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Sunday, June 17, 2012

Interesting Tweets from our Twitter Page - sharing.

Here are some tweets from both the scholarsgrants and nontrads on Twitter. I hope you like them!

55 Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed http://mashable.com/2012/06/09/digital-media-resources-43/ via @mashable

10 great scholarship and grant search sites: http://bit.ly/hFq9b2 #nontrads #scholarships #grants #money #college #GED #education

RT @betsyanne Join Nontraditional Students on Facebook http://on.fb.me/gMMbRI and Yahoo http://yhoo.it/r5LUA

Nontraditional Student? Be #586 at the Nontrads Facebook page. Connect - learn - get support. http://goo.gl/Gb8bR #nontrads #college #GED

Here's a VERY interesting Facebook page called Aging with Student Debt: http://goo.gl/3GvWB #facebook #nontrads #GED #college #debt

Is your house in need of de-cluttering? Try the FlyLady Flight Plan: http://www.flylady.net/c/fp.php?tzm=300 #flylady #flybabies #clutter

A Silent Unity person can help you or a friend and pray with you for free http://www.unity.org/prayer #unity #help #talk #prayer

My big list of Nontraditional Student websites version B http://bit.ly/dUnA5S #nontrads #coolsites #college #GED

Best Values in Public Colleges. From Yahoo! Finance http://yhoo.it/eVTWib #yahoo #college

Nontraditional Student? Be #586 at the Nontrads Facebook page. Connect - learn - get support. http://goo.gl/Gb8bR #nontrads #college #GED

Are you on Twitter? Join me at @betsyanne, @nontrads, and of course @scholarsgrants!

Betsyanne

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Monday, June 11, 2012

Grants and Work Study, plus Jobs on Campus

Be Your Own Detective...

Business card art by Tom Martin / CC BY 2.0

Check your school for grants, work-study, and jobs.

At Western, (WKU, in Kentucky) there are several food companies attached to the school. Western also offers work-study programs, which are different depending on the department. Some look almost fun, in that you get to help professors be organized or do filing.

I know that getting a job at a campus-located company may not be like a scholarship (which is like free money really...) but it does help with day to day expenses, PLUS it is close to classes sometimes.

Grants? Your school may keep a list of them, and they may each have different application deadlines and requirements. Your school might offer these - - to people that ASK about them.

So, just ask. Your school advising department may have a program just for you.

Just a few thoughts today for all my scholarship and grant-seeking friends!

Batman... in Detective Comics#431 by Marxchivist on Flickr

Betsyanne

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Monday, June 4, 2012

Stories from Fulbright Scholars, and a link to apply for a Fulbright Scholarship

Stories from the Fulbright Program.

I received an offer to read a story about being a Fulbright Scholar in India. That got me thinking. Why not share some stories about being a Fulbright scholar online, for many locations?

So what is this program exactly? Here is a short description of it from the Fulbright Scholarship site:

"Today, Fulbright is the most widely recognized and prestigious international exchange program in the world, supported for more than half a century by the American people through an annual appropriation from the U.S. Congress and by the people of partner nations. The program—working with universities, schools, binational Fulbright commissions, government agencies, nongovernmental organizations and the private sector—actively seeks out individuals of achievement and potential who represent the full diversity of their respective societies and selects nominees through open, merit-based competitions. "

Here is a page at the Fulbright site containing stories about nursing and computer science in India, Creative Writing in Japan, and U.S. Studies in Sri Lanka, among others. Here is that link:

Stories from the Fulbright Program.

And here are more Fulbright Stories from the site.

I myself once took piano lessons from a Fulbright student. I wish I had asked her about her experiences. I think this is a great program, enriching both the student and those around him or her.

If you are interested, here is a link to the Frequently Asked Questions page at the Fulbright site to find out more.

Betsyanne

And here are some interesting links from the Fulbright site:

Follow the Fulbright Student Program on Twitter

Follow the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program on Twitter

The Fulbright U.S. Student Blog

The Fulbright Program Vimeo Page

Thte Fulbright Program on YouTube

Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs Ann Stock's Twitter feed

Thursday, May 31, 2012

The Dr. Torres Database - good for a close look. It has many different categories.

How to read and navigate the Torres/Fatomei database.

