Scholarship Search Engines

Parents Forum
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<p>Hello Everyone,</p>

<p>Long time lurker here, with a first post. Nice to meet you all.
College application time is getting closer by the minute, it seems, for my junior son, so I thought I would log on to some of the scholarship search engines a friend sent to me. However, I felt uncomfortable about putting so much personal information at fastweb, for example--the first one I tried. It seems that they all ask for the same kind of information. What do you say about that? What would be another good way to look for scholarships?</p>

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<p>If you know of a good high school, try searching their counseling website. You will often find scholarships not listed too many other places, though you will have to sift through local scholarships as well. Also try <a href="http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/3undergr.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/3undergr.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Also check on scholarships at the specific schools he applys to/is accepted at. For Public U's alumni clubs ca be a source. Don't forget his HS- the guidance office should have many leads.</p>

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<p>To me it seemed that most of Fastweb's "scholarships" were actually contests with the goal of exposing you to their product. I never found anything helpful there.</p>

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<p>2013 (I'm waiting too!!!) - I share your concern about fastweb - I have been checking our local paper during the past couple of years to look for announcements of students that have received local, school-specific, and national scholarships. It usually picks up close to graduation time - we have gotten some good ideas that way.</p>

<p>Another place to look is local banks and credit unions - my D transferred her savings a couple of years ago to a bank that has a nice scholarship program, so that she could be eligible next year.....GOOD LUCK</p>

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<p>I was eating lunch at Chick Fil A the other day and noticed that there was an employees scholarship of $1000 available. Walmart/Sam's Club also gives local scholarships.</p>

<p>Agree with the poster who said to check the HS guidance office. Our local high school has a College and Career Center which solicits scholarships from local businesses and organizations. Most of them are small--but $500 here and a $1000 there can add up.</p>

<p>Never had any luck with the fastweb type of scholarship search.</p>

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<p>check out corporate scholarships. They often offer local ones.</p>