YOU'RE IN! Now how do you afford it? Let's explore some sweet scholarships that can help make college more affordable!
Here is a list of scholarships by category. Make sure you also look for awards specific to the school you are attending. If you need help figuring this out, ask!
Automatic scholarships
PBL Scholarships
Your amazing district has an amazing education foundation that wants to send you to college! So cool right? Here is a link to their list of awards that go strictly to PBL students ( the best students ever! duh..)
http://pblfoundation.org/scholarships/
Scholarships for Rural Students
http://www.fred.org/scholarships.html
http://www.frs.org/youth-programs/college-scholarship-program
http://scholarships.fastweb.com/u-students-from-a-small-town
http://haganscholarships.org/eligibility.php
Scholarships for First Generation College Students ( you are the first in your family to attend college)
http://www.imfirst.org/scholarship/http://www.collegeparents.org/college-parents-america-scholarship-program
http://www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org/applicants/#.UgMUDr-fd1M
Scholarships for Latino/latina students
http://www.hsf.net/Scholarship-Programs.aspx
http://www.haceonline.org/resources/scholarship-opportunities-hispanic-students
Scholarships for students affected by crime
http://www.writeaprisoner.com/inmate-victim-scholarship/
http://creativecorrectionseducationfoundation.org/images/pdf/scholarship-application-3-11-2013-form.pdf
List of scholarships for minority or low income students
http://fcnetwork.org/policy-practice/college-and-children-of-the-incarcerated
FFA Scholarships ( available online November 15th)
https://www.ffa.org/programs/grantsandscholarships/Scholarships/Pages/default.aspx
State of Illinois Scholarships
http://www.isac.org/students/during-college/types-of-financial-aid/scholarships/
LGBT Student Scholarships
http://www.pointfoundation.org/OnlineApplicationInfo
Unusual Scholarships
People like to give away money for interesting things. Here is a link to lists of unusual and very specific scholarships. ( one is all about duck calling, and another is all about potatoes, you can get one for being tall, and another one for reading about fire sprinklers!)
http://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarships-by-type/unusual-scholarships/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/17/college-scholarships_n_718039.html
http://www.pdx.edu/ubets/sites/www.pdx.edu.ubets/files/Scholarships%20for%20Students.pdf
( this list is awesome! some are repeats, but others ask you to write about surviving a zombie war, winning the hunger games, write a joke, or write about what makes you sick. If you are a creative writer, these are for you! )
http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/unusual.phtml
Scholarship search engines:
Type in your own info, and see what comes up!
http://www.fastweb.com
http://go.salliemae.com/scholarship/default.aspx
http://www.scholarships.com/scholarship-search.aspx
Here is a list of scholarships by category. Make sure you also look for awards specific to the school you are attending. If you need help figuring this out, ask!
Automatic scholarships
PBL Scholarships
Your amazing district has an amazing education foundation that wants to send you to college! So cool right? Here is a link to their list of awards that go strictly to PBL students ( the best students ever! duh..)
http://pblfoundation.org/scholarships/
Scholarships for Rural Students
http://www.fred.org/scholarships.html
http://www.frs.org/youth-programs/college-scholarship-program
http://scholarships.fastweb.com/u-students-from-a-small-town
http://haganscholarships.org/eligibility.php
Scholarships for First Generation College Students ( you are the first in your family to attend college)
http://www.imfirst.org/scholarship/http://www.collegeparents.org/college-parents-america-scholarship-program
http://www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org/applicants/#.UgMUDr-fd1M
Scholarships for Latino/latina students
http://www.hsf.net/Scholarship-Programs.aspx
http://www.haceonline.org/resources/scholarship-opportunities-hispanic-students
Scholarships for students affected by crime
http://www.writeaprisoner.com/inmate-victim-scholarship/
http://creativecorrectionseducationfoundation.org/images/pdf/scholarship-application-3-11-2013-form.pdf
List of scholarships for minority or low income students
http://fcnetwork.org/policy-practice/college-and-children-of-the-incarcerated
FFA Scholarships ( available online November 15th)
https://www.ffa.org/programs/grantsandscholarships/Scholarships/Pages/default.aspx
State of Illinois Scholarships
http://www.isac.org/students/during-college/types-of-financial-aid/scholarships/
LGBT Student Scholarships
http://www.pointfoundation.org/OnlineApplicationInfo
Unusual Scholarships
People like to give away money for interesting things. Here is a link to lists of unusual and very specific scholarships. ( one is all about duck calling, and another is all about potatoes, you can get one for being tall, and another one for reading about fire sprinklers!)
http://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarships-by-type/unusual-scholarships/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/17/college-scholarships_n_718039.html
http://www.pdx.edu/ubets/sites/www.pdx.edu.ubets/files/Scholarships%20for%20Students.pdf
( this list is awesome! some are repeats, but others ask you to write about surviving a zombie war, winning the hunger games, write a joke, or write about what makes you sick. If you are a creative writer, these are for you! )
http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/unusual.phtml
Scholarship search engines:
Type in your own info, and see what comes up!
http://www.fastweb.com
http://go.salliemae.com/scholarship/default.aspx
http://www.scholarships.com/scholarship-search.aspx