tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89874737845295956142012-02-15T23:25:52.423-07:00Canadian Student Lending is a blog dedicated to providing Canadian students with information relating to changes in the tuition financing market place, as well as post graduation employment.Tim Hordohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08623278292704241883noreply@blogger.comBlogger481100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987473784529595614.post-68838663730886461102010-10-20T02:46:00.001-06:002010-10-20T02:47:11.108-06:00

Working 20 hours a week while in college is bad for your marks - thestar.com

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Are you a computer programmer with Drupal experience? If so AcademicInvest.com would like to hear from you! Send your responses to info@academicinvest.com.

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Academic achievement not the only requirement for scholarships The Uniter: Winnipeg’s Weekly Urban Journal

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Interrobang - Fanshawe's Student VoiceAcademicInvest.com featured in Fanshawe College's 'Interrobang'.

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Student loan program stretched - 660News

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Cash-strapped students stress over education bills

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Back to school: Money tips for students

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Students juggling loans along with school work

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Money tips for students

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AcademicInvest would like to encourage any person or organization who has grant funding avaiable for students to submit the grant information to academicinvest.com in order to expose it to our student database. AcademicInvest.com would also like to remind potential donors that our website does not request that the funds be given to us in any way, we simply help spread the word. For more

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AcademicInvest.com has creted a new media page for media and communications professionals to browse over. Visit www.academcinvest.com/media to view the new page. This page features any press releases relating to AcademicInvest.com, as well as a media brochure.

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Academicinvest.com has announced that Stephanie Kababie of St. Charles, MO will be the new Vice President of Communications for the startup website. Stephanie brings a wealth of experience in the volunteer world, as well as an educational background in Journalism and Communications.

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Academicinvest.com would like to congratulate our first ever grant awardee Nabeel Premji. Nabeel is a very family oriented individual who has made numerous personal sacrifices for the sake of his family. Nabeel is an engineering student at the Universtiy of Alberta and is scheduled to graduate in 2012.

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Canadian students lack financial knowledge to comprehend loan system

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'Financing Higher Education Worldwide' - Inside Higher Ed

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New York times, June 25th, 2010.http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/25/taking-it-to-the-banks/

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AcademicInvest.com has recently finalized it's marketing campaign for the fall of 2010. It will rely on student interest being gathered through student publications as well as student unions. These vehicles are deemed to be of critical importance to reach students in an efficient and targeted manner.

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In August of 2010, Academicinvest.com will be filming an ad to be uploaded onto youtube and used in the website's marketing activities. The ad will highlight the most prominent features of the website, including a new grants program which was recently introduced.

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Academicinvest.com is currently undergoing upgrades to add new site features. Some of the new features will include a Facebook 'like button', a news display section, a grants program listings box, as well as new usernames display. The upgrades should be completed by Saturday June 26th.

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AcademicInvest.com has recently launched, and it's main focus is to keep students in school. There are two main problems that must be solved in order for this to happen. The first and most prominent is to have students become able to afford attending post-secondary institutions. The second, is to give students employment options once they are in school, thus aiming to eliminates people opting out

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Student debt already a crisis

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Beginning in the fall of 2010, AcademicInvest.com will be awarding one student a $1,000 Grant towards their tuition. For more information, or to apply, visit AcademicInvest.com.

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Agency helps students find jobs

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CANADIAN ALLIANCE OF STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS Students Encouraged by Expansion of Fair Dealing for Education

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Indebted students less likely to stay in province of study - News - 3

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According to the Canadian Journal of Higher Education, a new study has revealed that there is no connection between rising tuition costs and slumping grades. The logic behind the study is that rising tuition costs force students to work more hours during the school year in order to pay for their education. For more on the study and it's results, click the link below.Macleans.ca. http://

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AcademicInvest.com has aanounced that one of the next 200 students to register for a free account on the website will be chosen at random to win an ipad. For more information please e-mail info@academicinvest.com.

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AcademicInvest.com would like to invite companies to post free internship and student work listings on the website. The ads will be ran for free all summer. For more information please contact 'sales@academicinvest.com'.

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ONTARIO UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ALLIANCE Accessibility of higher education jeopardized by poor financial aid literacy

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"Recommendation #1: The federal government should develop a post-secondary education cash transfer payment for the purpose of reducing tuition fees and improving teaching, learning, and research infrastructure at colleges and universities. The transfer should be guided by the principals set out in a federal Post-Secondary Education Act, developed in coordination with the provinces."Canada's

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A report by the Canadian Education Project has reached a conclusion that our current federal student loan system is too confusing for most students, and desperately needs adjustments. The report polled 20,000 students from over 21 institutions, and found that 75% of them were "financially illiterate". The report shows that students who asked their parents to help them navigate the system, scored

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Students are anxious regarding their finances, and begining to re-think their future plans. A recent poll by Statistics Canada reveals that one fifth of students plan to pursue work outside of their current field of study.Almost 15% of students plan to relocate for work, with 40% cutting back their spending. Last year, before the worst of the recession hit, students already reported spending less

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AcademicInvest.com has created a $500 grant fund set to begin during the 2010-2011 school year. The grant will be awarded to students on a one-time basis, every semester during the school year. Students will be asked to submit a short composition to grants@academicinvest.com, describing why they deserve to be the recipient of the grant. For more information, e-mail info@academicinvest.com.

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AcademicInvest.com will be allowing companies and organizations to post free internship advertisements on the site for the next few months. Submit any opportunities to sales@academicinvest.com.

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In debt, educated and no further ahead

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Academicinvest.com will be randomly giving away an ipad to one of the next 200 students to register a free account on the website.

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Debt not an issue, quality has increased

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Students get 'D' on knowledge of loan system: Report

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Investment is great, but what about people?

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A new web service for Canadian students was recently launched which will allow students to be exposed to potential private tuition financing opportunities, as well as internship opportunities. AcademicInvest.com is creating an alternative source of tuiton financing by introducing this unique service to Canadians, and will eventually look at marketing to students from acroos the world. In the fall

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Student debt already a crisis

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Student Entrepreneur Launches $1 Million Online Spheres to Pay Student Loans

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In the U.K, some ideas are being thrown around that might have a practical application here in Canada. The forthcoming Browne Report* (U.K) may suggest that their government should raise tuition fees as well as student loan interest rates. This is due to a stressed government budget, and is in hopes of the universities creating grants for underprivileged students out of some of the new funds. The

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Student debt: Can you teach financial literacy? - thestar.com

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It is reported* that the Canadian federal government made a profit of $320 million in 2009 from it's Student Loans program. This is largley accomplished by it's ability to borrow on the open market with an interest rate of 1%. Should this be passed on to students? Should students have to repay the loans at 4-8% interest? It's clear that the federal student loan program is not designed to pass the

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The soaring cost of universities

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CBC News - Saskatchewan - Interns face costly loan-rule change

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A web service, www.AcademicInvest.com, has recently been launched to assist students with private tuition financing. The service also has a small but growing listing of internship and study related work opportunities for students. Students are invited to create a free profile in order to expose themselves to private investors and Canadian companies.

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