The Ayn Rand Institute is sponsoring some incredible scholarships in relation to Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged. This is an essay scholarship with several questions to choose from. Each year, multiple winners are selected, including 1 first-prize winner ($10,000), 3 second-prize winners ($2,000), 5 third-prize winners ($1,000), 20 finalists ($100), and 20 semifinalists ($50).

According to the website, eligibility requirements are as follows:

For more information about this scholarship and for a list of essay questions, visit the website for details.

To enter, submit your essay online or to the address below:

Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest, Dept. W
The Ayn Rand Institute
P.O. Box 57044
Irvine, CA 92619-7044

What do weddings, brides, and gowns have in common with your college tuition. The answer may surprise you: everything. Charlese Wedding and Home Magazine is now sponsoring the 2007 Making the Impossible Possible Scholarship. Now what future college student wouldn’t want to take part in a contest like this?

Paying your tuition may seem impossible, but it is actually scholarships like these that make the dream of attending college and earning a degree possible for so many young people in this country.

The creators of Charlese Wedding and Home Magazine understand the effort that it can take to acheive your dreams and succeed at your goals. According to the website, they felt compelled to offer the Making the Impossible Possible Award because:

The creation of the idea of this magazine, from just a thought to a “real” thing, at first seemed impossible. So many forces came out of nowhere to stop the production of the magazine. Some people even attempted to “steal” the idea and to smear its name so that advertisers would not purchase ad space and break us financially. The owners of this magazine know hardship. We overcame those obstacles and rose above them. We know how sincere dedication can make things happen. We would like to see others overcome their hardships as well.

If you have “weathered a storm” in your life and lived to tell the tale, you just might be eligible to earn this $500.00 scholarship.

To be eligible for this award students must simply have already been accepted in to an accredited post-high school/post-undergraduate institution. For more details about participating visit the Charlese Wedding and Home Magazine Website for more information.

Private Colleges and Universities magazine along with Careers and Colleges.com is now offering a scholarship for students who are members of their online community. This is no little award—$10,000 to be exact—for students who take advantage of the wide array of free services that the site offers, all of which are specifically geared toward meeting the needs of college students.

This scholarship is offered annually to U.S. students for undergraduate or graduate studies. To be eligible for the award, students must be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident, as well as a high school senior or older at time of application.

When students register on the site, it is also important that they provide accurate information regarding their current G.P.A., intended major, year in school, and intended graduation date.

This sweepstakes begins in May of each year. If you’ve missed this year’s deadline, come back next year for more opportunities to win. Further details regarding the Private Colleges and Universities $10,000 scholarship can be found on the website along with information about past winners of this award.

This scholarship opportunity made possible by the American Dental Association is much like the American Dental Association Scholarship, also reviewed on this site. The only key difference is that according to the website students must be one of the specific groups that the ADA has identified as a minority in dental school enrollment. Today these groups include African American, Hispanic, and Native American students.

This is a $2,500 award that is offered annually. There are currently 25 Minority Dental Student Scholarships available.

To be eligible, students must:

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, visit the American Dental Association’s website for more details. The deadline for the award is October 16.

Brickfish.com is now offering the Show Us Your Art Scholarship–a $1,000 award for young, talented artists. Ever thought that you should be getting paid for your work? Now’s your chance.

To participate in this opportunity, students must visit the Brickfish.com website and submit their artwork. The work will then be displayed in the virtual gallery and reviewed by both users and the Brickfish scholarship panel. The $1,000 winner will be selected by the Brickfish panel. The most popular work as determined by the number of page views will receive $250 for participating in the contest.

Requirements include:

For a more detailed list of eligibility requirements visit the website for official rules. The deadline for this year’s contest is August 2, 2007. Winners names and details will be posted on Brickfish.com.

Cosmo Girl offers an annual C.G. Girl of the Year Award to qualifying young women interested in earning money towards their tuition. This year, however, Cosmo Girl has some exciting news: the scholarship, which is sponsored by Maybelline New York, has now doubled bringing it to $20,000 in financial aid assistance.

Some eligibility requirements for this award include:

Applicants must submit an essay explaining how they have made a difference in their communities and in the world. The essay must be 300 words in length.

The deadline for this year’s award is Thursday, July 27. If you happen to miss the deadline don’t despair–this award is offered annually, just check back next year for details.

For more information about the Cosmo Girl of the Year Award visit the website. Enter online or send entries to:

CosmoGIRL! of the Year Award
300 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019

Money Matters 101, a website devoted to answering your question about—you guessed it—money matters, is offering a $400 scholarship for interested applicants.

To apply, students must:

• Respond with a 750-word essay

• Meet the scholarship deadline of August 31

• Submit official college transcripts

• Be attending a university in the United States or Canada

• Have a GPA of 2.3 or higher

• Be a freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior in college

If you still feel that you qualify for this award and are interested in participating, answer the following essay question as featured on the website:

With property foreclosures on the rise and home prices either declining or at a stand still in most areas, what are your thoughts on the Real Estate market over the next year?

Essays should be directed to the following address:

MoneyMatters101.com
Scholarship 2007
PO Box 18689
Long Beach, CA 90807

For more information about the Money Matters 101 $400 Scholarship, visit the website. The provider requests that there be no phone calls in regards to this opportunity.

What could be better than better chances of winning a huge cash award to help you pay for your college tuition? Not much—and your parents would probably agree! Collegetoolkit.com, a website dedicated to helping students earn extra financial assistance and find resources that they need to help guide them through the process of getting in to college, is now sponsoring their own $10,000 scholarship.

To enter, students must:

And the twist? The essays are judged by other student members! The first round of judging
determines the finalists. After the finalists are selected by the votes of student members, each of the final essays gets the chance to be voted on again. This second vote will determine the winner of the $10,000 award.

For more information about this scholarship or to apply online, visit the Collegetoolkit.com website.

Pursuing a career in dentistry is almost a surefire success. But while everyone goes to the dentist at some point, not everyone has the funds available to put themselves through dental school.

The American Dental Association Scholarship is made available to dental students who are in need of funding for their education. This scholarship is a $2,500 award that is made available through the college or university that you attend.

To be eligible for this award, students must:

• Demonstrate financial need

• Be in their second year of dental school

• Be a U.S. Citizen

• Be a full-time student

• Provide two letters from dental school representatives

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, visit the American Dental Association’s website for more details. The deadline for the award is October 16. This is an annual scholarship.

College Prowler and Wachovia are now sponsoring a $1,000 monthly scholarship for students who submit outstanding essays.

The topic? College application essays. Now is the perfect time to write your submissions essay for school and at the same time get a chance to win $1,000 for your efforts.

Eligibility requirements include the following:

• Student must live in and attend school in the United States.

• This award is for international and U.S. students.

• This is an undergraduate and/or graduate award.

• Student must be a currently enrolled high school or college student.

• Student must submit original work.

Applications and essays for the College Prowler Monthly Scholarship are submitted online. Visit the website for further details and to learn a little bit about past recipients.

Monthly deadlines are also listed on the site but typically occur at the end of each month. Winners also receive 10 free College Prowler Guidebooks.