Education For Hope

Where to find unclaimed scholarships

There are many ways that one can find an unclaimed scholarship. Some of them are as simple as going to a website of a local store you support like Stop & Shop or Big Y or a franchise like McDonalds or Taco Bell. These organizations all offer scholarships to both their customers and employees. However many people searching for college funding don’t realize that these scholarships even exist. And thats not even the bad part. The bad part is the advertising for these offers. These corporations do very little to advertise their college Read more

Almost every college bound student tries to get a scholarship because it provides free money for college that doesn’t have to be paid back unlike student loans. Scholarships are a great way to fund your college education providing you can get one. There are many types of scholarships and while hundreds of thousands of students receive scholarships every year it can be a challenge to get one. There are many types of scholarships and many things you can do to help you get the scholarship you need.

The most common scholarships are merit scholarships, need based scholarships, Read more

Scholarships are a great way to pay for college education. The problem is that scholarships are typically merit-based, which means they are usually reserved for students with 4.0 GPAs or star athletes. Thankfully, there are scholarships that rely on other kinds of distinction. Some of these scholarships might be called “non-traditional”; others are downright strange. Here’s a list of ten of the more unusual ones out there.
1. The Patrick Kerr Skateboarding Scholarship. You remember when your mother told you that skateboarding was a waste of time? Well, not anymore. Read more