My Top Ten blog postings for April 2011

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My Top Ten Most Popular Postings on the Find Scholarships and Grants Site for April 2011.

I will be updating this regularly. I figure the most popular articles might also be the BEST articles.

Leave a comment and let me know (A) what you would like me to write about, or (B) which blog posting you personally like the best. Thank you!

#1. (Most popular right now) Scholarships, grants and more links for Native Americans.

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

#3. Are there scholarships for science fiction fans? (yes) 

#4. Green and environmental scholarships 

#5. Are you thinking of going back to school? Here are FAFSA tips and a link.

#6. Some more interesting scholarship sites - for the U.S. and abroad. 

#7. Do you want to get an Art scholarship? 

#8. Two sites for shaking the scholarship and grant money tree.

#9. Ten great links for scholarships and grants

#10. State Specific Scholarships to add to your list

Bloggers: Do you want to find out which of YOUR blog pages are the most popular? Just join the (free) Statcounter site at http://statcounter.com/ and start finding out a LOT more about your blog.

All for now,

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Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two
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Internships and summer jobs - have you applied for one?

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About Internships... (and summer jobs)

I didn't know much about internships until I was back in school. I was taking a journalism class, and found out about some great internships that were offered through the Journalism Department at WKU.

For those who are not in the know, Internships are largely unpaid opportunities to work in business or a nonprofit and get good recommendations, job experience, and references.

Often, students will intern in the summertime and go to school during the regular school year.

An internship is NOT a scholarship or a grant, but can be just as competitive. It is an opportunity to find out more about a subject, and to make contacts too.


How to get one? Simply ask your school departments OR teachers about them. You can also look up internships from a book or online.


Following are just a few helpful pages and links about internships.

Learning a lot. From the Microsoft Clipart pages.

The Fatomei Internship page
InternZoo - has ads for intern jobs.
The White House internship (apply in May)
NPR Internships
Mercy Corps internship in International Development (also learning about International relief and development).
Monster College List of Internships
New England Aquarium Internships
The DeVos Institute of Arts Management at the Kennedy Center internships
Internship opportunities by AAAnet (American Anthropological Assn.)
The Michigan University State Libraries list of internships - this site warns you against paying for information or hiring a firm to place you. You can do this all for free yourself.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Internship (The application for 2012-13 is available in the Fall of 2011.)
Internships at the Smithsonian (applications are now online)
The CoolWorks site: It looks like employers pay for their ads, you as a job seeker, do not. There are jobs here at nonprofits that may qualify as an internship. Check it out.

Have a favorite site to add? Let me know in the comments below. Thanks!

Oh - and check out my Nontrads Scholarship pages:
Scholarships Links and Tips Page One
Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two
You may also like these popular postings:
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Five Super-Terrific Scholarship Sites

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What makes a Scholarship site super-terrific? Well, one things that does it is being free to use. Another plus that helps is having a LOT of information on the site. And another is quality. Quality sites, quality navigation, and quality scholarships to win.

Here are five really great scholarship sites you can use right now. Some require registration, but that is to match scholarships up to you most precisely.

#1. The official FAFSA site - I always come back to this site, because it's so important to fill this out and go to the FREE official site to do so. This site is not just a loan site. It contains MANY state-specific and other scholarships that will be offered to you if you qualify and fill out the form.

#2. The FinAid site: The FinAid site is a public service site that tells you what kinds of scholarships there are, what kinds of loans there are available, and lots more. Have a question? They have many pages to read about it. It also explains how to use the next site, Fastweb. This site also explains how to NOT get scammed.

#3. Fastweb: register here, and the huge database of FastWeb searches scholarships for you. This site is absolutely free. They also have many explanation pages and match awards to your profile.

#4.The Fatomei site, or the Dr Torres site. This is a much lesser known site, but has a LOT of links and information about not just scholarships, but also grants and graduate school money. When I first discovered this site, I was so excited to see so many links listed. Just click on the area of interest, scroll down, and you will see what I mean.

