Three Scholarships You Need to Know About

I learned about three scholarships administered by Scholarship America.

Scholarship America, according its website, "is the nation's largest non-profit, private-sector scholarship and educational support organization." It has distributed over $2 billion to almost 200 million students.

1. Vanguard Scholarship Program--Deadline: Nov. 29, 2009; up to $10,000

From website: "Merit-based scholarships of up to $10,000 to minority students pursuing studies in business, finance, economics, accounting, information technology or the liberal arts.

To be considered, the student must be a racial minority, be entering their senior year of undergraduate study in the fall of 2010, be enrolled full-time in a four-year accredited college or university in the United States, and have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. The student must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States."

2. Vanguard Women in Information Technology Scholarship Program--Deadline: Nov. 29, 2009; up to $8,000

From website: "Merit-based scholarships of up to $8,000 to female students studying computer science, computer engineering, Web design, or another IT-related field.

To be considered for the program, the applicant must be a female undergraduate entering their senior year of college in the fall of 2010, be enrolled full-time in a four-year accredited college or university in the United States, and have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. The student must be a U.S. Citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States."

3. AXA Achievement Scholarship--Deadline: Dec. 15, 2009; $10,000-$25,000

From website: "Open to high school seniors who plan to enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two- or four-year college or university. Applicants must be United States citizens or legal residents and must have demonstrated ambition and self-drive as evidenced by an outstanding achievement in a school, community, or workplace activity."

Links and more details about these opportunities can be found here: http://scholarshipamerica.org/open_scholarships.php

Several More Scholarship Resources

I have listed below several scholarship resources.

I have included some resources for getting through these difficult economic times: more resources to help pay necessities mean more money to go to school.

1. AARP Foundation and the AARP

http://aarpfoundationwlc.org/content/view/27/62/

AARP Foundation Back-to-School Financing Guide: A Financial Aid Guide Book for Midlife and Older Women Seeking Education and Training

http://www.aarp.org/about_aarp/aarp_foundation/

The AARP Foundation also sponsors several helpful guides, including information about benefits for people 50 and over. The Benefits QuickLink is described this way on the website: "Last year, 90,000 adults in all 50 states used AARP's Benefits QuickLink to find financial help to cover the costs of groceries, utilities, health care, and medications."

http://www.aarp.org/internetresources/

These are internet resources on Aging.

2. Smart Money Article

http://www.smartmoney.com/personal-finance/college-planning/free-money-13275/

Free Money for College: This article contains links to three scholarship databases: CollegeAnswer, FastWeb, and the College Board.

Also included in this article is a link to Scholarship America and its chapters that feature scholarships.

Only click on the orange links in this article.

The Scholarship America web site includes interesting resources.

http://scholarshipamerica.org/

Scholarship America is a highly rated charity which features many scholarships.

http://scholarshipamerica.org/chapter_search.php

The Dollars for Scholars Program of Scholarship America--you can research which states have chapters.

http://scholarshipamerica.org/open_scholarships.php

Available Scholarships that Scholarship America administers.