Scholarships
Planning and timely action can make a difference
in how much money you have to pay for a college education. Here are just a
few basic tips to aid you on your quest for funding:
- Go to as many college fairs and financial aid information nights as you
can!
- Finish all of your enrollment and scholarship applications and have
someone review them to make sure you haven't left anything out.
- Get a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) from your guidance
counselor, college financial aid office or on the web at
www.fafsa.ed.gov.
- Ask your parents to review the FAFSA with you and start pulling their
financial information together to complete the form.
- Submit the FAFSA on January 1st (filing window
for California is January 1-March 2).
Websites
Look online for additional scholarships and grant opportunities! We've
listed a few popular sites that might be helpful for finding a scholarship or
grant. However, if you need to expand your search you might want to try
the Web. Just go to your favorite search engine, type in the word
"scholarships" or "grants" and you should find dozens of sites providing
scholarship and grant information.
CollegeNET
An easy-to-use site that lets you search for scholarships specific to your
criteria, such as age, gender, year of college, clubs, ethnicity, nationality,
sports and much more.
FastWeb!
This helpful site links you to several scholarship databases, and runs a free
scholarship search for you.
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) is the nation's leading organization
supporting Hispanic higher education.
MeritAid
A comprehensive directory of merit scholarships and academic scholarships from
colleges across the country. $11 billion in merit aid scholarships; more
than 2,000 colleges; FREE for students!
Peterson's
Peterson's provides one of the largest free undergraduate scholarship databases
available! They also have scholarship offerings geared towards international
students.
ProgramAdvisor
In addition to providing resourceful information about colleges, programs and
employment, ProgramAdvisor will match you with customized scholarships — simply
choose "Scholarship Finder" when you reach their site.
ScholarshipExperts.com
Fast, easy and free way to find scholarships on the Internet,
ScholarshipExperts.com delivers accurate and timely search results that have
been filtered and customized to match unique user profiles.
Student Aid on the Web
A government site with plenty of information on funding opportunities and grant
application packages. It lists grants that are currently available, and shows
you how to apply for them. There's also a special link for minority languages.
StudentScholarshipSearch.com
Student Scholarship Search provides students and parents with a FREE searchable
database of college scholarships and grants. No registration required.
Scholarships updated daily.
SunTrust
Student loans from SunTrust Education Loans. Their website also has links
to online scholarship and grant opportunities. They even offer a
$1,000 "Off to College Scholarship Sweepstakes".
Zinch
Zinch has opened the door of online interaction to college admissions. Four
out of five high school students are online and seeking to connect with others.
Through Zinch, high school students worldwide can now communicate and engage
with US colleges and universities through a format that defines their
generation: the web. Check out Zinch's
Dollar-Hollar section for scholarship information.
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