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Private Scholarships
By far, private scholarships offer college students the largest source of free money
for education because there are literally hundreds of THOUSANDS of
programs out there! (obviously too many
to list here).
Corporations, associations, unions, foundations, religious, civic, and fraternal organizations all award scholarships to a variety of students for a multitude of different reasons. Whether you're a talented student with a 4.0 GPA, economically disadvantaged, athletic, artistic, scientifically or musically inclined, or just left-handed.. chances are there is a scholarship or grant out there with your name on it.
Here are a few popular scholarships you may have heard of..
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Pepsi Scholarships
Up to $10,000 college scholarships to high school seniors with at least a 2.5 GPA.
Pepsi Scholarship 2017
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Duck Brand Stuck at Prom Scholarship Contest
$50,000 scholarships to the best high school prom outfit made out of duct tape.
http://stuckatprom.com/
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So if these weird and interesting scholarship programs weren't enough to peak your interest, check out the following database websites below for more information. After all.. finding all the different scholarship programs you might be eligible for can be a long and daunting task. But luckily these handy online resources can be of great help with your search:
Fast Web
www.fastweb.org
Scholarship America
www.scholarshipamerica.org/
The College Board's Scholarship Search
http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp
The Princeton Review
www.princetonreview.com/college/finance/scholar
Broke Scholar
www.brokescholar.com/
College Xpress
http://www.collegexpress.com/
FinAid
http://www.finaid.org
Caution: Be careful of scholarship search services that charge a fee to locate scholarships for you (especially if they claim to guarantee a scholarship for you once paid a certain amount of money). Remember, there is no reason to pay for what is otherwise free public information.
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