Scholarship Tigers–Students Helping Each Other Find Money for College

$1,500 Flavor of the Month Scholarship, D: July 31, 2017

https://www.unigo.com/scholarships/our-scholarships/flavor-of-the-month-scholarship

Unigo.com has a scholarship every month, some from $1,500 all the way to $10,000. Most require a 250 or less short answer as well as completing a scholarship profile.

These scholarships are offered to people who are

• “thirteen (13) years of age or older at the time of application
• legal residents of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia
• and currently enrolled (or enroll no later than the fall of 2023) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education” (from website).

$1,500 Flavor of the Month Scholarship

From website: “WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE TO BE, IT’S DELICIOUS!

Winning scholarships can be sweet – especially with this special a la mode award for scholarship seekers who love ice cream.

Are you simple and sweet like vanilla, classic yet unpredictable like chocolate chip, or a little nutty like pistachio? Whatever the flavor or reasons may be, we want to know what ice cream flavor best reflects your personality and why.

July is National Ice Cream Month, and we need a little help picking out a “Flavor of the Month” for our famous ice cream scholarship. Tell us all about your ice cream flavor, and you could scoop up a sweet $1,500 scholarship.

Submit an online written response to the question:

“Summer and ice cream go hand-in-hand. In fact, July is National Ice Cream Month, and that’s the inspiration behind this award. We think people are very similar to ice cream; some are nutty, others a little exotic, while some are very comforting. If you were an ice cream flavor, which would you be and why?” (250 words or less)

The Flavor of the Month Scholarship winner will be notified by email or phone on or around October 31, 2017.”

Other Scholarships Offered by Unigo.com

https://www.unigo.com/scholarships/our-scholarships

Here, you can explore other scholarships Unigo offers

$1,500 Make Me Laugh Scholarship,

$2,000 Zombie Apocalypse Scholarship,

$5,000 Education Matters Scholarship, and the

 Unigo $10,000 Scholarship.

Also, you can read past winners to get an idea of what type of entries win.

SKIP THE ADS! (Some of the ads are legitimate, but sadly I can’t vouch for them all. Avoid the single mom or single dad scholarships–I and a few other students have received calls, and some of the operators are not scrupulous, trying to pressure students in pursuing degrees at for-profit colleges and to take on heavy student loans.)

Unigo.com’s Scholarship Directory

https://www.unigo.com/scholarships

Browse millions of scholarships at Unigo’s Scholarship Directory at the above link.

You can search for scholarships like those below and others.

https://www.unigo.com/scholarships/by-major

Scholarships by Major

https://www.unigo.com/scholarships/undergraduate-students

Scholarships for Undergraduate Majors

https://www.unigo.com/scholarships/high-school-students

Scholarships for High School Students

https://www.unigo.com/scholarships/graduate-students

Scholarships for Graduate Students

https://www.unigo.com/scholarships/minority

Minority Scholarships

Scholarships with August 2017 deadlines

In celebration of Summer Completion Academy, here are two lists of scholarships with August 2017 deadlines. Some of these scholarships are open to high school students, undergraduate students, and graduate students.

August 2017 Scholarships

Top August 2017 scholarships

August Scholarships

Complete list of scholarships with August 2017 deadlines; click NEXT to see the next page of scholarships.

How to Receive Entire Blog Entries from ScholarshipTigers.com as They are Published  

On the right hand side of the webpage, scroll down until you see the words, EMAIL SUBSCRIPTION.

If you enter your email address and click on the box, Sign me up, you should receive an email, and then all you have to do is confirm it.

You will then receive updates with scholarships and clues so that you can discover more college money and aim for less student debt.

You will receive the text of the entire blog post, and I try to blog twice a week.

Of course, these scholarships can be applied for by other students not in Summer Completion Academy (SCA), but students in SCA will be mastering writing, which makes the completion of these scholarships easier.

$1,000 Active Life Scholarship for Financial Literacy, D: June 30, 2017

http://www.getupgetactive.org/scholarship/

I would read the entire webpage, including the right hand side on “Financial Literacy.”

 Selected criteria from webpage:

“Who: Current college, graduate school or adult learners.

What: This scholarship is designed to encourage students to increase their financial literacy skills and adopt positive habits for managing their personal finances both in college and beyond.

