Where can one find what scholarships are offered locally? I use fastweb, and that's international.?

Question

I know a lot of businesses, like the ones that sponsor schools and teams, also offer small scholarships, but those kinds of scholaships don't come up in a web search, or on engines like fastweb. Where can I go to find what scholarships are offered exclusively to the local community? (I live in Reno, but there must be somewhere common in all cities to look for this stuff)
ONLY PERSONS WHO HAVE ACTUALLY FOUND AND RECEIVED LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS NEED ANSWER, PLEASE.

Answer 1

The best place is to start at your high school guidance office to lcoate local and state scholarships. They keep a list of scholarships and state grants for current high school students. I will include some free resources to locate college tuition money.

First, the college's financial aid office and website has a list of private scholarships offered from outside organizations and companies. Sometimes a college major's website will list scholarships, too.

Second, the public library has a book listing scholarships with some not even listed on the web.

Third, the high school guidance office has a list of local scholarships and state scholarships & grants. This can be done in the senior year.

Fourth, a campus work study job can help with money needed during the school year. The program is funded by the federal government. It will be a job on campus and most times can work to your availability schedule. There should be a box on the FAFSA form for it.

Fifth, fill out the FAFSA form after January 1 of your senior year of high school. It will qualify her for need based financial aid from the federal government and the school itself. It will come in the form of scholarships, Pell Grant, student loans, and the work study program.

Sixth, study and practice for the SAT or ACT tests. It can help bring merit scholarships from the college itself. Prepare for the PSAT which could bring in scholarship money with excellent scores. I recommend using test preparation book, software, or a test preparation course.

Seventh, states do offer grant and scholarships for students with excellent grades. Search Google.com and Yahoo.com for these grants and scholarships with your state's name.

Finally, I recommend joining several free membership scholarship search websites. There are scholarships for a variety of things including ethnicity, clubs, hobbies, and even wearing duct tape to the high school prom. Most are updated on a regular basis. Most offer a customized search based on information entered onto a form on the website.

Good luck!