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Happy last day of March everyone! As promised, here are a few more scholarship opportunities for you to check out…

First off, I know everyone is very busy this time of year, so another essay isn’t the most welcome. However, this one at least seems interesting. The Big Dig Scholarship from AntiqueTrader.tv offers a $500 scholarship for the best essay, but what is it on? For the essay, students must think of an object, that if dug up 200 years from now, will be worth a lot of money. The essay needs to be between 500-1000 words and explain why you picked the item, why do you think it will have value, etc. This scholarship is open to current HS seniors as well as current freshmen and sophomores and the application deadline is June 1, 2011.

Next we have the RTDNA (Radio Television Digital News Association) scholarships. RTDNA offers 2 different scholarship programs, one is for undergraduate students (freshmen excluded) and the other is for current grad students (or students about to enroll in a graduate program). Each program consists of a bunch of scholarship awards ranging in amount, but all are indented for students pursing a career in digital journalism. The program overall is offering over $25,000 worth of scholarships to eligible students. To apply, you must submit an online application form by Friday, May 13 along with letters of recommendation.

The St. Simon Publishing Scholarship involves another essay, but luckily, the deadline is not until August 31, 2011 so you can take all summer to write and perfect your essay! The scholarship itself is $500 and open to students in need of financial assistance to pay for books. The essay you must write is based on the book Two Different Worlds: The Possibilities And The Realities (yes, this scholarship does involve reading the book).

Hopefully one of these scholarships will apply to you, but if not, leave a comment to let us know what types of scholarships you’d like to see in the future!

Happy scholarship searching!

ScholarshipPoints.com awards scholarships to three students total $2,000 and 5 Flip™ UltraHD video cameras to winners of their annual “Scholarship Idol” video contest

QUINCY, MA (March 28, 2011) – The popular student scholarship reward website ScholarshipPoints.com recently announced the winners of their Scholarship Idol viral video contest. In 60 seconds or less, students were given the chance to express themselves creatively and originally in a video and upload it to the ScholarshipPoints YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/ScholarshipPoints). The number of “Likes” a video received determined it’s chances of landing in the top ten videos to be judged by members at ScholarshipPoints.com during the final round.

Of the more than 50,000 votes cast, the majority went to Erika Vasallo, a vocal performance major at Florida State University. Erika walked away with a $1,000 scholarship and a Flip™ UltraHD video camera. “With the rising costs of college tuition, room and board, and books, the $1,000 scholarship that I won from ScholarshipPoints.com will help me get a head start on my education, said Vasallo. “Thank you ScholarshipPoints for your generous scholarship!”

Jonathan Thomas, a business student with a passion for film, was one of the runners-up in the competition. He was also the recipient of a video camera. “I love film. In fact, I had applied to film school in California, but could not afford to attend after acceptance,” said Thomas. “This is my first camera! Thanks ScholarshipPoints for helping me get one step closer to reaching my dreams.”

To view the winner and other Scholarship Idol finalists visit http://www.ScholarshipPoints.com/contests/scholarship-idol/. To see all the contest entries visit http://www.YouTube.com/ScholarshipPoints.

Just dropping by to let you know that CollegeWeek Live SPRING starts tomorrow. If you are a high school student looking to attend college in the near future, then this is the event for you!

CollegeWeekLive SPRING is a free online college fair featuring over 300 colleges and universities from across the country and around the world, as well as live video presentations from admissions experts and current college students.

At CollegeWeekLive SPRING you can:

• Chat live with admissions representatives from 300+ colleges
• Find millions in financial aid and scholarship
• Watch student video webcasts and get the inside scoop on campus lofe
• Be eligible to win a $10,000 scholarship and a HP Mini 210 laptop computer
• Get admissions advice from experts presenting live via video

As a ScholarshipPoints member your account will automatically be credited with 25 scholarshipPoints when you register for CollegeWeekLive SPRING!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all you students out there! So that you may find some financial luck today, here are a few more scholarships to help you on the road to paying for school.

In keeping with the St. Patty’s Day theme, Castle Ink is offering a scholarship for going green! The purpose of this scholarship is to raise awareness of recycling and is open to both high school and college students enrolled in college for the 2011-2012 academic year. Here’s how it works: students write something about recycling, size doesn’t matter. Then, post it somewhere online and send as many people as you can to visit the page! it’s that easy! The student who generates the most visits will be awarded a $2,500 dollar scholarship! Oh yeah, the deadline is May 30, 2011.

