Aug
17
2008

Scholarships for Arkansas Students

August 17th, 2008 Posted in Arkansas Scholarships, Scholarships by State
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Arkansas Scholarships for CollegeStudents in Arkansas heading to college and looking for free funding to get them through to graduation will probably be interested in the Arkansas Student Loan Authority.

Their website,  gives college students a free financial literacy tip of the week as well as updates in various fields of study.

They also offer a free scholarship search in which lets you customize your search results based on your gender, your high school, the county you live in, your current year in school, ethnicity, religion, disability and a ton of other options that will provide specialized free college scholarship results.
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Aug
16
2008

Arizona Scholarships for College

August 16th, 2008 Posted in Arizona Scholarships, Scholarships by State
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Arizona College ScholarshipsCurrent or potential students looking to attend a college of university in Arizona have a number of financial aid options at their disposal.

The University of Arizona is one of the largest colleges in the state, and they offer one of the most advanced online financial aid system in place in the country.

Students can visit the University of Arizona scholarships website and simply click on their student status of future student, current student, graduate student, transfer student or international student to receive a list of scholarships available for their particular college enrollment situation. Forms and applications are also available at their respective links at the UA website.

The Arizona College Scholarship Foundation offers programs such as Helios-ACSF Scholars and ACSF-Gear Up Scholars. For a complete, free list from this foundation please contact them at 602-636-1850.

Other scholarships to help get college students a free college ride in Arizona include:

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Aug
14
2008

Alaska Scholarships Abundant and Ignored

August 14th, 2008 Posted in Alaska Scholarships, Scholarships by State
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Alaska Scholarships for CollegeAlaska is one of the most beautiful states in the U.S. and also one of the most overlooked when it comes to college scholarships to attend its colleges and universities.

For example, if you are native Alaskan, you might be interested in contacting the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium about their offered free scholarships.  Applications can also be obtained by calling 1-800-684-8361.

While Alaska might be some distance form home for some college students, there are quite a quite a few scholarship opportunities available to students who choose to make the trip.

Full-ride scholarships for accounting, environmentalism, medicine, art, and feminism round out some of the scholarship opportunities available in Alaska.

Here is some information on some scholarships in particular:

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Aug
14
2008

College Scholarships for Alabama Students

August 14th, 2008 Posted in Alabama Scholarships, Scholarships by State
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Alabama College ScholarshipsIf you are a new or soon-to-be high school graduate in Alabama and need to find some free college scholarship money there are many local resources you can look to before you decide to take on those student loans.

In fact, Alabama is one of the highest grossing states in the union for college scholarship funding.  If you live in the counties of Montgomery, Elmore, Pike, or Lowndes, the first stop on your scholarship search should be the Central Alabama Community Foundation.

This foundation awards up to $2.5 million per year to students in these counties alone. From their website:

Through its 170+ funds, CACF addresses a wide variety of concerns, supporting projects and programs in education, health, human services, cultural arts, recreation, historic preservation and other civic concerns.

If you do not live in those particular counties there are still plenty of full-ride and partial-ride scholarships specific to Alabama.

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Aug
14
2008

Photography College Scholarships Go Unclaimed

August 14th, 2008 Posted in Photography Scholarships, Scholarships by Profession
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Photography Scholarships for CollegeOn the surface, there seem to be little to no opportunities available for free college photography scholarships, even to the most excellent of students.  Read on to learn about several free photography college scholarships which you may qualify for.

Fortunately, the mass of these college scholarships are merely concealed, and simply require additional incentive to uncover. Since free college photography scholarships are less sought after, they are sometimes left undisclosed in common scholarship resources and publications.

With the proper mindset and resources, prospective college photography students will find that an assortment of free scholarships is available, simply in wait of those who will seize the opportunity.

The internet is a remarkable platform for such free scholarships, however the competition for web-based scholarships can be intense.  You can also refer to resources such as College Board Scholarship Book, and other printed databases of regulated scholarships.

Because of the intense competition, well-deserved photography scholarship candidates are sometimes disregarded, because they do not meet some minor criterion of the application process.  As a result, many full-ride photography college scholarships go unclaimed. Read the rest of this entry »Read the rest of this entry »

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