scholarships

In order to win a scholarship to summer sports camp, Lee Hargrove plans to change his rival Cory "Lucky Duck" Duckworth's good luck streak with a birthday present he will never forget.

"Travis, a pre-teen quarterback with big potential, gets the opportunity of a lifetime when the coach of Gainesville University football program offers him a scholarship before Travis even gets to high school"--Provided by publisher.

"It's always been Stevie McCrae's goal to play running back at University of Texas-Austin. Stevie was born and raised in Austin, and if it were up to him, he wouldn't leave his hometown until the NFL came calling. But because of his size, Stevie never gets recognition from recruiters. Despite stellar numbers and state rushing records, his only scholarship offers have come from out-of-state Division Two schools. But if Stevie can lead his team to a state title, his dream of attending the University of Texas might be within reach."--Back cover.

When Bunny takes a scholarship to a prestigious prep school with a championship basketball team, his relationship with his best friend Nasir is ruined. When Nasir learns that his cousin, Wallace, and his grandmother are being evicted, he tries to get over Bunny's betrayal. But as Wallace's situation becomes desperate, both Bunny and Nasir will have to face bigger and bigger consequences and decide just how much they're willing to risk.

"With a new sibling (her fourth) on the way and a big piano recital on the horizon, Dominican-American Ana Mar?a Reyes tries to win a scholarship to a New York City private school"--Provided by publisher.

It's always been Stevie McCrae's goal to play running back at University of Texas Austin. But because of his size Stevie never gets recognition from recruiters. Despite gaudy numbers and state rushing records his only scholarship offers have come from out of state Division Two schools. But if Stevie can lead his team to a state title his dream of attending the University of Texas might be within reach. Austin is from Texas Fridays an EPIC Press series.

College is one of the biggest expenses people will face in their lives. Paying for it can be a major challenge. Paying for College looks at the options people have after high school, discusses the importance of planning, and looks at how students can apply for scholarships, grants, and loans.

Presents updated and revised advice for writing an effective college scholarship essay. Discusses how to pick a topic, create an outline, write, and edit an essay. Provides thirty real essays that won scholarships, as well as interview strategies, questions and answers with scholarship judges, twelves essays that were not accepted, and a directory of more than 100 scholarships.

Profiles over 2,200 four-year colleges and universities in terms of costs and financial aid, gift aid, loans, and other awards available to meet expenses, each with contact information, and includes comparison cost charts of schools in each state.

Contains listings for more than 1.5 million scholarship awards, explaining ways to get money for college based on career and academic goals, public service, extracurricular activity, talent, athletics, religion, and other criteria, and providing contact information, the purpose of the award, eligibility requirements, target applicants, minimum GPA, amount, number of awards, deadline, and how to apply.