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1. If you are still in high school, there may be scholarships funded by local organizations just for students graduating from your high school. A HS counselor will know about those (not a web site.)

2. The Financial Aid or Scholarship web pages of the school/schools that interest you are the next best source. Many colleges/universities* have scholarship/grant funds (funds that do not need to be repaid) for just their own students. Staff members of the colleges/universities may need the info from your completed FAFSA or may need a completed CSS Profile (from the College Board – https://profileonline.collegeboard.com/prf/index.j... ) to determine if you will be awarded any scholarships/grants. You can telephone the Financial Aid Office of the school(s) you wish to attend and ask about scholarships or look for info about them on the schools' Financial Aid web pages.

*By colleges/universities I mean: local taxing district funded community colleges, state government funded colleges & universities, & private/independent non-profit colleges/universities (not to be confused with for-profit/career/proprietary colleges, which 1st & foremost are businesses with the main focus of earning profits for their shareholders.)

3. The online scholarship search databases I like best:

Scholarship Search from the well-respected College Board:

* https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-sea...

Click on the Start button.

If you choose to register (free – registration is not required) to return later & modify your search strategy, feel secure you will not receive spam emails. Don't select too many defining terms in your search strategy, which may result in a poor scholarship search result.

CollegeNet Mach25 Scholarship Search database:

* http://www.collegenet.com/mach25/app

No registration required. If you use the Profile Search option, don't include a large number of Misc. identifiers or you may have an unsuccessful search result. The Keyword Search is the easiest. Scholarships specific to particular colleges/universities are included in the Mach25 database.

MyCollegeOptions.org Scholarship Search

* https://www.mycollegeoptions.org/scholarship-advan...

This web site only requires registration for using the Advanced version for searching for scholarships. It has a very good Privacy Policy, indicating that registrant information will be kept private. Scholarships specific to particular colleges/universities will be included in the search results.

With the results of the scholarship search databases you will have to look at each scholarship option in the results & the info on the scholarship granting organization web pages to determine if you qualify to apply.

4. Beware of many other "scholarship search" web sites. Many have info on contests & require registration to use, resulting in a lot of spam email. Read their privacy policies very carefully regarding selling/giving your info to 3rd parties. If they sell/give your info to 3rd parties, avoid them.

5. Most scholarship application deadlines are Fall and into the early Spring for the following college school year.

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Fastweb is the best. They match you with tons of scholarships you qualify for based on a profile.

There is also Cappex which does basically the same thing but the scholarships vary in those two sites. Scholarships.com is a database of scholarships.Scholarshipexperts is similar too. Also check with the college you are planning on attending. All colleges have a scholarship page. If you are still in high school check with your counselor.

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