Scholarships for Dads and Students – Chance to Win $10,000

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Easy Scholarships to Enter

If you are searching for some easier scholarships
to enter as opposed to those requiring long essays, hours of community service, high GPA, etc, then you may want to apply for some of these easy scholarships at Zinch.

Zinch is a website that will “hook you up with colleges, scholaships, and make it fun.” If you set up an account with Zinch, you can enter to win a a variety of scholarship contests. One such scholarship contest is the “three sentence essay” scholarship. The topic will vary, but if your three sentence essay is picked as best, you will be awarded with a $1000 scholarship prize.

There are also scholarship contests based solely on the year you were born. So if you have a birth year of 1992 or 1993, then you have a shot at winning a nearly $2000 scholarship.

There are also digital profile scholarship contests and other scholarships based on GPA, community service, and the regular scholarship criteria.

So, if you still need some extra cash, check out Zinch.com

Win a Scholarship by Answering Questions

Answers.com is offering citizens of the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand or India. Scholarship awards will include one worth $5000, two worth $2500, and 10 worth $1000.

In order to qualify, applicants must be high school senior or students enrolled in undergraduate courses and must answer at least 50 questions from Answers.com after January 1, 2010.

You can apply online at: www.scholarshipprograms.org, request an application by email at allisonlee @ bellsouth.net (no spaces), request a paper application by mail at 4320 Wade Hampton Boulevard, Suite G, Taylors, SC 29687, or request a paper application by phone at (864) 268-3363.

To find out more about this scholarship from Answers.com, visit here.

Scholarships for Athletes

We have all seen the ads with the person sporting a milk mustache, but did you know that there is an athletic scholarship called the SAMMY Award?

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must be nominated either by coach, teacher, parent, etc. You must also be involved in a school or club sport in the past year with a GPA of a 3.2. And there is an essay involved about how you refuel with milk.

This athletic scholarship is worth $7500 to 25 winners. Deadline for the 2010 scholarship is March 5, 2010, at 11:59 p.m. To find out more information about this athletic scholarship, go here.