| The first stop many students make when looking for | | | | etc. if an award is available. Also, check the national |
| scholarships is the internet; and with good reason. | | | | organization of the religious group as many offer |
| Scholarship database websites are very popular, | | | | national scholarships. |
| convenient, and easy to use. The appeal comes from | | | | All in the Family - Parent's Workers Union, Place of |
| only having to type in your personal information once | | | | Work, or Military Service If your parents or even |
| while getting in return many scholarships for which you | | | | grandparents (don't forget about them) are members |
| can apply. However, as popular and efficient as these | | | | of a union, you may be in luck. Many unions provide |
| websites are, the fact is: they are not all-inclusive and | | | | scholarships. If your parents aren't members but you |
| do not include many of the scholarships you may find | | | | plan to enter a field with a union, you may also qualify. |
| within your local community. | | | | As an employee benefit, many employers offer |
| School's Career Counselor If you don't look anywhere | | | | scholarships to their employees and their families. Have |
| else, make sure you at least stop into your school's | | | | your parents check with the human resources |
| career counseling office. One of the services that this | | | | department where they work to see if there is an |
| office provides is access to an updated list of local | | | | award waiting for you. Did your parents or |
| scholarships. As an organization, business, or individual | | | | grandparents serve in the U.S. Military? If so, you might |
| creates a new scholarship, one of the first things it will | | | | be in luck. If they belong to a military association, see if |
| do is forward the information to the career centers at | | | | that group gives away scholarship awards. |
| the local schools. This information is ready and | | | | Your Place of Work Just as your parents' employers |
| available to you. Go check it out. | | | | may give out scholarships, so might your own. Check |
| Hometown Newspaper In your local newspaper, you | | | | with your manager even if you only work part time. |
| are sure to have seen pictures of students receiving | | | | You might be surprised at what you find. |
| scholarships; this a great resource. Start compiling a list | | | | Extracurricular Activities Being involved in |
| of the awards you see here. Find back issues of the | | | | extracurricular activities is not only fun but looks great |
| paper online. In the search box use the term | | | | on your college application. But did you also know that |
| "scholarship". You might just find the perfect | | | | through your club you may be able to get a |
| scholarship for you. | | | | scholarship? Ask your club advisor and check the |
| Community Service Clubs Organizations such as the | | | | national office of the club to see if there is anything |
| local VFW, Rotary Club, Lion's Club, Jaycees, Boys | | | | available through them. Some of the clubs that do |
| and Girls Clubs, etc. regularly hold fundraisers for the | | | | have awards are Girl Scouts, The National Honor |
| purpose of providing scholarships to the students in | | | | Society, Future Farmers of America, Junior |
| their communities. A quick call to these clubs will get | | | | Achievement, and even your fraternity or sorority. |
| you information about these awards. Your local library | | | | These offline scholarships do take a bit more work |
| or community center in town will have a list of these | | | | and time to find but the payoff can be huge. While the |
| clubs for you to target. To make it even easier, in | | | | internet is still a very helpful reference, make sure you |
| most cases the national chapter of each club has | | | | don't make it your only one. Log off your computer |
| contact information for their local chapters online. | | | | and head on out the door. You may just come home |
| Religious Organization A number of religious groups | | | | with a handful of applications for scholarships you didn't |
| offer scholarship awards to the student members of | | | | even know existed. |
| their congregation. Ask your priest, rabbi, monk, pastor, | | | | |