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Hello there ScholarshipPoints members (and non-members)! We are coming to the end of January which means it is almost time to announce the winner of the January $1,000 Free College Scholarship. Sunday is your last day to enter so you still have time to earn more points!

If you are not a member yet there is also still time for that. If you join now you can start earning points and enter to win the scholarship we will be awarding in just three days!

We will be announcing the winner on Monday morning so make sure you check the winner’s page to see if you are the lucky student!

Thanks everyone and have a great weekend!

This year, the Upromise scholarship will award $2,500 to 100 exceptional students for the 2010-2011 academic year. Since 2007, they’ve given $750,000 to hundreds of dedicated students. Now you, or someone you care about, could be one of them.

Join now and start turning everyday spending into a college degree!

Upromise is a free service with over 11 million members. When you buy groceries, fill your gas tank, go out to eat, book travel, shop online and more, you can get money back for college—from 1% to 25%.

Once again, I am here to tell you about a few new scholarships that have popped onto my radar this week. Now I have to say that some of these are a little bit specialized, but who knows if you could qualify!

Marist anyone?:  Marist college and the National Science Foundation have joined forces to award 12 full scholarships to highly talented students who plan on majoring in Computer Information Systems. If you think you have what it takes this is a great opportunity!

Lovers of international study: I often have students ask me what kinds of scholarships are available for international study which is why I was thrilled to come across the Boren Awards for International Study. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships provide an unique opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to add an important international and language component to their educations. We focus on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study that are critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad.

For the business savvy: DECA’s Scholarship Program provides over $300,000 in scholarships at the International Career Development Conference each year. More than 50 corporations provide scholarships to future marketing and management leaders  through the DECA Scholarship Program. These scholarships are all based on merit.

There is a lot for everyone to work with here so start applying! If you do not think you would qualify for any of these scholarships make sure you check out all of the scholarships on StudentScholarshipSearch.com!

In case you haven’t noticed, over the past two weeks we have added some impressive scholarship point activities! There is an opportunity to earn a lot of points to enter into the January 2010 monthly scholarships and the March 2010 $10,000 scholarship. Here are a few new high-value activities:

2010 Universum Survey: Take the 2010 Universum Survey and receive a code worth 50 scholarship points! This one is big! You can use your 50 scholarship points to enter any of our monthly scholarship drawings.

Private Student Loan Comparison Tool: This is a one-two punch!  First check out our new Private Student Loan Comparison Tool and receive a point code worth 20 scholarship points just for looking at it. Then take the Private Student Loan Comparison Tool Survey and receive a code worth another 20 scholarship points just for telling us what you think!

Rent and Sell Textbooks with Chegg: You can get a code worth 25 scholarship points for checking out the textbook rental company Chegg! Chegg could help you save thousands of dollars on textbooks throughout your college career so try them out this semester!

Take the Student Advantage Challenge: You can get a code worth 25 scholarship points for checking out Student Advantage!  Get the Student Advantage card with a 30-day money-back guarentee and start saving hundreds of dollars!

Did you hear that we recently announced the December scholarship winners? We did! This week we announced the winners of four scholarships. These scholarships include the December $1,000 Free College Scholarship, the December $500 Zoompanel Scholarship, The December $500 Winning Survey Scholarship, and the December $500 MyView Scholarship.

Don’t know if you are a winner? Check out our winner’s page now to find out. If you did not win this month you have more chances to win in January. Of course we will have our monthly $1,000 Free College Scholarship, but the big news is that Zoompanel is giving away $10,000 in January! Additionally we will be giving away $10,000 in March! There is more money than ever for you to win so login now and start earning points towards these scholarships!