#5. BrokeScholar.com - this site has such a funny name, but isn't it true? Students who are in school usually ARE broke, and need money. This is another great and free site that matches scholarships to the scholars that need them. Their description says that they have MILLIONS of scholarships, grants, and fellowships in their database.

I hope these are helpful. Good luck with your scholarship search!

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Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two
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Online vs. Face-to-Face classes: Which are better?
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Veterinary School Scholarships

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Veterinary School Scholarships

I got the impression looking these Veterinary scholarship links up today that vet scholarships were few and far between. 

But there seem to be a lot of them left. A few had bad links. So maybe just SOME scholarships were discontinued? I don't know.

But I do have a strong feeling there are a lot more scholarships out there for veterinary students. These make a good start.

Veterinary Student Scholarships from the Scholarships.org site:

http://www.collegescholarships.org/scholarships/vet.htm

Edu In Review long list of Veterinary Scholarships

http://www.eduinreview.com/scholarships/subcategories/veterinary-scholarships/

The Top Ten Veterinary College Scholarships and Grants from the EducationGuys

This one is from a new source. I like how they have the links right there. You don’t have to look them up…

http://www.veterinarianschoolguys.com/careers/top-10-veterinary-college-scholarships-and-grants/

The AWV (The Association for Women Veterinarians) has several scholarships. You can find the current information here: http://www.womenveterinarians.org/Main.aspx.

The American Veterinary Medical Foundation also awards scholarships and grants. Find out more at their Sholarships page: http://www.avmf.org/whatwedo/scholarships/

The New England Scholarship Fund: http://www.veterinaryscholarshiptrust.org/index.pml

AVMF Scholarships (Pfizer)

http://www.avmf.org/news/2011/01/31/news/avmf-veterinary-scholarship-program/

This Foundation includes one from the Winn Feline Association, which goes to a student who “demonstrates a keen interest in cats.”

The Georgia Veterinary Technician and Assistant Association

Veterinary Technology Scholarships page

http://gvtaa.org/scholarships

The Georgia Veterinary Medical Association scholarships

http://www.gvma.net/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3318

The Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association and Foundation Veterinary Scholarships (2)

http://kycattle.org/VetScholarship.aspx

Scholarships to the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine

(many scholarship links!)

http://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/Scholarship_list.58.1.html

The Oregon State College of Veterinary Medicine scholarships page

(a long list)

http://oregonstate.edu/vetmed/students/current/scholarships

APHIS Scholarships (The United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/audience/students.shtml

Scholarships available at Texas A & M Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences school:

http://vetmed.tamu.edu/bims/current/scholarships

The Canidae Pet Food Scholarship (2011 will be posted here later)

http://www.canidae.com/scholarships/

Download a pdf file of scholarships to Colorado State in the field of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences:

www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/cvmbs/PVMscholarships.pdf

Scholarships through the Army ROTC

http://vetopportunities.amedd.army.mil/hpsp.html

The American Kennel Club scholarships

http://www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id=3556

Scholarships to the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine:

http://www.vetmed.lsu.edu/admissions/scholarships-svm.asp

Indiana Veterinary Medicine Association scholarships

http://www.invma.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=194

Veterinary Schools outside the US

Grenada: St. George’s University School of Veterinary Medicine – Scholarship page

http://www.sgu.edu/financial-services/svm-scholarships.html

Get a scholarship for an international student at the Royal Veterinary College in London:

http://the-scholarship.info/uk-undergraduate-veterinary-scholarship-for-international-students-the-royal-veterinary-college.html/

How to make sure you are attending a good, accredited college:

http://www.avma.org/education/cvea/default.asp

I hope these links are useful to you, future Veterinarians, Technicians, Teachers and Researchers!

 




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

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Music Scholarship links

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MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP LINKS.

Here are some Music Scholarship links from reputable sites to help you in your scholarship search. Many of these sites have many scholarships in their lists to get some heavy-duty applications going. good luck, music majors and talented singers, composers, instrumentalists and other talented musicians!

A note: always check the accreditation of any school with a music program. This includes checking for whether or not you can transfer credits to another school of your choosing if you decide to do so later.

