Scholarship Update Videos

FAP932: Scholarship craziness, heavy metal Hanukkah, MASFAA 2009 Download the MP3 file here. Weekly Financial Aid Roundup Why does college cost so much? Merit based scholarships getting the axe. Scholarship Update Entertainment abounds in the results of our $10,000 scholarship. We hope to have a confirmed winner really soon. In the meantime, our next $10,000 scholarship deadline is December 15. Focus on Financial [...]

FAP931: Swine flu, credit cards, and our $10,000 scholarship Download the MP3 file here. Weekly Financial Aid News Insane credit card rates! Swine flu! Scholarship Update Tomorrow we re giving away $10,000. Are you ready? Free Stuff Friday 4GB drive from MicroCenter Brilliant Brunette Shampoo Clorox wipes Nescafe Taster s Choice Bottle of Cherry Coke (20oz) Menchie s Yogurt Toy from Mattel at Sears Desk Clock Target 8 10 Free Song of the Week Gretchen Parlato In [...]

FAP930: Financial aid, tuition increases, blankets, and grilled chicken Download the MP3 here. Weekly Financial Aid Roundup Back to the old format. I just like it better. Student Loan Network $10,000 Scholarship Tuition costs up as much as 6% at publics Income based repayment problems Scholarship Update Scholarships for agriculture studies New York Women in Communications Foundation 2010 Scholarship Program National ACT High School Poster [...]

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FAP922: Social media scholarship, last minute financial aid, free stuff Listen now: 20090821.mp3Enable Javascript to play audio content on this site. 0:00 / 0:00 Student Financial Aid News From Forbes Magazine: Most states have quasi-governmental agencies that monitor the status of federally subsidized student loans and administer loan forgiveness programs for those who follow certain career paths, Forbes reports. Many of these agencies temporarily foot the bill for loan forgiveness before being reimbursed by the federal government. But some have been using excess revenues and state government funds to create their own loan forgiveness benefits. Now, with loan markets in turmoil and states facing record deficits, some state loan forgiveness initiatives are on shaky ground or have been cast aside altogether. From the Washington Post: College students are appealing financial aid decisions this summer in unprecedented numbers, an outpouring of need that underscores how layoffs and pay cuts have battered household budgets in the past year, The Washington Post reports. Appealing for more aid was a little-known and seldom-advertised option in higher education until this year. U.S. Education Department officials wrote to financial aid administrators in the spring, when most aid decisions are made, urging them to reach out to your students particularly those who seem to have hit a rough patch, to make sure that they know there may be ways that you can help. Scholarship Update Are you working towards a marketing degree that will take you through the constantly evolving world of multi-channel marketing (mobile, web, email, virtual worlds, social media networks, podcasting) in the 21st century? How would you like to earn a $500 Scholarship and real world experience at the same time? We will award one (1) $500 scholarship to the person with the highest number of referred sign-ups to ScholarshipPoints as of midnight, September 30. Here’s how it will work: Up to 20 people will be chosen to submit a two-page marketing strategy for driving ScholarshipPoints.com membership. How do you get chosen? Simple: tweet the reason why you should be one of the 20. The only requirements here are your tweet must include the hashtag #SPSMM and it must appear on the public timeline prior to Midnight EST August 23, 2009. Remember you have only 140 characters and only ONE shot to make the cut. Details at Scholarship Points. Scholarship Points Instructions Are you a Scholarship Points member? In today s show, get a Points code for 20 Scholarship Points by subscribing to the podcast and listening to the episode. Subscribing is fast, easy, and free. If you have iTunes: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/itunes If you have Google Reader: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/googlereader If you subscribe by email: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/email Remember, the points code is in the show itself, so you have to tune in and listen to it. I promise it ll be worth your time. News You Can Use Are there secrets to winning scholarships? Yes and no. Many of them are common sense. Some are search queries. That said, there s no magic bullet at all. Free Stuff Friday Apollo Dreamgirls Shirt Parents Choice Baby Formula Sports Illustrated Swimwear Edition Tillys Back to School CD Sports t-shirt from Olympia Sports 8 10 or 10 13 portrait from Picture People Taylor Swift s Single Fifteen Astroglide NoDoz Sample Define the sample survey $10 iTunes Card Victoria s Secret Pink Body Lotion EmergenC from Walmart Free Song of the Week Latte Days and Porter Nights, Matthew Ebel 5 most recent Financial Aid Podcast posts Subscribe to RSS headline updates from: Powered by FeedBurner Did you enjoy this? If so, please consider subscribing for free to get it delivered to you. Subscribing for free means you don t have to remember to download it every day. + + + The Financial Aid Podcast is sponsored in part by: Reminders + + Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com. + Free scholarship search secrets eBook at StudentScholarshipSearch.com/ebook + Online degrees programs and directories at Edvisors.com + Free college scholarships contests! + Stafford loans | Other federal student loans + Parent PLUS loans at ParentPLUSLoan.com + Graduate student loans at GradLoans.com + Private student loans available at any time visit PrivateStudentLoans.com + FAFSA form tutorials and free help at FAFSAonline.com + The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network.

