General Scholarships

What is a scholarship?

Scholarships are usually monetary awards given to students by an organization or donor to help pay for the students’ education. Students must meet the organization’s or donor’s criteria-such as pursuing a certain program of study, having financial need, or being an exemplary student.

Scholarship Tips

1. Get organized

• Create a scholarship email-one that you can check throughout the week

• Keep the scholarships that you are working on separate from the ones not started

• Track the scholarship you have already applied for

• Know the time frame to apply, allow plenty of time to get any additional items

• Check the deadline-post mark or received by that date

• Check the deadline-post mark or received by that date

2.       Double check your application

• Have someone double check your application

• Check spelling and grammar on ALL materials being submitted

• Make sure EVERYTHING is answered and accounted for

• Make sure that your application is presented well-type the essay, but content in order, etc.

3.       Make your application stand out

             Don’t just answer the essay question, consider…

• How have your achievements impacted you?

• How will obtaining a degree impact your future?

• How will a degree impact your community?

• How have other inspired you? How did they help shape your life?

Scholarship Scams

• It may be a scan if:

• It is guaranteed you will win money

• There is a fee

  • FREE money should NOT cost money

• No valid contact information

• They request personal account information

  • Check will be sent to the school-not your personal account

When you are offered a scholarship

•  Make sure to inform the financial aid department of your college

•  Read the award letter and make sure to follow up with any additional information requested

•  The organization may require that you show proof of enrollment to college

GET STARTED!!

Go to the Evergreen Public Schools Scholarship Website 

There are several other scholarship platforms but we have a few recommendations:

• Log in to Xello- 

  • From their Student Dashboard, under Goals & Plans, students click College Planning.

  • Under Local Scholarships they click Search for Local Scholarships.

  • In the search bar they enter the scholarship title or relevant keywords.

  • From the search results, they click on the scholarship to view more information. If they’re interested in applying or tracking it, they click Add.

• Wash Board is free and matches Washington students with scholarship they are able to apply for. www.thewashboard.org. 

• Check the financial aid websites of any college and university you have applied to, many offer their own scholarships. 

• Many schools have interested students apply for scholarships using a CSS Profile. The CSS Profile is an online application that collects information used by nearly 400 colleges and scholarship programs to award non-federal aid. Go to https://cssprofile.collegeboard.org/ to find out more information. 

• Check with the Heritage Career Center, we have information on local scholarships as well as how to apply. We have an updated scholarship list organized by due date in our office, on the district site, or see spreadsheet below.