Helping you navigate scholarship websites
NextStepU: Is It Worth Your Time? http://www.nextstepu.com/ The NextStepU website is run by the Next Step Education Group. NextStepU was created in 1995 as an all-inclusive post-high-school resource site, although most of the information is skewed toward the college bound. It has a sister organization, NextStepAcademy, which has courses on “life skills,” including college prep, […]
Read MoreSearching for Scholarships with My College Options https://www.mycollegeoptions.org/ My College Options is owned by the National Research Center for College and University Admissions (NRCCUA), an information marketing company that provides (sells, one presumes) student data to organizations for product sales and recruitment purposes. The site itself is mostly geared toward researching majors, matching you with […]
Read MoreMoolahSPOT Scholarship Site Review http://www.moolahspot.com/ MoolahSPOT is owned by Gen Tanabe, who with coauthor Kelly Tanabe, wrote The Ultimate Scholarship Book. These names may look very familiar—Gen and Kelly Tanabe fund the Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship that appears on many scholarship search websites. In addition to the scholarship search, there is an Answers page […]
Read MoreScholarship Search Site for Military Members, Veterans, and Their Families http://aid.military.com/scholarship/search-for-scholarships.do A note at the start: Military.com is not a government site. It’s owned by Military Advantage, a division of Monster International. According to the entry at Wikipedia, “the company’s main revenue streams are advertising, military-themed products and lead generation for military recruiters.” The site […]
Read MoreIEFA Study Abroad Scholarship Site Review http://www.iefa.org International Education Financial Aid (IEFA) is owned and operated by Envisage International Corporation, an online international education and cultural exchange marketing company, which also owns InternationalStudent.com. The IEFA search engine is specifically designed for students who want to pursue their education overseas. In addition to providing scholarships, this […]
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