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What You Need To Know About Renewable Scholarships

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on December 22, 2022

While winning a scholarship is great news, winning a renewable scholarship is even better. Unlike scholarships that offer winners a singular award, renewable scholarships offer money over multiple years. (Typically up to 4). This means, if the scholarship award amount is $2,000, the winner might get $2,000 annually for the next four years. A total …

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Scholarships Can Expire: Here’s What You Need To Know

By Hilary CairnsLast updated on December 22, 2022

Applying for scholarships is an important, must-do part of college prep, but it’s important to note what many students don’t ask: Do scholarships expire? The answer is yes, scholarships can expire. It’s not always obvious if they do, but here’s what you need to know about this reveal. They Can Be “Use It or Lose …

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Avoid These 5 Clichés In Your Scholarship Essays

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on December 22, 2022

The essay is the most important part of your scholarship application. It’s your scholarship essay that will help you stand out from the thousands of other scholarship applicants. But writing this essay is easier said than done. Many students find this one of the most challenging writing projects they have ever worked on. There are …

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Myth: Winning a Scholarship Lowers Your Offer Letter Money

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on December 22, 2022

This myth is only partly true. Winning a scholarship will lower your offer letter money. But this ONLY applies to your offer letter money. Which are the funds allotted to you by the school you choose to attend. It has absolutely no bearing on the total amount of scholarship money or any other funding that …

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Benefits to Submitting Scholarship Applications Early

By Hilary CairnsLast updated on December 22, 2022

There’s one thing you want to do when applying to scholarships. It’s making sure you’re writing down each award’s deadlines. Knowing when each scholarship is due will help you stay on track and create a schedule. However, you shouldn’t let your applications go down to the wire. There are several benefits in submitting scholarship applications …

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How To Find Local Scholarships

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on December 22, 2022

Scholarships are the best way to pay for college. It’s a good idea to spend a few hours every week to search and apply for scholarship opportunities. You can find thousands of scholarships offered by large and small businesses, non-profit organizations, religious groups, schools, and also even individuals. There are national level and even local …

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Why You Shouldn’t Apply To Every Scholarship You See

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on December 22, 2022

You know there is no limit to how many scholarship programs for college you can apply to. There is also no real limit to the amount of award money you can win. If you’re lucky you could win enough award money to pay your full college tuition. Sounds like a great way to go to …

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10+ Scholarship Application Tips

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on December 7, 2023

Spending time looking for scholarships to help pay for college is a great idea. But to maximize your efforts, you must implement tips that will help you win those hard-to-get awards. Scholarships tend to get very competitive. Sponsors receive hundreds of scholarship application letters for every scholarship opportunity and they can afford to be very …

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Why You Should Write Scholarship Thank You Letters

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on December 22, 2022

Scholarships play a key role in helping students reduce their overall debt while working towards achieving their academic goals. Students understand the importance of scholarships and work hard looking for and applying to opportunities to win some free money. Unfortunately, many award recipients fail to write a scholarship thank you letter to their benefactor. With …

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How Small Scholarships Can Add Up

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on December 22, 2022

Applying for scholarships can be a time-consuming task. You have to first search for opportunities that you qualify for and then put together a customized application that meets all the specifications. When you consider the time and trouble that it takes to put it all together, you may wonder whether it is worth it at …