Scholarships are awarded for academic or athletic achievement, or special skills. Some are based on association with cultural, religious or military organizations. Most scholarships are offered directly to students through the colleges.
Tips for scholarship search
- Be wary of fee-based
search services.
- Start your search early; many scholarships have early
deadlines.
- Create a check list of questions as you search for scholarships.
- Many colleges, high schools, and libraries have scholarship search
software that you can use free of charge.
Minnesota Scholarships
MinnesotaJobs.com
The MinnesotaJobs.com scholarship is available to all students currently enrolled or have been accepted to and are planning to enroll in an accredited two-year or four-year program offered by a Minnesota school.
Minnesota Office of Higher Education
Lists free scholarship websites reviewed by the Office of Higher Education.
Nationwide Resources
CareerOneStop
Use the Scholarship Search to search nationwide for more than 5,000 scholarships, fellowships, loans, and other financial aid opportunities.
CollegeNET MACH25
A scholarship search service that allows you to set up a profile for yourself
and search for scholarships that best match your qualifications.
College Board's Scholarship Search
A search facility for scholarships which helps you to develop your Scholarship
Strategy.
College Answer
A free, searchable scholarship database from Sallie Mae. Includes Informacion
en Espanol.
FastWEB
A free searchable database of private sector scholarships,
fellowships, grants, and loans.
Free Scholarship Search
Lists free college scholarship searches as well as information about athletic
scholarships and grants.
Scholarship Experts
Scholarship Experts is a free scholarship resource. Fill out their scholarship profile to locate scholarships which fit your needs, interests and background. Immediately review your customized scholarship search results, and have access to the unique tools and features on their website.
Scholarships.com
A free college scholarship search engine and financial aid resource. The results
match your profile with scholarships, and include custom application request
letters.
SRN Express (Scholarship Resource Network)
A one stop resource for financial aid which contains over 150,000 awards for
undergraduate and postgraduate students. It also includes student loan forgiveness
programs for college graduates needing alternatives for repayment.
Union-Sponsored Scholarships and Aid
Provides a searchable database of nationwide and local union-sponsored scholarship
awards.
Source: Minnesota Office of Higher Education.
Page last updated February 2008
Financial Aid
