Sources of Money 18: Limited, but Useful Help on The Scholarship Page

Tuesdays we review a source of financial aid available to help pay for college

Jenny was 53 years old. A married mother of 4 teenagers. Her children required less time. Her husband provided adequately, but not extravagantly. She wanted to go to college, but needed financial aid to do so. She attended our workshop and worked with our coaches. She earned $33,000 from scholarships in one year.

Advantages of The Scholarship Page

Jennifer Lieberman started www.Scholarship-Page.com because she was a broke student and wanted to share what she learned with others

She states “Since 1995, The Scholarship Page has provided students, parents, teachers, and guidance counselors with information about scholarships that can be used for attending colleges or universities. Many people have been helped with their tuition, books, fees, and other costs associated with getting a higher education. We generally get our information through research and direct contact from administrators…You might be surprised”

The landing page contains reminders of new scholarships, links to other scholarship links, and an online store. A simple Donate button allows users to donate funds ($1.00 or more) to maintain the site. 

The navigation bar leads you to

• The store offers test preparation, crash course, and other books for college
• Scholarships provides a rather short list of scholarships with no profile or search
• Links opens a page with 13 links to other scholarship search engines and online textbook stores
• FAQ’s gives very short answers to 5 questions about The Scholarship Page
• About us gives contact information, the legal disclaimer, and the privacy policy

The simplicity. The Scholarship Page requires only 10-15 minutes to thoroughly understand it. You also will not be hampered by a lot of ads, banners, or deceptive “scholarships”.

Disadvantages of The Scholarship Page

The biggest disadvantage of The Scholarship Page is the lack of resources listed. The Scholarship Page does not list thousands of scholarships or billions of dollars in financial aid. This privately maintained effort lacks the resources of Monster (FASTWEB), Petersons, or other scholarship search engines.

Thursday we list multiple uses for home run or value statements and master applications