Some Good, fun links from the Nontrad Facebook page.

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Wow - it's been too long since I came here to post.

For those who are visiting the Nontraditional Students web page, and for others on this list, here are some neat postings I have shared at the Nontrad FB page recently:

Mike Rowe offering scholarships for people who want to go to Trade School

 I think MANY people are opting to learn some real skills right now, given that the cost of college has gone up by leaps and bounds here in the US.  Will a new President get elected that helps bring this cost down? That would be GREAT in my book. Some of the candidates really do care about that.

Here is the next one:

This 97-year-old Holocaust survivor is now the lead singer for a death metal band

So... don't give up hope! YOU can do something wild and awesome with your life too, no matter what your age. (Like get a scholarship...)

And here is something else positive:

How Writing Down What You're Thankful For Can Be Good For Mental and Physical Health

 I believe in this. Journaling about other things can also be a good idea. I do this personally sometimes. I take spells of doing it. When I really need to wrap my mind around something for awhile, it helps to do lots of days of journalling, then go back to read how you first felt - - you can sometimes see a big change for the better while you realize that things are now better.

Good luck on finding that special scholarship! And in the meantime, be on the lookout for other awesome things you can learn about.

Betsyanne


Some more links:

Check my Nontrads Scholarship pages:
Scholarships Links and Tips Page One
Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two
You may also like these popular postings:
Finding Scholarships and Grants
Online vs. Face-to-Face classes: Which are better?
Websites and Tips to help you study for that exam or test
Thank you for visiting my blog today!

Sharing, posting. Sept. 2018. Some Scholarship articles from FB, also a nudge to VOTE.

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Voting, Nontraditional and other Students, seeking Scholarships, and a bit about the HUGE increase in College Tuition.

We must all VOTE to try to change this. 

 
If you are a Nontraditional Student, consider joining the Facebook page here:
https://www.facebook.com/nontradstudents/

I often list interesting articles about college and also scholarships here.

One recent one is about Rice University - who is offering free tuition for middle income undergraduate students:
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Rice-University-announces-free-tuition-for-middle-13236823.php

I have not been doing much Scholarship Searching lately.  But with the recent increases in school tuition nationwide, it seems like it would be a very good thing to do.

I would still like to find a scholarship, and take a class or two. Or maybe more.  I have not done it yet though.

It seems that the Scholarship seeking world would be a LOT more crowded right now, but it's worth a try. My take. Fees are going up all over, because States are not subsidizing college and other schools as much. That money has to come from somewhere. And often, it is coming from the students themselves. We are becoming a nation of people who can't afford to go to college. Yes, scholarships are great. But some of them do not pay for everything. And you must win them to get them.

I hope that we can get State and National people in power to realize that schools are SO important. Education is also SO important, for all kinds of students. We need to offer college especially to worthy students who are not rich. It's just not right. We are wasting precious resources - - our young people. And they can wind up getting low-paying jobs and not being able to contribute more important things to our society. They just need education for a better job.

 Another things I have been thinking about - voting. I hope I can convince somebody who did not vote before to get out soon and VOTE in the next elections. It's important for everyone going to school and going back to school.

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I hope these links are helpful to you:

These are from my Nontraditional Student pages:
Scholarships Links and Tips Page One
Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two

You may also like these popular postings:
Finding Scholarships and Grants
Online vs. Face-to-Face classes: Which are better?
Websites and Tips to help you study for that exam or test

Thank you for visiting my blog today!

And don't forget to VOTE!

 

2 recent and FREE tuition links - that could save you a LOT of money...

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Wow - Making NEW postings on all my blogs is SUCH a great idea. It's been WAY too long.

I will share some great links I have found here and posted on the Nontraditional Student FB page.

They are definitely of interest.

Here is the first one: New York University offers free tuition to all medical students!
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/york-university-offers-free-tuition-medical-students/story?id=57218662 (Video and article)

Also, EMU offers 2 years of free tuition to boost enrollment, retention
(Eastern Michigan!)
https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2018/08/emu_offers_free_tuition_progra.html

I hope that this will be helpful. I hope to update all my Nontrad and Scholarship links this year or next.

