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

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The redesign of the FAFSA page - it looks good! Plus links there to scholarships and grants.

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Hi, Scholarship and Grant Seekers!

Pavel Ševela / Wikimedia Commons

I went to the official FAFSA page today to see if I could find out which scholarships they have on their site.

I knew they had some, but wanted to get specific.

I found the FAFSA Grants and Scholarships page there which is here, and they list the Federal Pell Grant, the FSEOG Grants (Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants), the TEACH grants, and the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants.

These definitely are worth a look.

They also have PDF's there you can download to your computer. (Hint: put these on your desktop so you can remember where they are, unless you are used to another method. This works well for me.)

Their Quick Links on this page look good too. These include: Aid for Military Families, Loans, Work-Study Jobs, and Basic Eligibility Criteria.

So... if you have not read all these pages at the official FAFSA site, I would recommend them for sure.

All for now,

Betsyanne 

And good luck finding a grant or scholarship!

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

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The Big List of Nursing Scholarship Links - Version Two

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My Latest Nursing Scholarship Links. I added some this time.

The big, quality list of Nursing Scholarship Links (Version Two)

These scholarship information and help site links (below) are great free resources for students who want to go to nursing school or who are already in school and would like to find more funding.

I found many “new” scholarship pages just for nursing, but they had too many ads on them, or just emphasized online schools (which may have paid these sites for listing their schools).

These sites listed below are some of the best information sites and feature lots of links to help you find money for nursing schools across the country. They are free, nationally recognized, quality sites that have many links and help for people interested in going to nursing school. I hope you find them useful.

Do you have a favorite scholarship site you would like to see added to this list? Please list it in a comment and I will go there to check it out. Thanks!

Scholarships.com’s Nursing Scholarship page

http://scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarships-by-major/nursing-scholarships/

The Official FAFSA site (which has scholarships in their database)

http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

The Nursing Scholarship at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

http://www.hrsa.gov/loanscholarships/scholarships/Nursing/

Undergraduate AND graduate nursing programs from CollegeScholarships.com.

http://www.collegescholarships.org/nursing.htm

There are also specialty links listed here to the left on the page.

The Michigan Center for Nursing Scholarship link page

http://www.michigancenterfornursing.org/scholarships.php

Nursing Scholarships at the Fatomei site

http://scholarships.fatomei.com/scholarships-for-nurses.html

The American Legion has The Eight and Forty Lung and Respiratory Disease Nursing Scholarship Fund. The description is here: "The Eight and Forty Lung and Respiratory Disease Nursing Scholarship was established to assist registered nurses with advanced preparation for positions in supervision, administration or teaching. Students must have employment prospects in specific positions in hospitals, clinics or health departments upon completion of their education, and the position must have a full-time and direct relationship to pediatric lung and respiratory control."
http://www.legion.org/scholarships/nurse

Nursing School grant links from the Scholarships.org site

http://www.collegescholarships.org/grants/nursing.htm

Also covered here are Federal, Minority, and State-Funded grants.

The Emergency Nurses Association awards scholarships too.
http://www.ena.org/foundation/scholarships/
Scroll to the bottom of this page and download their requirements.

The Johnson and Johnson page, Discover Nursing, features lots of information for nurses and nursing students.
www.discovernursing.com/
Check out their Resources Page and also their Online Resources page for information about Financial Aid.

The D.A.R. (Daughters of the American Revolution) Nursing Scholarship

http://www.dar.org/natsociety/edout_scholar.cfm

The NYS Nurses Scholarships Database

http://www.nysna.org/education/schools/scholarships.html

Included here is the National Database for Nursing Schools and Scholarships

Nursing Scholarships listed at the NOEDb (Nursing Online Education Database)

http://noedb.org/finance/scholarships

They also have this page: 101 Little Known Scholarships for Nurses

http://noedb.org/library/features/101-little-known-scholarships-for-nurses

The Student Nursing Grants and Scholarships site is worth a look too. 
http://nursingschool.org/education/paying-for-school/scholarships/

State Nursing Scholarships: look on this page from the Nursing Scholarships site to find you state and some nursing scholarship links.
http://www.nursingscholarship.us/NursingScholarshipbyStates.html

Of course, looking at scholarships and grants for your particular area is always a great idea, as is filling out your FAFSA form at the official site.

http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

Here is the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Scholarship page: http://www.hrsa.gov/loanscholarships/scholarships/Nursing/.

And this looks very useful too: It is a list of the Top Ten Nursing Schools by the CNABoard.com site.

http://www.cnaboard.com/2009/useful-cna-information/top-10-nursing-schools.html

Good luck on your nursing school scholarship and career!

