EXCITING NEWS! The 2026 versions of the How to Win College Scholarships ebooks are now available!
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The Big Dig Scholarship
The Big Dig Scholarship is open to high school seniors and 1st and 2nd-year college students.
Have fun with this one and GET VERY CREATIVE!!!
The Big Dig Scholarship: In 200 years, one of your relatives is going to be digging in what is now your backyard. They are going to find something that you buried in 2011 and it is going to put any financial worries they have to rest…
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The instructions are VERY specific, so go there NOW and read up on this FUN scholarship opportunity.
Don’t forget to read the essay of last year’s winner and follow ALL directions to a “T”.
Amount: $3,000
Deadline: June 1
Scholarship Eligibility: Open to high school seniors and 1st and 2nd-year college students.
Open to High School Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors! APPLY NOW HERE
THE BIG DIG SCHOLARSHIP (Read the update below)
UPDATE: This scholarship is no longer available. Please check on this page for current awards and opportunities.
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Monica Matthews is the author of How to Win College Scholarships. She helped her own son win over $100,000 in college scholarships and now shares her expertise with other parents and their students. She truly has “been there, done that” in regard to helping parents and students navigate the scholarship process.
Her method of helping students in finding college scholarships, writing unique and compelling scholarship essays, creating amazing scholarship application packets, and more have taught desperate parents to help their own students win thousands of scholarship dollars. She teaches them how to apply S.M.A.R.T. with outstanding results.
Monica’s scholarship tips have been featured on many prominent websites, and she has been dubbed the “Go-To” expert on college scholarships.
