WESTON, Mass., Jan. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Fastweb (www.fastweb.com), the leading website for scholarship and financial aid information and a member of the Monster network, has released its annual compilation of exciting scholarships to encourage students to focus on finding ways to pay for school.

Fastweb's 2018 Scholarships article highlights valuable opportunities that are now accepting applications. Those opportunities include the $15,000 TeenDrive 365 Video Challenge, the Fountainhead Essay Contest and ExploraVision Science Competition, both with awards up to $10,000, and many more. New this year, they have also released a compilation of 2018 College Internships to help students find internship opportunities to boost their job experience.

Fastweb utilizes a scholarship matching process with an extensive profile managed by students, to gather scholarship matches. At no charge, students can bolster their search for scholarships with Fastweb's online tools and the Fastweb App. "Excellent opportunities have been identified and added to our industry-leading scholarship database to match students to relevant opportunities," said Mark Nelson, Vice President, Operations. "We hope to motivate students with tools that continually support their efforts to find scholarship and internship opportunities."

Fastweb urges students who have not yet filled out the 2017-18 FAFSA application to do so now to initiate the federal student aid process. Understanding the financial aid process is crucial for all students and more information can be found in their Financial Aid section, which includes information on the FAFSA and beneficial Financial Aid articles.  

About Fastweb:
Fastweb, a top site in the Monster Worldwide 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. As the oldest and most popular free online scholarship matching service, 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. 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. 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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