The Music Scholarship links page from Scholarships.com
Summer scholarships and programs at Interlochen, Michigan
McNally Smith's College links (including general Music Scholarship links... just scroll down for those).
The ASCAP Foundation Scholarships and grants (ASCAP stands for the American Society of Composers, Authors, & Publishers).
The OEdb Music Scholarship database page
Lawrence University (Wis.) Music Scholarships page
Oklahoma State University Music Scholarships page (this page includes audition tips)
Music Scholarships at Mesa State College (Colorado)
Music Scholarships at the University of Hawaii at Manoa
Music Scholarships at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Texas Women's University Music Scholarships page
Iowa State Music and Theater Scholarships
Florida Atlantic University Music Scholarships
Scholarship resources from the National Association for Music Education (MENC)
The New England Conservatory Scholarship Resources page
The Rudi E. Scheit School of Music Undergraduate Scholarships page (U. of Memphis)
Texas A & M Music Scholarships
Scholarships to the University of Northern Iowa in Music
Edinboro University (Pennsylvania) Music Scholarships

And here is a super resource from the Indiana University School of Music: Worldwide Internet Music Resources. Here current and future music students can check out the very best music schools and see what Scholarship and Grant resources they have.
Here is that link: Schools and Departments of Music by Country. This list includes a huge list of U.S. schools too.

I hope you find these resources helpful. List your favorite music school or scholarship resource as a comment. Thanks!

-Betsyanne

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

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Online vs. Face-to-Face classes: Which are better?
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Here are all kinds of Science scholarship link pages

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Science Scholarships

Here are some good links I found today online. There are also many more science scholarships listed at schools in your state. I would start with them. These sites have some very interesting links too.

Biology Scholarships from the Fatomei site

(This site has many other scholarships listed)

http://scholarships.fatomei.com/biology-scholarships.html

The Official FAFSA site

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

Scholarships at the Science.net site

http://www.cse.emory.edu/sciencenet/undergrad/scholarships.html

Science Scholarships at the Asee.org site

http://blogs.asee.org/fellowships/science-and-engineering-fellowships-and-scholarships/

National Science Foundation Scholarships

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5257

Oregon State’s College of Science Scholarship Information page

(They award over 100 scholarships per year!)

http://www.science.oregonstate.edu/node/108

Baylor University’s Science Scholarship page

http://www.baylor.edu/scholarships/index.php?id=22839

Scholarships at Virginia Tech

http://www.cs.vt.edu/undergraduate/scholarships

Political Science scholarships page at the College Scholarships.org page

http://www.collegescholarships.org/scholarships/social-science/political.htm

The California Marine Sciences Scholarship

http://www.cencal.org/scholarship.html

Minnesota State University Biological Science scholarships page

http://cset.mnsu.edu/biology/scholarships/

The American Nuclear Society Scholarships

http://www.ans.org/honors/scholarships/

The American Indian Science and Engineering Society scholarships page

http://www.aises.org/Programs/ScholarshipsandInternships/Scholarships

CollegeAid.com Science Scholarships page

http://www.collegeaid.com/scholarships/state-all/science/degree-all/ethnicity-all/community%20college.php

Computer Science Scholarships from the Scholarships and Grants.us site

http://www.scholarshipsandgrants.us/computer-science-scholarships/computerscience-scholarships-bystates.html

The University of Texas at El Paso has a big Science Scholarships page

http://academics.utep.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=60335

The New York State Higher Education Services Corporation has NYS Math and Science Teaching Incentive scholarships at this page:

http://www.hesc.com/content.nsf/sfc/NYS_Math_and_Science_Teaching_Incentive_Scholarships

Actuarial Science Scholarships from the Unversity of Iowa

http://www.stat.uiowa.edu/actuarial/2009Scholarships.html

Texas A & M College of Science Scholarships

http://www.science.tamu.edu/scholarships/

Biomedical Science Scholarshiips from the BSCP (Biomedical Science Careers Program) site:

http://www.bscp.org/scholarships.asp

Happy Scholarship hunting!

