How to Go to College Almost for Free

From Publishers Weekly
While still in high school, Ben Kaplan won more than two dozen merit-based scholarships amounting to more than $90,000 in funds for use at any school. After graduating from Harvard magna cum laude in 2001, he self-published How to Go to College Almost for Free: The Secrets of Winning Scholarship Money, selling more than 65,000 copies out of a custom tour bus dedicated to raising awareness about scholarships. Now reissued, his book offers advice on how to find and win money for college, delivered in an energetic and inspiring voice with broad appeal.

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From Booklist
Kaplan parlayed intelligence, hard work, and creativity into $90,000 of scholarship money, then graduated from Harvard to write a book designed to help others negotiate their way to unencumbered college cash. His guide, self-published in 2000 by Waggle Dancer Press, is now available, totally revised and updated, in this trade paperback edition. Although loosely organized and sometimes repetitive, the book is filled with useful information, beginning with the happy news that merit awards aren't the sole province of gifted athletes and top students. There's also plenty on how scholarships affect college-aid packages, locating and applying for coveted cash, and even handling telephone interviews. Scattered throughout are references to awards and Web sites, including Kaplan's own. Stephanie Zvirin
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Getting Financial Aid 2009 (College Board Guide to Getting Financial Aid)

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This simple, friendly, step-by-step guide explains how to get financial aid. It also gives the "financial aid picture" for each of 3,000 colleges, universities, and technical schools including "Know the Lingo" guides to financial aid terms; step-by-step guides to filling out the FAFSA and other forms; details about unique scholarships offered by colleges; advice on working through college; and strategies for going "beyond the forms" to explain circumstances to colleges.

About the Author
The College Board, a not-for-profit membership association, connects students to college success and opportunity through major programs and services in college admissions, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning. Among its best-known programs are the SAT®, the PSAT/NMSQT®, and the Advanced Placement Program® (AP). Students, parents, educators, and librarians recognize the College Board as a source of expertise on SAT and CLEP®test preparation, college admissions, and financial aid. The Board publishes the bestselling Official SAT Study Guide, the College Handbook, the Book of Majors, and other books that help students prepare for college, research their options, and succeed in higher education. It also maintains the popular collegeboard.com Web site, which is visited by more than two million unique visitors per month.

Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate

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The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

Ernest L. Boyer's Scholarship Reconsidered offers a new paradigm that recognizes the full range of scholarly activity by college and university faculty and questions the existence of a reward system that pushed faculty toward research and publication and away from teaching.

From the Inside Flap
"Throughout the country, educators and their critics are renewing the old debate over the faculty's preoccupation with research and its effects on the quality of teaching. On one campus after another, there are stirrings that seem to presage a willingness to think afresh about the criteria that determine tenure and measure the success of faculty careers. Scholarship Reconsidered speaks directly to these issues and should enrich a growing debate that may have important consequences for higher education."—Derek Bok, Harvard University" Scholarship Reconsidered is a thoughtful and welcome addition to a growing conversation about teaching and research in the nation's universities. That conversation too readily evokes a dichotomous relation between two activities, one entailing the production of new knowledge and the other the dissemination of the old. This report from the Carnegie Foundation will, I hope, begin the long task of dispelling this polarity."—Donald Kennedy, Stanford University" Scholarship Reconsidered will provide a vital contribution to improved undergraduate instruction through its recognition of the necessary contribution of ?scholarship teaching.' The report accurately describes the dependence of collegiate instruction on scholarship in a manner which appreciate the strengths of American higher education and shows how to use these strengths to improve it."—Ernst Benjamin, American Association of University Professors" Scholarship Reconsidered is wise and sensible, a welcome constellation of virtues. It will be a greatly influential guide to people who care about teaching and learning in the United States today."—Catherine R. Stimpson, RutgersIn this groundbreaking study, Ernest L. Boyer offers a new paradigm that recognizes the full range of scholarly activity by college and university faculty. He suggests that four general areas of Andeavor be viewed as scholarship: discovery, integration of knowledge, teaching, and serv

Beckham's Guide to Scholarships (Beckham's Guide to Scholarships for Black and Minority Students)

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Updated and enlarged, here’s the top up-to-date reference tool listing the most important as well as little-known sources of private financial aid for black and minority students. The volume gives the reader: contact information for awards, eligibility requirements, an index by name, advice and information, and a bibliography of references and resources.

Engaged Scholarship: A Guide for Organizational and Social Research

The relationship between theory and practice, research and action, is fundamental to all fields of applied social science. Should research findings and knowledge be useful for science, practice, and policy? If so, how should such research be designed, carried out and disseminated to achieve the twin goals of rigor and relevance? These challenges are particularly relevant in the applied areas of management and organization studies where there is a distinct responsibility for researchers to engage with the "real world".

