One (1) $5,000 scholarship will be awarded. Students must complete an application online at http://www.scholarshipexperts.com/apply.htx#5K&src=cs and include a short, original, previously unpublished written response to the topic, “How will a $5,000 scholarship for education make a difference in your life?” The response must be in English, exhibit correct spelling and grammar and be no more than 250 words in length. Additionally, each applicant is required to complete a scholarship search profile online at www.scholarshipexperts.com . Deadline ot apply is April 30, 2008 at 11:59pm Eastern Daylight Savings Time.

February 14, 2008 05:00 PM (PST) – April 3, 2008 11:30 PM (PST)
Description: What product has changed your life so intensely that you can no longer live without it? It might be the way your iPod has added music to the most mundane tasks or it may be the way your shampoo gives your hair new life. Whatever IT is, life just wouldn’t be the same without it. So, make the best case for your #1 product or, better yet, make a case for your top product in each category to increase your chances to win! Remember to create a separate entry for each category.
Entry must contain reference to specific product or brand. Blogs must be no more than 2000 words and videos are not to exceed 3 minutes. Reviews must evaluate the product or the entry to be eligible.

February 13, 2008 12:00 AM (PST) – April 3, 2008 11:30 PM (PST)
Description: Election Day 2008 is just around the corner and there’s no time like the present to give your political party a push! Design a button, t-shirt, yard sign, poster or any else you can think of to show your support for your political party, candidate or cause. Get campaigning and your political props could win you $500! Voters and reviewers have a chance to win too, plus you can vote once per hour, per day, per submission!
Blogs must not exceed 1000 words and videos must be no longer than 3 minutes.

There’s been much talk recently about some student loan companies withdrawing from the student loan marketplace, and whether students will be materially harmed by a smaller marketplace. The short answer? No.
Federal student loans such as the Stafford loan are unaffected by changes in credit insofar as the borrower is concerned. Stafford federal student loans have [...]

The Simon School assists qualified full-time domestic and international students in financing their management education and has been generous in awarding merit-based scholarships to those who show promise of achieving excellence at the School and in their careers. In awarding merit-based aid, primary emphasis is given to academic excellence, professional development and demonstrated qualities of leadership. Scholarship amount, if any, is given at the same time as the admissions decision. About 50-60% of students receive partial tuition awards. Full scholarships are very rare and extremely competitive. Furthermore, the School strongly discourages students from working while studying full-time, as the academic rigor of our courses and the time needed to conduct a career search is significant.

These awards are renewed in the second year, provided first-year academic performance has been satisfactory. To be considered for Simon School merit-based financial aid, the applicant needs only to complete the financial-aid portion of the application form.

A large selection of scholarships for SUNY Dutchess Community College

The University of Massachusetts has a giant directory of Massachusetts-centric scholarships, neatly arranged, for the five UMass campuses.

Doodle 4 Google gives U.S. students in grades K-12 the opportunity to design a doodle for the Google homepage. Students will be asked to draw a doodle that best represents the theme “What if…?” We ask ourselves this question every day when we build our products, so we thought we would ask the same of the future doodlers.

A panel of expert judges and Googlers will select 40 regional winners, who will be invited to the Googleplex in Mountain View, California, in May. Four national finalists will be announced as the result of a public vote. From there, Dennis will select one lucky student whose doodle will be on the Google homepage for a day in the U.S. This winner will also receive a $10,000 college scholarship and a technology grant for his or her school.

The Boston College Asian American Scholarship was created in 1995 through the initiative of a group of students, faculty, and administrators, to recognize BC juniors whose commitment to academic excellence, to promoting Asian American awareness, and to serving both the Asian American and the wider communities on and off campus, is exceptional.

The Scholarship provides 75% of tuition for senior year. In addition, up to four finalists will be awarded $1,000 grants for purchases at the Boston College Bookstore.

All full-time, Boston College juniors who have maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.3 are eligible to apply for the scholarship. The application process involves short statements describing academic and community service activities, as well as a longer essay asking applicants to reflect upon their roles as future leaders for the Asian American community. A selection committee composed of faculty members, staff, administrators, and students will review all applications, and finalists are selected on the basis of two main criteria:

1. Academic accomplishments as evidenced by strong grades, an ambitious selection of courses, and the integration of academic interests with personal goals; and
2. Participation in activities, on campus or off, that serve others and that help strengthen the Asian American community and its contributions to the larger American society.

To be eligible, applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents in the United States. The applicant’s financial need is also a consideration.

All finalists will be invited to an interview with the selection committee in late March or early April. Announcement of awards will be made in the last week of April.

The GFOA’s Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship of $5,000 is available for award to an upper-division undergraduate or graduate student of public administration, (governmental) accounting, finance, political science, economics, or business administration (with a specific focus on government or nonprofit management). The purpose of the Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship is to recognize outstanding performance by minority students preparing for careers in state and local government finance. This scholarship is funded by Microsoft.

Eligibility:

* Currently a full- or part-time upper-division undergraduate or graduate student in public administration, (governmental) accounting, finance, political science, economics or business administration (with a specific focus on government or nonprofit management).
* Belong to one of the following groups (as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau): Black or African American, American Indian or Alaskan native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latino.
* Citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada.
* Recommendation by student’s academic advisor, department chair (undergraduate students), or dean of the graduate program (graduate students).
* Student has not been a past winner of a scholarship administered by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.