Amount: $1,000. May be used at any college to study any major”

This scholarship only requires 3-5 sentences and answering a few questions. Literally, you create this answer by studying the page, thinking about it, and writing up several answers.

Other scholarships that would only require 3-5 sentences and answering a few questions.

http://www.getupgetactive.org/active-life-weakness/

$1,000 Active Life Scholarship to Tackle Your Weakness , D: July 31, 2017

http://www.getupgetactive.org/active-life-political-awarenes/

$1,000 Active Life Scholarship for Political Expression, D: August 31, 2017

Explore Scholarship Tiger for other scholarships with a June 30 deadline, as well as deadlines in July and August 2017 and beyond.

Search and you will find.

http://www.breylancommunications.com/bbgcommunications/132/scholarships.php

$500 BBG Communications scholarship

Deadline: June 30, 2017

Ages 16-21

Selected criteria from webpage:

“The BBG Communications scholarship is designed for students between the ages of 16 and 21 who are currently in or will be attending an institution of higher education in the Fall of 2017.

 Value: $500

Deadline: June 30, 2017 (11:59 ET)

To be considered eligible for the BBG Communications Scholarship you must:

•  Be between the ages of 16 and 21 on June 30, 2017
• Submit answers to the two essay questions, which can be found on the application page, prior to the June 30, 2017 deadline
• Have at least one full year of post secondary studies remaining at the time of the award
• Have a GPA of 2.5 or greater.
• Be a citizen of the United States or Canada

The scholarship winner will be announced on or around August 30, 2017 and will be posted on this website immediately after. All applications must be received by 11:59pm ET on June 30. No late applications will be reviewed.

For more details on the two essays you must write, please visit the application page by: Clicking Here”

There is a link to the application page, containing the two essay questions.

You can also review previous winners from 2016 and before.

https://www.varsitytutors.com/college-scholarship

$200 Monthly Varsity Tutors College Scholarship Contest

Selected criteria from Official rules

“16 years or older in their state of legal residence on or before their entry into the Promotion. Such individuals must be a legal resident of one of the fifty United States or the District of Columbia as of June 01, 2017.

The text must exceed 200 words and must not exceed 900 words.

All essays must address the specific promotion question presented during Promotion Period, must be original, must not have been previously published, released, or distributed, and must have been created and must be owned exclusively by you

Content must not be of an offensive, explicit, negative, or controversial nature.

Essay must follow an organized, multiple-paragraph format.

Essay must exhibit the standard rules of grammar & mechanics.”

The next essay contest is open from July 1-15, 2017, and then you promote your essay. It looks like the essay with the most votes wins.

WHERE I FOUND THESE SCHOLARSHIPS:

http://oregongearup.org/calendar/scholarship

This is a scholarships calendar, with about 20 pages of scholarships.

For example, I found this scholarship by going beyond page 1.

http://thehammockexpert.com/scholarship/

$1,500 Hammock Expert Scholarship Program

D: August 31, 2017

Selected criteria from webpage:

“The Hammock Expert Scholarship Program

At The Hammock Expert we recognize that the investment in knowledge pays the best interest for the future. That is why we are excited to announce the creation of an annual college / technical school scholarship for high school, undergraduate and graduate students. Each year we will award up to $6,000 in scholarships, in $1,500 increments, to deserving students that are looking to be successful in life.

Scholarship Details

• $1,500 annual scholarship (one time)
• 4 scholarships available every year (2 per semester)

Submission:

To be eligible, applicant must have a minimum 2.8 cumulative GPA (High school or university) and submit a 1000-1500-word essay answering the following question:

• How do you see technology impacting the world around us in the future and where do you see yourself in this future?

All final essays should be submitted to paul@thehammockexpert.com. Please direct any scholarship questions to our Human Resources Department at hr@thehammockexpert.com.

