Welcome to the official scholarship thread ^^

For those people who don't know where to get scholarships (like me XD), have questions, need help, etcetc... this is the place for you

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reallyAmused:

Here's a fun one: http://www.cksf.org/index.cfm?Page=Home
And here's the FastWeb link if anyone wants it: http://fastweb.com/
This is to help with the FAFSA: http://www.finaid.org/fafsa/

And of course, protect yourself from scholarship scams: http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/scams.phtml
http://www.ftc.gov/scholarshipscams

student loans: http://www.nela.net/aboutstudentloans/defa...mp;default=true
And here's this Tuition Cost Calculator that I thought was cool (but never used ): http://www.princetonreview.com/college/finance/tcc/

great idea for the thread. fellow c/o'08ers, i'm sure we'll be swamping this thread .. once everyone starts panicking haha

WHERE CAN WE GO FOR INFO / RESOURCES FOR SCHOLARSHIPS ?

other than collegeboard & fafsa !!

i'm totally flippin' out about scholarships. WHERE ?? WHAAT?? HOW ?

I know fastweb have alot of scholorships, but I think alot of people already know.

i heard that fastweb, although popular, isn't the best thing to use when searching for scholarships. people i have talked to said they've applied for scholarships they found on fastweb and have not gotten anything in return. too many people use fastweb so therefore there are a lot of applicants to each scholarship and that lowers your chances of getting anything.

try local scholarships, not nation wide ones becuase more people apply for those. but of course i haven't started applying for scholarships yet

Everyone suggests Fastweb (especially the teachers in our school >_<) but to be honest it confuses the heck outta me x_x I can never find what I want and they keep giving me stuff I'm not eligible for...o_o

Great topic, btw!!

If you're Korean and you live in the LA area, I suggest looking through the newspaper from time to time. My mom always gives me clippings from the Korean newspaper with a list of websites and stuff that are offering scholarships..>_< but I never do them XD

Hmmm...

Here's a fun one: http://www.cksf.org/index.cfm?Page=Home
And here's the FastWeb link if anyone wants it: http://fastweb.com/
This is to help with the FAFSA: http://www.finaid.org/fafsa/

And of course, protect yourself from scholarship scams: http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/scams.phtml
http://www.ftc.gov/scholarshipscams

I'll add more if I ever remember them

^ thanks for the links, hope this thread keeps going lol

Thanks for links. I just got a list of some sites a few days ago, I'll post them if I can find it.

wheee thank you reallyAmused for those great links
I'll edit my first post by putting the links you've provided on there :]

^ no problem, I just wish that I had saved more of the sites that I used so that I can tell you guys about it.
But I dug and found this one on student loans: http://www.nela.net/aboutstudentloans/defa...mp;default=true
And here's this Tuition Cost Calculator that I thought was cool (but never used ): http://www.princetonreview.com/college/finance/tcc/
For the calculator I don't know if you need an account or not to use but getting an account there is free

thanks for this thread! it'll be useful for me.

For financial aid, do they still give you some amount of money if you take under the required full-time student unit? (12 units minimum) cause I have to work and the classes I have to take won't fit my schedule =( I'm thinking of taking just two classes..I know, probably not? Hope this is the right section to ask. By the way, I've always recieved FAFSA but I was a full-time student then.

thanksssssss. siiiiiiiiiigh.
i think by the time december 31st 2007 passes, my hair is going to be white.

For No. Cal people:

http://www.kpaaonline.org/
Kaiser Permanente Asian Association Scholarship Program



It seems quite competitive, but it's worth a shot.

HAHA WOAH. The Kaiser Permanente Winners for 2007 are people from my school!
They're twins and they're crazy smart. Interestingg....
I don't know about scholarships, but if you look up NASSP Student Contests and Activities in google or yahoo, you can find a bunch of sites that you can apply and compete and win money...
I guess it's more of a contest thing, but you get A LOT of money from some of the contests.

where can you find local scholarships?

i think local scholarships should be posted in your local newspaper, library, or high school (ask the guidance counselors).

This is genius. Thanks everyone.

ANy Canadian, scholarships? Most I've seen are limited to US =(

http://www.studentawards.com/

http://www.scholarshipscanada.com/

www.millenniumscholarships.ca/

http://www.aucc.ca/scholarships/index_e.html

http://tools.macleans.ca/scholarships2007/

There`s a whole lot more if you try searching and there`s usually some that are local too. =)

For any possible journalism majors, especially if your Asian-American:

http://www.aaja.org/programs/for_students/...ps/#natlscholar

+ edit Jan 11, 2008

http://www.asianpacificfund.org/awards/

For SF Bay Area Residents, here are scholarships. But, I forewarn you that the majority of the scholarships require you to be Asian.

are their any scholarships if you're low-income or are there any scholarships to study abroad or something?

during what grade do you start applying for scholarship?

