Deadlines are very important. You do not want to miss out on money because you missed the deadline.
Local Scholarships
www.azfoundation.org
Online Scholarship searches
College Scholarships, Colleges and Online Degrees has 101 Top College, University, and Scholarship Web Pages. The scholarship search is free but there are products for sale at this site.
CollegeNet.com Mach 25 claims to be a $1.6 billion scholarship database.
FastWeb.com boasts 1.5 million scholarships and grant opportunities.
Indiana Dollars for Scholars site has more than 100 on-line sources to help with the college search.
Peterson's College Planner Scholarship Central offers a free scholarship search.
ScholarshipExperts.com
Student Aid on the Web details Federal Student Aid programs including grants and loans.
Students.gov Scholarships and Grants page includes scholarship search directories for private scholarships and government grants.
StudentScholarshipSearch.com has free searchable database of college scholarships and grants updated daily.
SuperCollege.com has a free database of scholarships, grants and contests.
UNCF - The United Negro College Fund
United States Department of Veteran's Affairs gives the details of the GI Bill.
Twenty-first Century Scholars Program "began in 1990 as Indiana's way of raising the educational aspirations of low and moderate-income families. The program aims to ensure that all Indiana families can afford a college education for their children." You must have applied in junior high school to participate.
Military
Some students choose to join the military to pay for their education. Make sure you know what you are getting into. Joining the military is a huge commitment and it could cost you your life. If you are considering this option, talk with your family and friends who have military experience. Do not just rely on what the recruiters tell you. Make sure a career in the military is your real objective not just finding money for college.
Army - Money for your education from the Army Study Guide site.
U.S. Airforce ROTC - http://www.afrotc.com/scholarships/
Navy - http://www.navy.com/
National Guard- The Army National Guard and the Air Guard both offer some educational assistance.
If you have already made your college choice, make sure you talk with that college's financial aid department. Many colleges offer money to incoming freshman with certain GPAs or class ranks. Find out how much you can get and how to apply for these college specific scholarships. For instance Indiana State University gives incoming freshman with a certain GPA a Laptop Scholarship and the University of Southern Indiana gives freshmen with high academic standing a set scholarship amount. The college or university you choose might have a similar program. Make sure you ask.
