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We are well into the 2011 Scholarship Idol competition.  We are already getting some great submissions, but could definitely use a lot more! Why submit a video to Scholarship Idol? For the fame, the fun, and the scholarship money!

Here is what you could win:

• The first place winner will win a $1,000 scholarship and a Flip Cam Video Camera
• The first runner-up will win a $500 scholarship and a Flip Cam Video Camera
• The second and third runners-up will each win a Flip Cam Video Camera
• One voter will win a $500 scholarship and a Flip Cam Video Camera

Don’t forget to check out YouTube to watch the videos and “LIKE” your favorites! On February 14, 2011 the top 10 videos with the most “LIKES” will make it into the voting period. Good luck to everyone and may the most creative, funny, talented ScholarshipPoints member win!

Enter your video today!

CollegeWeekLives’s Paying for College event is this week. If you want to learn more about how to pay for college, this is the online event for you! By attending you will be able to connect live online with financial aid experts and college financial aid officers and get all of your questions about this confusing process answered.

Here is how to take advantage of what CollegeWeekLive has to offer:

Step #1 – Register for CollegeWeekLive: If you are not already a member, visit CollegeWeekLive to become a member! By doing this you will have access to all CollegeWeekLive events. When you register you will also receive 50 scholarship points.

Step #2 – Attend the event on Thursday, January 13th: Login to CollegeWeekLive on January 13th for your chance to win the $1,500 scholarship. You will also learn about uncovering scholarship opportunities online, state level financial aid programs, and the federal financial aid formula.

Register now for your chance to win!

Do you have the winter blues? Are you looking for a creative outlet? Do you want to win more scholarship money had have fun doing it? We have just the thing for you. Scholarship Idol 2011 is coming your way!

We are giving you the chance to create a 60-second or less ScholarshipPoints promotional video. You can sing about ScholarshipPoints, make up a dance or skit about ScholarshipPoints, or anything else you can think of. Just make sure your video it is funny, creative and unforgettable because you fellow members will be voting on their favorites!

Here is what you could win:

• The first place winner will win a $1,000 scholarship and a Flip Cam Video Camera
• The first runner-up will win a $500 scholarship and a Flip Cam Video Camera
• The second and third runners-up will each win a Flip Cam Video Camera
• One voter will win a $500 scholarship and a Flip Cam Video Camera

Scholarship Idol starts on January 17th January 18th so start getting your videos ready now and stay tuned for official rules and more information next week!

Upload your video today and you could be the next Scholarship Idol!

Happy New Year! It may now be 2011, but yesterday we finished up some 2010 business by announcing the December scholarship winners. We posted winners for the following scholarships on the winners page:

• December 2010 $1,000 Free College Scholarship
• December 2010 $500 Refer a Friend Scholarship
• December 2010 $1,000 ZoomPanel Scholarship
• December 2010 $1,000 NPD Scholarship
• December 2010 $1,000 Harris Poll Scholarship
• December 2010 $1,000 MyView Scholarship
• December 2010 $1,000 PrivateStudentLoans.com Scholarship
• December 2010 $1,000 Internships.com Scholarship

Check now to see if you were a winner. If you did not win any of these scholarship drawings, you might have your chance this year. We are gearing up to give away a lot of money in 2011! Stay tuned for new scholarship awards, new scholarship point earning opportunities, and new ways to win!

Are you dreaming of an unforgettable Spring Break trip but don’t think you have the money to make it happen? The truth is that after all of the hard work you have put in this year you deserve to get away from it all. Travel can be very expensive, but if you use StudentUniverse you might just be able to take a trip with what little funds you have leftover after books, your meal plan, and housing expenses.

StudentUniverse.com is the largest online travel agency for students in the United States. By using StudentUniverse, students get the best deals available on flights, train tickets, and hotels. Thousands of students book travel using StudentUniverse.com every week and save hundreds of dollars doing so.

Weather your idea of the perfect Spring Break trip is Aruba or Amsterdam, Puerto Vallarta or Paris, StudentUniverse can help you plan everything from flights to accommodations and ensure that you stay within your budget. StudentUniverse gives you the flexibility to customize your trip and create the vacation you have been thinking about all year. Group rates are also available to help you travel with friends and save even more money!

Spring Break will be here before you know it, so start building your dream trip today. Find out more and request information from StudentUniverse now!