FAP921: FAFSA oversimplification, scholarship newsletter, gay chorus covers Listen now: 20090814.mp3Get Adobe Flash Player to play audio from this site. 0:00 / 0:00 Weekly Financial Aid Roundup FAFSA oversimplification and consequences. Watching student loan company profits. Scholarship cuts. Scholarship Points Instructions Are you a Scholarship Points member? In today s show, get a Points code for 20 Scholarship Points by subscribing to the podcast and listening to the episode. Subscribing is fast, easy, and free. If you have iTunes: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/itunes If you have Google Reader: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/googlereader If you subscribe by email: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/email Remember, the points code is in the show itself, so you have to tune in and listen to it. I promise it ll be worth your time. Scholarship Update Chevening Scholarships are prestigious awards available to international students for study in the United Kingdom. The scholarships are named after Chevening House in Kent, the official country residence of the Foreign Secretary. They are available in more than 130 countries and around 1000 new Chevening Scholarships are awarded globally each year. Chevening scholarships offer an ideal opportunity for young, high-flying graduates not only to study their chosen subject, but also to meet and network with their peers in the unique learning atmosphere that the UK provides. The ultimate objective is to build a network of friends of the UK, who will be future leaders in their countries. Candidates are selected by the British Embassy/British High Commission. The scheme is managed by the British Council, on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Details at our free college scholarship search site. News You Can Use Setting up your own personal scholarship newsletter. - Use a service like Google Groups or other free mailing list providers - Include affiliate links - Include donations - Provide updates on the progress of your own search - Provide updates on things you ve found that aren t for you Free Stuff Friday It s the best time of year for free stuff for college students as you head back to campus and gather up lots of crap you won t need. Remember to donate what you don t need to a local homeless shelter or food pantry if appropriate. Make a difference in your community without costing a dime. Burts Bees Acne solution. Lily Allen remixed. Paramount citrus juicer, manual. Lucy.com wristband. Nurofen injector. You might want to ask a doctor about this before you go buying preloaded syringes of stuff on the Internet. Just sayin . Nature Valley trail mix. 1 year of SPIN magazine. 25 4 6 photos from Walgreens. Kiwi splash drink mix. Scrubbing Bubbles shower caddy. Free Song of the Week In the mood for a laugh? London Gay Men s Chorus The Masochism Tango (mp3) from Showtime (The Sound Corporation) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album 5 most recent Financial Aid Podcast posts Subscribe to RSS headline updates from: Powered by FeedBurner Did you enjoy this? If so, please consider subscribing for free to get it delivered to you. Subscribing for free means you don t have to remember to download it every day. + + + The Financial Aid Podcast is sponsored in part by: Reminders + + Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com. + Free scholarship search secrets eBook at StudentScholarshipSearch.com/ebook + Online degrees programs and directories at Edvisors.com + Free college scholarships contests! + Stafford federal student loans at StaffordLoan.com + Parent PLUS loans at ParentPLUSLoan.com + Graduate student loans at GradLoans.com + Private student loans available at any time visit PrivateStudentLoans.com + FAFSA form tutorials and free help at FAFSAonline.com + The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network.

