Peterson’s Helps Make College More Affordable with New Scholarship Database
Paramus, N.J. (PRWEB) October 14, 2013 -- On October 10, Peterson’s made it easy for prospective students to find more than 10 billion dollars in scholarship awards. The new Peterson’s Scholarship Database, located at http://www.petersons.com/scholarships showcases more than 1.5 million scholarships, grants, fellowships, prizes and forgivable loans available for undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate study.
To mark the launch of the new Scholarship Database, Peterson’s announced a $5,000 scholarship giveaway to help make college more affordable for one lucky person. College and graduate school bound students can enter for a chance to win the scholarship at the Scholarship Database website, Petersons.com/scholarships.
No registration is required for students to enter the scholarship giveaway or search the Peterson’s Scholarship Database, which houses a unique data set collected by the Peterson’s research team. Unlike most scholarship search tools that present only a limited number of scholarships based on proprietary matching systems, the Peterson’s Scholarship Database shows all scholarships available and allows students to filter based on more than 20 data points to identify the scholarships they want to pursue.
“With the cost of college rising year after year at a rate significantly greater than that of inflation, we want to help students regain some control by providing holistic, usable information about scholarship options,” said Dani Botterbusch, director of Peterson’s Products.
The Peterson’s Scholarship Database contains extensive information about sources of financial assistance not affiliated with institutions of higher learning for full-time and part-time study at universities, two-year and four-year colleges, trade schools and technical schools. For each award in the database, the following information is included:
• Award name, description and sponsor
• Sponsoring organization’s name and description
• Type of award (scholarship, prize, fellowship, grants or forgivable loan)
• Eligibility and application requirements
• Application deadlines
• Dollar value per applicant and number of awards available
• Total dollar value and number of awards distributed prior year
• Contact information for application and award inquiries
“Increased transparency is badly needed within the higher education industry,” explained Todd Eicher, executive director of Nelnet Enrollment Solutions, the division of Nelnet — Peterson’s parent company — that houses Peterson’s. “Offering a scholarship database that lists every award available [versus a matching service] is a huge win for students because it provides more opportunities to find and obtain valuable financial assistance that can dramatically lower the cost of education.”
Peterson’s has provided education content for more than 40 years. Offering all the information and tools needed to find, get in and pay for school, Petersons.com has become the first source students turn to when starting their college selection.
For more information about the $5,000 scholarship giveaway, including the terms and conditions, visit Petersons.com/scholarships.
*NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. Enter the Giveaway online at http://www.petersons.com/5k/ between Thursday, October 10, 2013 at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time and Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (the “Promotion Period”). You must be at least 16 years of age and a resident of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia. Residents of the state of Maine under the age of 18 are not eligible to participate. You may enter only once. One (1) winner will be randomly drawn the week of January 6, 2014, and notified by phone or e-mail. You need not be present to win. The winner will receive a $5,000 Peterson’s Scholarship, paid in the form of a check. The total prize is valued at $5,000. Odds of winning depend on the number of entries received. Official Rules available at http://www.petersons.com/5k/.
About Peterson’s
For more than four decades, Petersons.com has been the leading resource for anyone looking to find schools, get accepted and pay for higher education. More than 5 million prospective students rely on Petersons.com every year, exploring its industry-leading college and university database via a customizable search engine that allows them to easily discover and learn about schools that fit their unique needs. From community colleges to Ivy-League universities, associate degree programs in accounting to Ph.D. programs in zoology, Petersons.com offers resources for everyone, no matter where they are in their educational journeys. And with an extensive collection of articles that provide free expert information on topics including preparing successful applications and funding an education, Petersons.com helps students not only find schools, but also build the knowledge needed to achieve their educational goals.
About Nelnet Enrollment Solutions
Nelnet Enrollment Solutions provides products and services that keep military and civilian students engaged throughout the pre-college, in-college and post-college experience — offering admissions and academic essay editing services, enrollment marketing and study material for all levels.
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Ben Kiser, Nelnet, +1 402-458-3024, [email protected]
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