Comments on: Thousands in blogging scholarship money, deadlines approach

By: Jill Miller Zimon

Jill Miller Zimon — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:35:32 +0000

The kickbacks, the new law, any other niche areas people are thinking about in terms of the best odds for getting the $. I’ll be in touch with you next week for sure, Daniel. Have a safe trip.

By: Daniel Kovach

Daniel Kovach — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:34:14 +0000

I’m actually going to be at the National Scholarship Providers Association Conference in Portland, Maine all this week.

Are there any issues you want me to inquire about, such as scholarship opportunities for returning older students, mothers, etc.?

By: Jill Miller Zimon

Jill Miller Zimon — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 23:17:26 +0000

Hmm, well, I’m not completely convinced. We know there are many scholarship and grant and fellowship opportunities for midcareer people, to keep them engaged, sharp and learning new things. And of course the average age of the MacArthur grants are way above college.

I guess I think in terms of how long people work these days and how many careers they can go through.

By: John Ettorre

John Ettorre — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:21:53 +0000

I guess what I meant is that scholarships are generally given to support promising newcomers, generally those of tender years. Age discrimination generally only comes into play when seeking employment later in life, but it’s probably just the opposite when someone with age, experience, wisdom and connections seeks opportunities as an independent professional or entrepreneur. There, they often have plenty of advantages.

By: Jill Miller Zimon

Jill Miller Zimon — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:20:00 +0000

Hmm – I don’t know John – have access to enough other ways to make a living or at least support a writing habit. Just thinking on the fly, but age discrimination issues for people over 40 would indicate possibly otherwise. I’m saying, you’re making an assumption that I’m not sure is so slam-dunk. What more can you say on this?

By: John Ettorre

John Ettorre — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:04:42 +0000

In all fairness, most baby boomers have access to enough other ways to make a living, or to at least otherwise support our writing habit. Younger folks generally do not.

By: Jill Miller Zimon

Jill Miller Zimon — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:02:53 +0000

I’m telling you, Tom, us baby-boomer bloggers are so underserved. We should be a protected class, don’t you think?

By: Plunderbund - » $10K Scholarships for Student Bloggers

Plunderbund - » $10K Scholarships for Student Bloggers — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:22:54 +0000

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By: Thomas Blumer

Thomas Blumer — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:33:43 +0000

I’m hoping there’s a category for 50-plus biz-econ bloggers based in Mason, OH.