Wednesday, July 30, 2014

FAFSA - - a route to a scholarship and more, plus more .gov sites

 




For new readers: did you now that the official FAFSA form also is a source for local and national Scholarships and Grants?

You must go to the official website. Don't be fooled by other sites that insist you PAY for FAFSA information.  Filling out your FAFSA is totally FREE.

Here is that link: https://fafsa.ed.gov/

A clue that this is the REAL, free site is the .gov on the end, showing it is a U.S. Government site.

Some other sites and pages on the FAFSA site for college students that are .gov sites are:

Student Aid Deadlines (check your state in the drop-down menu)  https://fafsa.ed.gov/deadlines.htm

The PIN page (you use this to get into the site) https://pin.ed.gov/PINWebApp/pinindex.jsp

The Federal Student Aid Page - this page includes important Q's and A's like: How do I manage my loans?, How do I apply for Aid?, etc. https://studentaid.ed.gov/

FAFSA on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FederalStudentAid

FAFSA on Twitter https://twitter.com/fafsa

And of course, if you haven't already been here,
Check my Nontrads Scholarship pages:

Scholarships Links and Tips Page One, and

Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two

Thank you for visiting my blog today, and GOOD LUCK on your scholarship search.

Betsyanne

Are you a Nontraditional Student? Check out the Nontrad Website and Blog.

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

3 + 3: popular postings plus Twitter Scholarship Links

Looking for #Scholarships?

Here are 3 Popular Postings from this blog:

Are there scholarships for Science Fiction fans?

Top 10 Postings from 2011

Veterinary School Scholarships

Twitter
And here are some interesting Twitter postings:
2h
foundation gives $11 million for grants, scholarships

These scholarships can reduce financial barriers keeping nontraditional students from going to college:

Interested in studying in the UK? Get advice & search through thousands of institutions & scholarships:
 
And check my Nontrads Scholarship pages:  (for nontraditional students AND others):

Scholarships Links and Tips Page One

Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two

Good luck on your scholarship search!

Betsyanne


Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Summer Search Tips for College Scholarship and Grant Seekers

Summer Scholarship Searching - 7 Tips for Scholarship Seekers
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Depending on what you have going on, a job, Summer Session classes, or other responsibilities, summertime might just be the PERFECT time to start a new Scholarship search.

Here are some tips for the first-time scholarship searcher and also for the semi-pro.

#1. Be organized - keep a file drawer and keep track of deadlines. Scholarship donors are very strict about their deadlines, and there can be no do-overs on this until next year.

#2. Make sure you sign up for and apply for more than just a few scholarships or grants. The more you apply for, the better the chance you will win one or even more.

#3. Use quality (and free!) Search Websites to help you find scholarships that you are wanting. Some of these include the popular Scholarships.com site, along with Fresch, FinAid, FastAid, and others.
More quality sites are listed here:
Scholarships Links and Tips Page One
Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two

#4. Make sure you use the Federal Student Aid Pages to fill out your OFFICIAL FAFSA form. Don't pay to apply, your FAFSA is free. And keep your PIN number in a safe place.

#5. Carve out a certain amount of time per week to work on your Scholarship search. Stick to it. You'll be surprised how many applications you will eventually get done that way.

#6. Check ALL your inboxes, including your Spam and Trash folders to make sure you are receiving all your email from online Scholarship sites.

#7. Don't give up! You will never win a scholarship unless you try, try, try.

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That's it for today! Good luck in your scholarship and grant searches this week.

And here are some recent Find Scholarships and Grants postings:
Top 5 Popular Postings for June 6 2014
Some Fun Scholarship Blogs and Sites, May 2014
and
What's New on Twitter for Scholarship Seekers

-Betsyanne

Friday, June 6, 2014

Top 5 Popular Postings for June 6, 2014

Hi, everyone! Are you looking for #scholarships and #grants?