 -Betsyanne

Sarah, a commenter on the Big List of Nursing Scholarships Version One, says that the book "101 Nursing Scholarships" is really good. It may be available in e-book format.

Here is that link:

And here are other postings and sites you may like:

The Nontraditional Student site and blog
Nontraditional Students on Facebook, Yahoo, and Twitter
These sites provide support and friendship for students going back to school after a break.

More blog and scholarship links:
Scholarships for Veterans
Nontrad Scholarship Pages One and Two

The great nursing photo at the top of this blog is from the free Microsoft Clipart Page http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/.

-Betsyanne

Check my Nontrads Scholarship pages:
Scholarships Links and Tips Page One
Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two
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A new article from NASFAA - Eight Steps to Winning a Scholarship

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This great article really jumped out at me today.

Eight Steps to Winning a Scholarship. 

This article is by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. They list eight great ways to get a scholarship. They are: (their words in bold italic):
 #1: Consult your Financial Aid office. This is a great idea, because they often know of local aid and scholarships, which are easier to get.
#2. Contact your academic department. They can know of other aid packages or where to point to others. (I had not thought of this - - it is a great idea).
#3. Use a free scholarship search engine. You can find some suggestions on the Nontrads Scholarships
Page here: http://www.nontradstudents.com/scholarships.html. The best sites I have found include the Fastweb search pages and the Broke Scholar search site.
#4. Don't assume: you still may be able to get a scholarship if you don't have straight A's. The article suggests you look for aid in your personal areas of interest or hobbies.
#5. Write that essay... the places that require essays have less competition, according to the article. It helps to practice, too.
#6. Stack up the small scholarships... many small scholarships can really add up. Don't overlook a scholarship just because it is small.
#7. Apply early - this applies to everyone. The article goes on to say that people applying in high school can always re-apply the next year.
#8. Don't get scammed... the article warns of sites that charge you in order to give you tips or scholarship aid. Watch out for scammy sites and protect yourself by using sites that do not charge you.
I would add at least one more tip - - fill out your FAFSA first! (the official site is here.)
Also: you can look for more scholarship links at the NT Scholarship pages: page one and page two.
Good luck!
Read more here:
8 Steps to Winning A Scholarship
-Betsyanne 
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Official U.S. scholarship and grant sites

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Image via Wikipedia - the Federal Aviation Administration Headquarters

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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My Top Ten list of College Scholarship and Grant Sites

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I like to talk about my favorite scholarship search sites. This is my first Top Ten list.

 My Top Ten List

of Scholarship and Grant Sites

#1. The official FAFSA page at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/. This page is a must for people who want to see what loans or grants they can get via the U.S. government.

#2. The FastWeb site at http://www.fastweb.com/. This site is now celebrating its 15th anniversary. It is a free site, with many different scholarships listed. You register there and FastWeb matches you up with the scholarships that most fit your profile.

#3. The Scholarships.com site  at http://www.scholarships.com/. This site has been recommended on many other websites as being a quality site with many links and resources. 

#4. College Scholarships and Online Degrees and Scholarships - - these two websites are owned by the same people. If you link to them on your page, they will help you learn about how to promote your site. They also have great information and link pages on their sites, plus even more specialized websites too.

#5. The FastAid site at http://www.fastaid.com/ Their link here explains how the FAFSA works, and also give tips to international students and has 10 questions you can ask your Financial Aid Administrator.

#6. Fresch at http://www.freschinfo.com/index.php Fresch has a big database of over 450,000 awards, plus many other information pages for scholarship hunters.

#7. The Grants Site at http://www.grants.gov. This site has a huge number of grants, a special resource page, and more. From the website, "Today, Grants.gov is a central storehouse for information on over 1,000 grant programs and provides access to approximately $500 billion in annual awards."

#8. The College Board Pay for College Page at http://www.collegeboard.com/student/pay/index.html. This page answers many questions - - such as How Financial Aid Works, and Top Questions for the Aid Office. It is a free site too.

#9. The Mapping Your Future Resource Page at http://mappingyourfuture.org/paying/scholarshipresources.htm. This page contains 16 links to great scholarship resources. They already have FastWeb listed too.

#10. Last I list my two resource pages on the Nontraditional Student website, which feature more scholarship and grant links too. These pages are here:
The Scholarship Links Page One at http://www.nontradstudents.com/scholarships.html, and The Scholarship Links Page Two at http://www.nontradstudents.com/scholarships_page2.html. You will also see advice here on how best to fund your education.

I hope you find this list useful. Please let me know what scholarship and grant sites you like too - and your successes if you use this list. Good luck!

All for now,
-Betsyanne


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