Complete Online Registration for National Scholarships.

Register with websites to search for national scholarships.

Learn about scholarships and grants offered by foundations, clubs, businesses, and organizations; receive e-mail reminders of application deadlines.

WARNING!  National scholarships (scholarships-grants-national) offered by foundations, corporations, clubs, and organizations are extremely difficult to win.  With each scholarship, your application and essay must be absolutely great to have any chance of winning.  Remember, even though there are billions of dollars in scholarships available for college-bound students, there are thousands (sometimes tens of thousands) of student applicants for each major scholarship . . . so the competition is incredibly tough.

However, if you have great qualifications and believe you have a good chance of winning a national scholarship, go ahead and complete applications and essays.  You just may have what it takes to win.

The best source of scholarship and grant money continues to be financial aid from the colleges themselves (campus-based awards) and from local scholarship sponsors (local scholarship sponsors include local businesses, local Elks Club and Rotary Club, and other organizations).

NOTE:  Because the best source of scholarships and grants is campus-based awards, private colleges and universities are a real option for high school students who have very little money to pay for college.  Numerous high school students receive so much scholarship money from private universities that it is cheaper to attend a private school than a State college that gives very little scholarship money. 

NOTE:  Local scholarships are less competitive than national scholarships and you can receive several of them.  Receiving multiple local scholarships can be worth several thousands of dollars.  See your high school counselor for information.

NOTE:  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.  If your family’s income and assets are sizeable, you still are eligible for merit-based scholarships from colleges, private organizations, and scholarship foundations.