Free College Money

Free college money is available from a wide variety of sources. There are various government grants, in addition to scholarships of all kinds.

This editor received many thousands of dollars for college in the form of a grant. And a student we know recently received scholarships to a $40,000 per year, four year university.

Where is this free college money to be found? Who is eligible? How do people qualify for the funds?

Some of the best people you can talk to are school guidance counselors. They have a lot of experience in helping students find, apply for, and qualify to receive free college money. Talk to your school about FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Some of the free college money federal grants available include:

* Federal Pell Grants

* Academic Competitiveness Grants

* National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grants

* Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants

There are also approximately over a million different scholarships available, worth several billion dollars. Some scholarships are need based, and some are merit based.

Find free college money for an advanced degree using a FREE College Money search by FastWeb. It is one of the most complete sources of local, national and college specific scholarships, and lists more than 1.3 Million Scholarships worth over $3 Billion.

The Army has an active duty benefit that provides up to $65,000 for Soldiers who enlist full time in the Army for three or more years.

Participants in the Junior Miss program may apply for nearly $80 million in college-granted scholarships that are available to members.

The Rotary Foundation has awarded over $476 million in scholarships to help with the education of over 47,000 students from more than 100 countries around the world.

The non-profit organization Science Service holds their annual Science Talent Search competition. Over the years it has awarded over $4 million in scholarships to approximately 3000 worthy contestants.

Nursing Scholarships are available to those who qualify. A quick search of the web can turn up many scholarships that can be applied for. Nursing is a booming profession in high demand and nursing schools usually fill up with students fast, so if this is your chosen career you’ll want to get busy on it as soon as possible.