Searching for scholarships
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Searching for scholarships
- 1. Meridian Career Institute presents
- 2. A Learning Resource Center Seminar
- 5. Create a free Web-based email account just for scholarship responses!
- 6. yahoo.com Yahoo email is a very popular choice.
- 7. hotmail.com Hotmail is another.
- 8. gmail.com Gmail has many added features, making it an excellent choice.
- 9. Create a document to keep track of all the Scholarships for which you are applying.
- 10. This is an example of a Spreadsheet used to keep track of scholarship applications.
- 11. Now you’re prepared to dig for the gold!
- 12. Google the word “scholarships” with any of the following: * Your field of study * Your ethnic background * Your disability (if any)
- 13. Scholarships and “field of study”
- 16. Read over the scholarship details to see if you are eligible to apply.
- 17. If you are eligible, put the details into your document right away and save it.
- 18. Sign up with TWO (or more) scholarship matching services, such as: * FastWeb.com * Collegeboard.com * Scholarships.com * Nextstudent.com
- 19. www.fastweb.com
- 21. Complete the requested information.
- 22. Collegeboard.com
- 26. Complete the requested information.
- 27. Scholarships.com
- 29. Complete the requested information.
- 30. Nextstudent.com
- 33. Many scholarship applications require an essay.
- 34. Get help writing your essay by taking the LRC’s “How to Write a Research Paper/Essay Seminar.”
- 35. Ask for a Letter of Recommendation (LOR) from your teachers and other professionals.
- 36. Check the LRC’s blog for Letter of Recommendation postings.
- 37. Search for “Letter of recommendation”
- 38. Two results appear. Click on the title to view the blog posting.
- 39. This is the first title that appeared in the search results.
- 40. This is the second title that appeared in the search results.
- 41. Watch out for Scams!
- 43. There are scam artists in EVERY field, including the scholarship field.
- 44. Scholarship notifications are ALWAYS done by mail.
- 45. If someone calls you on the phone to notify you that you won a scholarship, BEWARE!
- 46. Do NOT hire anyone to apply for scholarships for you!
- 47. Remember, YOU must write any required essays and YOU must get your own Letters of Recommendation.
- 48. Start searching for scholarships TODAY!!
- 49. If you have any questions, please see your Librarian.