Free Money…YES PLEASE!!

Ready for a dose of reality? Chew on these stats…

• 75% of high school seniors who graduate this May will be accepted to their first-choice college (that’s cool!). However, less than 57% will be able to afford to attend that school without some type of financial aid.
• 47% of the undergraduate population in the US come from homes with an annual family incomes of $40K or less.
• The average college student will have $23,700 in student loan debt upon graduation; about $432 per month for repayment.

Feel like you’ve been kicked in the gut? You should. And I totally get it. My personal harsh reality is that I will still be repaying student loans when my own children are in college. Nice. If I had it to do all over again, I would spend A LOT more time researching scholarship opportunities. Why you ask? Because scholarships equal free money, as in you don’t ever have to pay it back money, which is absolutely my favorite kind of money!

Scholarship eligibility ranges all over the map. The good news is that no matter who you are, you are eligible to apply for some types of scholarships. It’s just a matter of finding them.

Lucky for you, the folks at OutsideScholarships are at this very moment working tirelessly on building the ultimate scholarship database for current and prospective college students. They’re still working on populating the site and optimizing its search features. But, they wanted to let you know about some of their favorite scholarships that they’ve found so far. Check them out and pass them on. Thanks Joe from Outside Scholarships!!

2015 Society of Women Engineers Scholarships
http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/scholarships#activePanels_

NSHSS Foundation STEM Scholarships
http://nshssfoundation.org/scholarships/stem-scholarships/

2015 Green Home Improvement Scholarship
http://www.homeadvisor.com/r/scholarships/

DIY Home Repair Scholarship (2015)
http://www.improvenet.com/scholarships/home-repair

2015 Business Management Scholarships
http://www.businessmanagementdegree.com/scholarships/ 

American Psychological Association Scholarships, Grants and Awards
http://www.apa.org/about/awards/

Free money? Sign me up! Twice.



Very Cordially,

Prof. Paige