On the surface, the Dr. Torres/Fatomei database doesn't seem to have a lot to it. BUT it has been online for a long time, and has some very useful links in it that other websites don't have.

The title when you get to the site, High School Seniors: College Scholarships, Student Financial Aid, describes the page well. You need to scroll down past the ads then, to see the quality links below them.

For me, since I am not a high school senior, the links at the right side of the site are much more interesting. Some of these include African Americans, Minorities, Native Americans, Women, Arts and Humanities, College and Graduate School, Medical School, and Nationally Coveted, just to name a few.

Just click on these categories to see what is listed there. Here is a screen shot of the site to help you see the different areas.

The right side links are easy to see, and have grey shading.

You can also see the Google ads there. When you scroll down past them, you will see K-12, College Scholarships, etc. Below this are the actual Dr. Torres links.

This site is a treasure trove of many kinds of scholarships, grants, awards, fellowships, and internships. I like the way everything is available for you to see and how it is classified. It is very up-front and easy to read too.

Let me know what you find by leaving a comment.

Betsyanne

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Sunday, May 27, 2012

Scholarship and Grant Sites for U.S. Veterans 2012

Memorial Day made me think about listing

...some good sites for U.S. veterans to find scholarships and grants with.

Along with regular scholarships and grants, veterans qualify for other programs. Here are some sites to help research scholarships for veterans:

The FinAid Veterans Page

The G.I. Bill website

The U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs - also check out the new Joint VA/DOL Program article here.

Military.com: Busting the Myths about Scholarships

The American Legion Scholarships Page

The Johnson County Community College Page - Veteran/Military-related Grants and Scholarships

Scholarships.com's Veterans/Official Scholarships Bog/Scholarship Search, Find Scholarships and Grants Blog

Another less well-known program helps veterans find programs and help. Here is that website:
The Upward Bound site.

There are also Upward Bound programs that are in many different areas of the country. Find your State program at the drop-down menu right under the picture of the soldier at the site.

I hope these sites are helpful, and I hope your Memorial Day was a good one.

Betsyanne

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Thursday, May 24, 2012

Treat looking for scholarships like a job... get organized!

How to be organized in your scholarship and grant search.

I heard some of this advice on a few different websites in the past, and I wanted to share what these people said.

In order to be successful in getting scholarships, some students and experts say that you should send a lot of scholarship applications out. I would think that in today's day and age, more people than ever would be trying for the few scholarships that are out there.

Because of that, if you fill out a LOT of scholarships (and follow up with them if needed), then you have a better chance of getting one.

Keep a box or filing cabinet and put the dates you applied for different scholarships there. You will be able to tell easier when one is due (with a note on the folder) and also you will be able to check with the scholarship people and find out who won each scholarship.

Also, as you may know, some scholarships require that you re-apply each year, and some do not. Dating your search folder can help with this too. The Sallie Mae page (also listed below) also says that having a scheduler for important loan or scholarship dates can also be a big help.

Organizing your financial aid documents is also very important and can save important time, says the Scholarships.com site (below). They also mention which documents you need for many searches.

Julie Bestry, a professional organizer, shares her secrets in her page, Organizing your College Search and Application Process that can be directly applied to scholarship organization.

Being well-organized can help you a lot in your search.

Find out more:

The Sallie Mae Site explains how to Organize your scholarship and loan search
The Scholarships.com - Organize your Financial Aid Documents
Julie Bestry - Best Results Organizing

Has this posting been helpful to you? Or do you have another site that is helpful to add? Leave a comment.

Thanks!

Betsyanne

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Saturday, May 19, 2012

A lucky Scholarship Find Page of the Day

Hello, scholarship seekers. I hope you are having fun looking up scholarships, and finding funding for school.

I lucked out today and found a great resource. It is a page from the U.S. News and World Report, a respected publication on and offline.

This page lists articles and information just for scholarship seekers.

Here are some of the subjects these well-written and researched articles are about: 5 reasons Scholarships are essential, News and help from the Scholarship Coach, scholarship information for international students, why some Harvard students pay $15,000 a year, financial aid on Facebook, de-stressing from the debt of college loans, and more.

Here is that link: College Scholarships | US News and World Report.

