Scholarships

A scholarship is a financial award usually designated for payment of tuition or other college-related expenses. There are numerous organizations that are designed to help students to explore scholarship opportunities.

How Scholarships Work

Most people already have a vague idea about what a scholarship is -- money that someone gives you to pay for school. That's actually pretty close. Basically, a scholarship (or a grant or a fellowship) is a sum of money awarded to a student in order to help him or her further his or her education. Instead of a loan, which accrues interest, or need-based financial aid, which is usually doled out by universities, scholarships are gifts that don't need to be paid back.

Fastweb

Whether your scholarship search is taking up too much of your time or virtually nonexistent, you need Fastweb. We find the scholarships for you. Just fill out a profile, see your matches and start applying to scholarships. Paying for school just got easier -- with Fastweb.

Fastweb is your connection to scholarships, colleges, financial aid and more.

FinAid

FinAid was established in the fall of 1994 as a public service. This award-winning site has grown into the most comprehensive source of student financial aid information, advice and tools -- on or off the web. Access to FinAid is free for all users.

Going Merry

Find College Scholarships Faster

Start applying for scholarships in less than 30 minutes.

How to Write a Scholarship Essay in 7 tips

It's time to start preparing for this year's scholarships! Seven tips from Tarik Ali.

MALDEF Scholarship Resources

MALDEF offers a Scholarship Resource Guide for high school, college, and graduate students; and a Law School Scholarship Program for law students.

Stay Organized

HSEF My Scholarship Application Organizer

Scholarship search sites are a great help assisting you finding and applying to scholarships. Yet, you still need to keep track of everything. It can be pretty time consuming jumping from website to website trying to figure out what’s next on your scholarship agenda. The best way to keep track of everything on your plate is to create a system to organize it all in one place. The HSEF College Office has you covered! Make a copy of the HSEF Scholarship Organizer, or simply create your own.

Vetted Scholarship List

A spreadsheet of vetted scholarships available.


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