How to find scholarships:

1. Scholarships through the college or university you attend

2. Inside Scholarship Sources (school, place of employment, local churches/organizations)

3. Outside Scholarship Sources (various FREE scholarship search engines)

This is HUGE! Be sure you check out ALL scholarships available through the colleges or universities you are considering/planning to you attend.

1. Automatic Scholarship - Based on your admissions application/transcript, you may be automatically considered and awarded some scholarships (often based off of your GPA and Test Scores)

2. Application Based Scholarships - Scour the school websites for a tab called "Financial Aid" or "Scholarships" to dig into the application based scholarships. Apply to all that you qualify for - Yes, this may mean you have to write an essay! You CAN DO IT!!!

You may not know exactly which school you are going yet, but you hopefully you have it narrowed down to the handful of schools in which you are applying -- Make sure you also apply for scholarships at each of those schools!

Colleges/universities offer top dollar scholarships, and most often they are RENEWABLE for 4 years!

Consider checking with your place of employment and/or your parent/guardian place of employment for any available scholarships they may have.

If you belong to a church or other community organization, inquire if they have available scholarships.

Be sure to check the link to Scholarships in the Spotlight every Thursday for weekly updates from Mr. Solomon. He will post about any scholarship opportunities he becomes aware of.