Tips to Becoming the Best Scholarship Candidate

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Millions of dollars in scholarship money is available to college students every year, and among the thousands of scholarships, you’re sure to find at least a few that are a great fit for you. That’s the good news. The rest of the story is that these scholarships may be hard to track down and the competition can often be quite fierce.

Let’s say you’ve conducted your search and successfully identified several scholarships for which you plan to apply. You are likely one candidate among many, so what can you do to make your application stand out in order to secure those much needed funds for your college education? Consider a handful of practical tips: Continue Reading

Accounting Scholarships Available Totaling More than $350,000

Students looking for an accounting scholarship may be interested in the following post.

The American Institute of CPAs has announced that undergraduate and graduate level accounting students may now apply online for scholarships for the 2013-2014 academic year.

With recent reports showing that the average student loan debt for a graduating senior is almost $27,000, any help defraying the costs of college is welcome for students – and their parents. Continue Reading

Financial Aid: Three Tips to Move Foward in the Process

With college tuition increasing these days, prospective and current students should consider financial aid.  The following post has three tips to help them proceed in getting some assistance.

For two million-plus college applicants and millions of current college students, how to afford tuition is always top-of-mind, particularly in an economy where many household incomes have remained stagnant.  Competition for much-coveted financial aid remains as fierce as the admissions process itself. Below are three key tips in the race for money – which unofficially kicked off January 1 with the opening of FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) – with advice on how to successfully navigate the financial aid frenzy: Continue Reading

Companies to Grant 1,100 Scholarships in 2013

It is not too late to apply for the following scholarship opportunity.

The Buick Achievers Scholarship Program, funded by the General Motors Foundation, will accept applications for 2013 scholarships through 5 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 28.

This is the third year the 1,100 Buick Achiever Scholarships will be awarded to students who excel in both the classroom and in the community and are pursuing degrees in engineering, design, information technology and business-related majors in the auto industry. Continue Reading

STEM Scholarships Awarded Total $4.2 Million

A huge investment in STEM scholarships may be a sign that these career fields will represent the jobs of the future.

The Buick Achievers Scholarship Program, funded by the General Motors Foundation, yesterday announced scholarships totaling approximately $4.2 million to 1,100 recipients during the NBC News Education Nation Summit in New York City.

The students, who come from all 50 states, were honored for excelling in the classroom and the community. They will receive financial resources to pursue a college degree within the areas of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), or other related fields of study. Continue Reading

Scholarship Opportunities for Multicultural Women

Here is an opportunity to help women who are multicultural pursue their dreams of careers in healthcare.

Tuition hikes at colleges and universities across the nation are putting the squeeze on many young people and forcing families to find new ways to pay for higher education or consider forgoing college altogether. In an effort to ease the burden to students during these rough economic times and increase the number of underrepresented minorities in medicine, the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women(TM)and Macy’s, its national sponsor, offer the Go Red(TM) Multicultural Scholarship Fund. Continue Reading

Study Reveals that African-American Males Most Likely to Lose Academic Scholarships

College student retention and low graduation rates are the most significant problems associated with state-provided financial aid. Now, a University of Missouri researcher has found that African-American males are the most likely to lose state lottery-funded scholarships with academic stipulations. Charles Menifield, a professor in the Truman School of Public Affairs at MU, found that more than 50 percent of African-American males lost state-funded scholarships over the course of a four-year academic career. Continue Reading

$25,000 Bachelor’s Degree Scholarship Opportunity

Are you looking for scholarship money? If so, you may want to consider the following opportunity.

Students everywhere are invited to submit a written or video essay to CollegePlus sharing how they would use a $25,000 Scholarship to help them earn their Bachelor’s degree from the college of their choice. Continue Reading

Financial Aid: Where is the Money coming from?

It is no secret that a college education can be expensive, especially in a tight economy.  However, the good news for college students is that financial aid such as scholarships and grants has increased over the last decade.  Take a look at the following graph, which highlights financial aid to full-time college students individually. Continue Reading

Partnership Between FindTheBest and CollegeRecruiter.com Puts College and Scholarship Data into Context

FindTheBest and CollegeRecruiter.com have partnered to help students find not only the best colleges and graduate schools for their educational needs, but also the right scholarships to help pay for that education.

FindTheBest, a data-driven comparison engine, has created six customized comparisons for CollegeRecruiter.com—the leading job board for college students searching for internships and recent graduates hunting for entry-level jobs and other career opportunities.

Comparing Options

The comparisons are divided into three categories: colleges, graduate schools and scholarships. Each of the comparisons provide students with key filters and sorting functionality needed to narrow options, as well as a comparison feature that allows students to view their options side-by-side.

The Colleges comparison allows students to find and compare colleges and universities based on key factors like location, tuition, programs, school size, ranking and more. Continue Reading