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College Scholarships and Grants for Education

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College Scholarship Essentials

Explore the essentials of finding, sifting through, and applying for college scholarships. Make sure you're going through the proper channels to find legitimate scholarships and get your questions about scholarship timing, scholarship myths, and scholarship essays finally answered.

You might be surprised at the number and variety of scholarships available to students. And millions of dollars of scholarship money goes unclaimed every year. Find out more about scholarships and how you can get money for you education.

Unique College Scholarships

Not every scholarship is going to have thousands of applicants. Many cater to the specific needs of a specific group of students. Check out these unique college scholarships, everything from scholarships for the religious to weird scholarships to green scholarships.

Pell Grants and Other Grants for Education

The federal Pell Grant is a government-backed program that provides money to lower-income students for their educations. Like all grants, the Pell Grant does not have to be repaid. Find out more about this program and other grants for education here.


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