The Evalee C. Schwartz Charitable Education Trust was created to provide students with another means of securing financial assistance in order to pursue their education.

According to the website, Ms. Schwarz “was the personification of leadership, entrepreneurialism and the philanthropic spirit. Though devastated by her husband’s death in 1984, Evalee rose above her grief and channeled her energies into mastering the intricacies of managing an automobile dealership. The considerable skills she acquired and exhibited throughout her professional life earned her a place in an elite minority when she was chosen by the Hyundai Corporation to be the first woman to acquire one of their dealerships in the United States.”

The trust she created has benefited countless students and served as an encouraging resource to help them overcome trials that may have otherwise stood in the way of their future.

To be eligible to receive assistance from this fund, students must:

Additional information and exceptions can be found on the Evalee C. Schawartz Charitable Education Trust website. The loans provided through the trust are interest free. Loan amounts vary and can range anywhere from $5,000 to $15,000.

Grants like scholarships are an excellent way of securing funding for your future education. They come in all shapes and sizes and can apply to anyone from doctors to English majors. Students often confuse grants with student loans—unfortunately—and miss out on excellent opportunities to secure interest-free funding that does not need to be paid back.

For students interested in studying abroad, the U.S. Department of State sponsors the Fulbright Program, a resource for students seeking funding for their educational endeavors.

This program has been supplying students with the funding they need since 1946 and has donated more than $235 million, making it the largest international exchange support program in the United States.

According to the website, the purpose of the Fulbright Program is to:

“Bring a little more knowledge, a little more reason, and a little more compassion into world affairs, and thereby to increase the chance that nations will learn at last to live in peace and friendship.”

This program runs annually and is an excellent opportunity for students to secure funding for their international education. This year’s deadline is October 19, 2007, so now is the time to begin the application process if you are interested in pursuing this opportunity.

According to the website, the selection process is based upon the following:

Language preparation and experience.

Academic record.

Student qualifications.

Preferences as determined by the Fulbright Program.

The approachability of the proposed project or study.

For more information about the Fulbright Program, visit the Institute of International Education for more details.

Biggest Scholarship.com is offering their annual “Biggest Scholarship.” This is a sweepstakes contest that all high school and college students are encouraged to participate in…and parents too!

It can be tempting to assume that if a scholarship is offered by means of a sweepstakes that it may be incredibly difficult to win since a sweepstakes is in reality a lot like the lottery. Just because you don’t think your odds are that great, however, doesn’t give you an excuse to brush off a chance at winning free cash to help with your college tuition. Scholarships–sweepstakes or other–are all just chances, opportunities to get your name in the hat one more time and further increase your chances of earning financial assistance.

The Biggest Scholarship is a one-time $5,000 award–an amount that can dramatically impact your future education and significantly reduce the burden of student loans. Registering on the site is all that is required; once you are registered you are automatically entered in the sweepstakes. While registering on the site, students have the opportunity to browse through the sponsors who have kindly made the award available. You aren’t, of course, obligated to buy a single thing…just to give up a little time to review advertisements.

For more information, visit BiggestScholarship.com.

Interested in studying abroad but unsure of how to pay for it? There are actually many scholarship programs available to students just like you—even more in recent years than ever before.

The Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship has been providing funding for international study since 2000, when the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs passed the International Academic Opportunity Act. The funds are administered annually through the International Institute of Education.

According to the website, students must meet the following criteria in order to be eligible for this award:

The applicant must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant or provide proof that he/she will be receiving a Pell Grant at the time of application or during the term of their study abroad.

The applicant is applying to or has been accepted into a study abroad program eligible for credit by the student’s accredited institution of higher education in the U.S.

The applicant is studying abroad for at least 4 weeks in one country. Programs going to more than one country are eligible if the student will be studying in one country for at least 4 weeks.

The applicant is studying abroad in any country except Cuba or a country on the State Department’s current Travel Warning list.

The applicant is studying in the fall, spring, or academic year terms including winter inter-sessions. Summer-only programs are not eligible.

If you are interested in participating in this opportunity and meet the above requirements, visit the International Institute of Education website for more details and to apply online. The deadlines to submit applications take place in October and April of each year.

The Barry M. Goldwater Excellence in Education Scholarship has been funding the intellectual pursuits of students since it was first authorized by congress in 1986. This award is designed for students who are earning their degree in science, mathematics, or engineering.

According to the website, “the purpose of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, as stated in the enabling legislation, is to alleviate a critical current and future shortage of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers. A more realistic statement of the purpose, in today’s terms, is to provide a continuing source of highly qualified individuals to those fields of academic study and research.”

