I am now a senior constantly searching for scholarships. I was wondering if anyone knew of any scholarships that are helpful and easy to receive. I would also like to know of any scholarships that are not known about. Thanks a bunch!!! :)
2007-10-14 14:50:16 · 5 answers · asked by blessed 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Financial Aid
It is wonderful that you began searching for scholarships now. The best advice I once received is to utilize more than one approach to find scholarships, and the other piece of advice is to apply for all scholarships that match you. Also, I recommend to go by which school offers you the best financial aid package without student loans if all things are equal on other qualities. I will list several different methods to locate scholarships.
First, complete the FAFSA form after January 1, 2008 and well before the earliest financial aid deadline of a college you applied to for admission. Fill out the form even if you think your parents make too much money. Also, fill out the form even if you have not been admitted to a college yet because you can enter each college into it. It will award money to you based on a percentage formula of your parents' income and savings along with your income and savings (with yours counting at a higher rate). It can qualify you for the Pell Grant (if your EFC score is below 4100 or so), need based scholarships from the college endowment fund, work study program (money throughout the school year from work), and student loans. This needs to be completed each year until you graduate from college.
Second, the high school guidance office has a list of local scholarships and state grants. These are typically the easiest to get due to less applications than the national ones.
Third, the local public library has a book listing scholarships with some not even listed on the web.
Finally, join several free membership scholarship search engines. You complete a form, and they will match you up with scholarships matching the characteristics you entered into the form. There is a scholarship for almost anything out there including wearing duct tape to the prom.
Good luck!
2007-10-14 15:14:07 · answer #1 · answered by dawncs 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is the best scholarship site; it's safe and trusted. It gives you really wonderful scholarship opportunities. The best thing is that it presents you scholarship options that are tailor made to what kind of student you are and what your major is, even your personality or first generation or ethnic grants. Even if your not active with extra carricular activities or have a low gpa... it find your good scholarships.
Let me tell you this as well; the "easy" schoarships are either fake or they are not what they present themselves to be- usually more like a sweepstake and they just want your info for telemarketers. be careful if they don't want some sort of essay from you. Writing these will definatley help you out with college approriate essays anyhow.
Good luck, and have fun in your senior year!
2007-10-14 23:44:55 · answer #2 · answered by talonz_lady02 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's way too many specific scholarships; I can't put them all on here. But I'm in the same boat you are right now and my favorite website for scholarships is fastweb.com. You just fill out a ton of information about yourself and they do all the scholarship matching for you and update you with new scholarships as well as job opportunities and internships. It's pretty awesome.
Go to your school's guidance counselor's website and they usually have scholarships sites and info.. or go to your first-choice college's site and look for scholarships.. they're pretty much EVERYWHERE, just search around. They've got scholarships just for having like brown eyes or something, you know? Everywhere, seriously.
2007-10-14 21:58:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scholarships.
for fast results, go to www.fastweb.com.
Once you go there, you can sign up to receive notices of new scholarships, etc.
There are so many scholarships out there.
For example, my school has scholarships given to seniors. Around the community, many businesses (such as Macy's and other stores) offer big $ for seniors.
However, I must warn you that no scholarship is actually "easy" to receive.
Try your best on those applications that are required to fill out!
Fastweb.com
!!! They do not cheat you or spam you.
All the scholarships that they have are 100% authentic!
2007-10-14 22:02:15 · answer #4 · answered by Janice 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should ask your teacher or your student counselor. I'm currently using fafsa.ed.gov
2007-10-14 22:26:08 · answer #5 · answered by Wild_Card 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