scholarships

There are ways to win scholarships, even if you speak Klingon or have so-so grades. The secret is to find scholarships that are right for you, then prepare and apply. With more than 50 million people using his Fastweb scholarship-matching site over the past 15 years, creator Mark Kantrowitz seems...

It's that time again. College acceptances are starting to arrive, and students already enrolled in college need to prepare for next year's finances. It's also time to complete online the federal government's Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. Checking on your FAFSA status after...

A new book, written by a pair of sociology professors, says most students aren't learning much of anything in college -- and they're not studying nearly as much as they once did. If fact, those students might even do better, academically, if they work during college.

FAFSA season, the financial aid and college admissions period, officially began January 1. If you're hoping to earn an undergraduate or graduate degree, or are the parent of someone going to college, you need to know all you can about the FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student...

Scholarships can be a helpful way to reduce how much you owe on your tuition bill, but a high grade point average, student leadership, and athletic talent won't be enough to win these odd scholarships. Here are some scholarships with unique requirements. Star Trek Inspired The Klingon Language...

Your mother always told you to stop playing Nintendo and study, but little did she know that your gaming skills would eventually pay off ... literally. Now middle-and-high school students, 13 and older, can play games to earn scholarship cash for college. Marketing executive Angelo Tartaro's...

Are you a cash-strapped college student? Do you like keeping your student loan debt to a minimum? Are you a leader in your community? If so, then you need to apply for a Pepsi Scholarship. Pepsi Corporation has many divisions that offer scholarships to help students pay the high cost of higher...

My friend Mae is 29 and just entered college for the first time. She got married and had her daughter right after graduating from school, then became a stay-at-home mom. But after the marriage ended a decade later, Mae was on her own for the first time. The fact that her 10-year-old daughter was...

The fun people at Groupon are at it again, offering a college scholarship to the offspring of a couple who use the company's coupon on a first date. That's got to be an awkward first date: Using a coupon, or Groupon as the company calls it, and then taking a photo on that first date with that...

At a time when the Hispanic population in the U.S. is growing fast, not enough of them are graduating from college. According to a study done last month by the Education Trust, 60% of white college students nationwide earn their bachelor degrees in six years or less, but only 49% of Hispanic...