Locating Scholarships
It’s important to start early. What is “early”? It’s a good idea to begin considering your short-term academic and long-term career goals, talking to your professors, taking challenging classes, engaging in public service, and keeping up your GPA beginning your freshman year. In terms of specific scholarship applications, typical preparation times vary between three or more months (for the most competitive national scholarships) and four to six weeks. Certainly, preparing a competitive application will take no less than four weeks.When you search for merit-based scholarships, first consider what you want the funding for:
- To do a research project
- To study abroad
- To engage in a leadership project or in public service
- To participate in an internship
- To attend graduate school
Some sources of information for scholarships include:
- Our Website
- Suzzallo & Odegaard Library reference sections
- Campus departments – bulletin boards, advisors
- Office of Student Financial Aid
Internet sources of information include:
- Pacific NW Scholarship Guide: http://www.collegeplan.org/cpnow/pnwguide/pnwguide.htm
- College Board: http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp
- Nationally Coveted Scholarships & Fellowships http://scholarships.fatomei.com
- International Education Financial Aid http://www.iefa.org