Some Scholarship Contest Sites

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I have found some great scholarship contest sites and have them listed here. Win the contest – win a scholarship! 

 I have heard of some of these contests before. Some I have not heard of, so until I hear back about them, I don't know how they work. I wish you the best of luck if you decide to go for them. Let me know how it goes, and how you like each of these sites.

The Scholarship Hunter site:

http://www.scholarshiphunter.com/freesweepstakes.html

This site features a search by state, financial aid tips, search by major, and displays links to all kinds of sweepstakes and scholarship contests.

Poetry Contest Scholarships from Scholarships.com

http://www.scholarships.com/scholarship-poetry-contests.aspx

This includes the Ayn Rand Scholarship, Poetry Out Loud, and the Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowship (worth $10,000).

Poetry and Essay Scholarship contests

http://www.poetryscholarships.us/

There are many different scholarships listed here.

Know of some other good scholarship contests and sites? Please let me know so I can add them here. Thanks!

More great sites to help you find scholarships and grants

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I was surfing the internet today and ran across some really good articles online about finding scholarships and grants.

Here is one:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4721513_scholarships-grants.html
In the article, Doodlebabe, the author, explains that you should not be paying somebody to get scholarships and grants for you, if you can help it. I feel that is because you can find a lot of free help on the internet, such as the FastAid site, to help you find scholarships and grants for free.

Another great resource I want to list here again is the Fatomei site (also known as the Dr. Torres site). It is here: http://scholarships.fatomei.com/college-scholarships-graduate-fellowships.html. One reason I like this site is that it has a large database of many different kinds of scholarships that you can look up just by clicking a category.

The Financial Aid Podcast is another great resource. This great podcast has hints, tips, and also a free newsletter on their site. I highly recommend them. They are always timely and have new podcasts all the time. You can download the podcast in an MP3 file and play it on your computer or on a portable MP3 player too.

I hope you all have a great holiday!

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About Native American Scholarships

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I found a great article on the College Scholarships site today. It explains that in order to qualify for a Native American Scholarshp, an applicant must prove tribal membership with a CIB (Certificate of Indian Blood). This makes sense. You must also belong to a tribe that is federally recognized, the article explains.

But how to do this if you do not already have what you need? You may have to find out information from older relatives, and do some genealogy work. There are some good resources listed here to help you in your search. There is more and more information listed online today than ever before, so hopefully you will find pointers and help in order to do the work yourself and save money. Of course, if you do not have time, or just would rather somebody else did the work, there are professional genealogists that can help you, for a fee.

Once you find your tribal heritage, and have the documentation you need (birth and death records, for instance) you may need to fill out some paperwork and work with the tribe itself in order to document your family history and get your official papers that you need.

Then you will be able to send in your applications for Native American scholarships.


Find out More about Native American Scholarships:
College Grants for Native Americans
FinAid explains about Native American scholarships and grants
Eastern New Mexico University's Navajo Nation Scholarship
AAIA Scholarships
St. Paul Public Schools scholarship list and resources

Here are some good Genealogy Resources
Native American resource list
State Historical Society of Missouri list of resources
Native American Genealogy at the Native Languages site

Please send me your links or stories about finding out your Native American heritage and I will add them here.