^I think it depends on which scholarship you're aiming for.
Because there are some scholarships where it has their own conditions. (ex: "you must be a senior in order to qualify for this scholarship")
But I'd say go search for scholarships any time!

I'm actually in a scholarship competition right now with a great site that connects students with admissions officers. There are plenty of other scholarships on the site, so check them out at Zinch.com

You guys can all vote for me (Kirk Vaclavik) in my competition by going here:
Vote here on Zinch.com

Thanks guys!
-Kirk

I'm Norwegian and want to study Korean in Korea. Any scholarship I could apply for? I've searched a lot, but I can't seem to find any

i find http://www.fastweb.com VERY useful! you can sign up and see what you're qualified for, they'll list everything including scholarships for how tall you are, nationality...ect ect. :] hope it helps!

so if i apply for a scholarship freshmen year, do i get to keep the money until i graduate?

thanks for posting this links ^^

hi! does anyone know any scholarships for NY students?

can somebody find scholarships for georgia? i tried looking but all they have is the HOPE scholarship..

Anybody have any information on scholarship for INTERNATIONAL students.

Those seem to be the hardest ones to find, since pretty much every scholarship's first requirement is "Be a U.S citizen or permanent resident."

I'm a Junior of HS.
Looking for Scholarships! ><;;

Anyone know where to look?

I tried fastwebs, but... they ask for personal info on the sites they link to.
Are the sites even liable?

^ i'd trust fastweb. it's the no.1 scholarship resource....

well how else will they contact u if u win?

so how do i know what scholar site scam or not..

i got scam buncha time now i freak when i gotta go apply for something..

^^basically, if you don't want to get scam
go to a library and check out a scholarship books
they have really thick one and you can cehck out which one you qualify for..
or look around the site if it seems legit it's all depend on your judgment.

go to fastwebs and sign up there
it's a great site but it's mostly for seniors though
haha they have list list list of scholarship depending on your major though
and of course, everyone should try out this site
http://www.gmsp.org/publicweb/Scholarships.aspx
just becasue you might end up getting a 10+ year of tuition

I'm a junior and ugh.
I can't seem to find any scholarships.

I've looked through Fastweb, but its like,
they give me a BIG result with things I don't even really qualify for
DESPITE the fact I filled out their information.
ANy tips?

Wow you got scammed? Are you willing to share to us how that happened?

Other scholarships worth considering (thanks to Fastweb, but I'm posting them here since its more user-friendlier here than in Fastweb):

Profiles in Courage (JFK Scholarship) - "Describe and analyze the decisions, actions, and risks of an elected public official in the United States since 1956 who has courageously addressed a political issue at the local, state, national, or international level."
http://www.jfklibrary.org/Education+and+Pu...st+Information/
(1000 word essay; due 1/10/2009)

First Freedom Student Competition
Write an essay examining the history, current importance, and relevance of religious freedom in people's lives.
firstfreedom.org (1st place: $3000 ; 2nd place $1,500 ; 3rd place: $650; Deadline online registration: November 24, 2008)

FIRE "Freedom in Academia" Essay

The FIRE's "Freedom in Academia" Essay Contest is open to U.S. high school students. To be eligible for this award, you must watch two short videos available on the website and write an essay of 700 to 1200 words explaining why free speech and First Amendment rights are crucial to higher education and how abuses of these rights harm education.
https://www.thefire.org/contest.essay.php?P...f0ff485fba1e4d8
One first place winner will be awarded a $5,000 college scholarship.
The second place winner will receive a $2,500 college scholarship.

Oh yeah, for those who are extremely good at making videos, I suggest looking up scholarships which relate to video-making (those exist!).

I'm a Canadian student atm (final year of hs chyeaa lol)
anyways..I'm thinking of heading down to the States for post-secondary..anyone know about any financial aid thingys or scholarships that I should possibly look into? =\

^ Make sure you look into the school's financial aid stuff.. sometimes they ask you to submit forms and etc, then look into scholarships offered by them.

When I apply to a college, should I wait and hope for the college to give me financial aid? Or should I search for some scholarships beforehand?

-raven.

This is going to sound idiotic but.... when do we start signing up for scholarships? I am a senior this year, which means college applications are just within months; so, where does scholarships come in? When do I start apply for it?

And if I qualify and get the scholarship, what is needed to be done next? As in, do I say it in my college app? Do I notify the college when it starts?

So confused >.<

for FAFSA it's after Jan 1.. according to the website.
but I would like to know this as well ._.
i'm super confused too.. ):

omg---i was wondering about that too T.T and bam i saw this thread xD.
yeaa i was thinking about asking my counselor but i havent yet ack.
What happens if....the college doesnt accept the scholarship o_o and how do you know if there like cash ones?

Are there any academic scholarships?
Time to start looking.