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We are currently in the process of building an amazing new scholarship search website. To make this website the best resource it can be for students, we are looking for ScholarshipPoints member to build scholarship lists that we will use on the site. If you want to contribute to this endeavour while doing scholarship research, helping fellow students, and earning points, then this is a great opportunity for you!

Here is how to submit a scholarship list and earn points:

Step 1: Choose one of the following topics and find 10 to 12 scholarships that fit into that category. Ideally, the category will apply to you so that you can use scholarships you have already found or research you have already done:

• Scholarships for women
• Left handed scholarships
• Scholarships for single mothers
• No essay scholarships
• Full ride scholarships
• International scholarships
• LGBT scholarships
• Scholarships for first generation college students
• Scholarships for vegetarians
• Scholarships for animal lovers
• Scholarships for black women

You can also submit your own topic if you have something that is not on this list!

Step 2: Write a 100 – 250 word paragraph describing your list of scholarships, what the topic means to you, who the scholarships would be good for, and why you chose them.

Step 3: Gather up the names and links to all the scholarships you find from step 1, your paragraph about the scholarships from step 2, and a picture of yourself that we can use on the website, and send them to members@scholarshippoints.com.

Once you send your list, paragraph and picture we will ask you to submit a “contest consent form” giving us the permission to use everything you submit on our brand new site. When you return the release you will earn 100 points 250 points!

If your list is chosen to be featured on the website you will receive an additional 100 points 500 points!!! To increase your chances of being chosen make sure the scholarships you submit are relevant to the topic you choose, are from trustworthy sources, and helpful to other students.

Good luck and happy searching!

It’s that time of year again! The time when everyone starts to think about what their New Year’s Resolutions will be. People set resolutions to make big life changes and give themselves something to work towards. Many decide that they want to eat better, go to the gym more, spend less money and make more time for family and friends.

What are you resolving to do in 2012? Get better grades? Make a few less stops to the fast food drive through? Make more trips home to see your parents? Whatever your resolution, we want to hear about it!

Leave a comment on this post to let us know what your resolutions are!

Enter our New Years Resolution Facebook Contest for a chance to win a $500 scholarship!

To enter, post your New Year’s Resolution on our Facebook wall by Saturday, December 31st at 11:59pm Eastern Time. One member who posts an entry will be randomly selected to receive a $500 scholarship!

The winner will be announced on January 3rd!

CollegeWeekLive FALL is going on today, November 2nd and tomorrow, November 3rd.  CollegeWeekLive is the the largest online college fair! At CollegeWeekLive you can:

• Check out over 300 universities and let your favorite schools know you are serious about studying there
• Ask current students your questions about life on campus
• Watch presentations from admissions experts to get help writing your essay and choosing the right university

Also, when you attend the event you will automatically be entered for a chance to win a $5,000 scholarship!

Chat with us LIVE!

When you attend the event, visit the ScholarshipPoints booth to chat live with a representative from our team! The booth will be “staffed” from 11:00am – 1:00pm and 3:00pm – 6:00pm ET today and 11:00am – 3:00pm tomorrow. Come by with your questions about scholarships and paying for college!

Attend CollegeWeekLive Today!

School has been back in session for a few weeks now and you probably have all had moments of loving all the fun and hating all the work! We know that you spend most of your time going to class, studying for midterms, writing papers, applying for scholarships and working part time jobs on campus, but you have to have some fun too, right? College is  about making new friends, having cool experiences and trying new things.

We want to know, what is your favorite thing about being back at school this fall? Maybe it is watching TV premiers with your roommates or maybe it is going to all of the football games. Leave us a comment and let us know what your favorite thing about school has been this fall!

The next Twitter #ScholarshipChat will be this Sunday, September 11th at 9:00pm ET. The topic of this chat will be: What do organizations look for in scholarship winners? We invite students, parents and professionals to participate. Get you questions and tips ready!

How can you follow along and participate? Just search #ScholarshipChat on Twitter and follow along with the stream. It is that easy! Also, don’t forget to tag all of your tweets with #ScholarshipChat!

The chat will run for about one hour and at the end we will give everyone an opportunity to weigh in on the topic for the next #scholarshipchat. We will have a code worth 50 scholarship points for all ScholarshipPoints members who participate.

