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Free Tuition at Harvard

Harvard University announced over the weekend that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families will pay no tuition.  In making the announcement, Harvard's president Lawrence H.. Summers said, "When only ten percent of the students in elite higher education come from families in the lower half of the income distribution, we are not doing enough.  We are not doing enough in bringing elite higher education to the lower half of the income distribution.."

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Attention Seniors: The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) must be filed in order for students to be eligible for Federal Student Aid following high school.  Parents of high school seniors may submit the FAFSA on the web at www.fafsa.ed.gov  after January 1, 2010.  In order to do so, the parent and student must have filed for a P.I.N.

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Surprising and Odd Scholarships

The following is a list that you probably won?t see in your everyday perusing through scholarship books and web sites. You very well may be able to apply for one or more of the scholarships listed below ? and even if you aren?t, I guarantee it will be worth the read purely for the entertainment value. So read on and enjoy!

Baltimore County Foundation (BCF) Scholarships

BCF offers 12 different scholarship programs, all through one application form (attached below). Last year, BCF gave out $81,500 in scholarships to 55 Maryland students and honored these scholars at BCF’s first annual scholarship luncheon, hosted by the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium. Scholarships range in size from $500 - $10,000, and many are renewable.