FAP919: $10,000 Scholarship, Scholarship Points, Scholarship eBook Listen now: 20090731.mp3Get Adobe Flash Player to play audio from this site. 0:00 / 0:00 Weekly Financial Aid Roundup Notes from College Goal Sunday. Scholarship Update Our new Scholarship eBook is out! Today is the deadline for our $10,000 scholarship drawing. Scholarship Points A video on how to use refer a friend: Are you a Scholarship Points member? In today s show, get a Points code for 20 Scholarship Points by subscribing to the podcast and listening to the episode. Subscribing is fast, easy, and free. If you have iTunes: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/itunes If you have Google Reader: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/googlereader If you subscribe by email: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/email Remember, the points code is in the show itself, so you have to tune in and listen to it. I promise it ll be worth your time. News You Can Use Minimum wage law changes and waitressing. Mail Bag Jerod asks, How much money can u receive with fafsa? What are the best options in your opinion. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you for your help. Free Stuff Friday Nero CD burning software Dunkin flavored coffee. N10 nail polish. Free el Baton cigar. Usual disclaimer about how putting things that are on fire in your mouth can be hazardous to your health. Urban Outitters has a ton of free MP3s. National Museum Day is September 26, 2009. Tons of places will be giving away free admission. Go. Total cereal. Microflex gloves. 10 free moo cards. A Shamwow cloth. Gain plus Febreeze. Free Song of the Week Ashley Gearing Out There Somewhere (mp3) from Maybe It s Time (Squeeze Records, LLC) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album 5 most recent Financial Aid Podcast posts Subscribe to RSS headline updates from: Powered by FeedBurner Did you enjoy this? If so, please consider subscribing for free to get it delivered to you. Subscribing for free means you don t have to remember to download it every day. + + + The Financial Aid Podcast is sponsored in part by: Reminders + + Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com. + Free scholarship search secrets eBook at StudentScholarshipSearch.com/ebook + Online degrees programs and directories at Edvisors.com + Free college scholarships contests! + Stafford federal student loans at StaffordLoan.com + Parent PLUS loans at ParentPLUSLoan.com + Graduate student loans at GradLoans.com + Private student loans available at any time visit PrivateStudentLoans.com + FAFSA form tutorials and free help at FAFSAonline.com + The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network.

FAP918: Student loans, FAFSA changes, scholarship dailies Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup FFEL termination Perkins Loan changes FAFSA changes Scholarship Points Instructions Are you a Scholarship Points member? In today s show, get a Points code for 20 Scholarship Points by subscribing to the podcast and listening to the episode. Subscribing is fast, easy, and free. If you have iTunes: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/itunes If you have Google Reader: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/googlereader If you subscribe by email: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/email Remember, the points code is in the show itself, so you have to tune in and listen to it. I promise it ll be worth your time. Scholarship Update Student Loan Network $10,000 Scholarship is in TWO WEEKS News You Can Use Scholarship daily tasks - Check calendar each day to see what deadlines are coming up - Search for and put 2 new scholarships on your calendar each day takes 5 minutes - Check your dedicated scholarships inbox - Check your dedicated scholarship searches in Google reader Scholarship weekly tasks - Set aside 2 hours every week, like a Sunday afternoon, and - Apply for 2 scholarships - Send thank you notes to any awards that have contacted you, positive or negative - Update your scholarship contacts database Free Stuff Friday Replens moisturizer Aviary image editor PureVia sweetener Random House Advance Copies 2 GB flash drive Breakfast at Ikea this weekend Ashley Tisdale party accessories Google Docs templates for everything More of Rachael Ray s pet food Make your heart explode with Venom Free Song of the Week This week, identify the musician who s rapping. Last week s song was from the cheesy martial arts movie Kickboxer. Paul Hertzog Stone City (mp3) from Kickboxer (PERSEVERANCE RECORDS) Buy at iTunes Music Store 5 most recent Financial Aid Podcast posts Subscribe to RSS headline updates from: Powered by FeedBurner Did you enjoy this? If so, please consider subscribing for free to get it delivered to you. Subscribing for free means you don t have to remember to download it every day. + + + The Financial Aid Podcast is sponsored in part by: Reminders + + Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com. + Free scholarship search secrets eBook at StudentScholarshipSearch.com/ebook + Online degrees programs and directories at Edvisors.com + Free college scholarships contests! + Stafford federal student loans at StaffordLoan.com + Parent PLUS loans at ParentPLUSLoan.com + Graduate student loans at GradLoans.com + Private student loans available at any time visit PrivateStudentLoans.com + FAFSA form tutorials and free help at FAFSAonline.com + The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network.