-Betsyanne

The Big List of Nursing Scholarship Links - Version One

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

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

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 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

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/

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

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/.

More great scholarship links: U.S. Veteran's Scholarships

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Links for Veterans who want to go back to school.

Are you a veteran who wants to go back to school? Do you have a friend or family member who would like to go back to school or attend trade school or college, but doesn't know how?

Here are some good links I found today. There were a LOT of these links I found, compared to other searches I have done. This leads me to believe that there are even more sites out there that I will be adding to this list later on.


The G.I. Bill site - at the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs


The official FAFSA site

Veteran's Scholarship Links (from the University of Nevada). They warn: don't pay for scholarship sites or links. They should be free. http://www.unr.edu/stsv/veteran/scholarships.html

Veteran Scholarship links from the Scholarships.com site http://www.collegescholarships.org/scholarships/veterans.htm. This is a well-known site since 1999.

The Department for Veteran's Services official page: Scholarship Information for Veterans, Spouses and Dependants. (via Mass.gov).

The Military Scholarship Finder at Military.com. The site boasts of over 1,000 scholarships in their database.

The American Legion Scholarships page.

The AFCEA Veteran's Scholarship for veterans of Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom page. This scholarship application is online.
They also have a Disabled War Veteran Scholarship here.


AMVETS National Servicre Foundation.

Maryland Veteran Scholarships

VFW Scholarships for Veteran's children

Scholarships for Veterans from Las Positas College, California.

Scholarships for Veterans at the Department of Defense website

San Diego State Veterans Center Scholarships

Veterans and Dependants scholarships from the FinAid site

The Student Veterans of American site


Central Connecticut State University Veteran's Scholarships page

Veteran's Scholarship links from Columbia University, New York.

Many of these State, College, and University Scholarship sites have Veteran's scholarships from all over, so you don't have to be necessarily going to the State or College listed in order to get the information or apply for a Veteran's Scholarship.

There are also hints on HOW to fill out these scholarships on some of these sites.

I hope you find these links useful.

Some other popular postings you may like:
Scholarships, Grants and more links for Native Americans
State Specific Scholarship pages
Add these scholarship links to your arsenal
The Top Five Scholarship Links and Leads
Nontraditional Student Scholarships page one
Nontraditional Student Scholarships page two
Scholarships for Writers

Please leave a comment. Do you find this posting and/or others helpful? Do you have favorite sites you want to share? Thanks!

-Betsyanne

Some more of my sites: The Nontraditional Student page and blog
My personal page and blog

Are you a nontraditional student? A scholarship link and connections too.

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Nontrad Notes, Scholarships, and Support

Here are some notes about where to find scholarships for nontraditional students and other nontrad links.

Nontraditional students are becoming a larger and larger group all around the country and the world. They are usually older students who have taken a break from school and are now going back.


If you are a nontraditional student, you can find scholarships at the Nontrad Scholarship Pages One and Two, and also connect with other nontraditional students here at these sites:


The Nontrad page and blog, Nontrads on Facebook, the Yahoo Nontrads Group, and Nontrads on Twitter.


Come join us!

Betsyanne

And for everyone: Here are some other recent scholarship and grants postings you may like:
FAFSA Tips and Links
Green and Environmental Scholarships
Scholarships for Writers
State Specific Scholarships
Are there Scholarships for Science Fiction Fans?
Scholarships, Grants, and More Links for Native Americans
Checking with Schools Near You - some pointers

Are you thinking of going back to school? Here are FAFSA tips and a link.

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The FAFSA and FAFSA Tips

Are you thinking of going back to school next Fall? Try checking your official FAFSA page first and filling out your information.

FAFSA reports go to the school(s) you are thinking of attending. They can offer you work-study possibilities, scholarships, grants and more. You often won't find out about these opportunities unless you apply.

Here is the official link: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/.

You can see the top 5 Filing Tips (via FAFSA Online) here:
http://www.nontradstudents.com/scholarships.html.

