Do you want to get an Art scholarship?

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Are you an artist? Would you like to take some classes online or in person?

You can find some super-great information online at some of the most famous scholarship sites. They have special pages just for art students who would like a scholarship or grant.

Here are just a few of the best ones:

Scholarships.com Art Scholarships
This is one of the largest scholarship sites. I used to think it was not a quality site, just because of its webpage address (scholarships.com). But it's a good site.

The OEDb Art Scholarships page (OEDb is the Online Education Database)

The College Scholarships.org site Art Scholarships page

The Fastweb Art Scholarships pages


College Degrees' Art Scholarships page (this page also lists Drama and Dance scholarships and more).

New Art Scholarship applicants: If you have never made a portfolio, and want an Art scholarship, you need to gather all of your work and put it online, if possible. Then you simply can link to your work as part of your application. Use your digital camera or simply scan smaller work to add it. You can put your portfolio on an existing site you have, or you can use a free site. There are more and more free art portfolio sites coming online lately.

If you are considering attending a nearby art school, you also have the option of physically bringing your portfolio to the school too. But having a copy online is always good. If you are lucky enough to have an art school nearby, by all means to there and check out what they offer.

Art schools in your state have their own information online as well, and so do online schools. Try googling for more information near you.

AND, if you just want to get your feet wet in art, you may consider taking an art class or two privately or at a local art co-op or studio that offers classes. You can see whether you have the patience for whatever kind of art you try, and whether you want to go ahead and take out loans or spend some time filling out scholarship forms and making your portfolio.

Good luck, artists! I hope this list and advice is helpful.

-Betsyanne

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This neat graphic is a combo graphic made of images from the Clker site.

10 great links for scholarships and grants...

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Here are 10 great links to explore when looking for scholarships and grants.

#1: The Federal Money site. This site features BOTH scholarship and grant links.

#2: Scholarship Experts - this site is recommended by the Free College Blog, which I just discovered today.

#3. The Fin Aid Scholarship site is another quality site you will like.

#4. The Sallie Mae Scholarship search page is another great resource. They also have a Facebook application you can access here.

#5. Fastweb now has a Degree Scholarship Finder page they call Degree Finder. You just put what you are interested in, and Fastweb lets you know what kinds of assistance is available.

#6. Students.gov is another official government portal site that has links to money in scholarships, grants, and help for U.S. and foreign students.

#7. The Minority Nurse site: this site has "handpicked nursing scholarships" in its database.

#8. The College Board site tells you how to be organized in your scholarship search, and also which sites and areas to check in order. For example, they suggest to start with a Personal Inventory before searching.

#9. Also try the big site, http://www.scholarships.com/ They have oodles of resources.

#10. And we can't forget Fastweb, a site which is being mentioned a lot online lately. They do a great job.

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These scholarship searchers on the photo at the top of this blog posting are from the Microsoft Clip Art site for MS Word users.

Some more Scholarships and Grants Twitter postings

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Hi to all Scholarship and Grant Seekers.

I did some research this week and found some sites I am sharing on Twitter.

Here they are: 
 
The Dornob site - design ideas, articles, more http://dornob.com/ 
 
Some scholarship lenses (sites) at Squidoo: http://t.co/Elq6OPt   From @betsyanne @nontrads @scholarsgrants
 
Here is an excellent xml sitemap maker online. Oh - and it is free. http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/
 
Are you a nontraditional student? Join my Nontrads on Facebook group http://on.fb.me/1M1tC 
 
Learn how to fill out your FAFSA form and about FREE scholarship sites http://tinyurl.com/p65rol #scholarship
 
Checked out ANTSHE yet? They are a group for nontraditional student groups. You an also join as a  student. http://www.antshe.org/  
 
A nontraditional student often has many responsibilities besides school. http://bit.ly/ccXTB

Via @betsyanne, @nontrads, @scholarsgrants: Today is the first day of the rest of your life. -Anonymous. 

RT @nontrads @Continuing_Ed My About.com blog: Where Can You Find Free Online GED Testing http://ht.ly/3d5oj #GED

RT @nontrads Scholarship Lenses at Squidoo - many links and sites to explore http://t.co/Elq6OPt  

RT @nontrads Some study skills tips from a doctor - repetition works http://bit.ly/9TzF1G #studyskills
Sometimes it just takes a little push - and some motivation - to make a positive change in your life. #quote #motivation
 
Add your best study tips to the list at the Nontrad blog: http://bit.ly/9XCroO
 
Are you on Twitter? You can follow @scholarsgrants there if you are.

Find more scholarships and grants at the Nontrad site: Scholarships Page One and Scholarships Page Two.

Later!  

Betsyanne