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The Scholarship Book, 13th Edition: The Complete Guide to Private-Sector Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, and Loans for the Undergraduate (Scholarship Books)

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This book has lots of scholarships for seperate schools. The problem is if i wanted to go to those schools i would apply for their scholarships. I was thinking it would have more private scholarships, its 3000 school scholarships and maybe 1000 private ones. Thats what they dont tell you.

This book is very detailed and includes hundreds of scholarships. The scholarships are numbered, named, and have descriptions, contact information, amount awarded, number awarded, if they are renewable, deadlines, what field of study is required/allowed, other eligibility requirements, web site and email, as well as physical address, phone, and fax information to contact the scholarship issuer.

There is a CD with the book, inside the back cover, so you can read/go through the book online searching by topics. There are scholarships for people with disabilities, people of different races, people of different ages and stages of college/graduate school, different faiths, and more.

Most of the scholarships are USA based, but some are for other countries. Also, most in this book that are for graduate degrees appear to be for those OTHER than MBAs, including social work, nursing, radiology, journalism, and others.

There is an alphabetical index, but because of the detailed descriptions it is probably best to search for a major or key word. For example, if a union or other organization has scholarships, you may find the scholarship by searching under "blind" or "diabetes" or "economics" or "Native American", not by XYZ Pipefitters Union or XYZ Foundation.

We have other books, and are using a couple of web sites, but this book is very handy to use starting with high school juniors and seniors. Every little bit helps. For the price I think it's a very great deal. Happy hunting!

This is an excellent book. Needs to be purchased when child is a Sophmore or Junior

Coleges don't require a student to accept until May 1st and we waited very close to that date. Problem is many of the scholarships expire before the sign up dead line. I probably won't be able to take advantage of even one scholarship in the book. Kind of wasted thirty dollars. Any way maybe next year the book will be worth using since I'm already enrolled and will be able to check the scholarships in January versus May.

The book did give some information but so far we haven't received all we need. This was highly recommended by my college professor cousin. We will continue looking for additional help for my grandson.

My daughter was able to find 8-10 scholarships that she could apply for from this book. If she receives even one of them, it will be worth the price of the book! She was having a hard time finding scholarships she qualified to apply for since she took a year off after high school.

This book is a must have for any student who is looking for extra money but does not want to take out private loans