Everyones always talking about how you can get scholarships for everything. For example I heard a person talking about how they got one for having red hair. Where are these kind of scholarships at and how can i find them?
2007-01-16 11:28:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Financial Aid
Yes, there is a scholarship for just about anything including wearing duct tape to the high school prom. There are many free sources to locate college scholarships out there both in your community and online.
First, high school guidance office has a list of local scholarships for current high school students.
Second, the college's financial aid website and office has a list of private scholarships from outside organizations and companies. Sometimes an individual college major's website will have a list of scholarships, too.
Third, search for scholarships and grants from your state based on your major using Google.com and Yahoo.com.
Fourth, the public library has a book listing scholarships, and some of them are not even listed on the web.
Finally, join several free membership scholarship search websites. Most update their listings on a regular basis. Most offer a customized search based on the information entered onto a form on its website.
Good luck!
2007-01-16 12:34:32 · answer #1 · answered by dawncs 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try to aim for grants/scholarships more... they are not to be paid back. its confusing sometimes, but just keep applying.
every big (and small) company you see (manufacturer, orgs, corps and groups also) all have grants and scholarships they hand out like candy.
heres a link with a HUGE amount of some available. some you will need to copy and paste into a new window. also, fastweb (take the time to fill it in) will search databases and get back to you with a list of scholarships you qualify for.
Also contact all mens, womens associations in your state, they almost always have grants & scholarships. What ever field you are going into, contact the orgs, associations etc for them; they too always have scholarships. Research and dig, call then write. Its all worth it.
OVER apply; it doesnt hurt to have too many, and the extra funds can help with housing.
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http://www.collegedata.com/
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2007-01-17 23:47:39 · answer #2 · answered by Yvette B yvetteb 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FastWeb.com
Scholarships.com
The two of these websites require you to fill out a lengthy profile about yourself, but it is well worth the time.
Using the profile, the website will filter the thousands of scholarships and send the ones that are most applicable to your account.
2007-01-16 19:43:09 · answer #3 · answered by Samone W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go online and you will find a world of information. There are many companies that deal in that sort of thing.
2007-01-16 19:37:13 · answer #4 · answered by Teesip 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-17 00:05:56 · answer #5 · answered by Pro 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