College Scholarships, Grants & Loans

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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Sunday, November 04, 2007

Wal-Mart Sam Walton Community Scholarships

The Wal-Mart Foundation is funding 7000 scholarships of $1,000 for 2008. All high school seniors maintaining at least a 2.5 GPA who are permanent residents of the United States are eligible for the Sam Walton Scholarship.

You can get an application at your local Wal-Mart store, Neighborhood Market or Sam's Club. Filing deadline for applications is January 14, 2008.

Wal-Mart also funds several other scholarships for associates and their dependents, including the Wal-Mart ASSOCIATE Scholarship, the Higher REACH Scholarship and the WALTON Family Foundation Scholarship.

For more information and an application, visit walmartfoundation.org.

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