| Did you know that each year their are literally | | | | how many awards you can combine in order to |
| thousands of opportunities for students just like you | | | | cover your funding needs. |
| to claim their share of college scholarship money? | | | | Where Can I Find Scholarships? |
| You might think that scholarships are only for straight | | | | The first place to start your scholarship search should |
| "A" students or star athletes, but nothing could be | | | | be your guidance office or the financial aid office of |
| further from the truth. The fact is that there are | | | | the college you will be attending. These places can |
| plenty of opportunities for every student to take | | | | put you in touch with a number of opportunities. |
| advantage of these cash awards, you just need to | | | | Aside from that, you should also check and see if |
| know how to find them and where to apply. | | | | your employer or your parents employer offer any |
| What Is A Scholarship? | | | | type of scholarship for employees or their children. |
| A scholarship is a one time award of cash for college | | | | Larger companies often do have assistance available. |
| that unlike a loan, never needs to be repaid. Along | | | | Another excellent resource for finding sources of |
| with grants, scholarships are considered one of the | | | | college scholarship money is the internet. Between |
| best ways to get extra funding for school. They are | | | | search engines, web databases, and guides, you can |
| often based on merit, but can also be awarded for a | | | | find a wealth of potential opportunities. The web is |
| variety of other things that range from the quirky | | | | especially good for locating the strange and more |
| (such as left handed student scholarships) to awards | | | | obscure scholarships out there. |
| based on field of study. | | | | How Do I Apply? |
| How Much Funding Can I Get? | | | | Each scholarship will have some way of obtaining an |
| The amount of money you can get varies widely. | | | | application and applying. Some may have you call for |
| Some scholarships are worth a few hundred dollars | | | | an application, others you can fill out over the web. |
| while others are worth tens of thousands. Most of | | | | Whatever the case, be sure that you take the time |
| these awards are what is known as "partial | | | | to be neat and submit an application that is free from |
| scholarships", meaning that they only cover some of | | | | typos, errors, and general sloppiness. The purpose of |
| the costs of a higher education. Less common are | | | | your application is to impress, so check it once and |
| the "full scholarships" which pay the entire cost of | | | | check it again before you send it off. Also be aware |
| tuition, room & board, and books. | | | | that every opportunity has a deadline, so be sure to |
| Keep in mind that you can apply for and receive | | | | know what that is and don't be late. |
| more than one award at a time. There is no limit to | | | | |