Terms and Conditions:

• The Hammock Expert Scholarship award will be paid directly to the student with an .edu e-mail or HS e-mail (will need to provide HS proof if HS does not have own email).
• The funds from this scholarship are to be used solely for tuition, books, supplies and any additional fees required for students’ course work.
• After the winner is chosen, enrollment and GPA qualifications will be confirmed.
• If applicant does not meet the stated requirements, the award will then be given to the next eligible runner up.”

http://www.rockylawfirm.com/max-mcelhaney-memorial-educational-scholarship/

$2,500  Max McElhaney Memorial Educational Scholarship

Sponsored by: The Rocky McElhaney Law Firm

Deadline: July 1, 2017

Undergraduate student, majoring in history or education, enrolled in a 4-year program at a public or private college or university

Selected criteria from webpage:

“The Scholarship

Sponsored by the Rocky McElhaney Law Firm, the Max McElhaney Memorial Educational Scholarship has been established to honor the life and love of Rocky’s Uncle Max and to award $2,500 to an undergraduate student, enrolled in a 4-year program at a public or private college or university, majoring in either History or Education.

An eligible student must be enrolled as a full-time student during the fall semester in which the award is paid. At the student’s election, the scholarship can be paid directly to the university or college but is not transferable.

How To Apply

Applications must include the following:

• A story of the gold standard of love in the student’s family
• A statement of financial need
• A written statement of no more than 100 words explaining why the applicant should be chosen above all other applicants. Tell us what sets you apart and why you are special. Do not tell us boring, cookie-cutter stuff like you are committed to your studies or that you are dedicated to hard work. Wow us. Don’t bore us.
• One recommendation from a faculty member or university/college advisor
• Proof of enrollment in a 4-year private college or university for the upcoming fall semester
• Student status and/or declaration of major in History or Education.
• One picture. It can be a solo shot, illustrate the student doing what he or she loves, or spending time with those they love.

E-mail only complete applications to: Melissa@rockylawfirm.com, or fill out our application form below (be sure to attach your files).

Application deadline is July 1 annually to be considered. The winner will be chosen in August and the scholarship will be awarded in September.”

Click on the link above to learn more about Max McElhaney and this scholarship.

HOW I FOUND THIS SCHOLARSHIP and Creating a Scholarship List

I went to google and typed the following into the search engine, NASHVILLE SCHOLARSHIP July 2017.

I was looking for scholarships with a Nashville angle that had deadlines in July 2017.  I found the above scholarship on page 3 of the results.

Sometimes you need to go beyond page 1 to find results.

However, I also found other scholarships that had already passed.

I opened a Microsoft Word document, and started cutting and pasting links for scholarships that I might want to show to students as they come open.

First, I typed the month, like July 2017, and then I cut and pasted the link for the Max MeElhaney Educational Scholarship, and then cut information about the scholarship, just small details like the deadline.

Then, I cut and pasted links for upcoming scholarships, giving possible dates based on the past.

For example, three upcoming scholarships I will now be looking for:

October 2017

https://nashvillecable.org/advocacy/athena/athena-scholarships/

Opening, later part of October

Nashville ATHENA Awards Program

January 2018

https://www.milb.com/sounds/news/sounds-announce-2017-scholarship-program-details/c-212912468/t-196093378

Opening Jan 2018

Nashville Sounds Fnd Scholarship, 4 $2,500 scholarships

February 2018

http://www.same.org/Get-Connected/Find-a-Post/Nashville/Scholarship

Opening , mid-Feb

SAME Nashville Post Scholarship

I will collect more information and possibly post them as they become open.

I saved my scholarship list as “Opening and Deadlines Scholarships 2017,” and put that in a folder on my flash drive as Scholarship List, so I can easily find the list and update it.

You can easily create your own scholarship list, cutting and pasting only scholarships that would apply to you.

You can use your own personal word processing program or use Google drive to “upload and store all your files online.”   There are other programs for storing files online: Dropbox, Box, Microsoft OneDrive, and C:\Drive.

https://gsuite.google.com/learning-center/products/drive/get-started/

The above link provides a tutorial on using Google drive. You will need a Gmail account and 10 minutes to learn how.

$1,000 Digital Responsibility Scholarship, D: June 30, 2017

http://www.digitalresponsibility.org/digital-privacy-scholarship

$1,000 Digital Responsibility Scholarship, D: June 30, 2017

A 140-character message about digital privacy could lead to $1,000. Read more below.

Selected criteria from webpage:

“It’s important to understand that almost anything you post on the Internet is neither temporary nor private. And posting too much information can have devastating consequences. Forty-three percent of employers who checked on social media have decided not to hire someone, according to a CareerBuilder survey. Twelve percent of college admissions officers who checked Facebook decided not to admit an applicant according to a Kaplan Test Prep survey.

