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

Look up scholarships by state at the Nontrad State and Country Pages

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View U.S. Scholarships by page

This original (uncropped) photo is by NazarethCollege on Flickr.

On my Nontraditional Student website, you can search scholarships by state and (eventually!) by country too.

Here is the Map Page. You can select your state and see what scholarships are listed there so far. You can also add your scholarships to each page OR your nontraditional student group too.

If you do not see a scholarship listed yet for your state, check these sites out:

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

You may also like these popular postings:
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Do you have favorite scholarship sites for the U.S. or other countries? List them below as a comment.

I will send people over to the Map Page later on from this blog so I can continue adding more scholarships to this website.

Go to the Nontraditional Student website to see more scholarships from all over. Search the blog to find a lot of different postings too. I will be migrating this site over to the Scholarship Pages (above) soon. 

Thank you for visiting my blog today!

Betsyanne 
Former Nontraditional Student
WKU

Don't get ripped off trying to find a scholarship... some pointers

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Yes, you can get a scholarship. NO, you should NOT have to pay for one!

Now... give me some money!

Some sites will tell you have DO have to pay to get a scholarship. This is just one kind of scholarship scam. There are also scams by so-called "consultants", and promises of a guaranteed scholarship. Don't be fooled by a fake scholarship scam.

This advice especially goes for the Official FAFSA site - - some people are trying to get money from FAFSA applicants by offering their services to get scholarships or loans for students. Don't be fooled. The Official FAFSA site is totally FREE and you can do it yourself.

You can look up "apply for your FAFSA" and get the completely wrong website. It might LOOK right but it isn't. The real FAFSA site is the government site, and has many scholarships there that an be offered to you along with low-rate loans. This is what the official (real) FAFSA site looks like: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/.

Here is a page at the Nontrad website that has a FAFSA Filing hints video too, if you are filling out your FAFSA.

Be a detective!

Moving right along, an article at the FinAid site explains that there ARE scholarship scams out there, and that you need to be aware of them. Some scam sites actually "guarantee" you a scholarship, when there actually is no such thing as a guarantee of getting one. You have to be chosen and go through a vetting process for most REAL scholarships.

This article helps you evaluate different websites and consultants out there too, and how to "investigate suspicious offers." Be on the safe side - if a scholarship offer seems bogus, it very well may be.

Catching Scholarship $

Good luck on your scholarship search!

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!

The neat clipart on this blog posting is from the Microsoft Clipart site.

Get ready for summer.... when you can search for scholarships!

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More great information from the Financial Aid News site

I ran across a great article today from the Financial Aid News site. The article is called Using Your Summer Break to Search for Scholarships.

This is a great idea. The author gives three main points: 1. Set aside some time every day [for researching and applications], 2. Submit only high-quality applications [be confident about how well you have done each application], and 3. Use your community resources [and make local connections].

Find out more by checking out this article:
http://www.financialaidnews.com/headline/using-your-summer-break-to-search-for-scholarships/

The Financial Aid News has a monthly newsletter here: http://www.studentloannetwork.com/newsletter/ that is free. All you need to do is sign up.

A backlog of podcasts by Christopher S. Penn are available here:
http://www.financialaidnews.com/category/podcast/

He left the site in January (I just found out) but has done many financial aid podcasts that are very helpful.

The introduction video to the site is here:
http://www.financialaidnews.com/home/

All for now,
-Betsyanne

You can find more great scholarship links at the Nontrad site Scholarship pages
http://www.nontradstudents.com/scholarships.html and
http://www.nontradstudents.com/scholarships_page2.html

GOOD LUCK IN YOUR SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH!

FYI: The photo on this posting is from the great Microsoft clip art site, for owners of Microsoft Word software.