Scholarships

Getting Started

  1. Most scholarships are given by the college you apply to. That is why we encourage students to apply to colleges the fall of your senior year. Some scholarships are given just by the information that provided on your college application. Others require admission to the college and a separate application form.

  2. Other scholarships can be found on online scholarship searches. Go to the websites page on our college planning website for a list of good online searches.

  3. Scholarships that we receive information about are listed in order of due date on the list of scholarships page.

4. Students should have a folder were they keep scholarship application information, updated activities resume, and recommendations. This will be very beneficial when you have many scholarship deadlines at the same time.

5. During the senior year, many national or state wide scholarships will come out. During the months of February - April, we see a lot of local scholarships. We strongly encourage students to apply to the local scholarships because you are not competing against as many other applicants.

This is a video about writing a college essay. It comes from Boston University but has great tips for writing essays for any college or scholarship.

Writing an UNL Personal Statement