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Scholarship Strategies

Scholarship Strategies . Revised 8/2013. Agenda. Life of a Scholarship. Education Pays. Postsecondary education creates more job stability. 8.3 . 7.7 . 6.8. 6.2. 4.5. Education Costs. Financial Aid Overview. =. Paying for College. Family Financing. Money: Financial Aid Hierarchy.

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Scholarship Strategies

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  1. Scholarship Strategies Revised 8/2013

  2. Agenda • Life of a Scholarship

  3. Education Pays Postsecondary education creates more job stability 8.3 7.7 6.8 6.2 4.5

  4. Education Costs

  5. Financial Aid Overview = Paying for College Family Financing

  6. Money: Financial Aid Hierarchy *Need-based *Available to everyone *On financial aid award letter High High • Gift Aid: Grants COST AVAILABILITY Low/No Low

  7. Scholarships For You • TO • FOR • Academics • Athletics • Leadership • Involvement • Interests • Hobbies • Demographic • Field of Study • Family heritage • Income • School choice • Where you live • Where you’re from • Contest • Raffle • Essay • Portfolio • Affiliation • Beliefs & passions • Participation • Extra-Curricular • Skill • Birthday • School • Company • Organization • Individual • FROM • YOU

  8. Agenda • Life of a Scholarship

  9. Research

  10. Research: People • Be personal • Be specific • Be prepared

  11. Research: Approaching People Your college goals Your efforts Personal tie-in Why them? Contact information 3 Hi Mr. Jones: I wanted to thank you for talking to me last month about your career. It was really interesting to hear about the specific steps you had to take to be trained in your field. Right now I’m in the process of starting my own professional journey with a college education. I’ve been applying to and researching different schools and have been looking for different scholarships that will help me pay for college. Since this is something you’ve been through before, I wanted to know if you might know of any scholarship opportunities I might be qualified for. Please let me know if any information comes your way. You can email me at ___. Thanks for the support. I’ll keep you posted on my progress! 1 2 4 5

  12. Research: Places

  13. Research: Things • TheWashBoard.org • OregonStudentAid.gov • Studentaid.ed.gov • Finaid.org • Scholarships360.org • ScholarshipJunkies.com • Collegeboard.com • Scholarships.com • Petersons.com • Zinch.com • ScholarshipExperts.com • Fastweb.com

  14. Research: 1079 Options • LatinoCollegeDollars.org • Scholarshipsa-z.org • CollegeSuccessFoundation.org • Campanaquetzal.org • Maldef.org • ca-core.org • Salef.org • scholarshipsforhispanics.org • migrant.net/migrant/scholarships.htm • TALK TO THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU! • CREATE YOUR OWN OPPORTUNITIES! Look for scholarships that don’t require a SSN

  15. Research: Beware Of…

  16. Research: Aim High, Accept Low

  17. Research: Scholarships That Fit

  18. Agenda • Life of a Scholarship

  19. Information

  20. Organizing Contacts

  21. Organizing Scholarships

  22. Other Things • Application Materials: • Transcripts • Letters of recommendation • Essays • Work samples • Resume, activities list • List of awards, certificates, recognition • Test scores • Copies of submitted applications • Award notifications • Notices of scholarships that have already passed • Notes on who did win

  23. Agenda • Life of a Scholarship

  24. Application Formats * Where did you hear about scholarship? * Who are you and why do you want to apply? * Contact info

  25. Application Tips • Read the instructions • READ THE INSTRUCTIONS • Allow enough time for each piece • Copy and paste with care • Picture the ideal candidate • Answer the questions directly with specific personal examples • Be careful with personal information • Special circumstances: explain don’t complain

  26. Additional Application Pieces

  27. Agenda • Life of a Scholarship

  28. Reasons to Follow Up

  29. Agenda • Life of a Scholarship

  30. Disbursement Instructions School Rules Scholarship Rules

  31. Review: College Process Timeline

  32. Future Scholarship Applicants • Life of a Scholarship

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