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College scholarships are one of the most convenient ways to pay for your education. Unlike student loans, college scholarships do not need to be repaid. Though college scholarships are not guaranteed to everyone, there are tons of scholarship opportunities for every student to apply for.

Finding the right scholarships often takes an extensive amount of searching. Luckily there are a lot of resources both online and in your community to help you find college scholarship money. A few places to find scholarships include local organizations such as churches and small businesses, free college scholarship websites like ScholarshipPoints.com, your college or university financial aid office, and online scholarship search engines such as StudentScholarshipSearch.com.

Some students are awarded scholarships based on financial need. When you file your FAFSA to apply for financial aid with your college or university, you receive a financial aid package detailing the awards you are eligible for. If you are lucky, scholarships are one form of college financial aid that might be included in your financial aid package.

Scholarships are also awarded based on other criteria. There are scholarships for seniors, scholarships for athletes, scholarships for women, scholarships for tall people and scholarships for musicians just to name a few. Applying for these more specific scholarships can be beneficial because the applicant pools are often smaller which makes them less competitive.

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Our Back-to-School Member Madness scholarship drawings are now just one week away! This means you do not have much time left to qualify! We are giving away an extra $1,750 on November 1st to new and existing ScholarshipPoints members. Here is what you can win and how to qualify:

• New members who join ScholarshipPoints between September 20th and October 31st will automatically be entered into a $250 scholarship drawing.
• Members who earn a minimum of 100 scholarship points between September 20th and October 31st will automatically be entered into a $500 scholarship drawing.
• Members who earn a minimum of 500 scholarship points between September 20th and October 31st will automatically be entered into a $1,000 scholarship drawing.

For suggestions on ways to earn scholarship points visit a previous post here!

The Back-to-School Member Madness scholarships make up for only a small portion of the $10,550.00 in scholarship money we are giving away next Monday, so don’t miss you chance to win big! Login now to start earning scholarship points. Good luck!

Finding scholarships can be a daunting task. Because of this, students often wonder if paying for college with scholarships is even possible. With so many different kinds of scholarships out there it can be difficult to figure out where to find the right ones and how to approach the application processes. To break through some of the clutter, ScholarshipPoints has recently added some new resources about various types of scholarships, where they can be found, and who should apply for them.

One group of students that is always looking for scholarships is nursing students. Nursing scholarships are abundant and are awarded by schools, hospitals and private organizations. Nursing scholarships are available to both students at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

International scholarships are highly coveted by both US students looking to study abroad and foreign students looking to study in the US. This type of scholarship makes it easier for students to study outside of their country of origin. Many organizations see great value in study abroad and therefore dedicate money to international scholarship funds.

Merit scholarships are reserved for students who excel academically. These scholarships aim to take some of the financial pressure off of outstanding students and give them opportunities that they might not otherwise have. Merit scholarships are awarded to both high school and college students.

Finally, the term “weird scholarships” is  often used to describe the group of scholarships that cannot easily be categorized. Not all scholarships are reserved for star athletes and valedictorians. There are scholarships for students who are tall, students who play the tuba, and students affiliated with a particular interest or cause.

We hope that our resources provide some insight into the scholarship world and encourage students to search and apply for scholarships that meet their qualifications and needs.

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Hi there scholarship seekers! Another week is upon us and with a new week comes new scholarship opportunities. If searching for scholarships is on your list of things to do this week, then you have come to the right place. I have a few new award programs to share with you, so read on to see what you might qualify for!

The first set of scholarships I have for you today is the Women’s Transportation Graduate and Undergraduate Scholarships. The Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) is an international organization with over 4,100 members and 46 chapters. WTS is committed to excellence in the transportation industry and provides opportunities for member’s career advancement through exchange of information, ideas, and experiences. To encourage women pursuing careers in transportation, the Greater Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter of WTS awards three local scholarships to a graduate ($1,500) and two undergraduate ($1,000 each) students. The scholarships are open to students attending any eligible college or university in Texas and Oklahoma.

The second award I want to tell you about is the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Scholarship. The mission of the CHCI Scholarship Program is to provide critical financial assistance that will increase graduation rates among Latino students in post-secondary education. CHCI’s scholarship opportunities are afforded to Latino students in the United States who have a history of performing public service-oriented activities in their communities and who demonstrate a desire to continue their civic engagement in the future.

The final scholarship I want to share with you is the McKesson Pharmacy Scholarship. McKesson Foundation, Inc. has established the McKesson Pharmacy Scholarship Program to assist pharmacy students who plan to continue their education. Renewable scholarships are offered each year for study at accredited schools of pharmacy.

That is all I have for today! Don’t forget that the Back-to-School Member Madness Scholarship Winners will be drawn two weeks from today. This means you still have time earn scholarship points to qualify. Good luck!

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You now have less than three weeks until the Back-to-School Member Madness scholarships are drawn. If you are still trying to earn scholarship points to qualify for the $500 or $1,000 scholarships, here are a few activities you might not have completed yet:

1: Join Internships.com – Internships.com has everything you need to find, apply for, and land your next internship. After you have registered for free with Internships.com, you will be entered into a $1,000 scholarship drawing and your ScholarshipPoints account will automatically be credited with 100 scholarship points.

2: Join NPD Online Research – Become an NPD consumer panelist and your input will directly influence the products and services you see in stores. Your account will automatically be credited with 100 scholarship points once you have confirmed your registration. Complete your first NPD survey and you will be entered into a $1,000 scholarship drawing.

3: Win a Free Trip to Europe – EF College Break is giving away a free trip exclusively to ScholarshipPoints members. Enter now for your chance to win a trip to Europe worth up to $1,800. Your ScholarshipPoints account will be automatically credited with 100 scholarship points just for entering.

Don’t forget, you also still have time to refer your friends to ScholarshipPoints. For every friend you successfully refer you will receive 50 scholarship points and they will be eligible for the $250 new member scholarship.

Good luck scholarship seekers!