Being Prepared to “Prove” that You know what you are Doing!
One of the biggest stumbling blocks for scholarship applicants is that many times – the student is asked to “prove” that he/she actually knows how to do “something.” [...]
Albertson Foundation Pledges $20 Million to Boost College Going in Idaho
The J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation announced a $20 million plan this week to bolster college going and success in its home state of Idaho. [...]
Boren Scholarships Webinar
If you are a U.S. undergraduate student interested in foreign languages and world affairs, please join us for a webinar about the David L. Boren Scholarships.
UPDATED: So what are you doing over the Thanksgiving Holiday?
Nearly 30 [just added a bunch more award competitions] regional and national scholarship and fellowship award competitions are coming due just in the week surrounding Thanksgiving. So unless you have been place in-charge of cooking the turkey for the big meal – [...]
Great Distance Learning and Online Scholarships
Distance learning has become so popular that several universities now fund scholarships just for those enrolled in their online college divisions. If you are searching for financial aid for online education there’s never been a better time to go online and get educated. [...]
White House Touts Campaign to Improve Science and Math Education
A new White House campaign is urging businesses and nonprofit organizations to devote money, time, and volunteer efforts to encouraging science- and math-related pursuits among middle and high school students. The White House also will be pushing for increased funding and applied research [...]
If you have to pay money to get money, it’s probably a scam
Every year, several hundred thousand students and parents are defrauded by scholarship scams. The victims of these scams lose more than $100 million annually. Scam operations often imitate legitimate government agencies, grant-giving foundations, education lenders and scholarship matching services, [...]
Types of Government Education Grants for College Students
Grants, unlike loans, do not have to be repaid. Many students entering college underestimate their ability to get grant money. Like scholarships, grants are the most prefered form of student financial aid because they generally don’t have to be paid back. There are a lot of things to know about grants and we will cover some of those here. [...]
Tips & Tricks for Scholarship Success
With rising college costs, continuing inflation, and narrowing job markets; students all over the U.S. are seeking a variety of options for college financing. In many cases, the attainment of a scholarship is the difference in whether a student attends college or not. [...]
Incomplete Assessment of Student Lenders’ ‘Red Lining’
On November 16th, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a report that it was unable to assess the extent to which providers of private student loans used non-financial factors — such as race, gender or institution type — [...]