<p>I've been looking through a lot of websites looking for scholarships but almost all of them say that I must display financial need. I filled out the FAFSA and didn't qualify for any money so I can't apply for a ton of scholarships but I still need money. Where can I find scholarships that don't have that requirement? Thanks.</p>
<p>It is very hard to find outside scholarships that don’t…</p>
<p>have a need req’t</p>
<p>aren’t small</p>
<p>aren’t only for one year (so what do you do about years 2, 3, & 4???)</p>
<p>The biggest scholarships are from schools that give them.</p>
<p>How much do the schools that you applied to cost?</p>
<p>What is your EFC?</p>
<p>How much will your parents pay each year?</p>
<p>Did you apply to any financial safeties?</p>
<p>I’m going to USC Honors college, it’s around 20k a year, my parents will pay for it but I want to help them as much as possible. I got my state’s highest scholarship for 10k a year and I’m assuming USC will give me a couple thousand a year so I don’t need much but I’d like to get as many scholarships as much as possible.</p>
<p>Do you mean University of South Carolina?</p>
<p>Is the $10k scholarship from your state or from the school? (is it the Palmetto or something like that?)</p>
<p>IF you haven’t rec’d any merit from the school yet, when do they typically award their merit scholarships?</p>
<p>If you have an ACT 28, you’ll get $2k, and if you have an ACT 29+, you’ll get at least $3k. (or SAT equivalent)</p>
<p>What are your stats?</p>
<p>For outside scholarships, you should ask your guidance counselor, or look on your HS website. If your GC has a webpage, he/she might list scholarship opportunities there.</p>
<p>Have you been to fastweb.com? Make an account, and they’ll link you to tons of scholarships.</p>
<p>I’ve actually been looking for scholarships that DO have a need requirement (I have 0 EFC), but can’t find any other those.</p>
<p>Yes, South Carolina, and yes, it’s the Palmetto Fellows. They said they’ll let me know scholarship info by march. I have a 4.6 GPA and a 1390 SAT. Thanks, I didn’t realize they gave automatic scholarships. </p>
<p>I have a fastweb account and that was the main source of my trouble with finding scholarships that didn’t have a financial need requirement.</p>
<p>There’s a parent posting on the parent forum with some of the same questions. You might want to jump over there for a look. </p>
<p>Applying for scholarships can suck up a lot of time. Is there any work you can do to earn some money? </p>
<p>I think I would reverse the process. Instead of searching the scholarship sites, I would first make a list of my particular strengths. Oboe player? Descendant of Thomas Jefferson? 4H knitter? Search your strength + scholarship and see what turns up.
Good luck!</p>