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Finding Scholarships

Scholarship Spotlight: Worthy Women’s Professional Studies Scholarship

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There is a scholarship (or many scholarships) out there for everyone. Every student has some skill, interest, experience, or characteristic that may make them an attractive candidate for one scholarship or another. And while we often refer to scholarships as “free money,” scholarships don’t actually come for free. It takes work to thoughtfully consider your strengths and research the scholarships that might be most appropriate for you. While the effort that goes into finding and winning scholarships may be akin to a part-time job, we at College Coach want to make your job a little easier. This on-going scholarship series highlights a new scholarship each week. Check out the below, along with the other posts in the series, and you may discover a funding resource that will make covering that college bill a little (or a lot!) easier.

In honor of Mother’s Day, we’re highlighting this scholarship for all the moms out there juggling work, family, and, maybe, returning to school. If you didn’t go to college after high school and now, as an adult, the time is right for you, paying for college may be a concern. Helping women return to school is the goal of this scholarship. It allows women to take control of their futures and attain their degrees.

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May 13, 2018by Beth Feinberg Keenan
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Scholarship Spotlight: BeyGOOD Homecoming Scholars Award Program

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There is a scholarship (or many scholarships) out there for everyone. Every student has some skill, interest, experience, or characteristic that may make them an attractive candidate for one scholarship or another. And while we often refer to scholarships as “free money,” scholarships don’t actually come for free. It takes work to thoughtfully consider your strengths and research the scholarships that might be most appropriate for you. While the effort that goes into finding and winning scholarships may be akin to a part-time job, we at College Coach want to make your job a little easier. This on-going scholarship series highlights a new scholarship each week. Check out the below, along with the other posts in the series, and you may discover a funding resource that will make covering that college bill a little (or a lot!) easier.

If you didn’t love Beyoncé enough already, check out her BeyGOOD philanthropic initiative, whose mission is to “set an example of giving back and paying it forward while empowering others to do the same with what they have in their own communities.” This scholarship opportunity for the 2018-2019 academic year focuses on recognizing outstanding students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Winners will be directly selected by each university.

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May 6, 2018by Robyn Stewart
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Scholarship Spotlight: Illinois Organization of Mothers of Twins Club Scholarship

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There is a scholarship (or many scholarships) out there for everyone. Every student has some skill, interest, experience, or characteristic that may make them an attractive candidate for one scholarship or another. And while we often refer to scholarships as “free money,” scholarships don’t actually come for free. It takes work to thoughtfully consider your strengths and research the scholarships that might be most appropriate for you. While the effort that goes into finding and winning scholarships may be akin to a part-time job, we at College Coach want to make your job a little easier. This on-going scholarship series highlights a new scholarship each week. Check out the below, along with the other posts in the series, and you may discover a funding resource that will make covering that college bill a little (or a lot!) easier.

Kids are expensive, and those costs can compound when you have to pay for college for more than one child at the same time. Luckily for twins, triplets, quads, and parents of these students in Illinois, there is scholarship money to help with those costs. If you are, or have recently been, an active member of your local organization for multiples, all your hard work changing two, three, or four sets of diapers at a time may now pay off!

Scholarship: Illinois Organization of Mothers of Twins Club Scholarship

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April 29, 2018by Beth Feinberg Keenan
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Scholarship Spotlight: Top Baby Gears

Scholarship Spotlight: Pink Tractor Scholarship

There is a scholarship (or many scholarships) out there for everyone. Every student has some skill, interest, experience, or characteristic that may make them an attractive candidate for one scholarship or another. And while we often refer to scholarships as “free money,” scholarships don’t actually come for free. It takes work to thoughtfully consider your strengths and research the scholarships that might be most appropriate for you. While the effort that goes into finding and winning scholarships may be akin to a part-time job, we at College Coach want to make your job a little easier. This on-going scholarship series highlights a new scholarship each week. Check out the below, along with the other posts in the series, and you may discover a funding resource that will make covering that college bill a little (or a lot!) easier.

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April 22, 2018by Robyn Stewart
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Scholarship Spotlight: Caldwell Camp Counselor Education Grant

Scholarship Search: Caldwell Camp Counselor Education Grant

There is a scholarship (or many scholarships) out there for everyone. Every student has some skill, interest, experience, or characteristic that may make them an attractive candidate for one scholarship or another. And while we often refer to scholarships as “free money,” scholarships don’t actually come for free. It takes work to thoughtfully consider your strengths and research the scholarships that might be most appropriate for you. While the effort that goes into finding and winning scholarships may be akin to a part-time job, we at College Coach want to make your job a little easier. This on-going scholarship series highlights a new scholarship each week. Check out the below, along with the other posts in the series, and you may discover a funding resource that will make covering that college bill a little (or a lot!) easier.

Many students have treasured memories of summer camp and what better way to continue the fun than to become a camp counselor? If you have a gift for working with younger children and want to learn leadership skills, camp counseling can be the perfect job. This scholarship was created as a way to say thank you to all the counselors out that that are helping a new generation of campers make wonderful summertime memories.