Good luck in your Scholarship Search!

Betsyanne


Check my Nontrads Scholarship pages:
Scholarships Links and Tips Page One
Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two

You may also like these popular postings:
Finding Scholarships and Grants
Online vs. Face-to-Face classes: Which are better?
Websites and Tips to help you study for that exam or test

Thank you for visiting my blog today!

A FAFSA posting: How to Complete the FAFSA in 8 Simple Steps. Sharing.

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I have seen MANY postings coming from the official FAFSA site lately.
I see them on my FB Wall for the Nontraditional Student FB page.

Here is one of them:

From Federal Student Aid, via Homeroom/the Official Blog of the U.S. Dept. of Education:

"Check the FAFSA off your to-do list."

How to Complete the FAFSA in 8 Simple Steps.

Here is a Screen Grab of that posting:

I hope these ARE simple! That would be good.

As you know, you can tap into local and national Scholarships using your FAFSA.

Good luck!

Betsyanne
 
Also check my Nontrads Scholarship pages:
Scholarships Links and Tips Page One
Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two

Just do it! Searching for Scholarships and more.

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An Update. :-)
 

Are you in search of Scholarships and more?

Check my Nontrads Scholarship pages:  (soon to be updated...)

Scholarships Links and Tips Page One

Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two

There are still some links there that may be useful to you.

Other GREAT links you may like (and that are FREE) are:
#1.  Fastweb (popular for a reason - and free last time I looked)

#2. Your FAFSA page (when you fill this out, you automatically apply for scholarships in the schools you pick...)

And (related) the Student Aid Site

You may also like these popular postings:

Finding Scholarships and Grants

Thank you for visiting my blog today!

How to access scholarship resources on this blog :-)

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Finding Scholarships
A guide tip: use the Search Box on the left side of this blog, called Freefind Site Search.

(You can see it right under the "Google Translate" section, on the left.)

For instance, if you search using "Music Scholarships" you will find this posting:
Music Scholarship Links
http://findscholarshipsandgrants.blogspot.com/2011/04/music-scholarship-links.html

There was another posting listed above that about not getting ripped off when applying for scholarships too, which might have had something about art scholarships in it, but the above link looked better. 

So, just click on the link that has more to do with your search.

There are also links to OTHER scholarship finding sites out there that I like. These are free, and also good.

Here is a link to a couple more articles:

Which search sites are the best?
http://findscholarshipsandgrants.blogspot.com/2009/11/which-search-sites-are-best.ht

and

Don't get ripped off searching for scholarships 

Good luck finding a scholarship! Add a comment on what YOUR favorite Scholarship Search sites are, or where YOU found a scholarship. I know my readers would LOVE to know about that.

Check my Nontraditional Student Scholarship pages:
Scholarships Links and Tips Page One
Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two

You may also like these popular postings:
Finding Scholarships and Grants

Have you checked with your school to find Scholarships in your area? More.

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If you are already a student and taking classes, you can usually automatically apply for scholarships while re-registering for classes.

If you want to research more, try the popular FastWeb site and others listed on the Nontrad site here:

Scholarships Links and Tips Page One
and
Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two

Get with your Advisor - - they may know of other avenues too.

NEVER pay to find scholarships. There are MANY ways to find them for free.

Are you in any clubs? They may also have scholarships.

Grants are also available from many sources.

One place that is fun to look through is the Dr. Torres site. They have many great links.

Here is that link: https://www.fatomei.com/. They have undergraduate AND graduate links.

AND use the Search box to find more good links here on this blog.

Good luck!

ES
BG, KY

Twitter #scholarship links for June 17 2015

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Here are some Twitter scholarship links I saw today.

I just put "scholarships" into the search box. You may want to add the name of your state, or search for certain KINDS of scholarships, or grants, etc. etc.

