Currently i'm a senior at John Handley High School and I would like to go to James Madison University next year. The tuitition is about $12000 a year. I have a 3.8 GPA. I'm trying to find some scholarships but i'm not very succesful with that. Where can i search to find some good scholarships?
2006-12-28 09:50:02 · 4 answers · asked by venus 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Financial Aid
I already tried fastweb.com and it's not very useful.
2006-12-28 10:00:03 · update #1
There are many sources for scholarships outside Fastweb. I do recommend filing for FAFSA form soon after January 1 as soon as all the documents are in place to file a tax return. The FAFSA will help you tap into need based financial aid from the state and federal government levels along with the college itself. This is based on family income and resources. I will list other sources.
First, your high school guidance office has a list of local scholarships available to current high school students.
Second, the university's financial aid office and website are full of information. It includes a list of private scholarships listing which includes outside organizations and companies.
Third, go to the public library because it has a book listing scholarships. It includes scholarships not listed on the web.
Fourth, search Google.com and Yahoo.com for scholarships based on college major, race, ethnicity, and religion.
Finally, join several free membership scholarship search websites. It is because one scholarship might be listed on one website but not another.
Good luck
2006-12-28 10:31:38 · answer #1 · answered by dawncs 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Schlav's answer is a good one. Sign up with them and you'll get emails from them all the time letting you know when scholarships have been added to the list. You'll get some advertising when you log-on (make sure you always click "no thanks") but it has quite a bit of information.
Collegeboard.com is also a good place for info.
2006-12-28 18:08:32 · answer #2 · answered by HelloHello 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check this web site out. if you fill in all your wishes and preferences it can search you a couple of very good scholarships.
good luck! :)
http://www.fastweb.com/fastweb/register/start
2006-12-28 18:43:39 · answer #3 · answered by Irenka 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fastweb.com
its a great easy to use format of compilation of MANY scholarships.
2006-12-28 17:58:33 · answer #4 · answered by Schlav!! 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