THE LUMIERE GROUP

Effective Scholarship searching

Finding Money For College

IntimidatingConfusingLost in the mazeWhat am I

eligible for?

Different Funding Sources

Federal and State Financial Aid

Pell Grants and Student Loans

Outside Scholarships

Not institutionally related

Federal Financial Aid

Federal Financial Aid

Eligibility determined by FAFSA

Submitted annually

Need-based

Student & Family financial information

Grant aid

Pell, SEOG

Self-help aid Work Study Student Loans

Importance of Scholarship Searching

1. College costs a lot more than it used to

2. The economy stinks and I cant afford school

3. The cost of college living is up. 

4. State support for students has decreased substantially. 

5. People owe a lot of money. 

Outside Scholarships Tips Tip 1:  Give concrete examples when

writing your Personal Statement. You can tailor the Personal Statement for other applications.

Tip 2:  Apply only if you are eligible.

Tip 3:  Identify the sponsor's goals.

Tip 4:  Complete the application in full and follow directions.

Tip 5:  Neatness counts.

Tip 6:  Write an accomplishments resume.

Tip 7:  Watch all deadlines.

Tip 8:  Take steps to make sure your application gets where it needs to go.

Tip 9:  Ask for help if you need it.

Tip 10:  Remember - your scholarship application represents YOU!

Scholarship websites Scholarshipexperts.com

This site claims a database of over 24 million scholarships offering over $14 billion in scholarship rewards. Simply fill out the registration and you will be matched to scholarships that match your profile.

National Data Base of Scholarships

This website allows you to either browse their scholarships by topic or create a profile to be matched to scholarships. This free scholarship search sites claims to list scholarships worth more than 10 billion dollars. It can be found at Free 4U.com.

Studentaid.ed.gov

Developed by the Department of Education, this site allows you to browse for scholarships or develop a profile.

Guaranteed-scholarships.com

This unique site provides an alphabetical list of colleges and names scholarships that each institution guarantees to all admitted students who meet the specified criteria. Simply scroll down to the college you are interested in see if you qualify for any of the scholarships listed.

Scholarship websites Collegeboard.org

The College Board's free scholarship search utilizes a database of more than 2,300 sources of college funding totaling almost $3 billion in

scholarships and aid.

Scholarships 101.com

This site lists over 800,000 individual scholarship awards valued at more than $2.8 billion.

Collegenet.com

This site allows the user to search in either of two ways: with a keyword search or by creating a profile, They provide over 600,000 different scholarship opportunities.

Fastweb.com

Fast web is a very popular scholarship site provides a huge database. Users create a profile and are then given a long list of scholarships that match their interests.

Collegetoolkit.com

This site allows you to search for scholarships by geography, heritage, religion, extracurricular, high school, or scholarship name.

The Lumiere Group

If you want to learn more about scholarships, or have an Education

Consultant help set up a scholarship search strategy. Visit our website at www.lumiereEd.org and Apply Now.

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