In this carefully crafted and thoughtful book, leading management researcher Andrew Van de Ven both presents the broad intellectual challenge of "engaged scholarship", and also sets out a clear framework and guidelines for carrying out soundly based and useful research for advancing both science and practice.
At a time when some may question the value and status of academic knowledge; and others, contrastingly, urge a closer relationship between researchers and research users--be they businesses, governments or other institutions--the challenge of engaged scholarship is as relevant as ever, and there is a real need for the thoughtful and considered approach offered by Van de Ven. The book both provides a manifesto for engaged scholarship in the social sciences, and clear framework for research design and methodology. It will be an invaluable reference point and guide for academics, researchers and graduate students across the social sciences concerned with rigorous and relevant research in the contemporary world.

Getting Money for College: Scholarships for Hispanic American Students, 1st edition (Scholarships for Hispanic Students)

There are four basic sources of funds you can use to pay for college: 1. Family resources, including income, savings, and borrowing

The 2007-2009 African American Scholarship Guide for Students & Parents: Presented by Dante Lee, CEO of Diversity City Media (African American Scholar

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A complete financial guide for high school and college students with more than 1000 listings of Scholarships, Grants, Fellowships, and Internships for African American students and students of color. 50 billion dollars worth of Grants and Scholarships, and fellowships are available from federal, state and institutional sources; and billions more are provided by private donors and corporate sources, you don t have to miss out on pursuing your goal of a college education. The 2007 2009 AFRICAN AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP GUIDE FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS: PRESENTED BY DANTE LEE will help you find the best resources for your career path. The benefits of College work-study programs and loans are also addressed in this precise planner.

More than just a resource listing The 2007 2009 AFRICAN AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP GUIDE FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS: PRESENTED BY DANTE LEE will assist you in finding the money you need by helping you gain the confidence in your ability to qualify. You ll learn the importance of preparation and timing and the most effective ways to enlist the help of your parents, guidance counselor, the Internet and community resources, and get the attention of scholarship judges, with community service, good grades and proven leadership skills.

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Dante Lee, CEO of Diversity City Media, Inc. is a successful business leader and motivational speaker who was recently highlighted in Ebony Magazine as one of the "Top 30 Young Leaders For 2006". He was nominated for a Black Enterprise Small Business Award and was featured as a panelist at the Tavis Smiley Leadership Institute. Diversity City Media, Inc., a multicultural marketing and public relations firm, generates more than $500,000 in annual revenue and has clients such as Verizon, Marriott, McDonald's, BET, NASCAR, FedEx, Nationwide Insurance, and more.

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Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate

From the Inside Flap
"Throughout the country, educators and their critics are renewing the old debate over the faculty's preoccupation with research and its effects on the quality of teaching. On one campus after another, there are stirrings that seem to presage a willingness to think afresh about the criteria that determine tenure and measure the success of faculty careers.

Scholarship Reconsidered speaks directly to these issues and should enrich a growing debate that may have important consequences for higher education."—Derek Bok, Harvard University" Scholarship Reconsidered is a thoughtful and welcome addition to a growing conversation about teaching and research in the nation's universities. That conversation too readily evokes a dichotomous relation between two activities, one entailing the production of new knowledge and the other the dissemination of the old. This report from the Carnegie Foundation will, I hope, begin the long task of dispelling this polarity."—Donald Kennedy, Stanford University" Scholarship Reconsidered will provide a vital contribution to improved undergraduate instruction through its recognition of the necessary contribution of ?scholarship teaching.' The report accurately describes the dependence of collegiate instruction on scholarship in a manner which appreciate the strengths of American higher education and shows how to use these strengths to improve it."—Ernst Benjamin, American Association of University Professors" Scholarship Reconsidered is wise and sensible, a welcome constellation of virtues. It will be a greatly influential guide to people who care about teaching and learning in the United States today."—Catherine R. Stimpson, RutgersIn this groundbreaking study, Ernest L. Boyer offers a new paradigm that recognizes the full range of scholarly activity by college and university faculty. He suggests that four general areas of Andeavor be viewed as scholarship: discovery, integration of knowledge, teaching, and serv

Scholarship in the Digital Age: Information, Infrastructure, and the Internet

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Scholars in all fields now have access to an unprecedented wealth of online information, tools, and services. The Internet lies at the core of an information infrastructure for distributed, data-intensive, and collaborative research. Although much attention has been paid to the new technologies making this possible, from digitized books to sensor networks, it is the underlying social and policy changes that will have the most lasting effect on the scholarly enterprise. In Scholarship in the Digital Age, Christine Borgman explores the technical, social, legal, and economic aspects of the kind of infrastructure that we should be building for scholarly research in the twenty-first century.