So are many readers here. There are lots of places online where you can find out about scholarships today. Some are quality sites, and most are free. Here are the most popular postings from this blog, the Find Scholarships and Grants blog, to share with you.

#1.  Veterinary School Scholarships

#2. Top 10 Blog Postings 2011

#3. Get Organized - and keep track of your scholarship and grant applications

#4. Are there scholarships out there to help get a GED?

#5. Unusual, odd, wacky and unknown scholarships

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

And thank you for visiting my blog today!

Here are a couple of recent postings you may also like.

Some fun Scholarship Blogs and Sites for May 2014

and

What's New on Twitter for Scholarship Seekers

Good luck finding that #scholarship!

Betsyanne




Monday, May 26, 2014

Some fun Scholarship Blogs and Sites - - May 2014

I have some scholarship blogs listed here on the site...
and some I get notices from via email weekly at least.

If you want to learn more about getting scholarships and grants, you may want to subscribe to some of these. They have articles about school and more, plus also some articles and article links about scholarships and grants too.

Here are some you can go check out:

The About.com College Admissions blog

About.com Distance Learning

About.com Business School: Leaders Scholarship, more.

Planning and Preparing for College = (Scholarships, Internships, Etc.)

From the Children and Nature Network: earn a 10,000 scholarship , bike and helmet (for kids ags 6 through 12). http://www.clifkidbackyardgame.com/

Send me your favorite links and blogs, and I will post them later too.

Betsyanne

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!

Sunday, May 18, 2014

What's new on Twitter for Scholarship Seekers

Here are some fun Twitter postings for May 2014 from Twitter.

Are you on Twitter yet? If so, you can follow the Find Scholarships site at @scholarsgrants.

Here are some of the latest #scholarship postings from today.

First mine: 3m
Finally got back here. Nontraditional students, find and here:

3 students receive SGA scholarships for Study Away sports facility course in Texas. Read more on WKU News at

Centre is offering scholarships to international volunteers

The key to avoiding student debt:

Scrapbook scholarships, student honors

I'll try to post more of these soon.

Betsyanne

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!

Saturday, April 12, 2014

Glorious Weather? Mowing, and Spring Break.










Spring is a wonderful season.
For many, including me, it's time to get out and exercise by doing things like mowing and gardening (which WILL feel better in the future, I keep telling myself!)

It may take longer to recoup after getting more active, but I think it's worth it.

For many students, it's all about getting outdoors more this time of year too. Some are going on a Spring Break trip away from school for awhile. Many are thinking about going back to school next year. And still others are thinking about taking a class or two during Summer School.

I think that there is something about Spring that brings hope to the soul. In the Spring, somehow all things seem possible.

I hope school is going well, students. Students and non-students, or student wannabes, who would like to pick my brain about scholarships, feel free to Check my Nontrads Scholarship pages:

Scholarships Links and Tips Page One, and

Scholarships Links and Tips Page Two

You may also like these popular postings:

Finding Scholarships and Grants

Betsyanne




Saturday, March 22, 2014

Unusual, Odd, Wacky and Unknown Scholarship postings for 2014












Are you kind of crazy? Different? Unusual? 
It's totally okay! It actually might HELP you find a scholarship this year.

U.S. News: Target These 10 Unique Scholarships in 2014 - do you believe in teen driving safety? Make a video public service announcement and you could win $7,500 up to $15,000.

10 Truely Weird Scholarships from ScholarshipsExperts.com
What five items would YOU use to survive a Zombie Apocalypse? And where would you hide? Let the people know who are handling the Zombie Apocalypse Sweepstakes and win $1,500.

Unusual Scholarships at the FinAid site  - left handed? There's a scholarship for that.  Love skateboarding? Check out the Patrick Kerr Skateboard Scholarship.

Wacky etc. Scholarships posting from 2012 - who knows, some of these may still be around.

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

You may also like this popular posting too:
Finding Scholarships and Grants
 Thank you for visiting my blog today!

Betsyanne

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