What a College Grant is

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

What is a Grant?

A giving of funds for a specific purpose: federal grants for medical research
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

…requires no repayment as long as it is used to fund the project for which it was allocated. Grants can be given to individuals, non-profit or not-for-profit companies, charitable organizations, or [...]

Scholarships Hard to Find

Sunday, July 12th, 2009

Hard to find a scholarship
Is it hard to get a scholarship or what? Now I am not going to go against popular belief and say that it is easy to get a scholarship. However some scholarship approaches may be easier than others, for example the FAFSA because they don’t worry about your GPA and you [...]

Most Popular Scholarship Myths

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Popular Scholarship Myths
There a plenty of rumors going around about scholarships these days. In this post I will discuss the most common scholarship myths and misconceptions about scholarships and financial aid. One thing I do know about a few of these myths is that they can be discouraging. Myths and lack of information are the [...]