Scholarship Search Engines and Databases
Many seniors are seeking information about scholarship opportunities above and beyond those that have been sent to you by your counselor. Take advantage of the fact that there are multiple sites on the internet that provide a free scholarship search service for you. Among some of the services you might consider are the following:
- Fastweb
- Scholarship America
- Scholarship Experts
- Scholarships.com
- Student Scholarship Search
- Comprehensive list of scholarship databases
Here are a small group of scholarships you might consider:
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The Vegetarian Resource Group – 2 $5000 scholarships – must be vegetarian – deadline Feb. 20.
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Buick Achievers Scholarship Program – 1100 scholarships – long list of majors – deadline Feb. 28.
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Lowe’s Scholarship Program – $600,000 in awards – community service – deadline Feb. 28.
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Blue Wolf Technology Scholarship – multiple awards – technology – deadline March 1.
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Spirit of Anne Frank Award – $10,000 – essay and letters of recommendation – community service – deadline March 1.
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Visine Students with Vision – 10 $5000 awards – essay or video – leadership and vision – deadline March 1.
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Religious Liberty Essay Competition – 3 awards $250-$2000 – essay – deadline March 1.
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Life Lessons Scholarship – 24 awards $2000-15,000 – essay or video – loss of a parent – March 31.
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Dixie Baseball Scholarship – several awards $1250 each – played Dixie Baseball – deadline April 1.
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Vera Yip Memorial Scholarship – Cancer – loss of parent at young age or has fought cancer as a student – Deadline April 1.
