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Scholarships are not just for
straight-A students or for athletes anymore. Each
year, thousands of dollars of scholarship money goes
unclaimed. Use the internet to find out what money
you could earn.
Applying for college or university can be a daunting
procedure by itself. Also applying for scholarships
can seem like a monumental task. Applying for scholarships
doesn’t have to be painful. You can now find
many scholarships on the internet.
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Using the internet to find scholarships
might not be painful, but it will still be time-consuming.
You will probably have to fill out a profile at each site
on which you want to search. It is in your best interest
to fill out your profile as accurately and as painstakingly
as possible. Choose as many options as you can so that you
will be given as many matching scholarships as possible.
This way, you can weed out the ones you don’t think
are worth it.
A simple way to find scholarships online is to google scholarships.
This, however, isn’t always going to take you to the
most reputable sites. You will be taken to contest sites
as well as scholarship sites.
The best way to find scholarships online is through a few
reputable scholarship search engines.
*studentawards.com*
This is the best scholarship website out there. It has
scholarships sorted by their availability in Canada, the
US, and abroad.
Scholarships are not just for straight-A students or for
athletes anymore. Each year, thousands of dollars of scholarship
money goes unclaimed. Use the internet to find out what
money you could earn.
Applying for college or university can be a daunting procedure
by itself. Also applying for scholarships can seem like
a monumental task. Applying for scholarships doesn’t
have to be painful. You can now find many scholarships on
the internet.
Using the internet to find scholarships might not be painful,
but it will still be time-consuming. You will probably have
to fill out a profile at each site on which you want to
search. It is in your best interest to fill out your profile
as accurately and as painstakingly as possible. Choose as
many options as you can so that you will be given as many
matching scholarships as possible. This way, you can weed
out the ones you don’t think are worth it.
A simple way to find scholarships online is to google scholarships.
This, however, isn’t always going to take you to the
most reputable sites. You will be taken to contest sites
as well as scholarship sites.
The best way to find scholarships online is through a few
reputable scholarship search engines.
*studentawards.com*
This is the best scholarship website out there. It has
scholarships sorted by their availability in Canada, the
US, and abroad.
*scholarship.com*
This scholarship site is worth checking out. Although not
as extensive as studentawards.com, it is best to search
for as many scholarships as you can. *scholarshipscanada.com*
This site is dedicated to Canadian students or students
studying in Canada. It has tons of helpful information.
With all scholarship search engines, you will likely find
that some scholarships require money to apply. Find out
if that is worth it to you. Only send money if the scholarship
is coming from a reputable source. Be sure to establish
the difference between scholarships that are based on your
merit and scholarships that are more like contests, or that
are based on financial need. Any money is good money, but
it’s also nice to know why you deserve that money.
Other places to look online include cfuw.org (the Canadian
Federation of University Women) and aauw.org (the American
Association of University Women). The Rotary Club (rotary.org)
also offers scholarships. Are you involved in any national
groups, such as scouting, a church, or a club? Check out
their websites too for scholarships you might not even know
existed.
Governments often offer quite large scholarships. Check
out your municipal, state/provincial, and federal government
website to see if there are any awards to which you can
apply.
Another place to check for scholarships is with local public
broadcasting. Go to cbc.ca or radiocanada.ca or pbs.org
or npr.org and search for scholarships to see if there are
any salient scholarships. The places to look for scholarships
are endless. Often, you will find wonderful scholarships
simply by signing up for search engines. Don’t be
afraid to sign up and take the time filling out the profile.
If you are a graduate student, it is time for you to start
looking at getting grants instead of scholarships. You can
find out how to apply for grants and fellowships by asking
one of your professors. You will want to apply for grants
in your field.
In the end, remember that it will take you hours to find
and apply for pertinent scholarships. However, because in
the end you will be earning hundreds or thousands of dollars,
it only makes sense to spend more time now for earnings
in the future.
The key to successful scholarship organization is to be
organized. Get started early so that you won’t have
to scramble at the end of any application. Online is only
one place to look for scholarships (and be sure to add the
www. at the beginning of these web addresses!). You can
also ask for at your school (and your prospective school’s)
office of student awards and financial aid. Don’t
be afraid to call around and ask for help. Online scholarship
engines are a great way to tart looking for scholarships,
but they are certainly not the last step in obtaining funding
for your education.
This scholarship site is worth checking out. Although not
as extensive as studentawards.com, it is best to search
for as many scholarships as you can.
*scholarshipscanada.com*
This site is dedicated to Canadian students or students
studying in Canada. It has tons of helpful information.
With all scholarship search engines, you will likely find
that some scholarships require money to apply. Find out
if that is worth it to you. Only send money if the scholarship
is coming from a eputable source. Be sure to establish the
difference between scholarships that are based on your merit
and scholarships that are more like contests, or that are
based on financial need. Any money is good money, but it’s
also nice to know why you deserve that money.
Other places to look online include cfuw.org (the Canadian
Federation of University Women) and aauw.org (the American
Association of University Women). The Rotary Club (rotary.org)
also offers scholarships. Are you involved in any national
groups, such as scouting, a church, or a club? Check out
their websites too for scholarships you might not even know
existed.
Governments often offer quite large scholarships. Check
out your municipal, state/provincial, and federal government
website to see if there are any awards to which you can
apply.
Another place to check for scholarships is with local public
broadcasting. Go to cbc.ca or adiocanada.ca or pbs.org or
npr.org and search for scholarships to see if there are
any salient scholarships. The places to look for scholarships
are endless. Often, you will find wonderful scholarships
simply by signing up for search engines. Don’t be
afraid to sign up and take the time filling out the profile.
If you are a graduate student, it is time for you to start
looking at getting grants instead of scholarships. You can
find out how to apply for grants and fellowships by asking
one of your professors. You will want to apply for grants
in your field.
In the end, remember that it will take you hours to find
and apply for pertinent scholarships. However, because in
the end you will be earning hundreds or thousands of dollars,
it only makes sense to spend more time now for earnings
in the future.The key to successful scholarship organization
is to be organized. Get started early so that you won’t
have to scramble at the end of any application. Online is
only one place to look for scholarships (and be sure to
add the www. at the beginning of these web addresses!).
You can also ask for at your school (and your prospective
school’s) office of student awards and financial aid.
Don’t be afraid to call around and ask for help. Online
scholarship engines are a great way to start looking for
scholarships, but they are certainly not the last step in
obtaining funding for your education.
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