My five most popular post pages

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Image by haagenjerrys via FlickrHere are the five most popular and read pages here on the Find Scholarships and Grants blog site:



#1: Get Organized - and keep track of your scholarship and grant applications. This posting helps you get organized in your scholarship and grant search. Included are other helpful links, including the College Answer Guy site.


#2. My Top Ten List of Scholarship and Grant Sites. This list helps you find quality, free sites where you can register and find scholarships and/or grants.


#3. Two sites for shaking the College Scholarship and Grant Money Tree: One is a page I personally designed, and the other is one of the most popular free scholarship sites ever.

4. Another Great Scholarship Page - check here for the link to College Scholarship pages, which feature some links I have never seen before, but look really good.


And finally,

#5. Official U.S. Scholarship and Grant Pages - these U.S. official pages feature government sites and links that are full of great hints and ways to get money from the U.S. government for school.


I hope you find these popular pages helpful. 

-Betsyanne


Do you have a favorite site you would like listed here? Just leave a comment at the end of this posting.



Find free quality scholarships at the Nontrad site: Page One and Page Two.


Good luck on your scholarship and grant search!

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Find Good Scholarship Links on Squidoo

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You can see his photography website here: http://www.joiseyshowaa.com/ 
 


Are you on Squidoo? I am a Squidoo lensmaster, which just means I make Squidoo lenses (pages) on Squidoo. I am (this summer) in a group called RocketMoms. They have a different subject each week, and we members write about that subject, in order to get going on our number of lenses, which are like web pages, only with sections.

When you get 50 good lenses, you can apply to be a Giant Squid. Soon, I am going to write a Squidoo lens about scholarships.

But before I do, I want to see what information is there about scholarships and grants. I will share this with you today.

#1. The Ultimate Guide to College Funding - I like this Squidoo lens because it explains about college loans, how to fill out your FAFSA form, military scholarships, and more. It is definitely worth a look.

#2. Guide to Becoming a Nurse - this Squidoo lens has help for anyone who wants to become a nurse. Of course, it also contains scholarship links, but also describes the different kinds of nurses you can become, and also helps you think about choosing a school and getting through your first year.

#3. Scholarship Sweepstakes Giveaways - this lens is just plain fun. Find out what scholarship sweepstakes are out there, and enter them. The author also explains how to look out for scholarship sweepstakes scams. I like it!

When you go to each Squidoo lens, make sure to favorite it if you like it (at the top) and make a comment to the author (at the bottom). This will make their day, and help their lens get a good rating.

I have made some Squidoo pages, and soon will have a new Scholarships lens. Here are a few of my most popular Squidoo pages:


Ellison Bay, Wisconsin (the place is definitely worth a visit)
Free Clipart and Photo Sites
Tandoori Chicken
Fun Things to Do in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and
Free Squidoo Secrets: my beginner's guide to Squidoo

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Official U.S. scholarship and grant sites

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You can trust the U.S.government blogs and websites that give information about scholarships and grants. Here are some of them:

Students.gov - the Student Gateway to the U.S. Government
This site has information about military service, career development, and how to plan and pay for your education. Check it out here: http://www.students.gov/. This site also has links to all kinds of other government sites.

FAFSA - the official site. Don't be lured in by sites that offer to help you (in return for payment, of course). This site is the REAL FAFSA site. http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/.

Here is a new site, the College Preparation List. Here is the Adult Student version: http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/checklist/AdultStudents.html. There is a link here on how to get your GED and also a link to find a college that matches your interests.

The Federal Aviation Administration site - - scholarships page. This page has links to Aviation and Minority scholarships, plus more. Here is the page: http://www.faa.gov/education/student_resources/scholarships_grants/.

And here is another one I have never seen until today: Disability.gov. The site is here:  http://www.disability.gov/education. You can look up topics like benefits, civil rights, and education here. Under Education, I found a separate page on scholarships. Here is that page: http://www.disability.gov/education/financial_aid/scholarships.

Have another government page you would like to add to this list? Add it as a comment. Are you looking for a scholarship or grant? What works for you?

-Betsyanne

Find more scholarships at the Nontrads site - Scholarships links page one and Scholarship links page two. These are all free links and sites.

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Squidoo and scholarship links

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Image via Wikipedia - would you wear these contact lenses? Just wondering.

Ok. Back to the subject. 

Here are three pretty good Squidoo scholarship link lenses.

I have been busy with Squidoo lately. I build lenses, I comment on other people's lenses, I check my numbers, I so assignments for RocketMoms, and more.

Today I searched for the term "scholarships" here for the first time, and voila! I found some good lenses written to help people looking for scholarships of all kinds.

I am sharing the best ones here with you.

#1. Scholarships for Women http://www.squidoo.com/scholarshipsforwomen. This lens includes a poll you can vote in, plus hints on how to best apply for scholarships.