Scholarship: Caldwell Camp Counselor Education Grant

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April 15, 2018by Robyn Stewart
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Scholarship Spotlight: Dairy Management Scholarship

Scholarship Search: Dairy Management Scholarship

There is a scholarship (or many scholarships) out there for everyone. Every student has some skill, interest, experience, or characteristic that may make them an attractive candidate for one scholarship or another. And while we often refer to scholarships as “free money,” scholarships don’t actually come for free. It takes work to thoughtfully consider your strengths and research the scholarships that might be most appropriate for you. While the effort that goes into finding and winning scholarships may be akin to a part-time job, we at College Coach want to make your job a little easier. This on-going scholarship series highlights a new scholarship each week. Check out the below, along with the other posts in the series, and you may discover a funding resource that will make covering that college bill a little (or a lot!) easier.

College students who are in a degree program with an emphasis on the dairy industry, there is a scholarship opportunity for you. You may be studying agriculture, marketing, nutrition, or food science, but, whatever your major, if you’re working toward a career in the dairy industry, you may be eligible. We’ve all hear that milk can do a body good. Now, it can do your bank account good as well!

Scholarship: Dairy Management Scholarship

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April 8, 2018by Beth Feinberg Keenan
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Scholarship Spotlight: Don’t Mess with Texas Scholarship

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There is a scholarship (or many scholarships) out there for everyone. Every student has some skill, interest, experience, or characteristic that may make them an attractive candidate for one scholarship or another. And while we often refer to scholarships as “free money,” scholarships don’t actually come for free. It takes work to thoughtfully consider your strengths and research the scholarships that might be most appropriate for you. While the effort that goes into finding and winning scholarships may be akin to a part-time job, we at College Coach want to make your job a little easier. This on-going scholarship series highlights a new scholarship each week. Check out the below, along with the other posts in the series, and you may discover a funding resource that will make covering that college bill a little (or a lot!) easier.

In partnership with the Keep Texas Beautiful campaign, this college scholarship rewards high school students who have personally tackled the problem of littering with some serious green (for college).  Student leaders will be asked to explain their efforts to curb littering in their local communities and how they have worked to build sustainable solutions for future generations of Texans.

Scholarship: Don’t Mess with Texas Scholarship

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April 1, 2018by Robyn Stewart
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Scholarship Spotlight: Open Mind Scholarship

Scholarship Search: Open Mind Scholarship

There is a scholarship (or many scholarships) out there for everyone. Every student has some skill, interest, experience, or characteristic that may make them an attractive candidate for one scholarship or another. And while we often refer to scholarships as “free money,” scholarships don’t actually come for free. It takes work to thoughtfully consider your strengths and research the scholarships that might be most appropriate for you. While the effort that goes into finding and winning scholarships may be akin to a part-time job, we at College Coach want to make your job a little easier. This on-going scholarship series highlights a new scholarship each week. Check out the below, along with the other posts in the series, and you may discover a funding resource that will make covering that college bill a little (or a lot!) easier.

Writer and publisher William Feather once said, “Books can open your mind, broaden your mind, and strengthen you as nothing else can,” and those words ring true for many people, including prospective college students. We love the chance to support an independent bookstore that supports college students through this fabulous essay-based scholarship.

Scholarship: Open Mind Scholarship

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March 25, 2018by Robyn Stewart
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Scholarship Spotlight: Jesse Jackson Fellows – Toyota Scholarship

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There is a scholarship (or many scholarships) out there for everyone. Every student has some skill, interest, experience, or characteristic that may make them an attractive candidate for one scholarship or another. And while we often refer to scholarships as “free money,” scholarships don’t actually come for free. It takes work to thoughtfully consider your strengths and research the scholarships that might be most appropriate for you. While the effort that goes into finding and winning scholarships may be akin to a part-time job, we at College Coach want to make your job a little easier. This on-going scholarship series highlights a new scholarship each week. Check out the below, along with the other posts in the series, and you may discover a funding resource that will make covering that college bill a little (or a lot!) easier.

This scholarship requires a lot from their applicants, but the Push Excel Program believes that the young men and women who are considered the opportunity are up to the task!. The Jesse Jackson Fellows – Toyota Scholarship program offers deserving students a chance to earn money for college while pursuing their educational goal of working in the mobility or automotive sector upon graduation.

Scholarship: Jesse Jackson Fellows – Toyota Scholarship

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March 18, 2018by Robyn Stewart
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Scholarship Spotlight: A. James Lavoie Scholarship Essay Contest

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There is a scholarship (or many scholarships) out there for everyone. Every student has some skill, interest, experience, or characteristic that may make them an attractive candidate for one scholarship or another. And while we often refer to scholarships as “free money,” scholarships don’t actually come for free. It takes work to thoughtfully consider your strengths and research the scholarships that might be most appropriate for you. While the effort that goes into finding and winning scholarships may be akin to a part-time job, we at College Coach want to make your job a little easier. This on-going scholarship series highlights a new scholarship each week. Check out the below, along with the other posts in the series, and you may discover a funding resource that will make covering that college bill a little (or a lot!) easier.

Have you been to your bank lately? Your local credit union or bank may have scholarship opportunities for graduating high school seniors. For students living in a town or city served by Middlesex Savings Bank, this essay contest will allow you to keep your money in the bank just a little bit longer.

Scholarship: A. James Lavoie Scholarship Essay Contest

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March 4, 2018by Robyn Stewart
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