of the ways that students pay for their degree. […]

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Scholarships Demystified

  Everyone knows that students in America love scholarships. Each year, millions of students apply for financial aid as they prepare for college in the hopes of easing the financial pain of rising tuition costs. But did you know just how much money was being dished out every year? Or where that money came from? […]

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Scholarship Friday: Scholarships You Will Love

  Roses are red, Violets are blue Check out these scholarships And snag some college funds too! Zinch gathered together a short list of scholarships with deadlines in February and March. Sign up for an account and you can access all the pertinent scholarship information and apply through their site. And here’s a plus–if you […]

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Scholarship Friday: ScholarshipOpportunity.org

  ScholarshipOpportunity.org is another resource available for parents and students to find scholarships. What makes them unique is they have created guides that have scholarships separated into categories. The Scholarship Guides According to their site, the “Scholarship Opportunities” series features scholarships available for all students as well as those specifically for minority and under-represented students. […]

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Scholarship Friday: Tips from the Scholarship Mom

  A few years ago I was introduced to Monica Matthews, the Scholarship Mom. Her story is unique and she created a short book, How to Win College Scholarships, to introduce parents to the method she used to win scholarships for her kids. If you don’t have the book, get it. Today, however, I want […]

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Scholarship Friday: Scholarships for C Students

  A few days ago I listened to a How to Pay for College HQ podcast (you can listen to it yourself by following this link: http://www.howtopayforcollegehq.com/8/) hosted by Celest Horton with guest Felicia Hatcher. Can you imagine being told by your High School Guidance Counselor that you will never make it to college and […]

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Scholarship Friday: Scholarships with January deadlines

  The New Year has begun and what better way to kick it off to a good start than applying to scholarships. Here are just a few sites listing scholarships with January deadlines: About.com list of scholarships with January deadlines http://collegeapps.about.com/od/grantsandscholarships/tp/college-scholarships-january.htm Cappex list of scholarships with January deadlines http://www.cappex.com/blog/scholarships/27-scholarships-with-deadlines-in-january/ Top 10 scholarships for African American […]

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Scholarship Friday: CollegeWhale.com

  According to CollegeWhale.com they have made the scholarship search simple. Most students would disagree but they claim to do this by creating the Easiest Scholarship Search Ever No sign up, no registration, and no personal information required. The CollegeWhale.com Easiest Scholarship Search Ever gives you fast and easy access to one of the largest […]

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