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Pepsi Scholarships

The PepsiCo Foundation made a $250,000 contribution to the Foundation’s New Century Fund Campaign, creating the Pepsi Scholarship Fund to benefit graduating seniors from the Hospitality High School in Washington, D.C.  This endowed gift provides perpetual scholarships to graduates of the Hospitality High School who are enrolled in undergraduate hospitality-related degree programs.  To date 29 students have received scholarships totaling $75,500.

Eligibility Criteria
Minimum eligibility criteria for nominees are:

  • Graduate of the Hospitality High School in Washington, D.C.
  • Enrolled in at least 12 credit hours for upcoming fall and spring semesters.
  • Undergraduate hospitality management major.
  • Worked at least 250 hours in the hotel/hospitality industry.
  • A minimum 3.0 GPA.

    Scholarship Awards
    Award amounts can range from $500 to $3,000 depending upon enrollment and recommended amount from school.

To get more information about pepsi scholarships:

http://www.ahlef.org/content.aspx?id=19824

Architecture Scholarship

Architecture scholarships are available for College of Desing students. There is a huge list of architecture scholarships. The College and each department offers architecture scholarships to students based on academic excellence and demonstrated financial need.

Here is the list of architecture scholarships:

http://www.nextstudent.com/directory-of-scholarships/Major/0014/Academic-Architecture-scholarships.aspx

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Scholarships for International Students

There are lots of foreign students in every other country. They all need scholarships to continue their education. It is hard to find scholarships for international students. There is a website which makes this way easier. To find scholarships for internatioanl students you can visit this website:

http://www.internationalscholarships.com/

Ugc Scholarship for Single Girl

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has decided to launch 20 scholarships for single girl children at M Phil and Ph D levels.

The UGC is already providing limited number of scholarships at Post-Graduate level and such scholarship will be extended to the M Phil and Ph D levels from this year.

A decision to this effect has been taken by the Commission, sources said. The scholarship will be available in Humanities and Sciences.

Twenty students will get the scholarship every year.

The students can pursue the M Phil and research in the university having special assistance programme or potential of excellence tag from the UGC.

The university, where the students wants to pursue the M Phil or Ph D, will select the students and send the list of candidates to the UGC.

The UGC has set up two separate committees which will take a final decision on the grant of scholarship to students, sources said.

The UGC will provide Rs 14,000 as the scholarship money per month to the students.

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To get more information:

www.ugc.ac.in

Army Rotc Scholarship Status

Scholarships and stipends in Army ROTC help you focus on what’s important. Namely, getting that college degree — not how you’ll pay for it.

ARMY ROTC SCHOLARSHIPS

Whether you’re a college-bound high school student or already attending a college or university, Army ROTC has scholarships available. Scholarships are awarded based on a student’s merit and grades, not financial need.

Army ROTC scholarships consist of:

  • Two-, three-, and four-year scholarship options based on the time remaining to complete your degree
  • Full-tuition scholarships
  • The option for room and board in place of tuition, if you should qualify
  • Additional allowances for books and fees
LIVING EXPENSES

Army ROTC scholarships also provide monthly living allowances for each school year. You can earn certain amounts depending on your level in the Army ROTC curriculum:

  • 1st year, $300 per month
  • 2nd year, $350 per month
  • 3rd year, $450 per month
  • 4th year, $500 per month

This allowance is also available to all non-scholarship Cadets enrolled in the Army ROTC Advanced Course (3rd and 4th years).

Abercrombie & Fitch Scholarship

The UNCF/Abercrombie & Fitch Scholarship Program will provide 4-year scholarships to a total of 22 students enrolled in a UNCF member or university or any other accredited 4-year college or university. Scholarships of $3,000 will be awarded annually, up to 4 years. Award amount will be based upon students unmet financial need and will be renewable as long as the recipient continues to meet the eligibility requirements.
Apply Online

http://www.uncf.org/forstudents/scholardetail.asp?Sch_ID=20749

Muslim Minority Scholarship

It’s pretty hard to find scholarships for muslim students. Only Muslim societies help  Muslim students who need financial aid.

You can check this link to find more information about muslim minority scholarship:

http://minorityaffairs.gov.in/newsite/schemes/scholarships/scholarships.htm

AP Minority Scholarship

Hello,

You can find more information about Andhra Pradesh Scholarship program here:

http://results2.ap.nic.in/scho/entry/statepost.html

AP Miinority scholarship program is given by Governmen of India.

Want to Make Money for College Online?

First of all – yes – you can make some money online.  Even a blog like this one can make its expenses back and so can a blog about your own favorite hobby or activity or news items.  Sometimes the things you’re most interested in won’t be the highest paying, but there’s usually a good balance somewhere where topics overlap.  For example, Fastweb’s free scholarship search and free college scholarship search engines aren’t the biggest money-makers for a webmaster, but its decent.  There would be more money to be made selling student loans, but I’d rather try to help students find money for college that doesn’t have to be paid back.

So think about that – by combining something you’re interested in with a product or service related to that topic, you can find an online business model that doesn’t require selling out your sense of ethics.

The money is the obvious, short-term value of building your own website or blog.  The long term value is the skill sets you learn and can later contribute to a business.  When you start blogging or developing websites for business purposes, you learn about design, you refine your content-writing skills (this can be text, audio, photography, graphic design, video, any kind of content really), and you start to learn about how internet marketing differs yet resembles traditional marketing.

Perhaps best of all, you’ll have something to show for your initiative.  You’ll have some proof that you can take a concept, match it to existing opportunities, and become a “self-starter” with a strong work ethic and ability to learn applied skills.

Of course, a personal blog about your pets and what you ate for dinner last night probably isn’t going to be a regular source of income.  Yet even if you have no plans to monetize your website and you have no intention of ever adding advertisements, you’ll still learn skill sets that businesses are looking for.

So just go out there and start building your own websites.  It may not pay off your tuition bill today, but it will help you get ahead in the long run – and that’s what college is all about, isn’t it?

In the theme of free, I’m going to recommend a few free web hosts that can get you started online:

Whoever said you “Have to spend money to make money” obviously didn’t have internet access and blogging software.

What do you think?  Are you running a website?  Does it make money or help you learn new skills?  Share your experiences in the comments below!

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Scholarship for Students with Wheelchairs

I got word about a scholarship this weekend so I wanted to share some more of the details with the readers and anyone who is surfing in from the search engines.

This scholarship is for students who use wheelchairs – manual or electric – and its sponsored by AmeriGlide, a supplier and distributor of all sorts of home mobility products like ramps, stairlifts, and other types of wheelchair lifts.

Full information about the wheelchair scholarship program (click here)

Applications are due on January 2, 2009 and can be completed online or downloaded, filled out, and mailed in.  Students applying must also complete a 500 word essay explained at the scholarship information page.

Winners are announced in March of 2009, but you can start applying now in 2008 (in fact, you’ll need to get working on it if you’re eligible because you’ve really just got November and December left to work on it!)

Thanks to Ameriglide for running such a great scholarship program, and I’d also like to thank them for bringing it to my attention so I can pass the word along.  If you have any questions, please check out the links provided here.

source: www.freecollegeblog.com

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