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Scholarships

Find one that fits your needs & go for it . . .

WEB SITES FOR FINANCIAL AID; CAREER & COLLEGE INFORMATION;
STATE & FEDERAL PROGRAMS

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Coca-Cola scholarship is now available. Go to www.coca-colascholars.org to apply. Scholars are selected based upon academic achievement, capacity to lead, and hours of community service.
Deadline:October 31, 2008.

Illinois PTA Scholarship for students who are interested in pursuing a career in
the education field. Two scholarships will be awarded $1000 – 1^st place and $500 – 2^nd place. Go to www.illinoispta.org for an application.
Deadline: December 1, 2008.

AXA Community Scholarship offers $2000 college scholarships to seniors who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in their activities in school, community, or workplace. Go to
www.axa-achievement.com to download an application.
Deadline: December 15, 2008.

Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship: See Mrs. Dragoo for application. Five hundred 4-year awards of different values will be awarded.
Deadline:January 9, 2009. Apply early!

CBAI--Community Bankers Association Foundation Scholarship: Statewide essay-writing contest. Several scholarships ranging from $500 to $1000 will be awarded to the best essays submitted.
Deadline: February 2, 2009.

* Indicates best sites for financial aid according to Illinois Student Assistance Commission
EXCELLENT SITE: College Zone

The website Essay Edge is a site which shows you how to write a personal statement to the institution of which you are applying.

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The web site Scholarship Scams is a site with tips for recognizing scholarship scams and also a site where you can report possible scams.

fastweb.com	schoolsintheUSA.com
collegezone.com	anycollege.net
salliemae.com	collegeaid.net
scholarships.com	fafsa.ed.gov
wellsfargo.com Loans	easi.ed.gov
wellfargo.com/per/a	plato.org
ccounts/student.jhtml	review.com
ed.gov/free	NASFAA.org
fndcenter.org/	ed.gov./thinkcollege/early
collegenet.com	collegeboard.com
illinoisdollarsforscholars.org	myessay.com
wiredscholar.com	finaid.com
nces/ed/gov/ipeds/cool/	colleges.com
mach25.com	CollegeQuest.com
scholarships.com	ScholarAid.com
WeeklyScholarshipAlert.org	ed.gov/studentaid
gocollege.com	daedco.com/otw.html
ed.gov/office/OPE/	collegeview.com
nextSTEPmagazine.com	fastaid.com
act.org/fanel	collegeillinois.com
cappex.com/scholarships/	fastweb.com/
christianconnector.com/	scholarshipamerica.org/
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Need a Lift?
The American Legion provides a book titled Need a Lift? It contains 152 pages of scholarships, grants & loans available to students.

The following set oon and worksheets to aid in creating an effective time management plan, as well as links to other student resources.

educationplanner.com	furtheryoureducation.com
umuc.edu/~jzahnise/time	campuschamps.com
d.umn.edu/student/loan/acad/strat/time_man_princ.html
businessmajors.about.com/library/relatedlinks/bltimeemgt.htm
arc.sbc.edu/timeschedule.html
mtsu.edu/~studskl/tmths.html

Web sites below are career-oriented;
in addition to career information,
some also contain vocational schools
and collegiate information.

ILWorkInfo.com
User Name:Illinois
Password: career

careercrusing.com
User Name:pawnee
Password:careers

schoolsintheusa.co	bis.gov/oco
pertersons.com	firstgov.gov
gilligan.esu7.k12.ne.us	tuitions.com
nycareerzone.org	usnews.com
collegezone.com	iacac.org
myfuture.com/career/interest.html
surfaquarium.com/miinvent.thm
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