I hope you really like these articles and information on scholarships.

What is one of YOUR favorite scholarship sites? List it as a comment here, or just say hi.

Betsyanne Scholarship Searches and Info.

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Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two

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Saturday, May 12, 2012

Scholarship search information from New Hampshire

Hello, scholarship searchers.

Do you live in New Hampshire? They have a downloadable form with college information on it that's really interesting.

It is called the NHHEAF: Local College Counselors and Financial Aid Gurus. This form explains how to get guidance for school, and how to obtain scholarships too.

Here is that link: http://www.nhes.nh.gov/elmi/career/documents/nhheaf.pdf. This form will download to your computer, and open with a PDF reader, which you probably have on your computer. If you don't, you can get one here:

Download a PDF Reader.

I plan to put this information on the New Hampshire Nontraditional Student page soon. That page is here:

http://www.nontradstudents.com/newhampshire.html

What is neat about the New Hampshire site is that there are some links there that can help students in other states too.

I am sharing this on my iPad so I had to go back and fix these links later.

Thanks.

All for now,
Betsyanne

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Thursday, May 10, 2012

Unusual, odd, wacky, and unknown scholarships and sites to explore.

Here is a fun article - Wacky Scholarships for 2012 - from the Buzzle site. Thanks, author Ashlesha Bhondwe. These are interesting!

They include a Tall Clubs International scholarship and a Duck calling scholarship.

Wacky Scholarships for 2012

More unusual scholarships are here from the Scholarships.com site: Unusual Scholarships by type. Here you will find a Little People of America scholarship, plus a Duck Brand Stuck at Prom scholarship.

And here are more unusual scholarship links to explore:

FinAid's Unusual Scholarships page
15 Weird Scholarships from Fastweb
Unusual and Unknown Scholarships (ASME)
Odd and Unusual Scholarships from the GoCollege Site

Happy scholarship hunting!

Betsyanne

Former and present Nontraditional Student
Teacher Ed and Ceramics

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Monday, April 30, 2012

U.S. scholarship sites and .org sites are sites full of quality information

Quality searches for scholarships - - where to look first.

Personally, I would look for scholarships first at the school you are thinking of attending. Donors have unique scholarships available for students at their schools, and you may find these at the school by applying and discussing options with an advisor there.

Government scholarships are searched automatically when people fill out a FAFSA form, and also can be found by searching for .gov and org sites.

Some of the biggie government information sites for scholarships and grants are:

Student Aid on the Web

The Nursing Scholarship Program from HRSA

Scholarships, Financial Aid and Student Internships at the Dept. of State site

FedMoney: a free .org site

The Federal Cyber Service scholarship info.

Grants.gov - find and apply for federal grants.

The Fulbright Page

USAJOBS: Working for America

Know more good U.S. government scholarship or grant sites? List them as a comment. Thanks!

Betsyanne

Thursday, April 26, 2012

If Katie Couric likes it, so do I! Scholarship America - the site.

Katie Couric likes this site. So do I. Check it out. This is the Scholarship America site. Their motto: "Because College Doesn't Happen By Chance."

I love it. This is a very professional-looking site. Katic Couric is donating to this site through profits from her book "Best Advice."

Photo by David Shankbone on Flickr

The Scholarship American site has a Dollars for Scholars program, a Guidance section for students and parents, and an International Student section.

This site is definitely worth a look. It has a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator too. That sounds good!

Here is that link again:
Scholarship America

Good luck in finding that special scholarship.

Betsyanne

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Sunday, April 22, 2012

Artists - here are some grant sites and scholarship links

Are you an artist? Are you looking for a grant or scholarship?

Check out these sites I found today.

Sources for Individual Artists - from the WomenArts site.

The Kentucky Foundation for Women Artist Enrichment Page

Scholarships for Emerging Artists

Grants for Art Students - from the College Scholarships.org site

The Fulbright program also includes artists.

The Oedb site includes some great art college scholarship links.

The American Center for Artists lists links on this page.

Mira's List looks like a good source for scholarships and other opportunities.

Have a favorite art scholarship or grant site? Leave a comment.

Thanks!
Betsyanne

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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Need to get your GED? There are tips and help is on the Your GED site

Get motivated and get your GED! - with the help of this neat site.

