Scholarshipzone

TwitchTV - the world's largest streaming video game service joined forces with Dell and SteelSeries to provide $10,000 in money for college to five gamers whose academic achievements are matched only by their gaming expertise. The company isn't accepting any more applications for its 2012 scholarship program, but encourages gamers with hopes for higher education to apply next year.
"We expect parents to be very surprised that their sons and daughters are applying for scholarship money because of their gaming abilities," TwitchTV vice president Matthew DiPietro told Mashable.…

Normally, when campus security officers show up in an athletic team's locker room, they don't bring good news. That's what UMass football players Daniel Maynes and Rob O'Connor assumed when, midway through a team meeting, a pair of uniformed school cops arrived and handed them ominous-looking envelopes.
To the shock of almost everyone else in the room, these envelopes contained scholarships for college that would cover their expenses for studies.…

An American-based agriculture business is providing financial aid for college to 26 qualified Cameroonians, as part of a larger initiative to bring about a stable palm oil production project in the central African nation. Palm oil, not unlike coconut oil, is frequently used for cooking, according to the American Palm Oil Council. 
"Herakles Farms is deeply committed to expanding our support for the people of Cameroon – especially those who reside near our palm oil project – not only through job creation, but also through our community development programs," said CEO of Herakles Farms, Bruce Wrobel.…

A report from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) shows that less than 1 percent of the American collegiate community consists of Native Americans and Alaskans, according to the Press-Enterprise.
In an effort to put more Native Americans in higher education programs, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians awarded four hopeful Californian students a total of $160,000 in financial aid for college.…

One of the major advantages of filling out lots of applications for scholarships, is that scholarships for college don't need to be paid back to the organizations providing them. But that isn't the case with all financial aid for school, and new findings from NERA Economic Consulting show that not all colleges are providing students with counseling required on how to best pay their loans back.…

Students newly embarking on their college adventure may be having too much fun - or their heads may simply be spinning too hard - to absorb all the tips on financial planning for college coming their way. But considering all the time students may have spent filling out scholarships for college, isn't it worth listening to a few more-experienced adults explain ways to hang onto some of that money for college?…

There are plenty of ways to bungle financial planning for college well after a student's scholarships for college and applications have been approved. 
To warn students away from financial catastrophe, Fox Business spoke to a handful of experts, and released a set of tips for college to help keep students from letting their spending go overboard. Students should keep in mind that getting coffee or lunch at seemingly inexpensive restaurants like Starbucks adds up a lot when it's done every day.…

Noting that college can be a transformative experience for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students who may have experienced discrimination in high school, USA News put together a list of scholarships that aim to give LGBT students more resources to work with as they hash out their financial planning for college.
The Point Foundation, which will be accepting scholarship applications as of Nov.…

Only 15 teenagers have applied for the 2-year-old Jump Start Scholarship program offered by the South Dakota state government, which may provide $18,000 in financial aid for school for go-getters who graduate high school a year early. According to the Argus Leader, qualifying students would study at one of 19 participating South Carolina colleges.
Fort Pierre legislator Ted Perry, who got the idea to sponsor such a bill when he observed a similar program in Indiana, told the news source that he chalks up the lower-than expected number of applicants to poor marketing.…

An August report from National Public Radio discussed studies which showed that, since 2007, unemployment among single mothers has doubled in the U.S. This trend makes college scholarships for single mothers coping with unemployment or underemployment more crucial than ever.
Individuals whose careers have hit a standstill in the Kansas area may be in luck. Kansas City Community College (KCCC) is doling out financial aid for college to 20 qualifying unemployed adults, covering tuition for unemployed or underemployed individuals looking for certain types of vocational employment.…