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CNBC ‏@CNBC 12m12 minutes ago

Facebook's Zuckerberg donates $5 million to scholarship fund for undocumented immigrants » http://cnb.cx/1GZbhsy  

Johns Hopkins CTY ‏@CTYJohnsHopkins 28m28 minutes ago

How did CTYer Joseph Zurier land a $50K scholarship + a week's worth of sushi? Read on: http://ctyj.hu/JosephZurier  #CTY 

Univ. of Illinois ‏@Illinois_Alma 3h3 hours ago

Incoming #ILLINOIS freshman who won a @SpaceX scholarship from @elonmusk: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/virginia-student-earns-spacex-scholarship-for-young-women/2015/06/16/1d7ad34e-1432-11e5-89f3-61410da94eb1_story.html …

mia farrow ‏@MiaFarrow Jun 15

American Dream 2015: kids can go to college IF they have the $, are ok going into debt or can somehow get scholarship http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/06/teenagers-are-losing-confidence-in-the-american-dream/395780/?utm_source=SFTwitter

View sum

 

Good luck in finding a  scholarship or grant!

 
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And also check my Nontrads Scholarship pages:
Scholarships Links and Tips Page One
Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two

Thank you for visiting my blog today!

How to find #scholarships in this blog, and elsewhere: 4 great scholarship link pages.

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Hello!

Today I will share some popular BIG scholarship lists here.

#1 (really for me to see again)
 My Big List of Art Scholarships

#2: Science Scholarship links

#3: Scholarship links for Science Fiction fans

#4: Music Scholarship Links

Well... YOU get the idea.

Just put "_____ Scholarship" in the Freefind Site Search box at the top left at the Find Scholarships and Grants blog, then you will see what I have found so far.

Also, some of the places that list certain "Subject Scholarships" often have many more at their site.

Don't be afraid to search yourself too.

If you find something GREAT, another link I should add, or actually land a #scholarship too, leave a comment so we can congratulate you too.

Thank you for visiting my blog today!

Betsyanne

Scholarships - NEVER pay for them. Or for the search. Plus MANY tips for finding a scholarship or grant!

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Everyone is jumping on the "Find Scholarships" bandwagon.

Especially online websites. They are looking for you. Why? Because they want to make money guiding people to scholarships. There is BIG money in doing that. But don't give in to the big fees they want to charge you.

And it sounds tempting to let somebody else do the work for you. BUT you can save big, just going the work yourself.

Here are some tips to get started: 

#1. Get organized - - keep a good file system, and this can get you started right.

Get organized - and keep track of your scholarship and grant applications.

How to organize your scholarship search.

#2. Only search with quality websites that do NOT charge you.

Quality searches for scholarships - where to look first

5 High-Quality Scholarship Sites

AND these pages have good, quality scholarship sites on them too:

Scholarships Links and Tips Page One

Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two

#3. Always go to the schools near you to see what scholarships, grants, fellowships, etc. they offer. Apply.

Checking with schools near you

Finding Scholarships only YOUR school offers - how an advisor can help

#4. Avail yourself of the free signups for scholarship search. Think: Fastweb and others.

Discoveries on the Fastweb site (2010)

#5. Don't give up. And keep an eye on deadlines. (AND fill out your FAFSA for more opportunities...)

Also FAFSA deadlines are here: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/deadlines.htm.
 
#6. Student beware! Only accept scholarships from quality colleges that allow transfers. You'd be surprised how many people have been fooled by for-profit schools and now have almost worthless classes to show for it.

Watch what school you are going to. Are your credits worth it? A Nightline expose - - A For-Profit Education Investigation.

Got some more good tips? Add them as a comment.

And, of course, the very best of GOOD LUCK finding an internship, scholarship, grant or more! :-)

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FYI: Some of my other websites and blogs are: The Nontraditional Student Blog and website, GS Betsy's E-blast (for Kentuckiana Area 17 and Beyond), From the Garden Spot (another Betsyanne blog), and The Teacher Tree (I will be working more on this one later this year).    

-Betsyanne 

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Older student? Sometimes this can help you go to school for less cost.

