College Bloggers Can Vie for $10,000 Scholarship

College bloggers, take note. The blogging you do in off hours as a hobby could help you land some scholarship money to pay part of a new semester's tuition.

Read/Write Web points to a $10,000 scholarship for college bloggers offered by CollegeScholarships.org, a directory of college scholarship and financial aid opportunities.

Nominations can be made via a 300-word essay about why your blog deserves an award. But the blogger doesn't have to be the one to apply for the scholarship; if you know a student who doubles as an excellent blogger, nominate him or her.

Why is CollegeScholarship.org offering its own blogging scholarship?

"We believe passion is important. As the world gets more competitive, those who are passionate about what they do, and work close to their passions, will be able to become and stay successful even as technology and automation eat away at many business models...We believe those who freely express themselves are far more likely to find their true passions and connect with people to bring on large scale social change."

Nomination essays must be submitted by Oct. 6. Ten finalists will be chosen by the web site's founders, and then an online vote by the public will choose the winner. Voting begins on Oct. 8 and ends when a winner is named on Oct. 28.

Applications must be U.S. citizens who are full-time students at accredited colleges and universities. Blogs can be about anything, with this caveat: "Your blog must contain unique and interesting information about your and/or things you are passionate about. No spam bloggers please!!!" Emphasis theirs.

Get busy!