Fastweb Highlights Outstanding Scholarship Opportunities for African American Students

CHICAGO, Feb. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --  In support of National African American History Month and the achievements of African Americans throughout history, Fastweb is highlighting outstanding scholarship opportunities for college and college bound students. Fastweb (www.fastweb.com), is the leading website for scholarship and financial aid information and a member of the Monster network.

There are scholarship opportunities available now for graduate, undergraduate, and college bound African American students. Fastweb has highlighted opportunities for students pursuing careers such as journalism, health care, marketing, science, education, finance, visual arts, and more in the featured article, Scholarships for African American Students. Below are several notable programs that deserve recognition and are currently accepting student applications:

Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship - $7,000
Jackie Robinson Foundation $6,000
MassMutual Scholars Program - $5,000
ALA Spectrum Scholarship - $5,000
Regions Riding Forward Scholarship Essay Contest - $5,000
Lagrant Foundation Scholarship - $5,000
CBC Spouses Visual Arts Scholarship - $3,000
CBCF General Mills Health Scholarship - $2,500

More scholarship programs can be found in Fastweb's scholarship directory for African American students. This directory outlines new and large scholarships, and is updated as new opportunities become available.

Fastweb.com provides helpful and insightful online resources for all students to help them find ways to fund their education. Resources are available online and always at no charge.

About Fastweb:
Fastweb, a top site in the Monster Worldwide MWW network, is the nation's recognized leader in helping students pay for school, by providing scholarship and financial aid information, as well as information on jobs and internships. One out of three college-bound seniors use the site, and more than 50 million users have benefitted from Fastweb's information and services. Fastweb lets students create personalized profiles that can be matched against its expansive databases of colleges and scholarships. As the oldest and most popular free online scholarship matching service, the database has more than 1.5 million scholarships totaling over $3.4 billion. To learn more about Fastweb, visit www.fastweb.com and follow Fastweb on social media for the latest on paying for school all year long: Twitter (at @PayingForSchool); Facebook; Pinterest; Google+.

About Monster Worldwide
Monster Worldwide, Inc. MWW is a global leader in connecting people to jobs, wherever they are. For more than 20 years, Monster has helped people improve their lives with better jobs, and employers find the best talent. Today, the company offers services in more than 40 countries, providing some of the broadest, most sophisticated job seeking, career management, recruitment and talent management capabilities. Monster continues its pioneering work of transforming the recruiting industry with advanced technology using intelligent digital, social and mobile solutions, including our flagship website monster.com® and a vast array of products and services. For more information visit monster.com/about.

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