October and November are busy months that include many deadlines for scholarship applicants. Not to mention, November is National Scholarship Month. Make sure you do not miss out on prime Fall scholarship opportunities! When you are drafting essays or completing scholarship forms, ask a trusted friend, career counselor, advisor, teacher or advanced student to review your work. Chances are high after looking at it for so long, you may naturally miss typos or sentences in need of clarification. Your school's councilors and career center is a great resource to guide you in the right … [Read more...]
August and September Scholarship Reminders with Search Tips
Even though you are busy starting a new school year, it is also time to start thinking about how to pay for your college education. Whether you want to go to a technical school, community college, or four year university, education comes with a price tag. Being able to walk across the stage someday with not only a degree in hand, and a quality education, but little to no school debt, should be your goal. Nowadays, many people struggle with paying back hefty school loans and wish they would have taken advantage of applying for scholarships early on. Don’t miss the boat on earning free money … [Read more...]
7 Graduate Scholarship and Tuition Tips
While graduate scholarships are less common than undergraduate scholarships, there still are graduate student scholarships available. From our research, it seems to be that most scholarships for graduate students seem to come within the first-year of graduate school. You can see several of these scholarships by clicking here to see FastWeb’s list. Regardless of how you decide to pay for college, we have compiled some helpful tips for you. 7 Graduate Scholarship and Tuition Tips Brainstorm: It is important to dig deep into what you end goal is. If you know exactly what you want to … [Read more...]
May Scholarship Reminders
Summer Scholarship Deadlines In May, new scholarship opportunities will begin to dwindle. It’s time to focus on scholarships that have an end of May or summer deadline. I hope you have added the deadlines to your calendar so you can buckle down and finish strong! “Small” Scholarships Don’t let the dollar amount of a scholarship discourage you, but do weigh the effort-to-dollar ratio. Every scholarship counts, whether it is $100 or $10,000. Just make sure the scholarships below $1,000 are worth your time and energy away from other scholarship applications. On the same token, … [Read more...]
10 Tips and Tricks Used by the Astute Scholarship Hunter
Applying for scholarships can be your gold mine in paying for college. With the amount of scholarships up for grabs, students can be easily overwhelmed by the task, but the effort pays off with lump sums awarded either directly to your school, or to you. So we’ve done our research and put together ten scholarship hacks to get you started: 10 Tips and Tricks Used by the Astute Scholarship Hunter: Look for University Specific Scholarships: Don’t forget to look into scholarships specific to the universities where you’ve been accepted. Those scholarships typically have March or April … [Read more...]
Preparing for College: Dec and Jan
With December now in swing, you are probably knee deep in finals, holiday shopping, and festivities. We don't want to kill your peppermint mocha buzz, or take your focus off important and more immediate finals deadlines, but we do want to put on your radar what is just ahead so you don't miss your chance to earn scholarship money for the upcoming semesters! After all, winter break is the opportune time to prepare for scholarships- yippee!! Don't beat yourself up if you haven’t given a single thought to your scholarship search, but do start your hustle NOW! During the next three months, you … [Read more...]