To be eligible for this award, a student must:

Scholarships cover eligible expenses for undergraduate tuition, fees, books, and room and board. The scholarship is a $7,500 annual award. Students who are juniors can receive this scholarship for two years; seniors can receive it for their final year of school. Each year, 300 scholarships are awarded. The online application will be made available in September 2007 and must be received by the deadline of February 1, 2008.

For more information about this award, please visit the scholarship’s website.

Calling all aspiring producers, directors, actors, and other creative individuals interested in a career in the film industry: Citizens for Global Solutions sponsors an annual Flash Movie Contest and wants you to participate.

According to the website, Citizens for Global Solutions seeks to create “a future in which nations work together to abolish war, protect our rights and freedoms, and solve the problems facing humanity that no nation can solve alone. This vision requires effective democratic global institutions that will apply the rule of law while respecting the diversity and autonomy of national and local communities.”

It’s third year in the running, this contest has been an encouraging success, promoting students to speak out and begin taking their future into their own hands. While the theme of the contest changes each year, its goal remains firmly based in using the combination of short films and creative minds to draw attention to global issues.

Prizes are distributed accordingly:

1st place—$2,000
2nd place—$1,000
3rd place—$500
4th place (viewers choice)—$250

For more information and further details about the Flash Movie Contest, visit the Citizens for Global Solutions website.

Direct inquiries to:

Global Solutions Attn:FLASH
418 7th Street SE, Washington, DC 20003-2796
Phone: (202) 546-3950 Fax: (202) 546-3749

Have something that you’d like to say to the entire world? An idea you’d like to share? An opinion that you want to have heard? Chances are as an aspiring student you probably do. Now you have the chance to voice your thoughts and get paid.

ScholarshipExperts.com is now offering the Shout It Out Scholarship for any student who is interested in doing just that. Each award is a $1,000 scholarship, and there are a total of 5 scholarships to be given this year.

If you are interested in applying, you must submit an essay that responds to the following question:

“If you could say one thing to the entire world at once, what would it be and why?”

This is a fairly short essay, 250 words or less, so don’t let it stop you from taking the time to apply for a chance to participate in this great opportunity. Gather your thoughts and begin writing today!

According to the website, some eligibility requirements include the following:

Applications may be submitted online by October 15, 2007, for inclusion in this competition. To learn more information about this award, please visit the ScholarshipExperts website.

Winners will be notified in December 2007.

The Charles Shafae Scholarship is an annual award offered by Papercheck.com. This is an essay scholarship that welcomes students of all majors to apply; the award is $500 in financial assistance.

Below is an overview of rules and eligibility requirements listed on the site:

Students must respond with a 1000-word essay that addresses the following topic:

Thomas More’s vision of the perfect society, Utopia, has been widely praised by a variety of readers from diverse political and religious persuasions. What present-day governmental and religious institutions are most in agreement with the society that More outlined? (For example, euthanasia and religious tolerance, two modern hot buttons, are practiced in Utopia, as is a distinct work ethic. Draw some parallels between these aspects of Utopia and modern socio-political groups/organizations.)

MLA format must be used (you can research this format on the web if you have questions about it), and essays should be submitted via the online entry form provided on the website.

For more information about this award and to review the official contest rules, visit Papercheck.com.

The deadline for this award is January 1, 2008.

What could be better than ice cream and a scholarship to the university of your choice? Not much (except for maybe a permanent summer vacation of course). The International Association of Ice Cream Vendors sponsors several scholarship award programs each year for eligible students.

According to the website the International Association of Ice Cream Vendors began offering scholarships to students more than a decade ago in order to “encourage young people in the vending industry to further themselves through education. The scholarships are awarded to individuals from any member company that is in good standing with the IAICV.”

Students must submit an essay that responds to one of the following topics:

“The Importance of Entrepreneurship to Me” or “What the Vending Business Means to Me.”

To be eligible for this scholarships:

Applications must be submitted by October 1, 2007, for consideration. For more information or to download an application online, visit the IAICV website.

No new writing necessary for this award: if you’ve written a paper that you feel is scholarship worthy, submit it into the FW Rausch Scholarship competition. If you ever wanted to earn cash for your homework, now is your big opportunity!

The Metavue Corporation (the FW Rausch Scholarship sponsor) is awarding three prizes in the following amounts: 1st place receives a $500 award, 2nd place receives a $50 award, and 3rd place also receives a $50 award. This scholarship opportunity is open several times throughout the year for interested students to apply.

The rules as outlined on the website are listed below:

Essay categories include best research paper, biography, and critical essay. Outlined on the website is a list of acceptable subject matter.

Student essays should be a minimum of 1,000 words in length, be well-written, organized, demonstrate the students writing abilities, and use correct grammar and punctuation.

For more detailed information about this award, visit the Metavue Corp website.