Get Started – Scholarships and Grants
Below is a condensed list of the MyCollegeCalendar recommended tasks
for applying and winning scholarship and grant awards. The tasks
are listed in chronologic order.
1. Research scholarships and register
with online search engines for national
scholarships. Juniors – start
planning for scholarships early in your spring semester.
2. Watch for announcements of local
and regional scholarships.
3. Request (or print) paper applications for scholarships to which
you wish to apply. Fill out paper applications by hand before making
a final copy or submitting online.
4. Submit applications for regional
and local scholarships with fall semester deadlines.
5. Submit applications for national
scholarships with fall semester deadlines in which your student
qualifications are a good match with the intent of scholarship sponsors and the criteria for selecting
winners.
6. Submit school-specific financial aid applications
(for campus-based
financial aid awards)
required by each college or university you are applying to. These
are usually submitted with applications for admission.
7. Submit the CSS/PROFILE
financial aid application,
if required by your colleges and universities.
8. Apply for a FAFSA PIN and submit the FAFSA
online.
9. Submit required applications for State
scholarships and grants.
10. Submit applications for national, regional and local scholarships
with spring semester deadlines.
11. Accept
or decline scholarships and grants as appropriate prior to May 1.
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