FAP916: Student loan payment changes, online degrees Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup Online degree effectiveness. Decline in scholarship funding. Student credit cards take another hit. Scholarship Update Congratulations to Karalynn Moran who won our $2,500 Scholarship Points award for June. Operation Homefront. Scholarship Points Instructions Are you a Scholarship Points member? In today s show, get a Points code for 20 Scholarship Points by subscribing to the podcast and listening to the episode. Subscribing is fast, easy, and free. If you have iTunes: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/itunes If you have Google Reader: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/googlereader If you subscribe by email: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/email Remember, the points code is in the show itself, so you have to tune in and listen to it. I promise it ll be worth your time. News You Can Use Income Based Repayment kicks off. Free Stuff Friday RJO Futures commodities wall chart. Cloud Star foldable water bowl. 10 free patriotic songs from Amazon. Forbes magazine. Caribou Coffee samples. Sephora makeup kit. M Ms dispenser. Free Song of the Week All 5 service branch anthems. 5 most recent Financial Aid Podcast posts Subscribe to RSS headline updates from: Powered by FeedBurner Did you enjoy this? If so, please consider subscribing for free to get it delivered to you. Subscribing for free means you don t have to remember to download it every day. + + + The Financial Aid Podcast is sponsored in part by: Reminders + + Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com. + Free scholarship search secrets eBook at StudentScholarshipSearch.com/ebook + Online degrees programs and directories at Edvisors.com + Free college scholarships contests! + Stafford federal student loans at StaffordLoan.com + Parent PLUS loans at ParentPLUSLoan.com + Graduate student loans at GradLoans.com + Private student loans available at any time - visit PrivateStudentLoans.com + FAFSA form tutorials and free help at FAFSAonline.com + The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network.

FAP915: FAFSA, GI Bill, Scholarship Points, Mail Bag, Free Stuff Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup Changes to the FAFSA. Changes to Veterans benefits. Scholarship Points Update We re getting ready to start revamping Scholarship Points. Add your thoughts about what s working and what s not. We re going Seth Godin Tribes style here. Also, Scholarship Points referral points awards will be going from 20 points per referral to 30 points. Scholarship Points Instructions Are you a Scholarship Points member? In today s show, get a Points code for 20 Scholarship Points by subscribing to the podcast and listening to the episode. Subscribing is fast, easy, and free. If you have iTunes: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/itunes If you have Google Reader: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/googlereader If you subscribe by email: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/email Remember, the points code is in the show itself, so you have to tune in and listen to it. I promise it ll be worth your time. Scholarship Update Scholarship seekers and Internet enthusiasts alike are going to love Microsoft’s newest campaign, Create Your own Internet PSA. Can you think of an affliction or problem that Internet Explorer 8 can solve? Can you create a really fun acronym for said affliction? Then you’re halfway there. Now you just need to film your own Public Service Announcement (PSA) and you’ll be entered for a chance to win a $2,500 scholarship! Details at our free college scholarship search site. Student Loan Network $10,000 scholarship. Mail Bag In the mail bag this week: Carol asks about scholarships. Marilyn asks about grad school. Jason asks about post-bac. Free Stuff Friday Free coffee at Borders. Yoplait Whips. Tasters Choice Coffee Stick. Havaianas Flip Flops. Digital Photo Pro Magazine and HD VIdeo Pro Magazine. Kiplingers Personal Finance Magazine. Redken 10,000 blondes hair dye giveaway. $10,000 from the Student Loan Network. Free Song of the Week Whitney Steele, Last Love 5 most recent Financial Aid Podcast posts Subscribe to RSS headline updates from: Powered by FeedBurner Did you enjoy this? If so, please consider subscribing for free to get it delivered to you. Subscribing for free means you don t have to remember to download it every day. + + + The Financial Aid Podcast is sponsored in part by: Reminders + + Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com. + Free scholarship search secrets eBook at StudentScholarshipSearch.com/ebook + Online degrees programs and directories at Edvisors.com + Free college scholarships contests! + Stafford federal student loans at StaffordLoan.com + Parent PLUS loans at ParentPLUSLoan.com + Graduate student loans at GradLoans.com + Private student loans available at any time - visit PrivateStudentLoans.com + FAFSA form tutorials and free help at FAFSAonline.com + The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network.