Borgman describes the roles that information technology plays at every stage in the life cycle of a research project and contrasts these new capabilities with the relatively stable system of scholarly communication, which remains based on publishing in journals, books, and conference proceedings. No framework for the impending "data deluge" exists comparable to that for publishing. Analyzing scholarly practices in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities, Borgman compares each discipline's approach to infrastructure issues. In the process, she challenges the many stakeholders in the scholarly infrastructure--scholars, publishers, libraries, funding agencies, and others--to look beyond their own domains to address the interaction of technical, legal, economic, social, political, and disciplinary concerns. Scholarship in the Digital Age will provoke a stimulating conversation among all who depend on a rich and robust scholarly environment.

Blyth Cambridge Scholarships

The Blyth Cambridge Scholarships are funded by Sam Blyth and Blyth Education. Sam Blyth was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge and The University of Paris and is Chair of Blyth Education in Toronto. The company is the leading provider in Canada of international high school programs. The Blyth Scholarships to Cambridge University provide graduating Canadian high school students, and first year University students, with the opportunity to gain admission and full funding to Pembroke College, Cambridge for their first degree.

The Blyth Cambridge Scholarships are offered annually to Canadian high school graduates who wish to take their undergraduate degree at Cambridge University in England. The successful candidates will be granted admission to Pembroke College at Cambridge, full tuition for three years of undergraduate study, travel costs and a full living allowance.

The Blyth Cambridge Funding Scholarship Program selection process
All applicants will receive notification of their application in Cambridge Blyth Scholarship program, or before 15 October. Short listed candidates will be invited to the regional interview to be held in late October. The successful candidate (s) will be invited to participate in a national interview in early November. Scholarship (s) will be awarded after the interview. The scientist (s) will begin their studies in Cambridge since October. The decision Blyth Cambridge Scholarships Selection Committee will be final and without appeal.

Eligibility
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident (landed immigrant).
- Full time student in their graduating year at an accredited Canadian secondary school or in their first year of university.
- Candidates must have shown academic excellence, intellectual depth, personal integrity and success beyond the high school level. These key requirements should be reflected in their grades and letters of recommendation.

To apply, submit your details here

Additional:

CEGEP students are eligible for the scholarship.
International Baccalaureate students, Advanced Placements students or students that have national success in competitions or university level courses are at an advantage in the competition. Please note that the Blyth Cambridge Scholarship Program will be pleased to offer the AP courses free of charge to any outstanding candidates.

The International Scholarship for Postgraduate Student at the University of Cambridge

With a munificent benefaction from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Gates Cambridge Trust has established, with effect from October 2001, a scheme of Gates Cambridge Scholarships for scholars of outstanding academic merit and leadership potential from every country of the world (excluding the United Kingdom), who are committed to serving their communities, and who gain admission to the University of Cambridge. Since 2001, the Gates Cambridge Trust has supported 620 Scholars from 78 countries.

The Gates Cambridge Trust intends to offer a substantial number of awards annually, which will cover the costs of studying at Cambridge for the following courses of study:

* Research leading to the degree of PhD
* One-year postgraduate courses of study
* Second bachelor degree as an affiliated student (see the Undergraduate Prospectus)
* Clinical Studies MBBChir degree (see the Medical School webpage)

Some of these awards will be for students from the United States of America; but students from all countries, including countries of the European Union (but excluding the United Kingdom), will be eligible to be considered for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship. As well as being of outstanding academic merit, candidates for these awards must show evidence of leadership potential and a commitment to serving their communities.

The Gates Cambridge Scholarships will cover:

* University Composition Fee and College fees at the appropriate 1 rate
* a maintenance allowance for a single student (£11,500 for 12 months for 2007–08)
* one economy one-way airfare from the scholar’s normal country of residence to the UK at the beginning of the course of study or research; and one economy one-way airfare from the UK to the scholar’s normal country of residence at the end of the course of study or research.

The University Composition Fee varies for different types of students and applicants should see ‘The costs you will incur’ for full details about precise amounts. Where an applicant from overseas has been successfully nominated for an ORS award, the University Composition Fee will be paid at the home rate. Where a student from the European Union has been successful in gaining a fees award from public authorities, the Trust will not pay these fees.

