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Planning out your college career goals is an exciting
and often overwhelming process. Between choosing a
major, where you'd like to study and visit schools, you
may overlook an important part of going to college:
cost. Most families cannot afford to pay for college
tuition, books, room and Board, or without a little
help. Scholarships are a great way to help slow down
your college costs, and there are scholarships available
for almost every student situation and skill set.
1. Ask your supervisor to obtain information about any
local scholarships you may be eligible for. Even if your
grades are not the best, you may be eligible for
scholarships on your leisure activities (especially if
these activities impact on your chosen area of study in
college), work history or even family members. You
school guidance office must also have access to
scholarship information for nationwide scholarship
opportunities. Local scholarship opportunities may
include local businesses, grocery stores, and religious
organizations.
2. Research your club or organisation websites or talk
to your club Counselor about scholarship opportunities.
Organizations such as the National Honors Society (NHS)
recognize excellence in high school academics and
leadership skills through volunteer work and other
activities. United States NHS website notes that since
1946 have NHS provided more than $ 10 million in
scholarships.
3. Check online fellowship services. Online scholarship
searches provides a wealth of information quickly, and
many scholarship search engines so you can search for
scholarships catering to your specific extracurricular
talents as well as academic achievements. In a
bridgat.com interview from April 6, 2009, Tally
Hart, senior adviser for economic access at Ohio State
University notes, you must use the free college
scholarship provided by organizations such as the
College Board or the Petersons.
4. Contact the colleges to which you want to apply to in
order to get information about scholarships offered
through the school itself.
Scholarshiphelp.org notes colleges typically offer
captured three types of scholarship awards: athletic
awards, which are very competitive (especially for
Division I and II schools, which is supported by the
National Collegiate Athletic Association), academic
awards for excellence in the classroom, and
Department-specific awards that are specific to your
proposed major.
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