Free Scholarhips: Know The Resources And Reach Your Goal!

How can you get free scholarships? Learn about the• The Admission Office. The students will know
several sources of information about scholarships youabout Merit-based scholarships awarded for incoming
want to apply for.freshmen based on review Admissions applications
• FREE on-line Scholarship searching. The Studentsubmitted to their school.
Financial Aid in your school can access you FREE• The Athletic Department. Athletic scholarships
on-line scholarship searching through several webshould be directed to the appropriate Intercollegiate
facilities.Athletic Coaches.
- FastWEB is the Internet's leading scholarship search• The Major Department. The academic
service helping students in making decisions anddepartment provides information about scholarships
shaping their lives in choosing a college, paying forrelated to your field of study.
college and finding jobs and internships.• The Fenwick Library. The students can find a
- SRN Express is a free web version of thenumber of research resources related to financial aid
Scholarship Resource Network (SRN) databaseand scholarships.
containing listings of scholarships, fellowships, and• The Public libraries. The reference sections of
grants for undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoralpublic libraries often have many college financing
education that are mostly portable, private-sector andresources.
non-need-based aid.• High School Guidance Counselors. Information
- CollegeNet's Mach 25 Search is a free version of theregarding scholarships is generally restricted for
Wintergreen/Orchard House Scholarship Findergraduating high school seniors can be accessed from
database (updated annually) provided on the web bythe high school guidance counselor.
CollegeNET free.• Bookstores. These establishments, like public
It contains the listings of more than 500,000 privatelibraries have large section of materials about financing
sector awards including school- specific awards froma college education and these references contain
1,570 sponsors with an estimated $1 billion in scholarshipvaluable scholarship information.
money using residential, personal, academic,• Internet Resources. The information about financial
organizational affiliation and general criteria to matchingaid and scholarships on the internet is rapidly increasing
the student's profile against the award listings.particularly some World Wide Web Sites contain very
The student is able to view results of briefed detailedextensive financial aid/ scholarship resource
formats, save individual award in their profile andinformation.
generate letters to request additional information.• The Employers. Your employer may grant
- College Board's Scholarship Search is a free webscholarship or your parent's employer may also have
version of the College Board's FUND FINDERscholarships available for employees or dependents of
scholarship database updated annually containingemployees.
listings of scholarships, fellowships, loans, internships and• Churches, civic, public service organizations. You
other types of financial aid programs from 3,300can inquire with your churches or any of the various
national, state, public and private sources.civic organizations to find out for available scholarships.
- Sallie Mae's College Answer Scholarship SearchRemember that most of civic groups are requiring
Service provides to an award database containingsome sort of family affiliation with the organization.
more than 2.4 million scholarships worth over 15 billion• Private Scholarship Search Services. There are
dollars expanded and updated daily by Sallie Maemany scholarship search services providing information
College Answer's partner Scholarship Experts.for a fee dependent on the amount of services
• The Office of Student Financial Aid Bulletin Board.provided however, it is advised to try all free
It provides information about some private scholarshipsresources about scholarship search services.
and materials needed for scholarship application.