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Age discounts can get you money too. At WKU, you can be 65 and save a lot.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. You still have to pay for some things though. No, it's not a scholarship, but you are getting a great deal like you would with a grant or scholarship.

And I'll bet that MAYBE a school near you might offer this too.

WKU explains more about that here at their FAQ page for their Adult Learning Services.

<Question:>"I have heard seniors get free tuition. Is this true?

In accordance with KRS 164.284, Kentucky residents who are 65 years of age or older are granted free tuition for any undergraduate or graduate college class in which they enroll for credit or to audit. Individuals must be 65 years of age or older on or before the first day of the semester in which they enroll. Senior students are still responsible for paying any course fees, such as lab fees, and for purchasing their textbooks. Like all students, seniors must apply for admission to the university, which can be done online, and pay the $40 application fee. For additional information contact Adult Learner Services at (270) 745-3575 or adultservices@wku.edu.
For a video testimonial from a senior student click here."

I almost wish I were 65 right now. I have some courses I'd like to take!

Well, maybe I'll have to check out scholarships after all... 

-Betsyanne 

And check out my Nontrads Scholarship pages too:

Scholarships Links and Tips Page One

Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two

You may also like this popular posting:

Finding Scholarships and Grants

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FYI: Some of my other websites and blogs are: The Nontraditional Student Blog and website, GS Betsy's E-blast (for Kentuckiana Area 17 and Beyond), From the Garden Spot (another Betsyanne blog), and The Teacher Tree (I will be working more on this one later this year).   

Today on Twitter - #scholarships, #grants, and websites, some WKU ones too.

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I have skimmed Twitter today and have a few interesting links for my readers. (Plus... how you can search there too...)

I am not putting in weird or dodgy links, or ones you have to sign up for or pay for, just ones that look good. (Of course!) AND I have found some nearby (WKU) ones I especially like. And just stuck one in here from Wisconsin too.

Read on to see how you can search Twitter anytime to find tweets you are looking for. (At the word: IMPORTANT further down on this posting).

But you may already be searching here regularly. I think it's definitely worth going to every so often.

These are just the tip of the iceberg of sites and scholarship and grant opportunities on Twitter every day. More and more colleges and universities are starting to get savvy about social media, and that is VERY good if you are searching.

Salon Life ‏@Salon_Life 19h19 hours ago

The Rhodes scholarship wasn’t designed for my people — that’s why I had to win http://slnm.us/W8MGr3D 

WKU Graduate School ‏@WKUGradSchool 2h2 hours ago

Congrats 26 Cherry Presidential Scholarship winners! Check out @WKUGradSchool too! http://wp.me/pi4mf-812  #WKUGradSchool #WKU

Huffington Post ‏@HuffingtonPost Feb 19

The scholarship strategy that could save you $40K on college http://huff.to/17YwTpu

Scholar Development ‏@WKU_OSD Feb 18

Don't worry, @bskipper59, we can and do advise #WKU scholarship applicants via email, phone, and Skype when deadlines draw near.

Scholarship Keys ‏@ScholarKeys Feb 11

The application deadline for the University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac Foundation scholarships is April 1. http://ow.ly/IuVfZ  #scholarship

 

And I'm glad the US is doing this for a student in Pakistan, because education is the way to improve things everywhere and I think will lead to greater understanding between countries too.

USAID Pakistan ‏@USAID_Pakistan Feb 16

Maha Umar says she's thankful for this #opportunity 2 continue higher #education. She is USAID #Scholarship recipient 

 

The BEST of luck in all your scholarship and grant searches. 

***IMPORTANT: ***YOU can also search Twitter. AND you don't have to be a member there to do that.

To search Twitter for your state, country, or kind of scholarship, just put "scholarship" and your state or country name in the search box. 

Here is the Twitter link: http://www.twitter.com.

And here are some other recent postings you may like:

About.com: a GREAT site to find out about scholarships

Some advice for Art Scholarships: plus a link to the Biggie Art Scholarship list posting.

FAFSA Time for 2015, finding nontrad scholarships, searching here at the blog (how to...)

