Scholarship Searching WHAT IS A SCHOLARSHIP FREE money

Scholarship Searching

WHAT IS A SCHOLARSHIP? • FREE money that doesn’t have to be paid back • Applied to education costs • Best way to pay for college!

SCHOLARSHIP vs. FINANCIAL AID • Scholarships are free money based on your qualities, achievements, and even interests! • Financial aid is awarded based on need. – Free money or grants – Loans – Work Study

WHO CAN GET A SCHOLARSHIP? • Anyone… literally • There are scholarships available for every kind of student • Find what makes you unique as a person

DON’T BELIEVE THE RUMORS • Most scholarships set criteria based on a combination of qualities. , achievements, and interests. However, some might be only looking for one of the three. Therefore, don’t fall prey to these common misconceptions: – I have to be a perfect student to get a scholarship! – Scholarships are only for people with financial need! – There aren’t any scholarships I qualify for!

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LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION • Choose the right people: someone who knows you well and will speak positively about you • Give them adequate time: AT LEAST TWO WEEKS • Provide them with the right information that they need • Be sure your recommender knows what to do with recommendation. Email? Mail? Upload? • Follow the instructions; make sure they know where and how to submit it • Follow up with a thank you note and keep them

Institutional (School) Based Scholarships • Some use application as scholarship application (uwhelp. wisconsin. edu/scholarships) • Website of school • Private College examples

LOCAL SEARCHES • When it comes to scholarships, think local! The more local and specific a scholarship is, the less people qualify, and the greater your chances are of winning. Look into: – – – Your or your parent/guardian’s place of employment Local businesses Professional or Academic societies Churches Civic Groups

SEARCHING AT ML • Go to the Martin Luther website martinlutherhs. org • Under academic, click on Office of Student Services • On the right hand side, click on scholarship information • The OSS updates scholarships we receive on a weekly basis and they are uploaded in Naviance as well. • If you have additional questions, see Mrs. Popa in

RECOMMENDED SCHOLARSHIP SITES • Fastweb. com • Scholarships. com • Collegeboard. com