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Summer it’s always great. Good and warm air, long holiday and lots of fun. But, summer also has another magnet for us, students. As always, during summer, there are lots of opportunities for us to get more cash, more knowledge or both. This time, I’d like to introduce to you one summer opportunity from AAAS (Advancing Science, Serving Society).

The AAAS Minority Science Writers Internship, as suggested by its name is intended for those who fall in to category that is called ALANA or American, Latino/a, Asian American and Native American people. The project is targeted to students who are interested in journalism as a career and students who wants to learn science writing.

The project will last from June until mid-August, 2008 (10 weeks) in Washington DC. The sponsor, however, does not provide accommodation. So I guess you have to find a place to sleep there.

To be eligible for this program, you have to meet the following criteria:

• Be enrolled in an academic program, as an undergraduate student, at the time of application
• Minority undergraduate with a serious interest in science writing
• Preference given to those students pursuing a degree in journalism

Deadline is March 1st, 2008.

Source: http://www.doorsofopportunity.org/

Canadian Student Loans and Grants

The HRSDC or The Human Resources and Social Development Canada is offering Canada Student and Grants. With the loans or grants, Canadian with financial problems will be able to study at Universities, colleges, Trade schools or Vocational Schools.

Almost all universities, except of the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and the province of Quebec, are participating in this programs which mean if you are eligible you can attend those educational institutions. So, it is possible for you to go to these educational institutions such as Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon. International Universities or other educational institutions are also available such as those from Argentina, Australia, Germany, The UK, USA and others.

To get more info on Canada Student Loans and Grants from HRSDC you can click here.

Check out also my previous article about scholarship for Asian, Scholarship for Black (here and here) and Scholarship for Hispanic.

The AAJA or Asian American Journalist Association is a non-profit organization with more than 2000 members. The word Asian refers to Asian American and Pacific Islander, this means it covers areas such as East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and the Pacific Islands.

From the areas listed above, we can tell that this organization is offering scholarship to those who self-identity with the areas. So, if you think you are among them, citizens or resident, you might eligible to get a $7,500 worth of grant. However, you can only study at The City University of New York and have any interest in becoming a journalist. One more thing, you have to be a member of AAJA if you want to apply for this scholarship for Asian American.

To get more info, you can click here to go to their official website.

You can also click here or here to get info on scholarship for African American or click here to get info on scholarship for Hispanic.

Hispanic College Fund

Remember my post about the scholarship for African American from the Ron Brown Foundation? Now this time, I’d like to share about another scholarship opportunity. It’s scholarship for Hispanic from The Hispanic College Fund (HCF).

Now, I’m not going to tell you about this organization (you could read about that on their website). I’m just going to describe a little bit about its scholarship offers.

The organization has several scholarships offer, but there are what they call minimum requirements for you to meet so that you are eligible for the scholarship. Here they are:

* Must be a U.S. citizen or a Permanent Resident residing in the fifty states or Puerto Rico
* Must have a minimum GPA of a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
* Must plan to enroll as a full-time undergraduate student from Fall 2008 - Spring 2009
* Must plan to be enrolled in a college or university in the U.S. or Puerto Rico

For complete details, you can go to its official website (click here).

Today, I would like to talk about another scholarship opportunity for African American (click herefor another article about scholarship for blacks). Founded in 1973 by Rachel Robinson to preserve the loving memory of her late husband, this foundation have awarded scholarships to more than 1,200 students worth $16 million.

If you’re black, a high school senior student, US citizen, demonstrated an excellent leadership potential and penniless than you might get this scholarship for black worth $7,500 a year - that surely will be your ticket to college. Besides the money, you will also get a unique Education and Leadership Development Program that will also shape your leadership skill to the utmost.

To get more info, you can go straight to its website here.

The H. Truman Scholarsip

The H. Truman Scholarship is another great scholarship offer for those of you who are US citizens or would-be US Citizen. According to its FAQ, the foundation was established to honor the 33rd US President H. Truman. It got its fund from numerous trust that it is now growing to an amazing $55 million.

The foundation will grant a $30,000 for the lucky candidates. Candidates are all taken from every states in the US plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Islands (American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands).

The thing is that it is not easy to get a grant from this foundation. If you want to try your luck, you can’t send the application directly to the. You have to be nominated by the Faculty Representative of your college or university.

To get more info on this scholarship, you google it.

Ron Brown Foundation

If you’re a high school African American wanting to go to college, this scholarship probably suits you. This is a scholarship for African American who has an excellent academic achievement, demonstrates demonstrate leadership potential and doesn’t have the money to go to college.

The Ron Brown scholarship program will grant $10,000 annually for four years, for a total of $40,000 for the chosen candidate. If you’re interested in this program, you have to keep your ears and eyes open since the it has two deadlines date for the application submission. They are on:

November 1st - application will be considered for the Ron Brown Scholar Program AND forwarded to a select and limited number of additional scholarship providers.

January 9th - final postmarked deadline in order to be considered for only the Ron Brown Scholar Program ONLY.

To get it, read here for more complete info. Good luck brother!

Student consolidation loan is a type of loan you could use to finance your study. Besides from scholarship (read my previous article about scholarship grants here), students can finish their college education by getting a loan. The loan may come from the government (state or federal) or from a private institution. Problems come when you can not pay the loan due to lack of income. When this happens, student consolidation loan might help you.

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What is the best investment in life? I’ll say education. Yes, that’s right. Education is the kind of investment that will give you great life in the future. College education in particular is very important. This is the education that will send you big, fat paycheck every month so that you can have a good life. It is the one that will land you good job.

I don’t have to tell you how hard it is to get a job. I mean a real job. Not the kind of job that you can get in a pizza restaurant or at a gas station. Most of the good jobs require you to have a college degree. If you’re only a high-school graduate, the competition will be fiercer. you just can’t compete with those college boys. You see, college education is THAT important.

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Nowadays, when information is the king, more and more universities are offering distance learning – learning that doesn’t require the students to attend a particular class. Although there are only a few, associates, bachelors and even masters are more open for people to earn. Think about it a few years ago, impossible right?

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