The deadlines for the 2011-2012 year depend on the state, but for Kentucky they deadline is the soonest possible after January 1st. Schools also have their own deadlines. Federal deadlines are June 30, 2012 for this application.

Do you want to go earlier? Check the FAFSA page for your State and school deadlines.

Remember - by going to the official FAFSA site you get the correct application and do NOT have to pay anything.

Good luck - - I hope you find lots of scholarship offers and more.

-Betsyanne

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Green and Environmental Scholarships

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Go Green and Environmental Studies Students

Do you want to study a Green subject, such as Green Energy, helping others save resources, Climatology, Atmospheric Science, Wind or Solar Power, Conservation, etc.?

Here are some Green Scholarship links I found today that I hope will help you in your scholarship search and be a good starting point for research into this kind of scholarship.

New Jersey's Green Scholarship
Pay for your Green MBA Part One (from the Green Economy Post)
My Green MBA: (paying for it)
The U.S. Dept. of Energy Internships, Fellowships, and Scholarships
The Barona Sustainable Environment Scholarship (at the Scholarships.com pages)
The Gloria Barron Wilderness Society Scholarship
The Ralph W. Abele Conservation Scholarship Fund
The Jack T.H. Fenety Salmon Research Scholarship
The AGFC Conservation Scholarship (Must be Arkansas residents)
The Missouri Conservation Agents scholarship (Must be Missouri residents)
The NRA Women's Wildlife Management scholarship

Look up more here at the Environmental Scholarship Guide pages, that help you zero in on many scholarships.

Grant and research links
The National Fish and Wildlife Association Grant programs
The Kenneth E. Grant Research Scholarship 
McCarthey-Dressman Education Foundation Teacher Development Grants

Good luck, Green Scholar!

-Betsyanne

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Scholarships for Writers

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And this is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg!

I was surprised to find so many scholarships that were available to students who write poetry, are journalists, and want to attend a conference.

It made me think that googling your state plus "writing conference scholarship" might yield great results. Plus, you would be able to attend that writing conference much easier, with less money needed.

Also, googling Writing Scholarships (plus your state) is also a great idea. Let me know if this works. I will be trying it for the Nontraditional student State Pages later on.

Here are some sites I discovered today. Some include poetry writers and journalists. I tried to steer clear of age requirements.

Scholarships for writers

Scholarship to the Key West Literary Seminar:
http://www.kwls.org/lit/kwls_blog/2009/04/scholarships_for_writers_teach.cfm

Writing scholarships at the College Scholarships.org site:
http://www.collegescholarships.org/scholarships/writing.htm

ClarityWorks lists residencies, retreats, and more
http://www.clarityworksonline.com/links

Clarion Workshop scholarship links:
http://clarion.ucsd.edu/scholarships.html

Taos Summer Writing Conference Awards (New Mexico)
http://www.unm.edu/~taosconf/Registration/Scholarships.htm
includes a Hispanic and Native Writer Award

Wildacres Writing Workshop awards (North Carolina)
http://www.wildacreswriters.com/scholarship.html

The Helen McCloy/MWA Scholarship for Mystery Writing
(Mystery Writers of America)
http://www.mysterywriters.org/?q=AwardsPrograms-McCloy ($500.00)

More award programs
http://www.mysterywriters.org/?q=AwardsPrograms

Scholarships for English majors, from the Financial Aid Finder site:
http://www.financialaidfinder.com/student-scholarship-search/student-scholarships-college-major/english-journalism-scholarships/

AAAS Minority science writer's scholarship
http://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarships-by-type/writing-scholarships/aaas-minority-science-writers-internship/

Writing grants from ProofPositive.com
http://www.proofpositive.com/grants/grants-for-writers-list.htm

Garden Writer's Association scholarships (for journalism majors)
http://www.gardenwriters.org/gwa.php?p=gwafoundation/student_scholarships.html


-Betsyanne



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State specific scholarships to add to your list

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Here is a great link I found today from the College Scholarships.org site.

It is the State Specific Scholarships page. Just click on your US State, and find scholarships from there. I tested it out on my state, Kentucky. The Kentucky page featured the Higher Assistance Authority website plus current Teaching scholarship opportunities.