Here is a great site I found today, called Your GED. This site even has people you can call to give you a pep talk. Check out the funny photos here of Pep Talk volunteers who are actually celebrities and TV and movie stars!

Just click here to go to the site: Your GED - http://www.yourged.org/.

This is a great site. It has links to all the GED centers and the photos on the first page are hilarious.

There is a box to put your zip code in, and when you do, the site gives you addresses and phone numbers for GED centers near you. It's really easy. I did not try the Pep Talks, but they sound interesting too. Sometimes people DO need a pep talk. So I think this is a good idea.

Check it out! And leave a comment if you liked the page.

It is sponsored by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. Thanks, Dollar General!

Betsyanne

Here is that site again: Your GED.

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Thursday, April 12, 2012

Some Big Scholarship and Grant Links

Links to Explore...

Here are some lists to explore from older postings. I think you will like them.

The Big List of Nursing Scholarships

Scholarship Sites in the U.S and Abroad

Search LARGE scholarships

The Top Ten Scholarship and Grant List

Scholarships, grants and more links for Native Americans

Betsyanne

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Scholarships Links and Tips Page One
Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Five Scholarship Postings People Like on the BA Find Scholarships and Blogs blog

The Top Five postings. Are you looking for scholarships? Maybe grants?

Here are the current Top 5: the most popular postings here on the Find Scholarships and Grants blog site.

Good luck in finding a scholarship or grant.

#1. Veterinary School Scholarships

#2. Are there scholarships for Science Fiction fans?

#3. Scholarships, Grants, and More links for Native Americans

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

#5. New Scholarship sites, Canada, Easy Scholarships, more

Betsyanne
Former Nontraditional Student

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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Another great find - The National Health Service Corps

The National Health Service Corps

I had not heard of this until today. I am reposting this site information because of a Facebook posting by the UConn Office of National Scholarships on Facebook.

Here is that link:
http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/scholarships/applicationprocess/index.html

Here is a short quote from the FB posting:

"DUE 5/8/12: National Health Service Corps Scholarship Apps:
• The NHSC Scholarship Program removes the burden of overwhelming educational debt and allows program participants the ability to pursue a passion for primary care and serving the underserved.
• For each year of financial support (up to four years) a Scholarship recipient serves one year (minimum two years) in an NHSC-approved site in high-need urban, rural, and frontier communities across the nation.
• Scholarship support includes tax-free payment of tuition, required fees, other reasonable educational costs, and a monthly living stipend (taxable).
• All students applying to the program must be a U.S. citizen or national and enrolled or accepted in an eligible degree program at a U.S. accredited school in Medicine: MD or DO; Dentistry: DMD or DDS; Nurse Practitioner (Adult, Family, Geriatrics, Pediatrics, Psychiatric, or Women’s health); Certified Nurse Midwife; and Physician Assistant."

I just sent this information to someone else who is thinking of a nursing career, and also sharing it on the Nontraditional Students Facebook page too. This is a great opportunity and reminds me of the TeachAmerica and AmericCorps.

Betsyanne

Monday, March 26, 2012

Scholarship America - this site looks VERY interesting.

I found a neat website today. It's called Scholarship America. In this website are links for Dollars for Scholars, and also an emergency fund called Dreamkeepers.

This is a worthwhile site. It includes ways for people to volunteer and lists chapters across the country.

It also includes useful pages for students and parents of students to find out about resources, success in school, and much more.

Check it out!

Scholarship America - Because College Doesn't Happen By Chance.

Betsyanne

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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Tips on how to get a visa to come to college in the U.S.

Are you wanting to come to the U.S. to study? Many students do.

This neat posting is from the official US State Department blog. It is full of tips on how to come to study in the U.S. This article is called A View from Behind the Glass: Student Visa Advice from a U.S. Visa Office.

Here is that link:
http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/site/entry/student_visa_advice

I know that students overseas always are looking for an "in" for their official U.S. visas. I have gotten some inquiries about it too, so I'm doubly glad to find this great article.

Let me know how you like it by commenting. Thank you!

