National Scholarships 

There are many national scholarships sites and resources available. Check out these sites: 

Matching & Search Engines

• Fastweb

Connects students to personalized matches from a database of vetted, scam-free scholarships.

• Scholarships.com

Features a massive directory that filters awards by grade level, major, state, and personal traits.

• BigFuture by College Board

Integrates directly with College Board accounts to match students with over $4 billion in national and school-specific awards.

• Appily

Offers a clean interface to search renewable multi-year awards and institutional scholarships.

• Niche

Excellent for finding quick, low-barrier, and "no-essay" national awards.

Direct Application & Management Tools

• Going Merry

Functions like a common app for scholarships, letting students apply to multiple national and local awards using one base profile.

• Bold.org

Offers exclusive, streamlined awards funded directly by individual donors and organizations.

• Scholly by Sallie Mae

Uses an adaptive algorithm to rapidly match students to targeted awards based on major, GPA, and background.

• Scholarships360

A curated platform that screens out spammy sweepstakes to focus on actionable, high-quality awards.

• ScholarshipOwl

Functions as an application manager that tracks submission statuses and lets students apply to multiple awards simultaneously.

Local Scholarships

Local scholarships become available in the winter through the spring. Here are some that have been given out in the past. Search them on Naviance for more information.

Service & Community

Clinton Rotary, Charlotte Dowd, Red Cross, Doris Griffin, Miner T. Vincent.

Sports & Athletics

Bill’s Seafood Athlete, Coach Ed Hidek, Clinton Athletic Hall of Fame.

Academic & Interest-Based

Arbor Garden Club, Land Conservation Trust, Tom Shugrue Technology.

Character & Career

Helen Degnan, Jean B. Murphy, Lenny & Joe's Carousel, Robert DiBona.

General Community

American Legion, VFW, Lions Club, L. Andujar & J. Dombi