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Most of you know that I have worked in the college admissions field for 20+ years. I even wrote a book called The Ultimate College Preparation Handbook to help people like you and your kids to maneuver through the college search process. While I have worked in the field for 20+ years I also know there are a ton of resources that are coming out all of the time to help parents and kids in new ways and as a father and as a professional I am always excited to find out about these and to be able to share them with all of you.

Today I learned about a great new online service that offers a membership site that helps students find undergraduate and graduate scholarships all in one place and best of all, it’s free.

ScholarshipOwl, is a free online membership service that matches students to U.S. college and graduate-school scholarships and then automates the application process, has opened the beta version of its service to all users. During a closed part of the beta process, the site attracted more than 25,000 members.

I was drawn to this because I know first-hand how expensive college can be. With college costing an average student more than $30,000 per year, scholarships are more important than ever, so getting a scholarship remains a complicated and time-consuming process and having a place to go that walks you through the steps is even better.

ScholarshipOwl was founded by veteran tech entrepreneur Kenny Sandorffy, who believes passionately in the need to transform the application process, so students can get the aid they need to pay for their education. Sandorffy became frustrated after completing a single aid application took longer than applying to his college. Most students are eligible for dozens, even hundreds of scholarships, but seldom have the time to find and win that aid, missing the opportunity to get much of their education paid for, Sandorffy said.

“Finding which scholarships you’re eligible for, and then applying for them one by one, is so slow and painful, but so important,” said Sandorffy, ScholarshipOwl’s Head of Marketing and Optimization. “We wanted to fix this tedious process and make it easy for students and their families to find all the scholarships they deserve, and to win those scholarships. Our goal is to make sure everyone’s college is paid for with scholarship aid.”

Signup takes as little as two minutes. Basic information turns a visitor into a member, and generates the first matches from more than 3.5 million scholarships. More information provides more matches, which can be viewed and prioritized easily and quickly. If an essay or other additional information is needed, the program details what’s needed and makes it easy to add. With a few clicks, a completed application is then submitted to a scholarship provider.

Every member can use ScholarshipOwl to find and send automated scholarship matches. All members are given a ScholarshipOwl email address for each member protects their privacy and consolidates their application correspondence in one place for easy follow-up.

Even after the first applications go out, ScholarshipOwl continues to monitor its database for more matches, notifying members of approaching deadlines, new opportunities and more, throughout their college experience, as long as they remain members. The company’s goal is to help all students fund their college education completely through scholarships.

As you can see, this is a great benefit to all college students and being free, what do you have to lose by trying it out for yourself and seeing what happens? Check out ScholarshipOwl today, you will not be disappointed!

About ScholarshipOwl

ScholarshipOwl is the one-stop online service for students trying to win more college and graduate-school scholarships. The company was founded by Kenny Sandorffy, who believes passionately in the need to transform the tedious and time-consuming process of applying for college scholarships. ScholarshipOwl provides a wealth of free services that quickly match members to eligible scholarships, improve their applications, and automate their submissions. Premium services provide even more power for students seeking the most scholarships to finance their education. For more information, visit www.scholarshipowl.com or call (302) 266–2831. Follow ScholarshipOwl on Twitter @ScholarshipOwl