Scholarshipzone

Recently, CBS Moneywatch released a report explaining that students may be able to find extra money for college in unexpected places.
Contrary to the presumption of many that the most financial aid for school comes from private organizations such as employers, nonprofits and foundations, CBS advises students to look at scholarships for college offered by the higher-learning institutions they're applying to.…

In a post many students currently undergoing the process of applying to college may be able to relate to, New York Times blogger Sush Krishnamoorthy likened the process of filling out her Stanford application to game a Tetris. No matter how perfectly all the pieces fit when she envisions the ideal scenario in her mind, she can only hope that she's predicted all the variables.…

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of jobs available in the field of nursing are expected to grow by more than 25 percent by 2020. The agency considers that faster than average, and attributes the expected increase in demand for nurses to the aging baby boomer generation, which will require more assistance as they enter their twilight years.…

Prospective students hoping to someday pilot a commercial airliner or another craft across the sky may want to look into these college scholarship opportunities pointed out by U.S. News and Report.
The news source directs readers to the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, which doles out almost 30 $10,000 scholarships for college every year. Qualifying students should be at least in their sophomore year, and be aiming for careers in science, technology engineering or math.…

Most California-area college students likely think of Disneyland as either a place where they had a magic vacation during their childhood years, or a place they wish their parents had taken them. However, let it be known that Disneyland also intends to be a source of money for college for 10 Orange County high school seniors.
A report from Corona Del Mar Today explains that qualifying students will need to be graduating from a public, private or charter school at the end of the 2013 semester, and have earned at grade point average of at least 3.0.…

The highest amount of financial aid for school ever provided for undocumented immigrants has been granted to students at the University of California (UC), Berkeley. One million dollars will be dispersed as scholarships for college among almost 200 students. Most of the qualifying applicants will be undocumented students who arrived in the U.S. as small children, but only recently became eligible for financial aid for college due to the 2011 California Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act.…

If you're on your way to pursuing a degree from a university or college, there are plenty of reasons to apply for a scholarship, many of which were recently spelled out by the website Student News.ie.
As many people applying for college are aware, tuition fees have continued to rise annually for some time. The news provider points to 2010 statistics from the College Board, showing that fees and tuition at four year colleges rose by 5 percent that year.…

In less than three years, the Arkansas State Lottery has amassed more than $300 million dollars for its program designed to provide college scholarship opportunities to students in the Natural State enrolled in two- or four-year degree programs.
Director Bishop Woosley said that more than 90,000 Arkansas pupils have gotten scholarships for college from his organization.
"We are, above all, proud of the thousands of scholarship students - those who have graduated and those working toward their goals," he said.…

On the cusp of his January retirement from the U.S. senate, venerable Connecticut Independent Joe Lieberman founded the Joe Lieberman Connecticut Scholarship Program, according to a report from NBC.
"With this new scholarship program, I hope to help future generations of Connecticut students have the same kind of opportunities in college, and after that, I've had," said Lieberman, at the state Capitol, according to the news source.…

At many universities, you can't twirl a pencil without it bouncing off a few dozen distractions from studying.  Here are some tips for college students looking to drown out the background noise and get their homework done on time.
Make use of the library and other spots
If your dorm mates are often loud, or simply encouraging you to hang out with them a lot, it's a good idea to make use of your university library, which certainly has any number of helpful educational tools on hand.…