Scholarship Search Sites

Just a few sites…

Each scholarship will have different criteria and deadlines.

Take a look and see what is out there!

Local

• WF West Counseling Center has a monthly fliers with tons of scholarships listed. Click here to see the list.

• Centralia College Scholarship has multiple scholarships and only one application! Click here

State

• WashBoard.org. Unlike other web-based scholarship searching tools, the goal of the Washboard.org is to connect students with available local and state scholarships. The WashBoard.org is free to use. They do not use spam, marketing ads or pop-up advertisements on the site.

• Washington State Leadership 1000 Scholarship - for students who will attend an eligible 4-year college in WA state, income and GPA requirements. Application opens on January 4th and closes February 24th. Click here to apply

• Washington State Opportunities Scholarship – For students entering a STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) field as well as health care in college with at least a 2.75 GPA. Helps low - middle income WA residents earn a bachelor’s degree. Packets available in counseling center with list of approved majors and income guidelines. Application opens on January 4th and closes Feb. 29th. Application online here

• Washington State Governors’ Foster Youth Scholarship - For senior students meeting dependency requirements who have lived in WA for past 3 years, have GPA of at least 2.0, and plan on enrolling in WA State college program. Application opens on January 4th and closes February 29th. Online here

Other

• Raise Me. As early as 9th grade, student can create a Raise Me account and start earning micro-scholarships for work your doing already in high school. You can early scholarships for good grades, challenging course work, school leadership, PSAT and more. Over 200 colleges participate in Raise Me. You can start account by clicking https://www.raise.me/join/w-f-west-high-school

• CollegeBoard Scholarship Search Tool helps locate scholarships, internships, grants and loans that match your educational level, talents and background. Click here

• Fastweb scholarship search a large scholarship database. If you supply an email address, they will notify you when new awards that match your profile are added to the database. Click here

• UNIGO Search tool for scholarships and colleges. Click here

• Going Merry Search tool for scholarships and colleges. Click here

• Unusual Scholarships. A compilation of interesting and unusual scholarships such as the Left-handed Scholarship, skateboarders with at least 2.5 GPA, scholarships for twins, students with creative minds, etc. Click here to look for one for you

• Scholly costs but is a handy $2.99/month app. This app is the brainchild of Alabama native Christopher Gray, who grew up in poverty and spent seven months searching, apply for and securing $1.3 million in scholarships, then decided there had to be an easier way. Remember this COSTS but you can check it out at https://myscholly.com

• CareerOneStop search engine. Search thousands of scholarships. Narrow list by keywords and deadline. Search by clicking here

• Cappex search engine and scholarship guide. Click here

• Student Scholarships. org search engine and scholarship guide. Click here

• Hispanic and Latino scholarships listed here

• Juniors who take PSAT are automatically entered into National Merit Scholarship. Information available here www.nationalmerit.org.

• National Honors Society scholarship information here

• Scholarship Junkies search engine and scholarship guide here

• Wells Fargo and Tuition Funding Sources has a free scholarship search, financial aid information, student loan resources, and career aptitude test here

• Sallie Mae National Scholarship search site and resources here

• Online College Scholarship site and resource here

***College Scholarships - almost every college has scholarships specifically for students attending their school. Sometimes these scholarships are awarded through the Admissions process (4-year schools) but not always. Make sure to check with the colleges you are applying to and inquire about their scholarship opportunities!

***These scholarships are being offered by local and national community organizations. The CCR Center is providing this list as a resource but does not endorse any given organization