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12/31/15
12/3/15
POWER Scholarship for Indiana Non-Traditional Women
POWER Scholarship for Women
Deadline: 12/4/2015
Award: $750
Description: non-traditional Indiana women students - The selection committee is focused on identifying non-traditional women students, whose education was delayed or interrupted, with a vision to succeed despite any adversities life has presented. We are especially interested in recognizing women who give back to their communities and whose goals and desires for education align with their passions. Additionally, scholarships are given to women who are residents of the state of Indiana and who are pursuing their educational endeavors in the state of Indiana.
This may include women who are returning to school after a hiatus, changing careers, seeking advancement in their career or work life, and stay-at-home moms entering the workplace who are in need of additional education/training. This scholarship is not intended for recent high school graduates or women who are eligible for or have already received other significant financial aid.
Application: www.inpowercaucus.org/powerscholarship
11/23/15
4 Facts You Should Know About Student Loan Interest
4 Facts You Should Know About
Student Loan Interest
1. Interest Can Accrue Even When
You Aren’t Making Payments
In many cases, loan interest
will continue to accumulate even if you aren’t required to make full payments
toward the principal balance.
2. Consolidation Doesn’t Always
Save Money on Interest
Student loan consolidation is
often recommended as a tool for cutting the cost of student debt, but it
doesn’t always do so.
3. You Can Take Advantage of Tax
Breaks on Interest
Borrowers can deduct up to
$2,500 per year.
4. Interest Rates Make a Big
Difference
The best ways to reduce the
amount of interest you pay on student loans is by refinancing to a lower
interest rate.
Article:
Non Traditional Scholarship for the Minority Woman
NEW Scholarship:
Non Traditional Scholarship for the Minority
Woman
Deadline: 12/2015
Description: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (“AKA”), Inc. is
committed to Leadership, Scholarship and
Service. The Emerging Pearls Foundation, Inc.,
in partnership with the Chi Chi Omega
Chapter of “AKA” established this $500
scholarship which was designed to help assist
the non traditional female student, who is
finishing her first degree or starting college for
the very first time.
Application Link:
www.chichiomega.org/chi-chi-omega#!__chi-chi-omega/service
Non Traditional Scholarship for the Minority
Woman
Deadline: 12/2015
Description: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (“AKA”), Inc. is
committed to Leadership, Scholarship and
Service. The Emerging Pearls Foundation, Inc.,
in partnership with the Chi Chi Omega
Chapter of “AKA” established this $500
scholarship which was designed to help assist
the non traditional female student, who is
finishing her first degree or starting college for
the very first time.
Application Link:
www.chichiomega.org/chi-chi-omega#!__chi-chi-omega/service
11/18/15
2016 FREE Scholarship Workshop - Indianapolis
Thank you to the Indianapolis Public Library Foundation for providing another year of Scholarship Workshops to the public for FREE.
Please see the attached 2016 College Scholarships and Free Financial Aid Workshop dates.
(1st Monday of the month)
SPRING:
2/1/2016
3/7/2016
4/4/2016
FALL:
9/12/2016
10/3/2016
11/7/2016
10/29/15
10/14/15
Students Accepted Into ALL Ivy League Schools
2015 - STUDENTS
THAT HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED TO ALL IVY LEAGUE SCHOOLS
Indianapolis, IN (2015) - North Central High School senior accepted to every Ivy League
college. Article: http://indy.st/1aovQQg
Indianapolis, IN (2015) - Pike High School student accepted into seven
Ivy League schools
Article: http://bit.ly/1LkevUz
Fullerton, CA (2015) – A Fullerton Union High School Senior, son of
Mexican Immigrants, accepted to all 8 Ivy League Schools.
Article: http://abc7.ws/1GH2J4y
Wilmington, NC (2015) - Cape Fear Academy student Victor
Agbafe’s, son of Nigerian immigrants was accepted to all eight Ivy League
schools.
Article: http://bit.ly/1jyN1TT
St. Paul, MN (2015) – Mounds Park Academy student Munira Khalif is
the daughter of Somali immigrants was accepted to all eight Ivy League schools.
Article: http://bit.ly/1jyN1TT
Kwasi Enin, a current Yale University freshman, was accepted to
all eight Ivy League schools.
