Searches and tips

1. Read carefully, follow directions and provide all requested documents and information.
2. Make sure you meet all the eligibility requirements before you submit an application.
3. Be sure that you have completed the application entirely.  Any area let blank that needed a response could be a reason for denying the scholarship.
4. Keep track of deadlines.
5. Proofread and make a copy for your records.
6. Be sure to return the application to the proper address.
7. The Internet is a wonderful tool for scholarship searching.  Although, it is important to use good judgement when using any scholarship source that "guarantees" scholarship funds for a fee.  Each year many families fall prey to scholarship fraud and scams. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns consumers to be alert for companies that make guarantees or ask for money or credit card numbers.  If they are promising something that seems too good to be true, it could be a scam.

To find out how to spot, stop or report a scholarship scam, visit the FTC Web site at www.ftc.gov/scholarshipscams or call (877)FTC-HELP.

This is not an exhaustive list of scholarship search sites, but it is a starting point.

Scholarship Searches