Scholarship Listings

Reputable sites to search:

**Students also have access to a "National Scholarship Search" engine in their Naviance accounts that can help match them to national scholarships that their profile indicates they may be eligible for. To access it, they should drop down the "Colleges" tab from the main page and then select "National Scholarship Search" under the "Scholarships & Money" section. A brief tutorial video on where to find it can be viewed here.

Local opportunities:

Holland Hospital, United Federal Credit Union, and the Holland/Zeeland Community Foundation (www.cfhz.org) all have opportunities for scholarships. Another area to look into is through family and work connections - in other words, some businesses (like JCI, Haworth, etc) offer scholarships to employees' children or some scholarships are offered through Veteran associations (i.e. Dad served in Vietnam, etc.) or through student participation (like in the United Way, etc).

Specialized Opportunities:

There are some scholarship programs designed specifically for minority students. Please visit this page to explore these opportunities.

Here are resources for scholarship opportunities that are targeted for students with disabilities:

http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Academics/financial-aid.html

Michigan Elks Association "Gold Key" Scholarship Program - please click on posting from the left drop-down menu

PLEASE NOTE: There are pay-for Scholarship Matching Services, but in general you are simply paying someone to do the online searches that you can do yourself for free. Please take a look at this article on the The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid: http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/matching.phtml

It helps explain what these services are and also busts some common myths about scholarships.