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Scholarships - Show me the money!
A large part of planning for college is figuring out how to pay for it. Beyond financial aid, colleges and universities will offer you a variety of scholarships on the basis of your abilities—academic, performance, service, athletic, etc. These merit scholarships are not based on need, and do not need to be repaid.
The best advice in finding scholarships is to leave no stone unturned; colleges, businesses, membership organizations and religious groups can all be resources for college cash. Start your search now by looking through the College Access & Opportunity Guide and CSO College Center, visiting your high school counselor and asking family members if their work or organizations they belong to offer scholarships.
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Keep track of priority deadlines which may offer more opportunities for scholarships.
Review rules and regulations before applying, not all scholarships can be combined.
Approach your high school guidance counselor to ask for scholarship applications. They know about new scholarships available and past scholarships given to former students.
Attend your school or city’s financial aid event, and encourage your parents to attend.
Don’t
Don’t wait until the last minute, when applying for scholarships it’s never too early. By your senior year it may be too late for some scholarships. There are many you can apply for long before then – even your freshman year.
Don’t limit your options; apply for each and every opportunity you meet the qualifications for.
Don’t be intimidated by lengthy forms or multiple essays. Don’t get scammed, some so-called “scholarship search engines” make students pay to use their website while there are plenty of free scholarship search engines available that offer the same information.
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Special Announcement:
Apply Today!
Opportunity Scholars are eligible to apply for special CSO Opportunity Scholarships. Scholarship winners receive a $1,000 four-year, renewable scholarship and serve as monthly guest bloggers on Center for Student Opportunity’s web blog to share insight and perspective about their transition to college and successes thereafter.
Apply here or by emailing info@CSOpportunity.org to request an application. First scholarships will be awarded to students entering the college class of 2013.
Deadline June 1, 2009
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A free service for students, Opportunity Scholar benefits include:
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CSO College Partner Scholarship Spotlight
Northeast
Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY
Exceptional students from ethnic or racial backgrounds who have been historically underrepresented in American higher education may apply to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholars Program. Selected participants receive up to full tuition in aid, with a minimum merit-based scholarship of $18,000.
South
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA
The H.J. Heinz Scholarship provides full tuition, room and board, plus a stipend for books and personal expenses for disadvantaged students who are interested in pursuing a career in business. Award winners also benefit from paid summer internships with the Heinz Corporation.
Midwest
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Morrill Scholars Program (MSP) is a merit-based scholarship program, with a minimum award of full in-state tuition, for students who contribute to diversity at Ohio State. Eligible students include racial and ethnic minorities, Ohio Appalachian, first-generation and low income students.
West
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
The Hurtado Scholars Program provides scholarships for Santa Clara University students who have extraordinary life circumstances and needs. This program enables select students to attend Santa Clara University and gain valuable study, community and research experiences as students on campus. This is a very competitive scholarship and is granted on a yearly basis pending on the funds donated to the pool.
Go to CSO College Center to learn more about these scholarships and other programs offered at our 230+ College Partner institutions. |
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