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Monday, 31 October 2011 09:15 | Last Updated on Monday, 04 February 2013 09:36

SCHOLARSHIPS - (NOTE: dates and deadlines for each scholarship announcement.)

AXA AWARD – Achievement Community Scholarship – (Deadline 02/01/2013 Or the first 10, 000 applications visit the website to learn more at: www.axa.equitable.com-‐foundation/AXA achievement-‐ access.html.

AXA Achievement is a multi-‐faceted scholarship program, awarding more than 1.3

million a year in scholarships on the national and local levels.

Commander’s Scholarship Fund (Deadline 02/15/2013)

Sms.scholarshipamerica.org/militarycommanders/application.html

A scholarship opportunity for dependent children of active duty, reserve, National Guard or retired members of the United States military who hold valid Exchange & Commissary shopping privileges at the time of application. Must be a high school senior or graduates who plan to enroll full-‐time for the first time at an accredited two-‐year or four-‐year college or university and have a minimum of 3.5 GPA.

Great Lakes National Scholarship – Check website after 02/15/2013

http://www.scholarshipamerica.org/greatlakes/

ING UNSUNG HEROES Awards Program (Deadline 04/30/2013)

Ing.us/about-‐ing/citizenship/childrens-‐education/ing-‐unsung-‐heroes

This scholarship is designated for K-‐12 teachers who promote new teachings

methods in their class curriculums.

National Society of Accountants Scholarship – Deadline 03/10/2013

http://www.nsacct.org/Education/NSAScholarshipFoundation/ScholarshipAp plication.

www.6.rentacenter.com/…Make-‐A-‐Difference-‐Scholarship.html

This scholarship provides annually up to $60,000 to different customers, their children and their co-‐workers children

who are pursuing an undergraduate degree at the college or university of their choice.

Talbots’ Women’s Scholarship Fund –

https:www.scholarshipamerica.org/talbotswomen/

A scholarship program that is designed to encourage women to complete a College education

Vantagescholar.org

Deadline: 04/30/2013

Financial Aid Resources

http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/Public_main.html

http://www.librarysites.info/

http://www.kiplinger.com/tools/colleges/

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities

http://scholarization.blogspot.com - Scholarization provides a plethora of scholarship information for students who are interested in studying outside of the United States.

http://www.studyabroadfunding.org - Study abroad scholarships made possible through the Institute of International Education.

http://portal.unesco.org/education/ Study Abroad Scholarships provided by UNESCO – United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organizations.

http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/DocChicago.html- University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center

www.jstor.org Used by students to conduct research in scholarly journals and databases

http://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia

http://www.google.com Google

http://sat.collegeboard.org/home College Board - SAT Prep

www.educhoice.org Educhoices provides prospective and current college with a plethora of information regarding career choices and degree programs

www.librarysites.info/ Libcat: A Guide to Library Resources on the Internet

www.thesaurus.com/ Thesaurus.com

www.usnews.com/ USNEWS Education and Colleges: Select prospective colleges according to their ranking and criterion that meets your needs.

www.librarysites.info/ A directory of libraries that is located in various cities throughout the United States.

www.kiplinger.com/tools/colleges A national listing of Public Colleges that provide the best value for prospective and current college students.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu Purdue Online Writing Lab contains resources and information to simplify the process of writing and research scholarly works and college assignments

http://go.salliemae.com/scholarship/ A free scholarship search database that offers access to scholarships. This site is in not affiliated with the federal government, but is updated daily.

www.college-scholarships.com/free_scholarships_searches.htm 101 COLLEGE & SCHOLARSHIP WEBSITES, links to other sites with information on scholarships.

http://apps.collegeboard.org/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp College Board’s Scholarship Search, Appeals to the informational needs of parents, students and educators with information about scholarships for college and high school students.

http://www.careerinfonet.org/scholarshipsearch Career one stop is sponsored by the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Users can search within this site for scholarship and career information.