Currently Available Outside Scholarships

Scholarship Tips:

Investigate scholarship opportunities early.
You don’t have to have a 4.0 GPA or be a star athlete to qualify for free money!

Scholarships are FREE, there should NEVER be a fee or charge to apply for any scholarships.

Scholarships are based on a variety of criteria and can be found on the Internet, in scholarship guides, and through sponsoring groups.

Stay organized during your scholarship search by keeping a list with deadlines and requirements. If you can’t apply online, be sure to leave enough time to request, complete, and mail a hard copy. Make your application look as professional as possible. If you choose to include a cover letter make it brief, but interesting.

Just a few of the many online scholarship search pages can be found at the following:

• The Sallie Mae Fund: Scholarship Searches
• Latino College Dollars Scholarship Directory
• Black College Dollars Scholarship Directory

The list of scholarships below gives a brief description of each award.  There may be additional requirements for each application.  Please read all directions of the application fully for the best chance of winning the award.  Good Luck!

The following scholarships are arranged by due date:

TimeSheet Software Scholarship 2010

Replicon, Inc., the global leader in timesheet and expense management software, launches its TimeSheet Software Scholarship 2010. The TimeSheet Software Scholarship will be awarded to the applicant who best displays knowledge of how timesheet software can make a difference in business today.

Deadline: January 5, 2010
Individual Award: $500

Student Qualifications:
• Open to any (currently enrolled) student over the age of 18 and attending a state/provincially accredited college or university in the United States of America or Canada.

• Students must in 1000 words or less, write an essay about how timesheet software can help an organization.

• Submit a copy of an official academic transcript valid within the 09/10 academic calendar year as well as your contact information, including phone number, address and email.

Information on this scholarship is available at: click here

AARP Foundation Women's Scholarship Program

Where There’s Education, There's a Future!
The AARP Foundation's Women’s Scholarship Program provides scholarship funds to women 40 + seeking new job skills, training, and educational opportunities to support themselves and their families. The AARP Foundation Women's Scholarship Program is available to eligible individuals with moderate to lower incomes and limited financial resources.

Application Opens: February 1, 2010
Deadline: March 21, 2010

Student Qualifications:
• Women
• Age 40 or over by March 31, 2010
• Able to demonstrate financial need
• Enrolled in an accredited school or technical program within 6 months of the scholarship award date

Please visit the site for the online application process. The program application may only be submitted on-line. The application and additional information on the scholarship program is available at: click here

2010 Degree Directory Academic Business Scholarship

To provide financial assistance to undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing bachelor level degrees related to business management, information systems management, marketing, finance, accounting, human resource management, and entrepreneurship.

Deadline: April 1, 2010
Individual Award: $1,000

Student Qualifications:
• This scholarship program is open to students pursuing business related majors including:

Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Information Systems Management
Bachelor of Marketing
Bachelor of Finance
Bachelor of Accounting
Bachelor of Human Resource Management
Bachelor of Entrepreneurship

• Selection is based on academic history, extracurricular activities, and employment history. Financial need is not considered.

Information on this scholarship is available at: click here

Abbott and Fenner Scholarship Program

Abbott & Fenner Business Consultants are pleased to be able to continue with our scholarship program for the 4th year.

Deadline: June 19, 2010
Individual Award: $1,000

Student Qualifications:

• The A&F Scholarships are available to all high school juniors and seniors as well as all students currently registered in any accredited post secondary institution.

• Between the ages of 16 and 30

Application Procedure for 2010

To apply for this scholarship you will need to write an essay on the topic below. The essay should be between 500 and 1000 words. Your submissions must be sent to us by email at: scholarships@abbottandfenner.com

• What do you see as the long term impact of our current recession on the average family? How might it affect their future decisions?

Information on this scholarship is available at: click here

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This helpful site links you to several scholarship databases, and runs a free scholarship search for you.

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Peterson's provides one of the largest free undergraduate scholarship databases available! They also have scholarship offerings geared towards international students.

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