FAP914: Student credit cards, interest rates, Over Again Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup Student loan consolidation and Treasury Bills Scholarship Update AORN Foundation Scholarship Program. To provide scholarships to students who are pursuing a career in perioperative nursing and to registered nurses who are interested in and committed to perioperative nursing to continue their education by pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree in nursing or a complementary field. The number of awards and amount of the awards will be determined annually. Awards are not renewable. The scholarships will be applied to educational expenses including tuition, fees and books. Winners will be required to submit grades and invoices for these allowable expenses corresponding to each semester no later than August 1, 2010. Details at our free college scholarship search site. Scholarship Points Instructions Are you a Scholarship Points member? In today s show, get a Points code for 20 Scholarship Points by subscribing to the podcast and listening to the episode. Subscribing is fast, easy, and free. If you have iTunes: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/itunes If you have Google Reader: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/googlereader If you subscribe by email: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/email Remember, the points code is in the show itself, so you have to tune in and listen to it. I promise it ll be worth your time. Eye on the Economy Jobs and college degrees News You Can Use More details on student credit cards. Free Stuff Friday 22 free songs from Nylon Magazine in iTunes Quortek keychain flashlight 100 recycled business cards Redbox and Picture Me 8 10 portrait Esquire magazine Quickbooks Starter Edition for Windows Walmart and Tampax Free Song of the Week Rebecca Loebe, Over Again 5 most recent Financial Aid Podcast posts Subscribe to RSS headline updates from: Powered by FeedBurner Did you enjoy this? If so, please consider subscribing for free to get it delivered to you. Subscribing for free means you don t have to remember to download it every day. + + + The Financial Aid Podcast is sponsored in part by: Reminders + + Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com. + Free scholarship search secrets eBook at StudentScholarshipSearch.com/ebook + Online degrees programs and directories at Edvisors.com + Free college scholarships contests! + Stafford federal student loans at StaffordLoan.com + Parent PLUS loans at ParentPLUSLoan.com + Graduate student loans at GradLoans.com + Private student loans available at any time - visit PrivateStudentLoans.com + FAFSA form tutorials and free help at FAFSAonline.com + The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network.

FAP913: Income based repayment, Canada, and free stuff Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup 529 plans getting hammered. Scholarship Update Scholarships begging for applicants on MySpace. In the interest of providing additional opportunities to potential students, the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges has once again moved the deadline for submission for a $1,000 or $5,000 Dade Medical College scholarship to June 30th, 2009. There is still more than $130K available for various programs of study at the Miami and Hialeah campuses of the college, including Diagnostic Cardiac Sonography, Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound, General Radiologic Technologist and more. Details at our free college scholarship search site. Scholarship Points Instructions Are you a Scholarship Points member? In today s show, get a Points code for 20 Scholarship Points by subscribing to the podcast and listening to the episode. Subscribing is fast, easy, and free. If you have iTunes: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/itunes If you have Google Reader: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/googlereader If you subscribe by email: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/email Remember, the points code is in the show itself, so you have to tune in and listen to it. I promise it ll be worth your time. News You Can Use Income based repayment scaling. Focus on Financial Aid Oh Canada? Free Stuff Friday Burt s Bees. All National Parks. Visit such parks as the Grand Canyon, Yosemite and Rocky Mountain National Park for absolutely free from June 20-21 (Father s Day weekend), July 18-19, and August 15-16. Ending today: underwear from Victoria s Secret. Green Hill CD of easy listening. Report cards for baseball cards. A small can of smell from Glade. Free Song of the Week Douglas Spotted Eagle, Doolitsaada 5 most recent Financial Aid Podcast posts Subscribe to RSS headline updates from: Powered by FeedBurner Did you enjoy this? If so, please consider subscribing for free to get it delivered to you. Subscribing for free means you don t have to remember to download it every day. + + + The Financial Aid Podcast is sponsored in part by: Reminders + + Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com. + Free scholarship search secrets eBook at StudentScholarshipSearch.com/ebook + Online degrees programs and directories at Edvisors.com + Free college scholarships contests! + Stafford federal student loans at StaffordLoan.com + Parent PLUS loans at ParentPLUSLoan.com + Graduate student loans at GradLoans.com + Private student loans available at any time - visit PrivateStudentLoans.com + FAFSA form tutorials and free help at FAFSAonline.com + The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network.

