So you received a $200 Scholarship – Now What Do I Do?

Many folks are initially excited about receiving a $200 scholarship from their local civic club in town.  I know I was excited! I told everyone in town that I had received a $200 “Outstanding Citizen Scholarship” when I graduated.   [...]

Always keep a List of Professional References Handy!

In many cases – scholarship and fellowship applications will ask for professional references [NOT personal references from your Aunt Wetherby...] from you at a 2nd or 3rd stage of review.   [...]

Finding Scholarships on the Internet

So you think you are ready to tackle that daunting task of finding… and then completing all of the applications for “perfect” scholarships to pay for college?  You know that the Internet is ready for you, but there’s a catch here… there has to be – right?  There are a  lot of scholarship search services out there – which ones should you use? [...]

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.”   [...]

Learning the Scholarship “Language”

Filling out a scholarship application is much akin to going out on a first date — be prepared for all sorts of things to happen and “deal with them…” quickly. There essentially five major areas that you should address if you are serious about obtaining full-funding:

1) Learn the language: Many scholarships will use specific words or phrases within their description and process. You should re-use these same words and/or phrases as you write your essay or short answer to one of their several questions. Using their language — will guarantee that your application is going to be read.

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2010 Minority Nurse Scholarship Program

At Minority Nurse, the baccalaureate is the degree that opens the most doors of opportunity for nurses of color.   [...]