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Paying for College

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Last-Minute Scholarships

Posted April 11, 2008

Time is ticking away, and you still haven't figured out how you'll be able to afford books for the fall semester. Never fear. These late-deadline scholarship programs can help you earn some money for your education.

Coca-Cola and Chuck E. Cheese Collegebound Scholarship ($25,000) It's a random drawing, not an essay competition. But it's lots of money. Deadline: May 1, 2008.

MoneyMatters101.com 2008 Scholarship Award ($400) Essay: Should the tax system be changed and, if so, how would the federal debt be paid? Deadline: April 30, 2008.

Patricia M. McNamara Memorial Scholarship ($1,000) Essay: Describe one major event that you feel has disrupted the flow of nature. Deadline: May 31, 2008.

Journyx Scholarship Program ($500) Essay: Answer one of two questions about using project-oriented time tracking to solve real-life problems. Deadline: June 1, 2008.

OP Loftbed $500 Scholarship Award ($500) Essay: Short answers to such questions as, if you could be a living advertisement, which product or company would you choose, or what is your life motto? Deadline: July 31, 2008.

The Charles Shafae' Scholarship Fund ($500) Essay: Which 2008 presidential candidate most embodies Benjamin Franklin's 13 virtues? Deadline: Aug. 31, 2008.

Ayn Rand Institute's Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest ($50-$10,000) Essay: Answer one of three questions pertaining to Atlas Shrugged. Deadline: Sept. 17, 2008.

Akademos/TextbookX.Com 2008 Scholarship ($2,000) Essay: What, if anything, should be done to stop nuclear proliferation? Deadline: Oct. 31, 2008.

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