Article: http://bit.ly/1jyN1TT
Long Island, NY (2015) – Elmont Memorial High School student
Harold Ekehnow moved to the US with his family from Nigeria and was accepted to
all eight Ivy League schools.
Article: http://bit.ly/1jyN1TT
My Advice: GO FOR IT!
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| Shay Spivey, Author of How to Submit a Winning Scholarship Application |
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| Shay Spivey, Author of How to Submit a Winning Scholarship Application |
10/13/15
Start Early
Start preparing a year in advance.
Start preparing to apply for scholarships one year in advance! Starting early will give you the following advantages:
Start preparing to apply for scholarships one year in advance! Starting early will give you the following advantages:
- Less Pressure!...you can take your time and not feel rushed
- You can get prepared and GET ORGANIZED
- You won't miss deadlines
- You won't miss out on great opportunities
- You will have time to request letters of recommendation
- You can tweek and re-tweek your essay (your story)
- You can order all your transcripts and wait patiently
9/30/15
Looking for a Speaker?
Is your organization, church, youth group, etc. looking for a speaker for your next event? COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS are a hot topic and I can show you how I won over $100,000. Contact me for more information: shayspivey(at)yahoo(dot)com
Book Information: amzn.to/Wrnot7
Book Information: amzn.to/Wrnot7
9/28/15
Penn State Millennium Scholars Program
Penn
State Millennium Scholars Program
Financial Aid
Eligibility Criteria
Students must meet all eligibility
requirements:
WEBSITE:
millennium.psu.edu
Students must meet all eligibility requirements:
9/23/15
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship
SCHOLARSHIP:
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation seeks high-achieving high school seniors with financial need for its College Scholarship Program, the largest undergraduate scholarship in the nation. Selected students receive college planning support, ongoing advising, and up to $40,000 per year to attend a four-year accredited undergraduate institution. If you know students who stand out for their exceptional academic abilities and achievements, persistence, leadership, and desire to help others, please encourage them to visit the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s website to learn more. The application closes on November 3, 2015, and is available here: http://bit.ly/1KqbogY
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation seeks high-achieving high school seniors with financial need for its College Scholarship Program, the largest undergraduate scholarship in the nation. Selected students receive college planning support, ongoing advising, and up to $40,000 per year to attend a four-year accredited undergraduate institution. If you know students who stand out for their exceptional academic abilities and achievements, persistence, leadership, and desire to help others, please encourage them to visit the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s website to learn more. The application closes on November 3, 2015, and is available here: http://bit.ly/1KqbogY
9/13/15
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Free Tuition at Ivy League Schools
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9/2/15
7/16/15
FREE Scholarship Workshop - Radio Interview
NEW Video!
7/16/2015 Radio Interview
Indy’s WIBC 93.1 and Author Shay Spivey, BSW, MSW
Author of “How to Submit a Winning Scholarship Application”
6/29/15
FREE Tuition for Seniors over 60
IVY TECH SENIOR SCHOLARS
PROGRAM
FREE TUITION
The Senior Scholars
program allows Central Indiana residents to take tuition-free courses in
Indianapolis. The qualifications are:
- Indiana resident
- at least 60 years of age
- a high school graduate or GED recipient
- retired from their primary vocation
- not employed to such an extent that my employer
considers me full-time
- complete the Senior Citizens Tuition Exemption
Certification located at the Registrar Office
- on-campus, distance education, on-line
***Scholars are required
to pay their technology fee and books.***
If someone is interested
in being a Senior Scholar they need to do the following:
- Complete the Ivy Tech Community College Application
- Complete the Academic Assessment by either taking the
academic assessment placement test or by having prior college
transcripts evaluated
- Meet with an Academic Advisor (if taking a class for
personal interest) or attend New Student Advising (if seeking an
Ivy Tech Community College Degree)
Link: https://indysecure.ivytech.edu/FAQ/afmviewfaq.aspx?faqid=1045
6/22/15
Student Loan Trap
Student loan money is easily handed over to 18-year-old college students with a wicked sneer....saying "Here little girl, do you want some candy?" or "You can have all you want little boy! Here take some more, and more, and more..."...and then the trap door slams shut *BAM*.
