Scholarships for Students Under age 13 - Did You Know?!?

Scholarships aren't just for high school seniors.  Parents you can REALLY start the college financing process early for your children!
Did you know that there are scholarships for students under the age of 13?  According to Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of FinAid, you cannot find the under age 13 scholarships from any of the scholarship search online databases because of the Federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 and the Children's Privacy Protection Final Rule which prevents collecting or disclosing identifiable information from children that young.
College Prep Events will help you to get the information and stay organized and informed as the deadlines come up.

Here are a few scholarships for Children under 13:

Nicholas Green Distinguished Student Awards
The Nicholas Green Distinguished Student Awards are sponsored by the Nicholas Green Foundation and administered by the National Association for Gifted Children.  One $500 US Savings Bond is awarded to a student from each state.  Candidates should be students in grades 3-6 who have distinguished themselves in academics, leadership or the arts.  The deadline is June 1.  Individual State associations may have earlier deadlines (in some cases as early as January 1).  See the website for additional details.

Olive Garden Pasta Tales Essay Contest
The Olive Garden Pasta Tales Essay Contest is open to students in grades 1-12 from the US and Canada.  Essays are 50 to 250 words on a topic that changes each year.  The deadline is in early December.  The grand prize winner will receive a $2,500 savings bond and a 3-day trip to New York City.  One student in each grade category will receive a $500 savings bond.  This year's winners will be announced in May and the new contest for the 2010-2011 year will be announced this summer.

Here's a fun one:
The Jif Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich Contest- The contest is open to children who are age 6 to 12.  The grand prize is a $250,000 scholarship fund.  The four runners up receive a $2,500 scholarship fund.  The deadline is mid- November.  The contest is sponsored by the J.M. Smucker Company.

Good Luck!