The purpose of this scholarship is to help you understand why you should be cautious about what you post on the Internet.”

Who may apply: You must be a high school freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior or a current or entering college or graduate school student of any level. Home schooled students are also eligible. There is no age limit. You must also be a U.S. citizen or legal resident.

How to apply: Complete the application form below including a 140-character message about digital privacy. The top 10 applications will be selected as finalists. The finalists will be asked to write a full length 500- to 1,000-word essay about digital privacy.

Deadline: June 30, 2017

How we’ll select the winner: We’ll select the 10 finalists based on the content of the 140-character message. The winner will be selected based on the content and creativity of the 500- to 1,000-word essay.

Awards: The winner will receive a $1,000 scholarship.”

Three More $1,000 Scholarships offered at the Digitalresponsbility.org

http://www.digitalresponsibility.org/scholarships/

In addition to the scholarship above, Digitalresponsibilty.org offers three more scholarships that high school, college, and graduate students can apply for: $1,000 Don’t Text and Drive Scholarship, $1,000 Technology Addiction Awareness Scholarship, and $1,000 E-waste Scholarship.

WHERE I FOUND THIS SCHOLARSHIP

 https://jlvcollegecounseling.com/scholarships/june-scholarships/

Here is the complete list of  June 2017 scholarships compiled by Jessica Velasco of JLV Counseling.

At the end of each page, click on NEXT to view more scholarships.

July Scholarships

Jessica’s list of scholarships with July 2017 deadlines

August Scholarships

Jessica’s list of scholarships with August 2017 deadlines

Scholarships

Here is Jessica’s complete list of scholarships.

$1,000 Active Life Scholarship for Financial Literacy, D: June 30, 2017

http://www.getupgetactive.org/scholarship/

I would read the entire webpage, including the right hand side on “Financial Literacy.”

 Selected criteria from webpage:

“Who: Current college, graduate school or adult learners.

What: This scholarship is designed to encourage students to increase their financial literacy skills and adopt positive habits for managing their personal finances both in college and beyond.

Amount: $1,000. May be used at any college to study any major”

This scholarship only requires 3-5 sentences and answering a few questions. Literally, you create this answer by studying the page, thinking about it, and writing up several answers.

 A Modest Proposal: Scheduling an appointment at the TSU Writing Center

If you are a Tennessee State University student, you can sign up to go over your 3-5 sentences scholarship application at the TSU Writing Center. Here is how you go about it.

https://tnstate.mywconline.com/register.php

Once you create an account for the schedule, you can see when Michael Turner or another tutor is available and make an appointment.

 Go to the above link and register.  It will ask you questions.  I would choose an email that I check often. It could be the email associated with your phone.

 Once you have registered, you can sign in to the schedule by putting in your username (email address) and the password you created.

 Select “Writing Center Summer I 2017” for the current TSU Writing Center schedule.

You cannot schedule for the day you register, but there are directions once you log on for what to do if you need an appointment for that same day.

Let the TSU Writing Center help you work towards more money, less college debt.

https://www.tylenol.com/news/scholarship

Applications are now available for the Tylenol Future Care Scholarships. Find on the right hand side of the webpage.

I would read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) first: https://www.tylenol.com/sites/tylenol_us/files/2017-18_tylenolr_future_care_scholarship_faq.pdf

Selected criteria from FAQs:

“ Who is eligible to apply?

Applicants must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for this scholarship:

• Be a resident of the 50 United States, Puerto Rico or the District of Columbia
• If the applicant is an undergraduate student: must have completed at least one year of undergraduate course study by the Spring of 2017 at an accredited two or four-year college, university or vocational – technical school. You must provide proof of enrollment to a health education, medical school, public health, nursing, and/or pharmacy degree program.
• If the applicant is a graduate student: must provide proof of enrollment to a graduate program in health education, medical school, public health, nursing, and/or pharmacy degree program.
• Must have one or more years of school remaining
•  Scholarships will be awarded to students and practitioners who are seeking a degree to actively treat patients.  

What is the Program timeline?

