It goes on to say that, “a majority (80 percent) of these parents expects them to contribute by applying for scholarships and grants, though both are increasingly endangered financial species.”

 Additional survey findings reveal that:

• Equal percentages of parents consider themselves as concerned about the national unemployment rate as they are about college tuition costs (77%).
• For the third survey in a row, a plurality of parents (29%) identified the “rising cost of food, gas, and other daily necessities” as the single greatest obstacle they face when trying to save for their children to go to college, followed by job loss/income reduction (18%), and fear that saving now still won’t be enough (16%).
• 41% of parents who anticipate that their children will attend college have opened or plan to open a 529 tax-advantaged college savings account, though a staggering 33% still do not know what a 529 account is.

Futuretrust® is a MasterCard®-linked college savings program that enables families and friends to save for college through their everyday spending.

Private Organizations: Thousands of private companies, corporations and organizations offer scholarship awards. Some range up to $20,000 and more.

Corporations:  Believe it or not many corporate scholarships go un-awarded because of the lack of applicants. Big corporations offer scholarships to encourage people to study in a specific field, to attract and keep employees and to support their local communities.

Religious Groups: Many religious groups offer scholarship money to help their communities.

Unions:  Many unions offer scholarship funds. The AFL-CIO offers union-sponsored scholarships that include $4,000,000 in available funds.

High School:  Many high schools offer money to graduate students.

Chamber of Commerce:   Many of these offer scholarship programs.

Other Private organizations   Thousands of scholarships are available in this catch-all category. The only problem is how to find them.

Military   The Air Force ROTC program can pay up to full college tuition plus a book stipend.  A military scholarship may be an excellent way for you to underwrite your entire college education.

 How do you find all of these scholarships?

The Free Scholarship & Grant Guide can help you find free money for school. Simply request information from a Top-Colleges school. There is no cost or obligation!

Athletic Scholarships: These are highly competitive. Only student-athletes at Division I and Division II schools are eligible for athletic scholarships. Approximately $1 billion in athletic scholarships are awarded each year to over 126,000 students.

Merit or Academic Scholarships: These are awarded based on your academic achievements. Most schools offer some form of academic awards.

Departmental Scholarships: Many departments or majors offer scholarships, if you know what you want to do or what your major is going to be you may be able to get money for it.

There are hundreds of different kinds of scholarships. If you need money for school, you should start with money that you don’t have to pay back. You should never have to pay to get scholarship information. The Free Scholarship & Grant Guide can help you find free money for school. Simply request information from a Top-Colleges school. There is no cost or obligation!