What’s left of your back to school shopping list? If you are in the market for a new PC you need to check out HP Academy.

HP wants every student to do well in school and they realize that technology plays a huge role in achieving success. HP will help you get the computer you need for school without breaking your budget. With HP Academy you can combine exclusive discounts with instant rebates sale prices.

Right now HP is offering an awesome deal. Right now, when you buy a HP PC worth over $699 you will have your choice of receiving either a free Xbox or $50 off your purchase. To get your Xbox for free add it to your cart and use the code XBOX360 OR to take $50 off your PC use the code MU7608 at check-out.

As a ScholarshipPoints member, when check out the HP Academy store you will receive 25 scholarship points.

Check out HP Academy Today!

Thank you all for you feedback on #ScholarshipChat! We have picked a date and the first #ScholarshipChat session will be this Sunday, August 14th at 9:00pm EST on Twitter. The topic for this first week will be: An Introduction to Scholarships.

#ScholarshipChat is an opportunity for students to ask their scholarship questions and connect with financial aid officers and scholarship providers. @kferguson10 from the ScholarshipPoints team, along with @winscholarships, will be moderating and have a list of questions prepared to get the conversation started. Just follow along and be ready to learn and share!

How can you follow along and participate? Just search #ScholarshipChat on Twitter and follow along with the stream. It is that easy! Also, don’t forget to tag all of your tweets with #ScholarshipChat!

The chat will run for about one hour and at the end we will give everyone an opportunity to weigh in on the topic for the next #scholarshipchat.  We will have a code worth 50 scholarship points for all ScholarshipPoints members who participate.

We look forward to chatting with you Sunday night!

Recently, you became a member of the Harris Poll Online but  you are not actively completing surveys.  Your unique opinions are important and can earn you great rewards.

Remember, for each survey completion you can earn great rewards including; Amazon.com® Gift Cards*, merchandise, charity donations, sweepstakes entries and much more. Also don’t forget you earn entries into a bi-monthly $10,000 sweepstakes!

Harris has just recently released a new invite, so be sure to check your inbox to see if there is a survey invitation waiting for you.

To ensure that our emails keep getting through to you, please add our email address to your address book -

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There are some new and exciting changes taking place in the next couple of months, so stay tuned for more information!

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Thank you for submitting an Inspiring Educator essay nomination. Please give up to two days for your essay to be approved and posted on our blog. Below are the next steps you should take in the Inspiring Educator Essay Contest…

Find your blog post:

Once you essay has been approved you will be able to find it on the ScholarshipPoints blog. When you search for your name in the blog’s search box your essay should come right up!

Promote your blog post:

You need to help your essay get into the top five! Each essay has a Facebook “Like” button on it. The top five essays with the most “Likes” will make it to the judging round. This means you have to get as many people as you can to “Like” your essay. Here are a few ways to get the word out:

• Email your school’s communication department of high school guidance office to tell them that you nominated an educator and could win a scholarship! Ask them to add a link to your essay on the school’s website.
• Email a link to your classmates, tell them about the contest, and ask them to “Like” your post.
• Email the teacher you nominated and let them know that they could help you and their school win scholarship money.
• Link to your essay from your Facebook or Twitter stream.

If you haven’t submitted your essay yet, visit the contest homepage to do so!

We are so happy to start the month of May off with a HUGE announcement! Today we launched a brand new Refer a Friend program and it is better than ever. Now, when someone you refer to ScholarshipPoints wins a scholarship you will also win a scholarship. They win, you win! It is that simple.

Here is what you get for referring your friends:

• Every friend you refer earns you 1 entry into that month’s $500 Refer a Friend Scholarship Drawing.
• When someone that you refer wins a scholarship, you will win a matching award worth up to a $1,000 scholarship.
• Every friend you refer earns you 50 scholarship points that you can use to enter the next quarterly $10,000 scholarship drawings.

With the new Refer a Friend program, there are more chances to win than ever before! Click here to learn more about this great opportunity and find out how easy it is to refer your friends to ScholarshipPoints and win!

Refer Your Friends and Win!