Also, I found out what Kentucky opportunities are offered for people who fill out their FAFSA.

Some other websites have similar pages. Here are a few:
Fastweb's Scholarships by State of Award page
Scholarships.com Scholarships by State
US Scholarship Search listings by State

Good luck in your scholarship search! Please comment here if these links helped you, or if you have another good site to add.

ALSO: Want some more links for scholarships and more? Join us on Twitter as @scholarsgrants. Thanks!

-Betsyanne 

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Are there scholarships for Science Fiction fans?

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Hello, all!

I just got back from ConCave, a fun science fiction convention held in Bowling Green, Kentucky. (See some photos).

Then I wondered: are there scholarships or grants for people who like science fiction? Or maybe also for science fiction writers? I decided to google this question and found some answers! The main answer is, YES, there are some interesting scholarship pages that are well worth a look.

Here they are:
The Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer's Workshop in UC San Diego - this workshop has financial assistance between $500.00 and $1500.00. The financial aid section is on the site page; just scroll down. There are many available.

The University of Kansas offers a scholarship for studying OR writing science fiction. Here is that page: http://www2.ku.edu/~sfcenter/SF-Scholarship.htm.

Here is a list of Science Fiction awards: http://www.sfawardswatch.com/?page_id=3. The most famous awards are here, including the Hugo.

St. Mary's University College in England has a part-time scholarship for Science Fiction and Cult Film and Television.

There is a Writers of the Future scholarship on the L. Ron Hubbard site.

I'll bet there are even more out there. That's great!

-Betsyanne

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Scholarships, grants, and more links for Native Americans

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This is the start of a bigger list of good scholarship links for Native Americans. I am putting free lists of scholarships, grants, and other good links here.

Later, I will put them on a separate page of this blog, if possible. The links with an asterix (*) in front of them are ones I personally have known of for a long time. You may find scholarship links here you may not find at other sites.


The College Scholarships.org Native American scholarships page #1
The College Scholarships.org Native American scholarships page #2
St. Paul Public Schools Native American Scholarships info. page 
The American Indian College Fund page
*The FinAid Native American scholarships and aid page
*The Fatomei pages for Native American students (these pages include "College Scholarships, Graduate Fellowships and Postdoctoral Awards for Students, Aboriginal Canadians, Native Alaskans, Aleuts, Inuit, Eskimos, Native Americans, Native Pacific Islanders, Hawaiians, Polynesians or Micronesians."
The GoCollege Native American information page
The American Indian College Fund
The U.S. Scholarship Guide Native American Scholarship page 
*The Student Aid on the Web government page for Native Americans (scroll down to see the scholarships)
*The Oedb (Online Education Database) Native American Scholarship page
*The Oedb (Online Education Database) Online Native American Grants page
The Native American Rights Fund
The Scholarships.com Native American scholarship page
HUD Planet Youth scholarship links for Native Americans
ABC (A Better Chance) Native American scholarship links
The College Grant.net database Native American scholarship page
*FastWeb's Financial Aid Guide for Native American students
The D.A.R. Scholarship page (scroll down for Native American only scholarships; applicants may apply for any D.A.R. scholarship also.)
Fort Lewis College tuition waiver for qualified Native American Students page
The American Indian Graduate Center (see the top of this list too - a $4.00 booklet is available here at a link. This booklet, by the Indian Resource Development Program, is also free to download. It lists free 2010 information on financial aid.)
The National Indian Education Association page
The DeVry Phoenix online school Native American Scholarship list page

Do you have some links for me to add? Please list them below as a comment.

Thanks!

-Betsyanne

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Checking with schools near you

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 Some pointers to get money for school by searching nearby

I have read a LOT of postings and blogs about getting scholarships in the last few years. Many bloggers and article writers suggest searching locally for scholarships and grants.

Why check locally?

Many lesser-known scholarships are ONLY offered at schools' advising offices. The available help includes scholarships and grants from local clubs and institutions. You never know... these could be really great.

How do I apply?

