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We have all read headlines featuring a fortunate college-bound student who has received $100,000 or more in scholarship awards. Assuming that the scholarships were renewable annually, this amount could easily pay for four years of college at any American college or university. However, these success stories are the exception, not the rule. They are aberrations among the pool of millions of aspiring college students who submit scholarship applications to the hundreds of companies, foundations and non-profit groups that offer them. The reality is a much different, and sobering, picture. According to the 2014 edition of Peterson's Scholarships, Grants and Prizes, nearly every student who earns a four-year degree graduates with student loan debt, which currently averages about $23,300. 101 Scholarship Applications: What It Takes to Obtain a Debt-Free College Education was written specifically to address the issue of college loan debt, and help students and their parents identify scholarship opportunities, as well as develop strategies for submitting applications and winning awards. This book's author, Gwen Richardson, is a parent who spent nearly two years carefully researching scholarship sources for her teenage daughter, who entered college debt-free as a freshman. The highlight of this book is a comprehensive listing of more than 200 scholarship sources, including award amounts, eligibility requirements and direct web site links. All sources have been vetted and researched for accuracy.

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Gwen Richardson is the author of five books -- one novel and four non-fiction titles. Her latest book, 101 Scholarship Applications: What It Takes to Obtain a Debt-Free College Education, was inspired by her two-year quest to send her own daughter, Sylvia, to college debt-free. Sylvia is currently a freshman at North Carolina Central University and is attending the institution with absolutely no college loans. Ms. Richardson has been an entrepreneur, as well as a published writer, author and editor, for more than 20 years. She is co-founder of the National Black Book Festival, which will celebrate its 8th anniversary in 2015. She is originally from Newport News, Va., and graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in marketing. She resides in Houston with her husband, Willie, who is also her partner in business

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