I will be going to college in the fall and I need as much financial aid help as possible. Any ideas where I can find ones to apply for?
2007-12-28 05:55:24 · 3 answers · asked by Julia 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Financial Aid
The best advice I once received in regards to searching for college scholarships is utilizing more than one approach. In addition, I recommend applying for every single scholarship you qualify for no matter the amount. I will include several different free approaches to finding scholarships.
First, complete the FAFSA form even if you believe your parents make too much money. It will qualify you for need based money through a formula of family size, how many will be attending college, and percentage of income and savings. It could qualify you for the Pell Grant (if your EFC score is low enough), need based scholarships from your school endowment fund, work study program (spending money), and student loans. The form becomes available on January 1 for the upcoming fall semester or quarter. This needs to be completed each year until you graduate from college.
Second, your high school guidance office has a list of local scholarships which tends to be the easiest to get compared to national ones. In addition, it could have a list of state grant and scholarship programs.
Third, your local public library has a book listing college scholarships with some not even listed on the web.
Finally, join several free membership scholarship search websites. You enter a profile, and it will search for college scholarships matching your characteristics. There is a scholarship for almost anything including wearing duct tape to the prom.
Good luck!
2007-12-31 13:57:56 · answer #1 · answered by dawncs 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A couple of options.....
Go to the college Scholarship office and ask for a scholarship application.
Go to your high school counselor's office and ask them about any/all scholarships for college. The Universities and High Schools sometimes team up to provide scholarships to students who will be graduating and attending college.
Go to princetonreview.com this site allows you to input data that will allow the scholarship search to be geared toward your specific's such as: your intended major, your interest, lifestyle, etc.
2007-12-30 06:51:42 · answer #2 · answered by Gilligan's Aunt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.fastweb.com
I got one scholarship through them...they are a free listing of all the scholarships available and they sort based on your background and interests too...
2007-12-28 05:57:45 · answer #3 · answered by FavoredbyU 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