Betsyanne

Check my Nontrads Scholarship pages too:

Scholarships Links and Tips Page One, and

Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two

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FYI: Some of my other websites and blogs are: The Nontraditional Student Blog and website, GS Betsy's E-blast (for Kentuckiana Area 17 and Beyond), From the Garden Spot (another Betsyanne blog), and The Teacher Tree (I will be working more on this one later this year).  

Another great site to find out about scholarships - About.com

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I have signed up for a few different About.com newsletters. You can sign up for these at many of the pages.

Money for school: we like it!

About.com does not make you click incessantly to go to a new photo or anything; their links are on their articles.

Yes, they do have ads on their pages, but I don't mind it. AND each page has other links on it that may be of great interest to my readers.

Here are a few of their pages and articles you might like:

College Apps

U.S. Government Assistance and Grants

Business Majors: free money for college

International Students

Scholarships for Psychology Students - where to look

25 Nursing Scholarships

Top 5 Grant and Scholarship Resources for Minorities

AND there are more. Enjoy!

When you are done exploring there, here are my Nontrads Scholarship pages:
(Redone recently too!)

Scholarships Links and Tips Page One, and

Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two

And my Nontraditional Facebook page is here, for students going back to school after a break.

Money for school: we like it!

The BEST of luck on YOUR scholarship and grant search!

Betsyanne

FYI: Some of my other websites and blogs are: The Nontraditional Student Blog and website, GS Betsy's E-blast (for Kentuckiana Area 17 and Beyond), From the Garden Spot (another Betsyanne blog), and The Teacher Tree (I will be working more on this one later this year).

Some advice for Art Scholarships: older postings, PLUS the new Biggie List. For me and others. :-)

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I love art. So I want to put this information out there again.











Here is some advice and thoughts about going for an Art Scholarship. Definitely check the Art Department first, at the school you want to attend.

For example, check out the pages that are on the official website. I will do that for the  Western Kentucky Art Department, just to see.

I first went to see what graduate courses they offer, and found many interesting ones - including Art Education (MAT = Master of Arts in Education - Art Education for Teacher Leaders) and also MA (Master of Arts, which does NOT have just plain Art in it.

This is good to know... of course, if you have been to college before, perhaps you did not complete a Major, so this could also be an option.

My next step was to search the site for just a Major, which is do-able for undergrads and also graduate students. Before doing that, you may want to check out Master's/Specialist programs for OTHER subjects you might also like.

Then find out what classes you might already have, and what scholarships or grants MIGHT be available for you. I searched on this site, and found various ideas. One is a Graduate Assistantship, and another is a Grant or Residency. I didn't see an Art Scholarship listed, so I searched just for that next. I found several different ones. Some are listed under the Department(s). Scrolling down the list, I found also "External" Scholarships and Fellowships, which are awarded to students going to any accredited institution. Some are for minorities, so read the fine print for sure.

I think personally it would be a good idea to make a Portfolio, online and portable, so that if you DO get an appointment to talk to professors or someone else in person or not about a Scholarship, you will be prepared and have something great to show. If you are good at more than one type of art, by all means have a few examples of each to show.

I don't have a big portfolio online. Just a few things. So, if you are like me, you will be doing this FIRST.

Then check out this link:

My Big List of Art Scholarships (updated)

And if you have not been there, check my newly UPDATED:

Scholarships Links and Tips Page One, and

Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two

For other areas of interest, use the "search" button at the top left, down a few spots.

Good luck on your scholarship search!

Betsyanne

FAFSA time for 2015, finding scholarships at the Nontrad pages, and searching here at the blog.

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Have you filled out your FAFSA?

It's time. I thought about it myself, but want to wait a bit IF I go for a #scholarship or #grant.

Here is a copy of the official website: http://fafsa.ed.gov/.

Remember, NEVER pay to do your FAFSA. There are some companies that help, for a fee. But you don't need to go that way.

Want to find more scholarships? Just use the search box at this blog. Put in the kind of scholarship you want. I have lists, and postings about many kinds of scholarships here.