• Application Deadline: June 30, 2017
• Semi-finalists and Non Semi-Finalists Notified: July 10, 2017
• Scholarship Recipients Notified: August 17, 2017
• Scholarship Checks Issued: By September 5, 2017

What are the selection criteria?

An independent selection committee will evaluate the applications and select the recipients considering:

• College GPA
• Academic records in public health/health education, medical school, nursing and/or pharmacy
• Community Involvement/Volunteer Service
• Essay content

What are the details of the award?

• 10 – $10,000 scholarships will be awarded annually and are not renewable.
• 30 – $5,000 scholarships will be awarded annually and are not renewable.
• The scholarships will be applied to tuition, fees, books, supplies and equipment required for course load.
• Institutions must be accredited, nonprofit two or four-year colleges/universities in the United States.
• A student may transfer from one institution to another and retain the award.

Is this scholarship renewable?

No, it is a one-time award. Students may reapply each year as long as they continue to meet the eligibility criteria and are not past winners.”

Some Precautions before We Begin

If scholarships are easy, you need to ask why. If we are talking about websites, some websites  wish to collect your information so that they can sell to you or share your information with advertising partners.

Some websites list marvelous scholarships, but contain many ads that might lead to unscrupulous offers. Money that websites make come from ads based on click through; sometimes websites list great information, but have very little control over what is placed as ads on their websites. One scholarship website that has great information also has links so close together that you might click through to something not as legitimate. I will discuss that later in this post.

Other sponsors really do want to offer scholarships where very little is involved to give back and to promote brand recognition.

If you are attempting to apply for an easy scholarship, be smart about it. I actually have a separate email just for contests such as the Publishers Clearing House, which I check, but I keep this address to protect my “official,” business email, the type I put on applications or sign up for legitimate services.

Create an email just to apply for scholarship contests. Write down the website, email address, username, and password. Don’t rely on memory. Keep it somewhere you can find it, such as a notebook or a note on your cell phone.

Some Easy Scholarships

1. https://www.cappex.com/scholarships/scholarshipDetails.jsp?scholarshipCode=gp

$1,000 Cappex Easy College Money Scholarship, given monthly; deadline for this month: June 30, 2017

This scholarship is open to students who register and create a profile at Cappex, where they choose a student each month for one scholarship of a $1,000.

Selected criteria from webpage:

“To help you pay for college, Cappex provides an easy scholarship every month. Because a GPA isn’t everything, there is no GPA requirement and no essay to write! All you have to do is create a Cappex profile and tell us what you do in your free time. Click ‘apply’ and you may be the next winner of $1000!

Instructions:

    Step 1: Create a Cappex profile, if you don’t already have one. One profile makes you eligible to apply for many different scholarships.

    Step 2: Tell us about your extracurricular, leadership, and volunteer activities.

    Step 3: Click on the scholarships tab, then click on “Cappex Scholarships”, find the scholarship in the list and click apply”

To search for more scholarships at this website:  https://www.cappex.com/scholarships/

2.    https://www.studentscholarships.org/easy.php 

https://www.studentscholarships.org/scholarship/10257/10_words_or_less_scholarship_scholarship.php

$500 10 Words or Less Scholarship

Selected criteria from webpage:

“Scholarship Deadline: June 30th, 2017 ($500)

To be eligible for the 10 Words or Less Scholarship a student must:

1) Anyone who is between the ages of 14-25 who will be attending school in the Fall of 2017.

 2) Submit answers to the essay question prior to the deadline.

 3) This scholarship is provided by StudentScholarships.org. In order to apply for our scholarship follow these instructions:

 Go to http://www.facebook.com/myscholarships.

Before or after writing your Answer you will also need to “Like” our Facebook page. Note we will only read the answers provided from people that have “Liked” our page.

On the left hand side of the page, you will find an area entitled “10 Words or Less Scholarship”.

In the comment section underneath the “10 Words or Less Scholarship,” answer the question.”

The second link above takes you the 10 Words or Less initial scholarship page.

Studentscholarships.org seems to have lots of great scholarships, but this page also hides its links among advertisements.

