College Scholarships, Grants & Loans

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

FAFSA and Scholarship Deadlines

OK, so another Christmas has passed us by and even though vacation isn't over yet, it's time to start thinking about college. First think FAFSA. Many companies will get your W-2's and 1099's out by the 15th of January...if this is your case, you're probably ok waiting to do the FAFSA. But some companies will wait until the end of January or even later. If this is the case, you will be better off doing an estimated FAFSA and updating it when you have the final financial documentation. Many schools have early deadlines and you don't want to miss out on any financial aid opportunities. For more information, visit the FAFSA page at College-Loans.us.

Unfortunately, there are a couple of Scholarships missing from this year's lists...the Sam Walton Community Scholarship and the Walton Family Foundation Scholarship. The Walmartstores website just mentions that applications are no longer being accepted for the two programs.

The KFC Colonel's Scholars Program is offering scholarships of up to $5,000 per year. Applications must be in by February 8, 2012.

The Ben Carson Scholarships from the Carson Scholars Fund which presents $1,000 college scholarships to students in grades 4-11 has an application deadline of January 13, 2012.

The Bank of America Joe Martin Scholarship awards $2,500 scholarships to Dependents of Bank of America associates and the deadline is February 29, 2012.

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Sunday, January 02, 2011

Upcoming Scholarship Deadlines

The holidays have come and gone and it's time to start thinking about college again. First up is the FAFSA. As soon as you have all your financial documentation for last year, get started on the FAFSA...many schools have early deadlines and you don't want to miss out on any financial aid opportunities. For more information, visit the FAFSA page at College-Loans.us.

Next, there are several scholarships available that have submission dates in January and February. The Sam Walton Community Scholarship is coming up and has a January 31, 2011 application deadline.

The KFC Colonel's Scholars Program is offering scholarships of up to $5,000 per year. Applications must be in by February 9, 2011.

The Ben Carson Scholarships from the Carson Scholars Fund which presents $1,000 college scholarships to students in grades 4-11 has an application deadline of January 14, 2011.

The Bank of America Joe Martin Scholarship awards $1,000 to $5,000 scholarships to Dependents of Bank of America associates and the deadline is February 28, 2011.

New and updated pages at College-Loans.us include:

Missouri 529 Plan
Montana 529 Plan
529 Tax Deductions

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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Heads up! Scholarship Deadlines coming up soon!

WalMart Sam Walton Community Scholarship
Deadline is January 29. Scholarships are $3,000 each. Funds are provided by the Walmart Foundation. You should be a recent high school graduate (August 1, 2009 - July 31, 2010) or GED and enrolling in college in fall 2010.

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program
Deadline is January 29. Scholarships are up to $7,500 each and the plan is to award up to 300 Goldwater Scholarships.

KFC Colonel's Scholars Scholarship Program
Deadline is February 10. Scholarships are up to $5,000 per year and winners could receive up to $20,000 over 4 years.

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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Wal-Mart Sam Walton Community Scholarships - 2009

It's time for the Wal-Mart Sam Walton Community Scholarships again. The Wal-Mart Foundation is funding more than 2,500 scholarships of $3,000 for the 2009-10 school year. All high school seniors (including home schooled) maintaining at least a 2.5 GPA who are permanent residents of the United States may be eligible for the Sam Walton Scholarship.

Applications are online. Filing deadline for applications is January 31, 2009.

Wal-Mart has several other scholarship programs for associates and their dependents, including the Wal-Mart ASSOCIATE Scholarship, the Wal-Mart Higher REACH Scholarship and the WALTON Family Foundation Scholarship.

For more information on requirements and applications, visit the Wal-Mart Scholarship webpage.



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