Try the links at the left and right here too.

Or go to the Nontraditional Student Scholarship Search pages, and sign up for some great and free services to help you find them.

Here they are:

Scholarships Links and Tips Page One, and

Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two

I have recently redone these pages. And talk about it here.
Redone: The Nontraditional Student Scholarship Pages

Thank you for visiting my blog today!

Betsyanne

And the BEST of luck on your scholarship search. :-)

Redone - the #Scholarship pages at the Nontraditional Student website.

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I am redoing this site, and have some great (checked) scholarship links to see.

Check my (redone - updated) Nontrads Scholarship pages here: 

Scholarships Links and Tips Page One

Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two

These sites are not just for nontraditional students (who are going back to school after a break). they are for everyone in the U.S. and some are for international students too.

I am currently working on updating all of the other pages too. Be sure to refresh your browser when visiting here. Thanks!

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And here are a few recent postings here to explore:

Get ready for 2015... January 1st, and your official FAFSA application. - information from the Planning and Preparing for College site.

A new to me Scholarship Search site - - via Chegg, called Zinch.

Have you applied for a #scholarship yet? What might be stopping you from applying... roadblocks.

Get ready for 2015... January 1st, and your official FAFSA application.

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Via the Planning and Preparing for College Blog:

"January 1, is the start date for applying for the FAFSA for the 2013-2014 college school year."

C. Herd has great information here on this blog. I have shared many postings from the site.

She reminds people that they must have an official PIN number, and shares the official links for that, plus the official website and the EFC (Expected Family Contribution) Calculator.

Thanks, C. Herd! This is VERY useful information, and it's great timing too.

So, let's get ready for school, and see what interesting information and possible grants and scholarships are available for YOU.

Good luck, students.

Betsyanne
 
Check my Nontrads (Nontraditional Students and more) Scholarship pages:

Scholarships Links and Tips Page One

Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two

You may also like these postings:
Finding Scholarships and Grants

Online vs. Face-to-Face classes: Which are better?

Websites and Tips to help you study for that exam or test

Thank you for visiting my blog today!

A "new" to me Scholarship Search site - - via Chegg, called Zinch.

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This site looks promising.
It does what some other sites do, take your information, then send you promising leads. It is Zinch.com.

I think it's worth a try. I don't have it listed on my #scholarship pages yet, but hopefully I will this year or next.

I'd say, give it a try. It looks very professional. And if you like it, comment about it.

Betsyanne

And here are my Nontrads Scholarship pages:

Scholarships Links and Tips Page One, 
and
Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two

You may also like:

Finding Scholarships and Grants

And here are a few recent postings here on the Finding Scholarships and Grants blog:

Roadblocks for people applying for scholarships

Searching for Scholarships, using Twitter

and

More Native American Scholarships - updated.

Have you applied for a #scholarship yet? What might be stopping you from applying... roadblocks.

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Roadblocks for Scholarship Seekers

If you are like me, dreaming about a scholarship is about the closest you will get to getting one this year. Why is that?

I think I can come up with several reasons for myself. I wonder if these are reasons others have too.

#1. If I spend the time on applying for a scholarship, it probably won't be me that is chosen. Reasons? Age, I won't be the best fit, I will answer a question wrong, or who knows.

#2. I am not sure I want to go back to school again anyhow.

#3. If I get a scholarship, I'm not sure how long it will continue.

#4. It will take such a long time to fill out the form(s), I don't know if it will even be worth it.

#5. I can't decide what KIND of scholarship I want.

Sound familiar?  I write these partly because sometimes I actually think I should apply, even though I have made roadblocks for myself. Will I do it?
 
Well, Maybe. (See #5...)

Betsyanne

You may also like these postings:

Great Scholarship Blogs

Don't get ripped off trying to find a scholarship

Watch what school you are going to - a Nightline expose on for-profit schools

Also, check out the Nontraditional Student Scholarship pages here:

Scholarships Links and Tips Page One

Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two

You may also like this popular posting:
Finding Scholarships and Grants