$cholarship Workshop Tips Thank you for attending & Good Luck!! QUESTIONS?? money awarded for educational expenses that does not have to be
paid back
Types of scholarships
need-based
merit-based
How much are scholarship awards?
Can scholarships be renewed?
Who gets the money?
Can I use the $$$ for more than tuition? It depends on the scholarship
Read the Eligibility Requirements Think local first: newspaper, community organizations, churches, employer
Scholarship Books available in the Library
Scholarship Databases
-www.fastweb.com
-www.Petersons.com
-www.Findaid.com
-www.studentscholarshipsearch.com
-www.collegenet.com/mach25
-www.hsf.net (Hispanic Scholarship Fund)
-Sign up for scholarshipmentor.com
monthly e-newsletters What is a $cholarship? Who is eligible? Most scholarships have annual deadlines
Scholarships are available year-round
Many scholarship deadlines are in the Spring $cholarship Deadlines Where can scholarships be found? Treat scholarship searching like job searching
-Start TODAY
-Search often
-Search different resources
-Create a Scholarship Calendar to track
deadlines and progress
FOLLOW DIRECTIONS
DON'T MISS THE DEADLINE
Ask for letters of recommendation & transcripts ahead of time Christina Teasley
NGTC Librarian &
Scholarship Winner Warning Don’t pay a scholarship service to find you a scholarship
No company can guarantee you a scholarship Anatomy of a Scholarship One more thing... Let me know when you earn a scholarship! Start (cc) image by nuonsolarteam on Flickr Financial Aid Sort
www.northgatech.edu/library Warning! Application Essay Letters of Recommendation College Transcript all of the above +
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Scholarship Workshop
Steps to finding, applying, and earning a college scholarship from a winner
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