Scholarships

General Information & Application Tips

• Many organizations offer scholarships to help students pay for school.

• You should never have to pay for a scholarship application or give out financial information (credit card or bank account numbers)

• There are no limits on how many scholarships for which you can apply!

• Give yourself plenty of time to research and apply for scholarships.

• Pay attention to application requirements and deadlines.

• The summer before senior year is a great time to start working on scholarship applications, especially those requiring essays, personal statements and/or resumes. 

• College Scholarship & Application Organization Template

Fastweb & Scholarships.com (below) allow you to create a profile, identify important criteria, and the sites then provide a list of scholarship opportunities that may fit your wants/needs.  others are listed below, depending on specific identifying criteria.

• Fastweb – Create a profile and let fastweb do the research on scholarships, internships colleges and more for you.

• Scholarships.com– A free college scholarship search and financial aid information.

• Appily - Scholarship search engine

• BigFuture/College Board Scholarships - Scholar search engine

• https://www.niche.com/colleges/scholarships/ - Scholarship search engine

• Scholar Snapp - A free, simple to use data standard that allows students to reuse their application information - including contact information, essays, transcripts, etc. - from one scholarship application to another thereby streamlining the college scholarship application process.

• CashCourse – Information that helps college students stay financially informed.

• Cappex – A free website where you can learn which colleges want you, before you apply and learn about more than $11 billion in merit aid scholarships.

• Scholarship America – Provides information and resources for your scholarship search.

• HSF Finder (Hispanic Scholarship Fund) – Empowers students and parents with the knowledge and resources to successfully complete a higher education, while providing support services and scholarships 

• Gates Millennium Scholars – Provides outstanding low income African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander American, and Hispanic American students with an opportunity to complete an undergraduate college education in any discipline they choose.

• Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund – The nation’s largest non-profit organization devoted to providing college scholarships for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI).

• American Indian College Fund – Provides Native American students with scholarships and financial support for the nation’s 33 accredited tribal colleges and universities.

• American Indian Graduate Center & AIGCS - The largest scholarship providers to Native students in the United States, awarding $15 million in scholarships annually and more than $200 million since inception. For almost 50 years, AIGC has funded students pursing undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees in any field of study at any accredited institution of choice, working with over 500 tribes in all 50 states.

• Dell Scholars Program – Recognizes academic potential and determination in students that have a definite need for financial assistance.

• UNCF – Awards 10,000 students each year through 400 scholarship and internship programs so that students from low- and moderate-income families can afford college tuition, books and room and board.

• Chegg – Provides information on financial literacy for college.

• Reagan Foundation Scholarships - Scholarship opportunities for outstanding student leaders.

• National Society of High School Scholars - NSHSS and its partners offer more than $2,000,000 in scholarships annually. All students are eligible to apply for high school and college scholarships in the areas of academic excellence, entrepreneurship, leadership, literature, medicine, music, STEM, sustainability, visual arts, and more.

• https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/scholarships-2/ -Scholarships for students with disabilities