The full list of scholarships is never-ending, there are millions and millions all throughout the world. However, you have to make sure that the scholarship you are applying for is one that you qualify for. Different scholarships have different requirements. 

Here at Johnson in the CCRC, we are always promoting specific scholarships, especially the big ones where we have had winners in the past. You can start here and connect with Mr. Billy to get your application started.

You can also do your own research and simply google search or find opportunities at your local library or church or anywhere really. Again, just make sure you meet the requirements for that specific scholarship.

Some websites (not limited to only these) where students have had success in finding scholarships:

• Xello

• The Common App

• ScholarshipAmerica

• FastWeb

• Niche

• ScholarshipOwl

• CollegeBoard

• and so must more ...

Different scholarship have different deadlines. There are some that are due as early as August before your Senior year, and there are some that are due in July of your Senior year. It just depends on that scholarship, so it is important that you read through all the details regarding any scholarship that you are thinking of applying to. 

Some advice- you do not have to wait until that deadline date to submit your application (unless it is specified to do so). I always encourage that you finalize and submit your application for a scholarship at least 3 days before its actual deadline. Many times, students do not win scholarships simply because they did not turn their application in on time.

Most scholarships will only be open to current Seniors; however, there are a number of scholarships available to students as young as in the sixth grade. 

There is no timeframe for when you should begin applying for scholarships- the answer to this question is simple- RIGHT NOW! Again, so long as you are meeting the scholarship requirements and their applications are open for submissions, you can begin applying!

Again, this differs from scholarship to scholarship. Scholarship applications can be very simple or very rigorous. Most applications will have some of the following items:

• Your personal information so they know who you are

• Your academic records (school transcript, test scores, etc.)

• Essay questions or a Personal Statement

• Letter(s) of recommendation

• Financial information

• Proof of eligibility for that scholarship

• Portfolio or an audition clip

• and so on ...

So long as you are meeting that scholarship's eligibility requirement, you qualify. For example, some scholarships might not be prioritizing your academics, and instead what they are searching for is that you've had to overcome something in life that sets your story apart from others. Or sometimes, a scholarship might be looking for a student who grew up in the foster care system. Or sometimes they're searching for someone with a 2.0 GPA who wants to have a career in Art. There is a scholarship out there somewhere for everyone to apply to, regardless of how well you are doing in school. 

No, scholarships are available for students looking to go to any of the following pathways:

• 2-year colleges (community colleges)

• 4-year colleges

• Vocational/trade schools

• Career training programs

• Graduate schools (in some cases)

Again, do your research and make sure the scholarship you are applying for can be used for the pathway you are taking. For example, the Wallin 4-Year Scholarship requires that you are going into a 4-year college; however, the Page Grant scholarship is awarded to any student entering any of the pathways. 

You can apply and win as many scholarships as you'd like! You can never have too much free money. I will say though, that if you feel that you've overfilled your bucket, leave some room for others to win scholarships too. 

NO! Paying to apply for a Scholarship is a SCAM! If you come across a scholarship application that is asking you to pay a fee to apply, do not apply. A legitimate scholarship will always be FREE!

Firstly, once you have been selected to win a scholarship, you'll initially receive some sort of a congratulatory letter. They'll then follow-up with you to see if you accept the award, where you'll tell them which college you plan to attend so they know where to send your scholarship money to. 

From there on, it varies from scholarship to scholarship. 

Some scholarships will literally send you a congratulations letter and send that scholarship money to your college and that will be it. Other scholarships may require a lot more from you and could ask for you to attend an award ceremony, or send them a video of yourself, or do check-ins with you throughout your time in college, and so on. 

YES you can. The most common ways of losing scholarships stem from no longer being eligible for that scholarship. For example, lets say at the time you applied for a scholarship, you met its eligibility requirement, but between the time of pressing submit and now hearing that you won the scholarship, your plans for college have changed and you no longer qualify for that scholarship, this does mean you'll have to forfeit the scholarship.

Examples:

• Scholarship requires that you are majoring in engineering, but you have now decided you want to major in marketing.

• Scholarship requires that you are a full-time student, but you've decided that being part-time works better with you balancing your 2 jobs.

• Scholarship requires you to volunteer at a tutoring facility for 20 hours, but you were unable to fulfill that due to your busy schedule.

• Scholarship requires that you maintain a 3.5 GPA by the time you finish high school, but you began to slack off and graduated with a 3.4 GPA.

• and so on ...

The scholarship money amount varies. Some scholarships could be $100 and some can be $100,000. Traditionally, the higher the amount, the more competitive that scholarship is. 

Most scholarships will be sent from the person/committee/organization directly to the college you are planning to attend, from there, the financial office of your college will add that scholarship money to your tuition bill. In rare cases, some scholarships do sometimes just send you a check with your scholarship money to be withdrawn- in this case, they are trusting that you'll use the money to help you pay for college, but overall it is money for you to use as you'd like. Again, this varies from scholarship to scholarship, and it would be best to connect with the people awarding you the scholarship on how they plan to send your scholarship money to the college you are planning to attend.