Friends Create a Memorial Scholarship
They called themselves The Fabulous Five. Then, in November 2004, one member of the close-knit group of friends was on his way home from a high school field trip when the car he was riding in was involved in an accident. Mark Tsvok of West Hartford died several hours later at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.
Ice Cream Retailer Scholarship
College or High school students - working at an ice cream shop can help your college career! If your employer is a member of the National Ice Cream Retailers you may be able to get a $1,000 college scholarship offered by this association.
Employer Offered Scholarships & Tuition Reimbursement
Many times employers offer tuition reimbursement or scholarships. This program could be available at the student’s parents employer so it is always a good idea to look into what is available.
Sometimes students who work even part-time can take advantage of tuition reimbursement from their own employer. This is a benefit that students should consider when applying for jobs while going to college.
Online Scholarship Database
Today college students have the luxury of the internet to search for scholarship opportunities. Students can use search engines like Google to find scholarships.
Students can also use databases that make it easy to search by specific criteria. Information about college scholarships online has made it much easier to find college scholarship information.
Use FastWeb’s free scholarship search to find information on more than 600,000 scholarships
Unclaimed Scholarships?
Nearly every local and national organization has a college scholarship to offer, along with wealthy philanthropists, nationally known retailers and universities.
High school seniors are scrambling to meet deadlines in February for those scholarships, though some say the flood of offers could end up crowding the field and discourage students from applying.
Financial Aid Basics
Do you remember learning your ABCs as a child — that proud day when you finally could sing the “Alphabet Song” all the way through? Once you learned these letters, they became useful tools for you, and odds are that you don’t even have to sing the song anymore to remember them. Well, it’s time to learn a new alphabet, and unfortunately there’s no cute tune to help you remember it. Eventually, however, just as you learned the regular letters, you’ll develop a comfort level with FAFSA, SAR, EFC and PIN — acronyms that are part of the financial aid alphabet.
Technology & Fashion Scholarship
The“Fashion in Motion’’ College Scholarship Program for Technology & Fashion Students is sponsored by CTIA WIRELESS 2006. The Application is March 10.
Mercedes-Benz USA Scholarship
MONTVALE, N.J. — Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA), with support from World Wide Motors and Mercedes-Benz dealers, will make $1.5 million in scholarship funding available to students who are the first generation in their families to attend college.
Texas Agriculture Scholarships
Students who are persuing studies in farming and other areas agriculture should be aware of the scholarships which are available. Scholarships are available from the Texas Farm Bureau, Future Homemakers, Future Farmers of America and 4-H Clubs.
Football Scholarship Winner
It’s a takeoff on the world’s oldest story line. Only this fairy tale rings true: Boy meets football. Boy loses taste for football. Boy wins back passion for the game.
And in the end, a fine young man earns a college scholarship. Mill Creek senior Jerry Winfield may still be pinching himself.