Scholarships
Institutional Money
Most, if not all schools, tend to have institutional scholarships available for incoming students. Some schools will be very transparent about what money you might be eligible for by listing it on their websites, while others may want you to apply before they share that information. Some schools will require you to fill out an application for institutional money, while others will use your application to determine if you are eligible for anything. Check with each school you are interested in to see how they handle institutional scholarships and what their deadlines for any paperwork required may be.
Scholarships from Mrs. Bohnsack
Throughout the year, I get quite a few scholarships that come across my desk. This list will grow as winter approaches. Pick a day of the week to check this list to see if you are eligible to apply for any of the scholarships I receive. Remember, the more local, the more likely you are to win, so this is a great place to be searching. You can check this list here on the website, or it will be posted on the guidance office door and in English classrooms. All scholarship applications for these possibilities are located in the guidance office unless a website is listed.
Independent Scholarship Search Resources
Searching for scholarships is an individual, ongoing process that should happen throughout a student's senior year. Many scholarships become available and have due dates that vary from fall to spring. If you are serious about searching for scholarship help, you should start early and continue to search/apply as you make your way through your senior year. Attached is a list of helpful websites that can aid in scholarship searching. Most will ask you to fill out a personal profile. Once that is complete, they will notify you of scholarships that you may be eligible for throughout the school year. Remember- scholarships are free money. If an application has any type of fee associated with it, you should question it's integrity. Feel free to ask Mrs. Bohnsack for any help when filling out or turning in applications for scholarships. Aside from doing the actual search, I am happy to help out however possible.
Scholarship Sources
Disclaimer: This list may contain scholarship sites that attempt to gain personal information to use in a harmful manner. Please never divulge your social security, alien registration, or tax id number on any form unless you know where it is going. People can and will take advantage of you if you do.
www.whatsnextillinois.org – One stop shop for career, college, and financial aid planning
www.finaid.org – Aid estimator and scholarship search
www.fastweb.com – Database of private sector scholarships, grants, and loans.
www.fastaid.com – Largest and oldest private-sector scholarship database.
www.collegenet.com/mach25 - Database contains over 600,000 awards totaling over 16 billion dollars.
www.collegeboard.org – Scholarship search and financial planning resource.
www.grantsandfunding.com – Government information services/education funding.
www.mapping-your-future.org – Student site for aid and scholarship
www.excite.com – Top jobs, resume tips, and career forecast.
www.embark.com – Choice of majors, careers, links to college, and scholarship search.
www.easi.ed.gov – Locate federal, state, and private sources of grants through links.
www.targetusa.com – College search, information on financial aid and scholarships.
www.collegequest.com – Financial aid calendar, selecting a college, finding aid.
www.freschinfo.com – The free scholarship search and information.
www.pathfinder.com/money/college98 - Money Magazine’s guide to making college affordable.
www.yahoo.com/education/financial aid - Provides links and information about companies that give aid.
www.collegeview.com – Comparative college information from College View.
www.collegeboard.org/fundfinder/html/ssrchtop.html - 2,000 scholarships, internships, and loan programs.
www.collegescholarships.com – A list of scholarships from around the country.
www.gmsp.org – The Gates Millennium Scholars Program.
www.smexpress.com – Provides scholarship services for 8,000 programs and national organizations.
www.scholarships.com – Free scholarship information.
www.cappex.com – Scholarship search engine.
