50 Free Resources to Find a College Scholarship, Loan or Grant
Hi All,
I was contacted by a blog UniversityOnline.org because they thought their article entitled “Top 50 Free Websites to Look for Scholarships” would be of interest to my readers. Their blog focuses on resources to obtain an online education, but this article is not specific to scholarships for online educational institutions.
Here’s the intro to the article and a few of the college scholarship resources on their list. To see the entire list of 50, click here:
Trying to find a scholarship to fund your college education can seem like the equivalent of finding a needle in a haystack. Besides, don’t scholarships only go to the super smart, over-achiever types? Not necessarily.
Use these free search tools and website to find lots of scholarships, financial aid and information on applying for scholarships the right way. Sign up for a free email account to use specifically for scholarship searching. It will save you time and headaches if you use a separate email address because you could end up with a bunch of junk emails as you give out your personal information to some websites.
General Scholarship Search Tools
1. FastWeb – Fast Web allows students to search for scholarships based on their year in college, interests, major and region. Not only can students search for scholarships for free, but Fast Web has loads of articles on financial aid, student life and internship opportunities.
2. Scholarship Experts – Scholarship Experts was named “best scholarship search engine” by Forbes in its Best of the Web Review. Fill out the required information and you’re on your way to finding a scholarship that fits your needs.
3. College Scholarships.org – College Scholarships.com has been helping students find money for college for free since 1999. The web site also has student loan and grant information available.
4. College Scholarships.com – College Scholarships.com allows students to search for scholarships and review scholarship essay samples for free.
5. Scholarships.com – Search for over 2.7 million scholarships with Scholarships.com’s free search tool. Or students can create a profile and have matching scholarships and grants sent to them from the database.
6. College Board: Scholarship Search – College Board allows members to access, save and compare scholarship information from its database. Just sign up for a free account and start looking for free ways to fund your education.
They list 44 more in the article, so check it out!
Bye for now.
Article by Lisa Orrell, Millennial & Generation Relations Expert and courtesy of Lisa’s Generation Relations Blog
