Application Deadline Fast Approaching for Sallie Mae Fund Scholarship: "Time is running out for students interested in applying for $1 million in college scholarships made available through The Sallie Mae Fund's Unmet Need Scholarship Program. The application deadline for students and their families is May 31. The scholarships are one component of Project Access -- The Sallie Mae Fund's program designed to target under-served, lower-income and minority populations, and increase their access to higher education.

To be eligible for the Unmet Need Scholarship Program, students must be accepted and enrolled at a Title IV eligible, accredited postsecondary two- or four-year college, university, vocational, or technical school in the United States or Puerto Rico, and meet program-specific eligibility requirements. Scholarship program eligibility criteria and applications for the 2005-2006 academic year are available at The Sallie Mae Fund's Web site, www.thesalliemaefund.org."