Eligibility for awards offered by the Cambridge Trusts
Applicants:

* must be admitted to Cambridge through the University’s normal academic procedures. The Trusts cannot admit students.
* may come from any country of the world except the United Kingdom.
* may apply to study any subject currently available at the University.
* must have a first class or high second class honours degree, or its equivalent, from a recognised university. For universities which work according to the North American pattern, candidates will be expected to have excellent transcripts with high GPA scores showing evidence of sustained achievement in study.
* from countries of the European Union may be eligible for fees awards from public authorities, and must apply for these where appropriate.
* who are not native speakers of English are required by the Board of Graduate Studies to provide the results of an English language test and to meet the minimum standard of proficiency required for admission to Cambridge (see ‘Entry requirements’)

Application
Applicants intending to pursue a course of graduate study or research at the University of Cambridge from October 2008 must complete and submit the ‘GRADSAF’ application form to the Board of Gradate Studies by the relevant deadline.

Deadline for submitting Graduate Application and Scholarship Form (GRADSAF) to the Board of Graduate Studies:

* 15 October 2007; If you hold a United States of America (USA) nationality and are new applicant to University of Cambridge for both Research leading to the degree of PhD and One-year postgraduate course (e.g. MPhil, Diploma, LLM, CASM)
* If you hold a United States of America (USA) nationality and are current or previous Cambridge student:
o 14 December 2007; if you apply for Research leading to degree of PhD program
o 31 January 2008; if you apply for One year postgraduate course (e.g. MPhil, Diploma, LLM, CASM)
* If you are from any other countries (including candidates from countries of the European Union but excluding candidates from the United Kingdom):
o 14 December 2007; if you apply for Research leading to degree of PhD program
o 31 January 2008; if you apply for One year postgraduate course (e.g. MPhil, Diploma, LLM, CASM)

Important Notes

* Applicants from the USA
New applicants from the USA who submit the Graduate Admission and Scholarship Application Form (GRADSAF) by 15 October 2007 will be considered for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship and, if unsuccessful in the Gates competition, for modest, part-cost awards offered by the Cambridge Overseas Trust. Applicants from the USA who submit the GRADSAF after 15 October 2007 will be considered for modest, part-cost awards offered by the Cambridge Overseas Trust only.
* Awards from sources other than the Trusts
All applicants are strongly encouraged to apply to all sources of funding other than the Cambridge Trusts for which they are eligible. Applicants should keep the Trusts informed about these applications and the outcomes and amounts when known.

Applicants from countries of the European Union applying for graduate study may be eligible for fees and maintenance awards from public authorities and Domestic Research Studentships offered by the Board of Graduate Studies, and must apply for these where eligible.
* Applicants applying for the following courses
* MBA in Management Studies
* MBBChir Clinical Studies
* Second undergraduate degree as an affiliated student (BAaff)

should see ‘Application procedure’ for further information.
* Applicants for two-year degrees
Candidates applying for the two-year MSc degree or the two-year MPhil in Chinese Studies degree should follow the application timetable for one-year applicants.
* Current Cambridge BA Mathematics students who wish to apply for the Certificate of Advanced Study in Mathematics (CASM)
Applicants who are currently pursuing the BA in Mathematics at Cambridge and wish to apply for admission to the Certificate of Advanced Study in Mathematics (CASM) must do so via their Cambridge College, not the Board of Graduate Studies. Applicants in this category who wish to be considered for funding from the Cambridge Trusts must complete and submit a special scholarship application form (CAMSAF) which can be downloaded here:
Download the CAMSAF for 2008-09 application

Gates Cambridge Trust
PO Box 252
Cambridge CB2 1TZ
England
Email: info@gates.scholarships.cam.ac.uk
Website: http://www.gates.scholarships.cam.ac.uk/

Only after enquiries to the above addresses, or in case of real emergency, contact the Trust by fax or by telephone:
Dialling from the USA
Tel: 0 11 44 1223 338467
Fax: 0 11 44 1223 351449

Dialling from the Rest of the World
Tel: 00 44 1223 338467
Fax: 00 44 1223 351449

Dialling from within the UK
Tel: 01223 338467
Fax: 01223 351449

Scholarship from German Government

DAAD SCHOLARSHIP
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) offers scholarships funded by the German Government to University lecturers, researchers and professionals with two years of working experience.

* Postgraduate Courses
For Professionals with Relevance to Developing Countries: selected study courses
Dateline: 11th September 2008
* Doctoral Programs and Short-term Research for PostDocs in Germany
Open fro any kinds of study programs
Dateline: 15th October 2008

Kindly download and complete the Application Form which can be obtained from the Website at http://jakarta.daad.de, completed application form need to be submitted with your latest (non returnable) passport size photograph together with your contact number, address, CV and relevant copies of full academic report to:

DAAD Jakarta Office
Tel: 021-525 2807, 520 0870
E-Mail: info@daadjkt.org

Website: http://jakarta.daad.de