The next #ScholarshipChat will be this Monday, March 19th at 9:00pm ET. This week will be a little bit different. Instead of talking about scholarship tips or how to find scholarships, the topic will be “You won a Scholarship. Now what?”. We will be going over all of the steps you should take after you win an award. Who should you thank? What can you use the money for? All of your questions will be answered!

Lately there has been a lot of talk about the hot new social network, Pinterest. More and more brands are making their presence known on the site everyday. Each industry is finding new and creative ways to engage customers using Pinterest. But does it make sense for education brands to be on Pinterest? Are students using the site?

StudentScholarshipSearch.com, a division of the Edvisors online education company, recently released an infographic that depicts the top 5 application mistakes that students make when applying for college scholarships. The infographic lays out the 5 tips, which include not following instructions and not paying attention to deadlines, and provides tips for students on how to avoid those mistakes.

There has been a lot of talk about Pinterest lately and we want to know if it is something that college students are into. If you have a second, we would love it if you would take a one question poll by the end of the day on Friday to let us know about you Pinterest usage!

Did you miss #ScholarshipChat last night? If you did you missed a great chat about the The Top 5 Scholarship Application Mistakes.

The next #ScholarshipChat is just a few days away and you will not want to miss this one! On Monday, March 5th at 9:00pm ET we will be talking about the “The Top 5 Scholarship Application Mistakes”. We know them, and you need to know them! Throughout the chat we will be revealing the mistakes and opening each topic up for discussion. Come prepared to share mistakes you have made and the tips you have on how to avoid mistakes.

ScholarshipPoints’ annual Scholarship Idol video contest is now in its final week of competition. The top 10 contest videos submitted by college students from across the country have been selected. ScholarshipPoints members, family, and friends now have until March 6th to vote for the video most deserving of the $2,000 scholarship award. On March 7th the first place winner, along with the second place $1,000 scholarship winner and third place $500 scholarship winner, will be announced.

Hi everyone! Just stopping by to give you an update on the next #ScholarshipChat. We will be chatting on Twitter this Monday, February 20th at 9:00pm ET. The topic of this chat will be “Avoiding Scholarship Scams”. This has been a hot topic in the news lately and we wanted to take the opportunity to open up the discussion, answer your questions, and give you some tips on how to steer clear of scholarship programs with bad intentions.

Last night we had a great Scholarship Q&A during #ScholarshipChat. With no specific topic directing the conversation we talked about Scholarship Idol, no essay scholarships, scholarships for older adults, and shared a bunch of different scholarship contests. Here is a recap of what you missed…

Happy Friday everyone! Only the weekend stands between us and the next #ScholarshipChat on Monday night! We will be using this chat to answer all of YOUR scholarship and financial aid questions, therefore the topic will be “Scholarship Q&A”. No question is too big or too small so come prepared!