FAP912: National sales tax, student loan consequences, Rich Palmer Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup Last Friday, the credit card bill was signed into law by President Obama. Farewell, student credit cards as we know them. California s kind of imploding, budgetarily-speaking. Consequences of CCRAA and anti-FFEL legislation surfacing now. Figuring out that you can t spend what you don t have, Congress looks at a national sales tax to make every part of your life 10% more expensive. Scholarship Update We re nearing the end of the month. Make sure you re a participating member of Scholarship Points, as we draw our $1,000 and $2,500 scholarships on or about May 31, 2009. Also, I m giving out to podcast listeners and followers a sneak preview of the 6th edition of Scholarship Search Secrets, our free eBook. This version has two new secrets that are relatively advanced, plus some edits and updates. Scholarship Points Instructions Are you a Scholarship Points member? In today s show, get a Points code for 20 Scholarship Points by subscribing to the podcast and listening to the episode. Subscribing is fast, easy, and free. If you have iTunes: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/itunes If you have Google Reader: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/googlereader If you subscribe by email: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/email Remember, the points code is in the show itself, so you have to tune in and listen to it. I promise it ll be worth your time. Mail Bag Mary on Twitter asked about the pros and cons of student loans Free Stuff Friday Garden gloves from Chesapeake Bay Foundation Small coffee at Borders 5/28-5/31 Yogi tea sample Sopapillas or a bowl of queso at On The Border Lego Club Jr 2 year membership Bottle opener from Blue Moon Brewing From July 13th – July 17th, Baskin-Robbins is giving all Do Something members free Soft Serve. MCA screwdriver set Business card metal carrier Free Song of the Week Rich Palmer, It s All Good 5 most recent Financial Aid Podcast posts Subscribe to RSS headline updates from: Powered by FeedBurner Did you enjoy this? If so, please consider subscribing for free to get it delivered to you. Subscribing for free means you don t have to remember to download it every day. + + + The Financial Aid Podcast is sponsored in part by: Reminders + + Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com. + Free scholarship search secrets eBook at StudentScholarshipSearch.com/ebook + Online degrees programs and directories at Edvisors.com + Free college scholarships contests! + Stafford federal student loans at StaffordLoan.com + Parent PLUS loans at ParentPLUSLoan.com + Graduate student loans at GradLoans.com + Private student loans available at any time - visit PrivateStudentLoans.com + FAFSA form tutorials and free help at FAFSAonline.com + The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network.

