Scholarshipzone

More often than not, you've finished filling in all the prerequisite materials on your scholarship application - volunteer work, current employment, GPA, advanced classes - and come to the essay only to find that it asks you the most difficult question you could imagine - "Why do you deserve this scholarship?"
It's not easy to say that the money would help take a lot of the stress out of financing higher education.…

Amanda Lamond has been in school for 16 years in order to call herself a doctor. Many could say the same, but few were raising three children at the same time.
Dr. Lamon-Holden told ABC News that she couldn't have done it without the support of her children, family and welfare assistance.
"There were people that told me, 'You won't make it through medical school.…

Your first year of college might be both your most organized and your most disorganized. While you'll be trying your best to keep everything in order, it's also a brand new style of education and schedule - even after four years, a 10 p.m. class might seem unorthodox. But as you get used to college, your organizational habits will fall into place, your internal clock will adjust to your schedules and you'll be amazed how little sleep and individual can get by on - not to mention that you do have a taste for coffee and strong tea.…

Education Aid has announced the winner of the first Awareness and Prevention Scholarship Program in conjunction with Nursing Home Abuse.net. U.S. Navy veteran and single mom Julie Raysbrook, who is studying Human Services at Western Washington University, will receive $5,000 for rent, textbooks and school supplies for the 2012-2013 academic school year.
The scholarship was created to help students pursuing a career that helps raise awareness of elderly abuse and neglect.…

College campuses are busy places, and as a freshman eager to get involved, it can be hard to know where to start. With so many options, how do you whittle down your choices - and where do you even go to become involved? Maybe you want a job working at the library, maybe you really want to plan a party, perhaps you have a factory-farm-free food initiative you want to push or maybe you really just want to be the campus mayor - that friendly guy or gal who knows everyone by name.…

College is undiscovered country, and it's up to you to find some folks to explore it with. While the number one rule of making friends freshman year is realizing that everyone else is in the same boat as you - a little scared and nervous but also excited - the number two rule should be to avoid asking everyone, "What's your major?"
With so many other great questions out there, leave the most common and most academic one for later.…

For most college students who take the opportunity, studying abroad is the highlight of their entire four years. Consider that college itself is likely to be one of the best times of your life, that makes quite a statement for study abroad programs.
Why should you study abroad? For many students it's their first experience in another culture, and while this can initially be shocking, it also offers a sense of adventure and experience.…

For high school seniors Macy Harrison and Chris Barnes, the highlight of June 18 may not have been meeting star Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning. The two college-bound students joined Manning and the University of Tennessee (UT) chancellor and provost in a ceremony commending their accomplishments and awarding both scholarships to the university.
The scholarship offers the students a full ride to graduation and is funded by private gifts, academic awards garnered during Manning's time at UT as well as donations by Manning himself and his wife Ashley.…

On June 19, Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murphy and Senior Vice President of Comcast's Greater Boston Region Steve Hackley awarded 102 students with more than $111,000 in scholarship funds at the state house. The Comcast Leaders and Achievers scholarship awards students with one-time $1,000 scholarships to the school of their choice. This year's batch of winners were commended for their dedication to their community as well as academics.…

For the first time, in college, you will have complete control of when to call in sick, but you may not want to. College academics are rigorous, and they don't play well with someone who needs to spend mornings in bed recovering from his or her fifth head cold of the semester. One of the most important lessons of freshman year is to keep yourself healthy and avoid a backlog of work that will have you rushing toward the end of term.…