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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The Nontraditional Student website
The Nontrad blog
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Come and visit anytime!

November is National Scholarship Month

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A really good Fastweb Article 

about National Scholarship Month


I was over at one of my favorite scholarship search sites, Fastweb, today, and I noticed a great article there with this title (National Scholarship Month...) written by Mark Kantrowitz. In this article, Kantrowitz gives an overview of what a scholarship is, and what kinds of scholarships are available.

The reason that November was chosen to be the National Scholarship month was because it is the beginning of the main scholarship time, Kantrowitz explains. He also says that many different kinds of scholarships are available today, even unusual ones such as "duck calling or knitting with wool." Unfortunately, I am not proficient at those skills, but maybe a reader out there is!

I found this article because I recently learned that the websites Fastweb (which has long been one of my favorites) and another site, FinAid.org, are connected. So now I totally recommend both sites. Not only are they free, but they feature many articles, such as this one, that I like. They also have sections for students, parents, and educators, as well asother information that college scholarship and grant seekers need, like how to volunteer, how to find internships and jobs, and tons of other information too.

You can read the rest of the article I just read here: November is National Scholarship Month. Thanks, Mr. Kantrowitz, for a great article. I like it because it is upbeat and inspirational, and not too long or boring either.

Explore these sites further:
The FinAid Site
The FastWeb Site
The article: November is National Scholarship Month

Later! And good luck with your scholarship and grant search.

Betsyanne