Studentawards.com: Grants programs are on the rise BY SUZANNE TYSON, PRESIDENT, STUDENTAWARDS INC. For over 13 years, the Studentawards Inc. mission has been to help students find sources of funding to help them pay for their higher education – the free money that comes from scholarships, grants and bursaries. Studentawards has a research team that digs up hundreds of scholarships, worth millions of dollars, and lists them within our database. When students register at www.studentawards.com or www.boursetudes.com, they will be matched with the awards that most closely fit their personal profiles. One of the biggest aspects of my job is to expand the pool of
money sources for students. Every week, I’m out with our relationship development team meeting with Canadian corporations to discuss the ways they can support students (and their parents!) by creating scholarships and other financial awards. It has been proven many times that supporting education provides a positive return on investment for corporations – from goodwill to more customers and happier employees. The conversations we have are usually well-received, although the economy has recently put a crunch on the availability of funds for these programs. A new trend we’ve noticed is companies’ interest in exploring school grants
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