Scholarships, Grants & Prizes 2018

By Peterson's

Peterson's Scholarships, Grants & Prizes 2018 provides up-to-date information on more than 1.6 million privately-funded awards totaling $10 billion available to college students. This valuable guide contains detailed profiles of awards based on: academic fields and career goals, ethnic heritage, talent, employment experience, military service, and many other categories that are available from private sources; such as foundations, corporations, and religious and civic organizations. Learn how to find an award that's right for you Chapters focus on tips that tell you: How to get in the minority scholarship mix. It's never too early to look for college scholarships. How to use social media to pay for college. What to do if you don't win a scholarship. Ask the experts about college scholarships Peterson's Scholarships, Grants & Prizes 2018 guide helps you develop a strategy for finding awards. Consider your future career goals or your parents' occupations to determine if those fields offer academic scholarships. Does the city or region where you live offer scholarships to students? Or perhaps local businesses sponsor grants? Consider researching scholarships offered to students of your family's ethnic heritage, using this resource.. There are also timely common sense hints to be sure you put your best image forward when applying for scholarships and awards, including suggestions for a review of your social media presence. Detailed indexes and quick reference charts make it easy to search the information in this guide to find a broad variety of scholarships, including Young Entrepreneur Awards, STEM scholarships, 4-H and American Legion scholarships, to name only a few..

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0768941555
• ISBN13: 9780768941555
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Peterson Nelnet Co
• Length: 1056 Pages
• Weight: 3.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 8.5" x 11.0"