Scholarships
Scholarships Overview
Begin researching scholarships
(if you haven’t already). If
you haven’t registered for free national
scholarship search services, do it now. Learn
what scholarships
and grants are offered by foundations,
clubs, businesses, and organizations and
receive e-mail reminders of when to apply.
Scholarship Search
Links
to recommended search engines for national scholarships.
Maximize Scholarships
Parents - maximize your student’s potential
for need-based scholarships and grants. The
more income you earn and the more cash reserves
you have, the smaller your student’s need-based
scholarship and grant awards will be.
Campus Based Scholarships
Campus-based scholarships
and grants provide the most available “free” money.
Local and Regional Scholarships
Apply to all local and
regional scholarships you qualify for. You
don’t need straight “A’s” to
win these awards; numerous “B” average
students receive significant local and regional
scholarships.
National Scholarships
National scholarships are
extremely difficult to win. Typically,
there are so many applicants for each scholarship
that the competition is extremely tough;
to be competitive your application must be
absolutely stellar.
Scholarship Process
DON’T assume you’re
NOT eligible for scholarships and grants. For
need-based scholarships and grants, there is no
real cut-off for parents earning too much
income.
Scholarship Applications
Winning scholarship applications
don’t simple list and discuss a student’s
activities and awards, they paint a vivid and impressive
portrait of the student applicant.
Scholarship Essays
Scholarship essays should
be written to let the selection committee
get to know WHO you are, to make a lasting
impression, and to encourage members of the
committee to care about you.
Scholarship Pitfalls
Sometimes parents encourage
students to apply to all available scholarships
to increase the chances of winning scholarship
money. This cannot be done effectively.
Scholarship Scams
Students and parents should be
aware that scholarship scams exist. Warning
signs of possible scams include: You are required
to pay a fee.
Student Atheletes
As a student athlete, your
most obvious focal point will be sports scholarships.
ROTC Scholarships
ROTC scholarships and programs are offered by the
Army, Air
Force, Navy and
Marine Corps. ROTC scholarships can be
as much as a full-ride scholarship, paying
100% of college tuition, housing, and miscellaneous
expenses.
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