Avoid the $10,000 Mom Type of Scholarships and Why

Why do I object to the “$10,000 Mom Scholarship?” Some scholarships are legitimate in that they do give away the money, but they also collect a lot of information on you. I signed up for a particular scholarship like this (the rules said that I could give the money away to others), and the first month I successfully clicked through without anybody calling me. The second month I wasn’t so lucky, and I received a call from a for-profit college. I hung up.

Another student I advised to visit a scholarship website did click on the link, and they received a call from a for-profit college. This for-profit college told the student it didn’t matter what his GPA was or whether he had enough money to attend college. This set up alarm bells right away. Some for-profit colleges charge high rates and want to get students in the door to collect the money, use up all the financial aid the students qualify for, and then leave with no degree or a degree that won’t get them a decent job. Some for-profit colleges have questionable enrollment practices.

And if the student then wants to attend a more traditional college, the federal government will not pay for the same class at the traditional university, and often the classes earned at some for-profit colleges are not transferable to a traditional college.

If you are aware of this, you can maneuver yourself away from scams, but I now don’t click on “$10,000 scholarships” unless I am sure they are more legitimate.  I also give out the advice, “Avoid the $10,000 Mom scholarship type ads.”

WHERE I FOUND THESE SCHOLARSHIPS

http://www.collegexpress.com/articles-and-advice/financial-aid/articles/scholarships-grants-loans/ultimate-list-easy-scholarships-2016-2017/

I found these scholarships in the following article, “The Ultimate List of Easy Scholarships.”

Some scholarships from this list, “Up to $5000 Americanism Essay Contest,” “$500 Beliz Law Firm Video Essay Scholarship Contest,” and “$5,000 Monthly Course Hero Scholarship Contest,” to name a few.

Keep your smarts about you and try out for those you qualify for.

If you don’t want to sign up for collegeexpress.com to see some of the scholarships, then open another browser window and google the scholarship name.

Avoiding Scholarship and Financial Aid Scams

Find below several articles and posts about avoiding scholarship and financial aid scams.

https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/financialaid

Federal Trade Commission information on how to avoid “Scholarship and Financial Aid Scams”

https://professionals.collegeboard.org/guidance/financial-aid/scams

Avoiding Scholarship scams

http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/scams.phtml

Scholarship Scams

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/grants-and-scholarships/how-to-spot-scholarship-scams

How to Spot Scholarship Scams

A Scholarship Search Engine and a GAO study of fraud at for-profit colleges

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search

College Board’s Scholarship Search engine, “Find scholarships, other financial aid and internships from more than 2,200 programs, totaling nearly $6 billion.”

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-948T

“For-Profit Colleges: Undercover Testing Finds Colleges Encouraged Fraud and Engaged in Deceptive and Questionable Marketing Practices,” report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, released on Aug 4, 2010

From webpage: “Undercover tests at 15 for-profit colleges found that 4 colleges encouraged fraudulent practices and that all 15 made deceptive or otherwise questionable statements to GAO’s undercover applicants. Four undercover applicants were encouraged by college personnel to falsify their financial aid forms to qualify for federal aid–for example, one admissions representative told an applicant to fraudulently remove $250,000 in savings. Other college representatives exaggerated undercover applicants’ potential salary after graduation and failed to provide clear information about the college’s program duration, costs, or graduation rate despite federal regulations requiring them to do so.”

As the movement toward less regulation is implemented, there is a chance that fraud will rise once again in the for-profit college arena; it is the job of the consumer to be aware and to be wary.

Employer Sponsored Scholarship Programs and Employer Foundations

Where do you work? Where do your parents work? Write these places down or find out.

“Why?” you may ask. Simple. Sometimes your employer will have scholarships to give its employees, or the employers of your parents will have scholarships available not only to your parents, but to their dependents. You or your parent can often contact the Human Resources department to find out if there are any scholarships or tuition reimbursements available. Also, this information may be available on the employer’s website.

Sometimes your employer will have a foundation which gives out scholarships. For example, Burger King has a foundation that gives out scholarships to high school seniors and scholarships for Burger King employees:

Burger King Scholars McLamore Foundation

https://bkmclamorefoundation.org/who-we-are/programs/burger-king-scholars-program/application-information/

selected from webpage: The BURGER KING℠ Scholars program assists employees, employees’ spouses or domestic partners, employees’ children and high school seniors in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada in continuing their education. To date, the program has awarded more than $28.3 million in scholarships and the program continues to grow. Last year alone $3 million in scholarships were awarded.”

