Before you submit your scholarship application, check out these tips, provided by scholarship sponsors nationwide. Tip #1: Apply only if you are eligible. Read all the scholarship requirements and directions carefully to make sure you're eligible before you send in your application. Tip #2: Complete the application in full. If a question doesn't apply, note that on the application. Don't ...

Number two pencils? Check. Notebook? Check. Calculator? Check. Scholarship? Uh oh. So maybe you don’t have quite everything on your back to school checklist in your summer sunned little hands, but don’t sweat. We’ve got a list of ten scholarships with deadlines that conveniently fall right around the time you’ll be hearing your first period bell ringing. *Dr. James Watson Fellowship ...

By now, you know that winning scholarships is hard, like really hard. You feel like you’ve applied for countless scholarships with zero results, and you’ve nearly given up on winning anything along with your dream of going to or finishing college. So what can you do? If you haven’t heard this already, you’re hearing it now: winning scholarships is a numbers ...

It’s obvious to any student in the 21st century that school demands a lot. On top of the eight or so hours a day of class time, students are pushed to engage in extracurricular activities, encouraged to volunteer on the weekends and required to complete anywhere from three to five hours of homework each night. And did we mention that students ...

It’s the holy grail of every college applicant’s scholarship search: a full-ride scholarship. To be honest, full-tuition scholarships are hard to come across and even harder to win. However, that shouldn’t stop you from at least trying. The key to winning scholarships is to apply to as many as possible. And if you’re putting your name in for a $500 scholarship, ...