FAP911: Student credit cards, Congressional hearings, Jonathan Coulton Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup Goodbye, student credit cards. A perspective on student loan programs. Impending bank failures. Scholarship Update Google has a photo contest running. $7,500. Details at our free college scholarship search site. Scholarship Points Instructions Are you a Scholarship Points member? In today s show, get a Points code for 20 Scholarship Points by subscribing to the podcast and listening to the episode. Subscribing is fast, easy, and free. If you have iTunes: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/itunes If you have Google Reader: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/googlereader If you subscribe by email: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/email Remember, the points code is in the show itself, so you have to tune in and listen to it. I promise it ll be worth your time. Special Report: The Student Loan Reform Congressional Hearing How cool are you? Notes and comments from the hearing. Free Stuff Friday Cycle Magazine Quiznos Garnier Moisturizer via Walmart American Photo Magazine Elizabeth Berg s Year of Pleasures book 10,000 miles from United Airlines It s beyond funny. Runpee.com Free Song of the Week Jonathan Coulton, I Feel Fantastic 5 most recent Financial Aid Podcast posts Subscribe to RSS headline updates from: Powered by FeedBurner Did you enjoy this? If so, please consider subscribing for free to get it delivered to you. Subscribing for free means you don t have to remember to download it every day. + + + The Financial Aid Podcast is sponsored in part by: Reminders + + Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com. + Free scholarship search secrets eBook at StudentScholarshipSearch.com/ebook + Online degrees programs and directories at Edvisors.com + Free college scholarships contests! + Stafford federal student loans at StaffordLoan.com + Parent PLUS loans at ParentPLUSLoan.com + Graduate student loans at GradLoans.com + Private student loans available at any time - visit PrivateStudentLoans.com + FAFSA form tutorials and free help at FAFSAonline.com + The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network.

FAP910: Making money, free tuition colleges, student lending Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup 8 colleges with no tuition Focus on Financial Aid A compendium of our library. Before College Scholarship Search Secrets - eBook and video detailing how to use Google and other free tools to find scholarships Finding Financial Aid - a short eBook outlining the overall financial aid process Applying To College FAFSA Guide eBook - a guide to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, with line-by-line help How To Read Financial Aid Award Letters - a guide to decoding the award letter and determining what aid you ll receive In College How To Find Cheap Textbooks - a guide to saving as much money as possible on expensive college textbooks Personal Finance First Aid Kit - a guide to helping you manage your budget quickly and easily After College How to Write a Killer Cover Letter - a guide to an essential part of the job hunting process Credit Card Debt Reduction Plan - a guide to reducing your credit card bills All of our eBooks are free and free to distribute. If you know of any groups, organizations, clubs, or offices on campus that would especially benefit from these guides, please give them away. Beer Money Go make some money with other people s free stuff. Rant Is college a lemon? Scholarship Points Instructions Are you a Scholarship Points member? In today s show, get a Points code for 20 Scholarship Points by subscribing to the podcast and listening to the episode. Subscribing is fast, easy, and free. If you have iTunes: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/itunes If you have Google Reader: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/googlereader If you subscribe by email: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/email Remember, the points code is in the show itself, so you have to tune in and listen to it. I promise it ll be worth your time. Scholarship Update The mission of the Ohio Travel Association Scholarship Grant is to foster the travel and tourism/hospitality related education of an Ohio student and thereby promote professionalism within the industry. A $1,000 scholarship will be granted to a qualified, full-time (12 or more credit hours) student after the completion of their freshman year (36 hours completed (quarter system)/30 hours completed (semester system) with a minimum 2.5 GPA) and may be renewed for the following two years. As part of the scholarship program, the recipient will be invited to various OTA events throughout the year. Deadline is June 15, 2009. Details at our free college scholarship search site. Plus our next $10,000 scholarship. Free Stuff Friday Kellogg s All Bran Bag of popcorn from Yahoo Mobile phone case from Celltonica Free album from Coldplay Saturday, May 30 is free ice cream day at Walmart Light smoothie at Orange Julius CD from River Lee Jazz Band DiGiorno Pizza Flatbread Melts Free Song of the Week Duwende, Young Leaders of Tomorrow 5 most recent Financial Aid Podcast posts Subscribe to RSS headline updates from: Powered by FeedBurner Did you enjoy this? If so, please consider subscribing for free to get it delivered to you. Subscribing for free means you don t have to remember to download it every day. + + + The Financial Aid Podcast is sponsored in part by: Reminders + + Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com. + Free scholarship search secrets eBook at StudentScholarshipSearch.com/ebook + Online degrees programs and directories at Edvisors.com + Free college scholarships contests! + Stafford federal student loans at StaffordLoan.com + Parent PLUS loans at ParentPLUSLoan.com + Graduate student loans at GradLoans.com + Private student loans available at any time - visit PrivateStudentLoans.com + FAFSA form tutorials and free help at FAFSAonline.com + The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network.

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