#2. Top Ten College Advice, Funding and Planning Websites. http://www.squidoo.com/collegewebsites. The other title to this lens is Where to go for College Test Prep, Admissions Advice, and Financial Aid. I do like this lens.

#3. Teacher Student Loan Cancellation - http://www.squidoo.com/teacher_student_loan_cancellation. This site explains just how you can qualify for this Federal program. It also tells teachers and future teachers which schools are officially classified as Low-Income schools.

The websites here are quality ones with .edu or .org in many of the names. There are some here I want to put on the Nontrad Site as good links to explore. I think you will like these lenses too.

All for now!
-Betsyanne

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Some more great scholarship links June 2010

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Have some time? Search for a scholarship.

Here are some more sites that you might like. They have articles, videos, and more scholarship sites to add to your scholarship site list and folder.

I hope you do have a filing area now, and a folder. You can find out more about organizing your scholarship search here:
Get Organized about your Scholarship Search

Here are the new sites you can look at. Let me know if this help you.
#1: The EHow Featured Scholarship Search Articles. http://www.ehow.com/find-scholarships/. This site has many articles and also videos to help you in your scholarship search. Some are: How to find Musical Scholarships, Finding Scholarships for Blacks, and how to find Drama Scholarships.

#2: The IEFA Site - http://www.iefa.org/. this abbreviation stands for the International Financial Aid and College Scholarship Search page. They help US students and international students find aid for studying abroad.

And here is another great site. It is the College Board site. This page, http://www.collegeboard.com/student/pay/scholarships-and-aid/8936.html tells about how to develop a strategy for finding money for school.

More articles you may like:

More links for your scholarship arsenal
Real stories about real people - and how they got their scholarships
and
How an advisor can help you find money for school

Good luck in your scholarship search!


-Betsyanne

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Add these new links to your scholarship search arsenal!

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More Great Scholarship Link Pages

I found even more scholarship links today, some in surprising places! I have not tested these links or have much information on them, but they are new and different. I think they would be definitely worth a look.

Here is a short list:

#1: The Scholarship Link List from DormBuys.com. This link list includes the United Negro College Fund site and IEFA.org, which stands for International Education Financial Aid. Here is that link:
http://www.dormbuys.com/scholarships

#2: Here is the College at Brockport's list. It includes some other new sites, such as Adventures in Education, Club Scholarship, and  the International Scholarships Database. Let me know which ones you try out and like. The site is here:
http://www.brockport.edu/scholarships/links/search.html

#3:  The Scholarship America site - this is a .org site, which is usually a good sign (a nonprofit site). Some new links here include the College Goal Sunday site, AidScholar, Edvisors, and Students.gov.

I like these new resources!

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More Stories from Real People - How they got their scholarships

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Some real people and how they got their scholarships.

#1. The first story I found today was that of klmagpayo. She has a Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/klmagpayo, and a Hubpage story about her Scholarship journey. Klmagpayo worked very hard, but then was turned down for a scholarship. It was then she went on to try even harder and had a very tight deadline for another scholarship. You can read her story here:
http://hubpages.com/hub/How-I-got-my-scholarship. Klmagpayo lives in Berlin, Germany.

#2. Here are 10 stories about scholarship winners. They are "10 Beautiful, Smart Celebrities who Got a Scholarship to College." http://www.online-college-blog.com/index.php/uncategorized/10-beautiful-smart-celebrities-who-got-a-scholarship-to-college/

#3. And here is the story of a bicyclist who won a $1,000 scholarship from the League of American Bicyclists. The money is to be used to attend the National Bike Summit. Here is that link:
http://commutebybike.com/2009/01/28/hey-ma-i-won-a-scholarship/

Have YOU won a scholarship? This blog would love to print your story. Send it to me or list your link below. Good luck, everyone who is applying for scholarships right now.

All for now,
-Betsyanne

PS You can find scholarship links (free ones) at my Nontrad Site here:
http://www.nontradstudents.com/scholarships.html
and here:
http://www.nontradstudents.com/scholarships_page2.html

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A great page at the FinAid site - what are the odds of winning different kinds of scholarships?

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Here is a link you will like.

It's from the FinAid site. This page answers some questions. For instance, it explains that the odds of winning a scholarship depends on how competitive they are. The most competitive awards have about a 1 in 400 chance. But (on the hopeful side) the less competitive ones have a 1 in 10 chance of you winning it.

The FinAid site goes on to explain why some scholarships are offered, and what you need in order to qualify for them. You can sign up on this page to see if you match with the scholarships they have listed. This is a totally free service.

Also, this page (at the bottom) also has links to these pages:

Searching for Scholarships

Getting Organized

Advance Preparation

Essays

Letters of Recommendation

Interviews 

Here is the main page of the FinAid site. It's one of my very favorite scholarship search sites.
http://www.finaid.org/


-Betsyanne

You can find other scholarship links at the Nontrad site here:
http://www.nontradstudents.com/scholarships.html

and here:
http://www.nontradstudents.com/scholarships_page2.html

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