Register at one of these scholarship search services:
After you complete their profile (a zillion questions), they will use that information to search through 10,000 different scholarships to find ones that may fit you. Some will appear immediately. They will also keep emailing you on their website, so keep checking back on their site.
- Search for scholarships through scholarship sites:
- Search for scholarships via Google, Bing, Yahoo!, etc.:
- “Scholarships for high school students” or
- “Scholarships for women” or
- “Scholarships for African-American students” or
- “Scholarships for science” or
- “Scholarships for University of Washington”
Remember to mix it up a little. Try searching “scholarships for math” and then try “math scholarships”
- ONCE YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SOME COLLEGES, LOOK FOR SCHOLARSHIPS ON THOSE COLLEGE WEBSITES!
Every college has scholarships that are only for students attending that college. This is a main source of scholarship opportunities. Check each college website BEFORE you apply to see when their scholarship application deadlines are. SOME ARE VERY EARLY!! (i.e. Clark Atlanta University’s scholarship applications are due FEBRUARY 1)
Scholarships by Ethnicity
For students of color: 25 Scholarships Gateway: http://www.blackexcel.org/25scholarships.htm
Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund: http://apiasf.org
United Negro College Fund: http://www.uncf.org/forstudents/scholarship.asp
African-Americans: http://www.scholarships4students.com/african-american_scholarships.htm
Hispanic Scholarship Fund: http://www.hsf.net
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF): http://www.maldef.org/leadership/scholarships/2008_Scholarship_List.pdf
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (must be documented): http://apply.chic.org/applications/login.asp
Association on American Indian Affairs (Available 02/2010):
http://www.indian-affairs.org/scholarships/aaia_scholarships.htm
American Indians: http://scholarships4students.com/american_indian_scholarships.htm
HECB: American Indian Endowed Scholarship: http://hecb.wa.gov/financialaid/other/indian.asp
Refugees of all nations: http://www.advance-africa.com/scholarships-and-grants.html
College Information
ACT and SAT Testing Dates
http://ghs.seattleschools.org/documents/SAT_ACT_TestDates_Deadlines.pdf
Seattle Times College Guide
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/collegeguide/
KnowHow2GoWashington
http://knowhow2gowashington.org./seniors/talk-adult/your-school-counselor
NELA (Northwest Education Loan Association)
Parents and students can contact NELA, located on 23rd and Jackson, for in-depth information on planning the college application process. NELA is a free college preparation service that gives workshops on developing good essays, resumes, interviews, scholarships, FAFSA, costs, etc. They will also set up private conferences for making a plan to support both students and family members. Call them at 461-5366. http://www.nela.net/Pages/default.aspx
FAFSA-Free Application for Federal Student Aid from the U.S. Department of Education
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/index.htm