There is often a standard admission form at many schools; you get to ask whether you would like to be included in a scholarship or grant search. Your advisor may also ask you personally about your financial needs. You could wind up on the short list for this money.

Many schools will "package" their offers. You get to decide whether or not to accept this package, which may include scholarships, loans, and outright grants, if you are lucky.

Location, location, location...

I personally went to school locally. It was easy to commute. There were both online AND in-person classes to choose from.

Good luck on your scholarship and grant search!

-Betsyanne

More resources: The Nontrads Scholarship pages one and two
Scholarship sites in the U.S. and Abroad 
My Five most Popular Postings from the Find Scholarships and Grants blog

Some things and questions I wonder about Scholarships and Grants

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I wonder....

#1. Scholarship amounts sometimes don't seem to be very large. For example, $500 scholarships DO help, but with the cost of tuition rising a LOT lately, it doesn't go really far. BUT not to sneeze at this amount. Five hundred dollars buys a lot of books. I think some scholarships were just set for a certain amount years ago, and they pay for themselves, so that is why they stay the same mostly. I have read that some scholarship seekers apply for all the small and large scholarships they can, and they can really add up - - even to the point of paying totally for school.

#2. There seem to be about a million scholarship sites nowadays. Every time I search and look at what is out there, it seems like more and more new blogs and sites are arising to help students find scholarships. I tend to prefer the older sites, just because I trust them and know they aren't out for themselves. Sites like Fastweb, Broke Scholar, and other ones I've collected for my Scholarships page one and two for the Nontrad site are tried and true. I may add some more this year though, as I think of it. But I will be careful to check them out first. Are these newer sites making money? I don't know.

(Scholarship questions) #3. Does the best applicant always wind up with the scholarship? I don't know. Do some scholarship recipients find it hard to keep their GPA up and lose their scholarships? I'll bet it happens. But I bet most keep them and realize how great these scholarships are. Are schools adding new scholarships the last few years? I'll say maybe. Because money is short at most schools right now.

Does most of the scholarship money available go towards sports scholarships? I will guess and say yes. But luckily, there is still some money left that can sometimes go to the fastest applicants.

So I will say NOT to give up hope. Go ahead and at least apply for some scholarships this year. It can't hurt.

Betsyanne

The Nontrad site and blog - plus my personal page and blog

Oh - and have a great week!

Some more interesting Scholarship sites - for the US and Abroad

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Some more Scholarship blogs and sites:

*The Planning and Preparing for College blog
This is one of my very favorite blogs. It has so much information in it. It is also updated regularly. The links are great too.
http://ctherd.blogspot.com/

The Scholarship blog at Scholarships.com - another winner.
http://www.scholarships.com/blog/

The Scholarships.net blog
http://www.scholarships.net/blog/

The Legal Scholarship blog
from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and the University of Washington School of Law.
http://legalscholarship.wordpress.com/

Gov.gab: Scholarships
Search results for Scholarships on this fun blog site.
http://blog.usa.gov/roller/govgab/search?q=scholarships

The Scholarships Guide blog
http://www.scholarships-guide.com/blog/

Scholarship America's blog
http://scholarshipamerica.org/sa_blog/

College Scholarships.org's blog
http://scholarshipamerica.org/sa_blog/

The Science and Engineering Scholarships and Fellowships Blog
http://blogs.asee.org/fellowships/

Overseas Scholarship blogs
Cambodia Jobs (Southeast Asian scholarships)
http://cambodiajobs.blogspot.com/2010/10/scholarships.html

Daily Scholarships (undergraduate and graduate scholarships)
http://enyila.info/

International Scholarship Resources
http://www.scholarshipnet.info/

Scholarships for Developing Countries
http://www.scholars4dev.com/

Filipino Scholarships
http://www.filipinoscholar.com/

Filipino Scholarships at the Pinoy blog
http://pinoyscholars.wordpress.com/about/
(Thanks, Pinoy blog, for more links too)

Korean government scholarship program 2011
http://scholarization.blogspot.com/2010/10/2011-korean-government-scholarship.html

Scholarships for Indian students applying to Universities in the U.S.
http://app2us.com/blog/funding/scholarships-for-indian-students-in-the-usa/

Japanese government scholarships
http://nthambazale.com/2010/05/the-2011-japanese-government-scholarship-application-forms-and-guidelines/

Other resources:
Scholarships Abroad search - from GoAbroad.com
http://scholarships.goabroad.com/index.cfm?utm_id=SCH3

Let me know how you like these.

