Scholarships

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    Scholarships

     

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    Finding scholarships can be a daunting task for students. Take a look at some ideas of where to begin your scholarship search!

     

    RESOURCES FOR SCHOLARSHIP SEARCHES

    Free college and financial aid resources: 

    • Common App Step-by-Step Guide that walks students step-by-step through each question of the Common Application, including why it’s asked and how to best answer. Here is the link 
    • FAFSA Step-by-Step Guide that walks students and families through each question of the FAFSA, including screenshots and explanations and a FAQ page for students with special circumstances. Here is the link 
    • South Carolina Scholarship Directory, a list of 100+ vetted scholarships for students across the region, broken down by month. Here is the link 
    • Ultimate Scholarship Guide, a list of scholarships available to students across the United States.  Here is the link  

    Search Engines and Scholarship Programs

    • - A scholarship platform for students in grades 9-12! 
    • - a website created to help you find free money for college. We are a scholarship matching service and we will find hundreds of scholarships that match your personal characteristics, goals, and interests, free of charge.
    • - A free, simple to use data standard that allows students to reuse their application information - including contact information, essays, transcripts, etc. - from one scholarship application to another thereby streamlining the college scholarship application process.
    •  – A mobile app that provides students with a fast and simple way to find scholarships for college. (Created by Christopher Gray, a Coca-Cola Scholar!)
    • – Create a profile and let fastweb do the research on scholarships, internships colleges and more for you.
    • – Information that helps college students stay financially informed.
    • – Educational and scholarship opportunities for students of all levels.
    • – A free website where you can learn which colleges want you, before you apply and learn about more than $11 billion in merit aid scholarships.
    • – A free college scholarship search and financial aid information.
    • – Provides information and resources for your scholarship search.
    • – Complete information on college prep, whether in middle school or seniors.
    • – Scholarship information for Latino students.
    • – Provides scholarships, programmatic and capacity building support to the 47 public Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
    • – Provides outstanding low income African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander American, and Hispanic American students with an opportunity to complete an undergraduate college education in any discipline they choose.
    •  – The nation’s largest non-profit organization devoted to providing college scholarships for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI).
    • – Provides Native American students with scholarships and financial support for the nation’s 33 accredited tribal colleges and universities.
    • – Recognizes academic potential and determination in students that have a definite need for financial assistance.
    •  – Awards 10,000 students each year through 400 scholarship and internship programs so that students from low- and moderate-income families can afford college tuition, books and room and board.
    • – A place to connect with scholarships and learn about colleges. 
    • - Provides links to various scholarships
    • US Air Force ROTC scholarships: 
    • US Army ROTC scholarships: 
    • US Navy Scholarships: 
    • US Marine Educational Benefits:  
    •  Ultimate Scholarship Guide 
    •  - finding scholarships
    • - Scholarships or minorities
    •  - Financial Aid and Scholarship Search
    •  - College, Career, Scholarship Search
    •  - SallieMae site for financial aid