For example, I borrowed $3,000 of student loan money for my 2nd year of college (in 1994)...and now 20 years later I now owe $20,000. I am sure you are wondering how $3K of student loan money can turn into $20K. Well can you say subsidized? or involuntary consolidation fees? more fees? or interest accruing at a phenomenal rate? interest only payments? can you say TRAP!
Listen people! These are the facts:
- You can not file bankruptcy on student loans.
- You can not write-off student loan debt.
- You can never get rid of student loan debt except through death...
- Student loan companies can garnish your wages.
- Student loan companies can take your taxes.
- Student loan companies can haunt you for the rest of your life.
- Student loan companies will not use Vaseline (harsh but true)
I encourage everyone to exhaust all other possibilities before accepting more than your first year's salary in student loans.
For example, a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) student should never accept $65,000 of student loan money.
A BSW will never make $65,000/yr which means a lifetime of debt. Run Forest Run! The research says that a student should only borrow up to their first years expected salary. I say... get a college degree w/out going into loan debt. Learn How to Submit a Winning College at: amzn.to/Wrnot7
6/16/15
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE:
IUPUI Social Work Alumni
Shay Spivey Debuts Second Published Book - How to Find Scholarships and Free
Financial Aid for Private High Schools
Indianapolis, Indiana Jun.
16 – IUPUI social work alumni and scholarship
expert, Shay Spivey published her second book How to Find Scholarships
and Free Financial Aid for Private High Schools, Apr. 7, 2015 with
NCM publishing group.
Shay Spivey, BSW, MSW promotes
financial access to quality education for underserved populations by helping
students understand and prepare to win scholarships for education. Spivey was
born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana and earned her Bachelor and Master of
Social Work from Indiana University. She has studied scholarships and free
financial aid extensively and developed a passion for helping others find free
money for education. In her first book, How to Submit a Winning
Scholarship Application, Spivey shared her proven tips and
techniques that helped her win over $100,000 in college scholarships and free
financial aid toward her own undergraduate and graduate degrees.
In How to Find
Scholarships and Free Financial Aid for Private High Schools, Shay
Spivey shows families how to access scholarships and financial aid. Scholarships are a real solution and help
families address/eliminate the financial barriers that prevent access to a
quality education. How to Find Scholarships and Free Financial Aid for Private
High School is a valuable guide for families that want to know where to find
free money for private high school tuition. Inside, parents will find over 30
ways to locate, qualify for and win private high school scholarships and free
financial aid.
Shay Spivey is
available for interviews and appearances. For booking presentations, media
appearances, interviews and/or book-signings contact shayspivey@yahoo.com
6/9/15
Nursing Scholarship
Attention Nursing Majors...
The Changes Home Care $1,000 Scholarship Application is due June 30, 2015 and is being offered to Nursing + Pre-Nursing sophomore, junior or senior Students with a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Website: www.changeshomecare.com/changes-home-care-scholarship-program/
The Changes Home Care $1,000 Scholarship Application is due June 30, 2015 and is being offered to Nursing + Pre-Nursing sophomore, junior or senior Students with a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Website: www.changeshomecare.com/changes-home-care-scholarship-program/
6/2/15
Private High School Scholarships
Private School Scholarships:
How to Find Scholarships and Free Financial Aid
for Private High Schools
Letters of Recommendation Tips...
• Mail a written request for a letter of recommendation. It shows that you are serious and professional about your request. An email is for reminders and verbal requests will probably not get a response.
• Ask the writer to address the letter generally to: "The Scholarship Committee". So you can use the letter for several different applications. Genius!!!!
• Be very accommodating to the people you are requesting a letter from. For example, send a resume or list of accomplishments with your written request. This way they have the information they need to write your letter of recommendation. If they have to work too hard they probably won’t write it. Remember, you know more about yourself than they do.
• Request (in writing) 3-5 original copies of the letters. Make 10-20 copies of each for each scholarship application you will submit. Some applications will ask for originals and some will accept copies. Be prepared!
• Provide your written requests well in advance. The writer is doing you a favor and good letters take time.
