Scholarships are a great way to help pay for college and there are tons available. Scholarships
are awarded for a variety of reasons including:
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Academic Achievement |
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Athletic Ability |
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Financial Need |
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Residence |
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Intended Major |
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Career Interest |
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Special Needs |
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Ethnicity |
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Unique Talents |
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Sex |
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Believe it or not, there are even scholarships available for being left-handed, red headed,
bi-lingual, poetic, tall, and short. You name it and chances are there's a scholarship available for it. You just have to look and apply. |
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| Searching for Scholarships |
| There are lots of ways to search for scholarships. Here are just a few ideas: |
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Books from your local library or bookstore |
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High School Guidance Counselor |
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Student organizations in which you hold memberships |
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College Financial Aid Office |
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College Admissions Office |
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Academic Department |
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Employer (yours or your parent's) |
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Scholarship Search Engines (use keyword: Scholarships) |
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Professional Organizations related to your field of study |
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Organizations
that represent or advocate any minority class that applies to you |
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Relevant special interest advocacy organizations |
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Local Community Foundation |
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| Scholarship Search Engines |
| CHOP has provided some scholarship search engines,
scholarship books, and actual scholarship sites to aid you in your search: |
| Scholarship Experts |
Scholarship Monkey |
SRN Express |
CareerInfoNet |
| Adventures In Education |
Broke Scholar |
Careers & Colleges |
College Answer |
| CollegeData |
College Board Scholarship Search |
CollegeFunds |
Nelnet College Planning |
| College ToolKit |
Discover Nursing Scholarship Search |
College Connection Scholarships |
eCampusTours |
| Education Planner |
Financial Aid Officer |
FastAid |
FastWeb |
| FinancialAid |
FindTuition |
FreeScholarshipGuide |
FreeScholarshipInfo |
| FreeScholarshipSearch |
GoCollege |
Illinois Mentor |
ImmediateScholarships |
| InternationalScholarships |
Joint Academic
Scholarship Online Network |
Kalamazoo Community Foundation Scholarship Search |
KentuckyScholarshipSearch |
| MaineScholarshipSearch |
Maryland Higher Education Commission |
Military.com |
MyFreeDegree |
| NextStudent |
Scholarship Central |
The Scholarship Page |
Scholarships.com |
| Scholarships101 |
ScholarSite |
School Soup |
StudentAidOnTheWeb |
| SuperCollege |
United
Negro College Fund Scholarship Search |
CollegeNet Mach25 |
ClubScholarship.com |
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| Scholarship Books |
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The Scholarship Book 11th Edition: The Complete Guide to Private-Sector
Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, and Loans by Daniel J. Cassidy (Author), Ellen Schneid Coleman Research Group (Editor) |
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Winning Scholarships For College, Third Edition: An Insider's Guide (Winning Scholarships for College)
by Marianne Ragins(Author) |
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How To Find A Scholarship Online
by Shannon R.(Author) |
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Kaplan Scholarships 2008: Billions of Dollars in Free Money for College
by Kaplan(Author) |
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| Scholarship Sites |
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