-Betsyanne
Former and current nontraditional student
Kentucky

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Monday, March 12, 2012

More U.S. scholarships - these for children of government workers

There are some great scholarships listed at the State Department site. These include AFSA scholarships, foreign service family scholarships, and a Dartmouth Scholarship.

See if you qualify:

Scholarships, Financial Aid and Student Internships at the U.S. Department of State

As usual, Good luck on your scholarship search!

Betsyanne

Former Nontraditional Student

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Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two
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Sunday, March 4, 2012

The Popular Three postings here on the Find Scholarships and Grants Blog

These blog entries are the most popular here.

#1: Scholarships, Grants, and more links for Native Americans
This is the very most popular posting here. I plan to add to this posting and repost soon.

#2: Veterinary School Scholarships - version 1. (ditto on V. 2!)

and

#3: New scholarships, Easy scholarships, and Canada

List your favorite posting here below, or suggest one. Thanks!

-Betsyanne

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Monday, February 27, 2012

Are you signed up with Fastweb yet?

Computer user signing up for Fastweb by Kodomut on Flickr.

Sign up for the Fastweb scholarship search site if you already haven't done so.

Many of my readers already know that Fastweb is one of the best free scholarship search sites out there. Just sign up, and Fastweb sends you personalized scholarships you can send off for.

Here is that link again:

FASTWEB

Good luck, new Fastweb joiners. One of these days I may also sign up there. You never know!

-Betsyanne

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Scholarships Links and Tips Page One

Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

The University of Connecticut Women's Center Scholarship

I found this scholarship today on Facebook at their Facebook page:

"UConn Office of National Scholarships

#UConn students & prospects who focus on women's issues; here's a scholarship for you!

Women's Center › University of Connecticut

womenscenter.uconn.edu

The University of Connecticut’s Women’s Center is pleased to announce the granting of the 100 Years of Women Scholarship Award. The 100 Years of Women Scholarship Fund was established in 1992 to honor a current UCONN undergraduate or graduate student (who will be enrolled for the Fall 2012 semester..."

Here is the link to that scholarship page: http://womenscenter.uconn.edu/about/100years.php.

All for now,

-Betsyanne

Monday, February 20, 2012

Here's a neat scholarship - free tuition at the University of New Haven College of Business

This sounds great. Apply to the New Haven College of Business, then enter the University of New Haven's Dean's Scholarship Challenge.

You can go to their Facebook page to find out more. Here's that address:

University of New Haven Dean's Scholarship Challenge Facebook Page.

Good luck!

Betsyanne

And here is another article about this scholarship:
Conn. university: competition for free tuition - Yahoo Finance

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Monday, February 6, 2012

Debate - it's great - an article for debaters on Scholarships.com

Here's a fun scholarship posting at the popular Scholarships.com site - it's about being on the debate team.

Yes, there are scholarships for debaters - - this writer, Thomas Lee, found one for $1,000 per semester. That's not too shabby!

This person is a virtul intern at Scholarships.com and shares about his experience. Here is that link:
Debate - it's great!

Are you a debater? This article is worth the read.

Good luck finding a scholarship! Check out the links below and scroll down for more links I have added to the right on this blog.

Betsyanne

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

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Monday, January 30, 2012

Have you started your scholarship search? Here is some advice.

A friend of mine recently decided to go back to school.

I suggested that he try to use the time between now and then to search for scholarships - FREE money for school that he did not have to pay back.

I gave him my Nontrads Scholarship page link here: Scholarships Links and Tips Page One.

It is a good starting point if you are just beginning to start your search for good scholarships. These sites listed are totally free. You can register at many of them and give your personal search terms.

That way the sites will send you only links and scholarship pages that YOU WANT to pursue. You don't have to go through scholarship links one by one and pick them out yourself any more.

Of course, there are some sites that still are like this (like this one!) but the better sites are so automated now it saves you a LOT of time.

I also said to keep all his work organized and in a file cabinet or box. That way, you don't apply twice to the same school, or register at a site twice. PLUS, you can check back after due dates and see if you need to redo anything.

The very best of luck to everyone who is searching for a scholarship. After all, wouldn't it be better if you could get scholarships or grants to PAY for your schooling? You bet!

Do you have a tip? OR just want to say hi?

Leave a comment below. Thanks!

