How Scholarships and Grants Affect Your Taxes
Figuring out how you’re going to pay for college is one of the most stressful parts of the college experience. There are few things more exciting than winning a scholarship. If you’ve won a...
Author: Kenny Sandorffy
Can Division 3 Offer Scholarships?
When you think of playing sports in college on a scholarship, you most likely think of playing at the DI level. This is understandable, as most of the bigger athletic scholarships are at this...
What Is an Endowed Scholarship?
Many companies and non-profit organizations create a scholarship fund. They do this to help students afford the high of college tuition. When starting a scholarship fund, there are many things to take into consideration....
Do Ivy League Schools Give Athletic Scholarships?
It’s your dream to play DI basketball at Harvard. The time comes to start reaching out to coaches in hopes of getting recruited. You ask the coach about athletic scholarships. To your disappointment, you...
What Is a Presidential Scholarship?
The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program is a very prestigious program. The program recognizes talented high school seniors for their accomplishments. It was created in 1964 and has expanded over the years to include a...
What Is a Need Based Scholarship?
There are two main types of scholarships that students can win for college. Students may be eligible for merit scholarships or need-based scholarships. Merit scholarships award students for outstanding credentials. They award high achieving...
How to Apply to the Gates Millennium Scholarship
In 1999, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation started the Gates Millenium Scholarship. After reaching its goal of 20,000 scholars in 2016, it was replaced by the Gates Scholarship. The scholarship program grants full...
How to Write a Badass Scholarship Resume (W/ Example)
You’ve come across a scholarship application that requires a scholarship resume…and you enter panic mode. What is a scholarship resume? How do you write it? And what are you supposed to put on it?...
How to Apply to the Excelsior Scholarship
Many high school students in New York applying to college, have looked at a CUNY or SUNY school. The CUNY university system enrolls over 275,000 students. The SUNY system enrolls over 424,000 students. In-state...
How to Get a Scholarship Without Good Grades
Everyone wants to win scholarship money. Some people need to win scholarship money. Not everyone received the best grades in high school. Many people assume there isn’t a point in applying and that only...