• You will need at least 3 letters of recommendation….so send out 9 written requests! You might actually get 3. Remember this is optional for the writer, so be very humble about reminders.
Who to ask:
• Past professors/teachers and current professors/teachers
• Employer: Manager, supervisor, co-worker, etc. Some scholarship applications specifically request a letter from your employer.
• Church: If so, ask your pastor, a minister, Sunday school teacher, etc...
• Community Service: Always request a letter when you do community service and add it to your binder/portfolio (see Prepare tab). These letters will be worth their weight in gold.
• Organizations: If you are involved with extra-curricular activities these letters will be worth their weight in gold!
Tricks of the trade: Be prepared to ask for an updated Letter of Recommendation (in writing) in November/December. You will want it to be dated for Jan. 1st or later. Most scholarship committee’s want current letters. You will be one step ahead of the game!!
Tricks of the trade: Ask for 3-4 envelopes with the original letters. Use them when the application requires a signed & sealed letter of recommendation. But black white envelopes are acceptable too.
More to Come...
5/11/15
4/10/15
Top 15 Little-Known Scholarships For Women
#1 – Executive Women International Scholarship Program: Offers scholarships to both male and female outstanding high school seniors who plan to pursue a four-year college degree program. Scholarships are based on academics, extracurricular activities, leadership and communication skills.
#2 – Linda Lael Miller Scholarships for Women: For women age 25 or older who want to complete their education. Candidates must complete a 500-word essay that explains the reasons for applying for the scholarship, how the funds will be used, and how the scholarship award will help them with their education and career goals.
#3 – Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Scholarships: For women pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in the areas of engineering, engineering technology and computer science. Female students must be attending accredited colleges or universities and preparing for careers in technical fields.
#4 – Joe Francis Haircare Scholarship: Named after Joe Francis (1933-1994), the founder of several hair care franchises, this scholarship is for women (and men) applying for entrance into Cosmetology/Barber School, OR actively enrolled in a Cosmetology/Barber program. An application must be submitted, as well as a one-page essay, and one or two letters or recommendation.
#5 – NFRW’s Betty Rendel Scholarship: These awards go to three female undergraduates each year who are attending a four-year accredited college or university and majoring in political science, government or economics. It is open to women across the nation.
#6 – Women’s Independence Scholarship Program: Helps women who have survived domestic violence to return to school and become self-sufficient. The primary candidates are single mothers with young children who lack the resources to attend college. It is based on financial need.
#7 – Young Women in Public Affairs Award: For young women age 16 to 19 with an interest in public affairs who plan to enroll in college. Interested students must be knowledgeable about Zonta, have experience in local or student government, and generally be active in volunteer work.
#8 – At the Well Young Women’s Leadership Academy Scholarship: These scholarships are available to help students attend a summer program at Princeton University, and is geared towards building leadership skills for minority girls entering the tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grades of high school.
#9 – Miss America Scholarship Fund: Offers scholarships to over 12,000 young women who compete in the state and local competitions as well as Miss America first place winner, four runners-up, semi-finalists and non-finalists.
#10 – Go Red Multicultural Scholarship Fund For Women: This program champions greater inclusion of multicultural women in the nursing and medical industries, address important gaps in treatment, and ensure that all Americans have an opportunity to work with their healthcare providers to make the best choices that lead to good health.
#11 – National Student Nurses’ Association Scholarships: Awarded to students currently enrolled in a nursing degree program. Eligible students must be enrolled in a state-approved nursing program that leads to a LPN or RN licensing.
#12 – Women in Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE) Scholarship Program: Open to undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate female students interested in a career in law enforcement. Eligible students may major in criminal justice, social sciences, public administration, computer science, finance, chemistry, and physics.
#13 – Sara Scholarship: Available to female high school seniors who plan to attend college and are active in golf. The renewable scholarship is awarded to 12 deserving female students each year. Students must have excellent academic skills and demonstrate financial need.
#14 – Job’s Daughters Supreme Scholarships: Offers several different scholarships for single female students who are members of Job’s Daughters or whose parents are Job’s Daughters members. Applicants can be high school seniors, graduates or currently attending technical school or college.
#15 – Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship: Open to female undergraduate seniors or female students enrolled in a graduate program and studying Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
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