Betsyanne

And here are some more:
Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

GIA offers gemology scholarships all over the world and in the U.S.

GIA offers scholarships in and out of the United States

Are you interested in a career in gems or Jewelry?

GIA, the Gemological Institute of America, offers scholarships in many locations, such as CArlsbad and New York (US), London, Hong Kong, Moscow, Toyko, and more countries. Here is a map to see them all.

This sounds like a fascinating area of study. The Graduate Gemologist is the highest professional credential and helps people grade jewels and protect the consumer.

Find out more about scholarships and about gemology at their website here:
The GIA site.

Good luck!

Betsyanne

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Scholarships Links and Tips Page One
Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two
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Sunday, January 15, 2012

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

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

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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

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Nursing Students - will you help combat nursing home abuse in the future?

Nursing students - are you in school and going back next year?

NASNHA, the National Association to Stop Nursing Home Abuse, has a new $5,000 scholarship just for nurse students who are already in nursing school. It is called the Awareness and Prevention Scholarship.

The scholarship helps nursing students "pursuing a degree that will help combat nursing home abuse" (from their website).

This photo of a happy nursing home resident is by robinsan on Flickr.

The application and more about this scholarship is on their website here: http://www.nursinghomeabuse.net/.

Good luck, and I hope one of my readers wins!

-Betsyanne

PS I may move this Scholarships and Grants Blog over to my Nontraditional Student blog or website sometime soon.

I will let my readers know about it when it happens, and will have a link there too.

Check my Nontrads Scholarship pages:
Scholarships Links and Tips Page One
Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two
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Sunday, January 8, 2012

Utah Scholarship links I found and posted today.

Scholarship News - I found many links from Utah today.


This gorgeous photo is by Jake G on Flickr.

I updated the Utah Nontraditional Student page today. I have added some scholarships to the page. And I loved this photo I found today also.

While looking up Nontraditional student links, I lucked out on a nontraditional student group on Meetup. They let me join in order to check out the site and see when events will be coming up.

Of course, I had to add them to the Utah page at the Nontrad site after that. Then I added scholarships and articles as well, to round out the page and make it match the other state and country pages that have been updated so far.

So you will find many links there to look into if you live in Utah or plan to go to school there.

I found this photo (above) of King's Peak when I was looking for header pictures for the Utah page. There are some very lovely sites in Utah, that's for sure. I added a smaller version of this picture to the new page.

Later!

Betsyanne

Check my Nontrads Scholarship pages:
Scholarships Links and Tips Page One
Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two
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Friday, January 6, 2012

Get a Digital and New Media Scholarship - New!

New Digital and New Media Scholarship from AP and Google!

Original photo by Fora do Eixo on Flickr.

This $20,000 scholarship is new and will be administered by the Online News Association.

The deadline is January 27th. Here is a little about this new scholarship from the website:

"The AP-Google Journalism and Technology Scholarship program will provide $20,000 scholarships for the 2012-13 academic year to six promising undergraduate or graduate students pursuing or planning to pursue degrees at the intersection of journalism, computer science and new media."

Winners of this scholarship will also get a membership to the Online News Association for one year and can attend the 2012 Conference in San Francisco.
You can find out more at the Scholarship page here:

The AP-Google Journalism and Technology Scholarship.

Good luck!

Betsyanne

Check my Nontrads Scholarship pages:
Scholarships Links and Tips Page One
Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two
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Sunday, January 1, 2012

Tips on Finding and Securing Scholarships

Happy New Year!

Photo by MikeBaird on Flicker.

Here is a neat article I ran across today. It is by Rebecca Ruiz at the New York Times Education blogs section online.

Ms. Ruiz gives some great tips here from Mark Kantrowitz, who publishes the Finaid.org and Fastweb sites I have written about here before. These are quality sites that help you find scholarships that pertain to each scholarship searcher.

Here are some tips that I liked:

#1. Apply for LOTS of scholarships - not just a few.

#2. Don't worry about rejections. Keep applying.

#3. Use online databases to find scholarships.

A current college student had some tips too. One was to ask family and friends whether they knew of scholarship opportunities. (He found one this way).

He also said to send thank-you notes after interviews.

There's more! Read all the tips here at the article.

All for now,

Betsyanne

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