Learn more about Castle Ink’s Green Scholarship

It seems that with the plethora of scholarships for women and minorities, white males can fall through the cracks, or so thought the founder of this next scholarship. The FMAFE (Former Majority Association for Equality) Scholarship is only open to white male students planning to attend college for the fall 2011 semester. Five students will be awarded one $500 scholarship each, and providing they keep their GPA above 3.0, students can qualify for aid for following semesters.

Learn more about FMAFE Scholarships

And for all of you non-Irish folk out there, check out the Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship Program. This scholarship is available to minority students who are enrolled in a technical degree program (Bachelor’s or higher). Each year Xerox awards $1,000 – $10,000 to qualified students, and you have until September 30, 2011 to submit your application!

Learn more about the Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship Program

That’s all for now. Check back March 31st for more scholarship updates!

Best of luck, lads and lasses!

Today is the day you have all been waiting for. The March 2011 $10,000 scholarship winner has been announced. Head over to the winner’s page now to see if you are the lucky winner!

This is an exciting award because it is our first $10,000 scholarship drawing of 2011. If you are not the winner, you will have three more chances to win a $10,000 scholarship award in 2011.

Don’t forget to keep an eye out for the winner announcement in your inbox. The email contains a code worth 25 scholarship points that you can use towards the March $1,000 Free College Scholarship or the June $10,000 Scholarship Drawing.

I am sure that everyone is already well into weekend mode, but we wanted to make sure that you didn’t forget that the $10,000 scholarship drawing is this coming Tuesday, March 15th. This means that you only have a few days left to earn scholarship points and enter them into the drawing. Looking for ways to earn a few extra scholarship points? Here are a few things you can do!

• Join Upromise for 100 scholarship points
• Share your study abroad experience with Abroad101 for 50 scholarship points
• Take the My Future Career Survey for 50 scholarship points
• Check out the WinningSurveys $3,500 Scholarship for 25 scholarship points

Remember, you only have until Monday, March 14th to earn points and enter them into the drawing. Good luck to everyone on Tuesday. We can’t wait to find out who wins!

Scholarship Idol wrapped up about a week ago and we could not be more pleased with the turnout! The contest definitely exceeded our expectations and we were thrilled with the hard work everyone put into their videos.

During the contest there were over 60 video submissions, hundreds of YouTube “Likes” and over 50,000 votes. The videos that made it into the top ten showed some true talent. They were funny, original, and professionally crafted. We had singers, rappers, comedians, and people who really know their stuff when it comes to film!

So who were the big winners?

First Place:
Erika Vasallo with Ready to graduate! Lets pay for school now!
$1,000 Scholarship and a Flip Cam Video Camera

Second Place:
Allison Pincsak with ScholarshipPoints Song
$500 Scholarship and a Flip Cam Video Camera

Third Place:
Jonathan Thomas with A Testimony – ScholarshipPoints.com
Flip Cam Video Camera

Fourth Place:
Nate Williams with What are you waiting for?
Flip Cam Video Camera

To learn more about the Scholarship Idol winners and all of our winners, head on over to the winners page now!

Hello scholarship seekers! I’m back to tell you all about some new scholarship opportunities. Let’s get started…

First up, Discus Awards is a scholarship program that awards students for their well-roundedness. You can either nominate yourself or someone you know for a scholarship based on 3 areas where you (or they) shine.  You can then write a little bit about why you stand out or even upload a video to make your case. With many scholarships that focus on one passion or stand-out aspect, the Discus Awards honors unconventional, all-around students. A new winner is named every month and students who are chosen will receive a $2,000 college scholarship.

Learn more about the Discus Awards.

Another great scholarship opportunity is brought to you by Nordstrom (yup, the department store). Every year they give students $10,000 in scholarships to be dispersed evenly over your 4 years of college. Unfortunately it is only open to high school juniors and winners are obligated to maintain a GPA of at least 2.7 thought their 4 years in college. The application period begins March 15, 2011 and ends May 16, 2011.

Learn more about the Nordstrom Scholarship Program.

Lastly, the Diabetes Scholars Foundation provides a number of scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $5,000. Students diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes who have contributed to awareness or research efforts through fundraising, volunteering or public speaking are encouraged to apply.

Learn more about the Diabetes Scholars Foundation Scholarships.

That’s all for now, check back in a couple weeks for more scholarship updates!

Greetings ScholarshipPoints members! To get March started with a bang, we’ve chosen the winners of the February scholarship drawings! But that’s not all, we have also posted the winners of the Scholarship Idol video contest. To see if you’re one of the lucky 12 to have won a scholarship or prize, login to ScholarshipPoints and view the winners!

Remember, if you’re a winner you only have three days to claim your prize, so check in soon!

Not a winner this month? Keep trying! We’re giving away $10,000 on March 15th, so make sure to keep earning points so you can win too!

Good luck!