The application period for the 2018-2019 school year begins on Oct. 15, 2017 and closes Dec. 15, 2017.

The requirements to become a BURGER KING℠ Scholar are simple. You must apply within the application period, and fit the prerequisites below:

• Have a strong academic record with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.5,
• Be passionate about serving the community, and
• Be a high school senior, BURGER KING® employee, spouse/domestic partner or child of an employee.”

Sometimes your employer will be a part of a trade group or an association that gives out scholarships.

If you are a nontraditional student with one degree already wishing to seek a second degree, such as Tennessee State University’s new Executive MBA program http://tnstatenewsroom.com/archives/19985 , allowing you to receive an MBA in a year, then you can explore whether your employer offers tuition assistance or tuition reimbursement.

If you cannot finish in a year, you might be able to take classes over the course of a year or two, having your employer reimburse the costs or pay for it.

Also, those seeking first degrees, tuition assistance or tuition reimbursement may be included in your benefits. Research this.

Chevron International REACH Scholarship

An example of an employer sponsored scholarship to help dependents of employees is the Chevron International REACH Scholarship.

https://www.iie.org/en/Programs/Chevron-International-REACH-Scholarship-Program

Selected information from webpage:

“What is the Chevron International REACH Scholarship?

The Chevron International REACH (Recognizing Excellence and Achievement) Scholarship Program is sponsored by Chevron for the sons and daughters of its employees and retirees. The program was established to recognize and assist outstanding children who plan to pursue post-secondary education.

Renewable scholarships are offered each year for full-time undergraduate study at colleges, universities, and vocational schools. The scholarships for children of non-U.S.-payroll employees are managed by the San Francisco office of the Institute of International Education

Who is eligible to apply?

Applicants must be children of active employees (including retirees) of Chevron and its wholly owned subsidiaries as of the application due date.

What benefits does the scholarship provide?

Scholarship awards will range from $500 to $2,500 per year. A limited number of one-time, non-renewable $1,500 honorariums will be granted to students who demonstrate high merit but not relative financial need as outlined in our Benefits section.”

One thing leads to another: This was found on the IIE Website, which by clicking around, I found this database:

https://www.iie.org/Programs

From webpage: “IIE manages more than 200 programs with participants from more than 185 countries. In the last year alone, more than 27,000 people participated in IIE managed programs. Use our program finder to explore opportunities.”

WHERE I FOUND THE CHEVRON INTERNATIONAL REACH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

I found the above scholarship at the following website:

https://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarships-by-type/employer-and-employee-scholarships/

Employer and Employee Scholarships at Scholarships.com  (be wary of the ads that dot this page; the information around the ads is good, but the “$10,000 Mom Scholarship ads” are not!)

I didn’t find a direct link for the Chevron Scholarship, so I had to google the title; I cut and pasted it into another browser window.

There are many more employer sponsored scholarships on this page, but buried deep within are also foundation scholarships not attached to employees but given to students.

EXPLORING THE WEB (How I discover scholarships and where they hide)

When I am typing up and creating blog posts, I will often first explore ideas that are aimed to help students. For example, this search was first started when a person contacted me looking for a way to pay for a second degree at Tennessee State University. I first thought, “Let’s see what’s out there, and then, ‘Perhaps her employer will have some type of program.’”

Since this person never emailed me, there was no way I could contact her to set up a scholarship coaching session, where I could ask her questions such as “Who is your employer? How old are you? What is your current degree? Do you belong to any professional organizations?”

With these answers, we could begin a search for scholarships pertaining to her situation.

Below, I have created a PDF out of links and other areas that would set me looking. One thought leads to another.

Scholarship-Possibiliites-and-Resources-PDF-2-June-2017

I didn’t have time to write all this up, so it is food for many other blog posts, or the posts may never get written up and created.

Some ideas and links I didn’t get a chance to explore are Financial Aid for older and nontraditional students, look to parents’ employers for college scholarships, employer tuition assistance, student aid and scholarships for second degree students, H & R Block Budget Challenge (a contest for student teams in high schools which carry scholarships; teams must be led by a teacher), and an article about re-considering co-signing student loans. And there are more.