All for now,
Betsyanne


Some of my other links: The Nontrad site and blog, Nontrads on Facebook,  Nontrads on Yahoo, Nontrads on Twitter 
The Betsyanne site - and blog

My Five most Popular Postings... info. from StatCounter

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I went to look my blog postings up today on StatCounter.

Here are my five most popular postings. I am thinking I need to study these because obviously since they are most popular, people like them the best.

Thanks for reading my postings and making this (my newest blog) more popular. I appreciate that!

Make sure to comment at the end if you have an idea for a posting or want to talk about your favorite one. I think #5 is my personal favorite, because all but one are my absolutely favorite sites that have been online since I began my other blogs, and are very professional too.

#1. (most popular posting of all)
Two Sites for Shaking the Scholarship and Grant Money Tree

#2. 10 Great Links for Scholarships and Grants

#3. 35 Scholarships Anyone can Get - From College Degree.com

#4. Do you want to get an Art scholarship? (my links and hints)

#5. My fun blog and site list (18 different links)

I love Statcounter because it is free, plus it has so much you can look up about your blogs on it. It not only tells how many people come to see your blog, but it also tells some of where they come from, the postings people like, what days are best for your blog, and where in the world your readers are coming from. This is so fun to see.

-Betsyanne

Some of my other blogs and sites: The Nontraditional Student blog and site, My Betsyanne pages, The Moon and the Willow Tree blog.

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Blog and site list to have fun with...

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Here are some blogs and sites to explore about finding scholarships and grants.

This may be a review for some of my readers, but I am putting more on the list today.

Planning and Preparing for College - the C. Herd site
The Official (free) FAFSA site
The Broke Scholar Page
The Fresch pages
Online Degrees, Financial Aid, and Scholarships
*The Nontraditional Student pages Scholarship page one (mine)
*The Nontraditional Student pages Scholarship page two (mine)
The Scholarships.com links page
The FED money info site
The FinAid site
Education USA - the US Dept. of State College pages - for International students coming to the U.S. to study (new)
The Beasiswa Overseas Scholarships pages on Facebook (many links) (new)
Online Degrees and Scholarships
The Financial Aid News
The Mapping Your Future site 
The U.S. Dept. of Education Student Aid on the Web
College.net Mach 25 Scholarship Search page
The FastWeb Scholarship Search pages

 I hope you like these. I do!

Later,
-Betsyanne

Some of my sites:The Nontraditional Student website
The Nontraditional Student blog
Nontrads on Facebook and Twitter
Find Scholarships and Grants on Twitter

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Taking the time to fill out scholarship or grant forms...

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Make a New Beginning - Fill out Some Scholarship or Grant Forms

I know I have often told myself that I would go back again to school IF I got a grant or scholarship. But I have not been diligent filling out the forms.

There always seems to be something more important to do.

With the beginning of the New Year, I will remind others out there who are perhaps reading this blog: go ahead and fill out those scholarship forms! There are many free websites out there that make it easy for you to keep ahead of deadlines.

So... who knows? There is still money out there for scholarships and grants. But it's up to the scholarship and grant seekers to take that first step. You never know - you could win a scholarship or grant and it could change your life.

-Betsyanne

PS: Here are some scholarship sites and link pages. 
#1: The Scholarship pages at the Nontrad site
#2.  The FastAid Scholarship Search pages
#3.  The official FAFSA page (do first)

About this blog: The Find Scholarships and Grants blog helps students find scholarships and grants. You can find good (and free) scholarship and grant site links here, plus information about different grants and scholarships. Good luck finding your scholarship or grant!

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