National Scholarship Search
In addition to the scholarships Boise State has to offer, there are a variety of free national scholarship search programs that will assist students in locating additional scholarship sources.
Below is a list of sites that provide scholarship information. Please keep in mind that there are also many scholarship searches that will charge students a fee. Some of these services may be scams. If the guarantee or offer is too good to be true, it probably is.
We strongly encourage students to review the Smart Guide to Financial Aid before they start their search.
FastWeb
Find money for college. This scholarship service matches student's personal data with college scholarships -- for free!
www.fastweb.com
Scholarship Search...Powered by NextStudent
Browse more than 5.9 million scholarships worth over $16 billion. Create multiple search profiles for all the student's different interests, possible fields of study, and more. Completely FREE, and don't worry about spam, junk mail, or unwanted offers cluttering up the student's in box: They will never sell, rent, or share personal information.
http://www.nextstudent.com/scholarships/
Student Scholarship Search
Student Scholarship Search provides students and parents with a FREE searchable database of college scholarships and grants. No registration required. Scholarships are updated daily.
http://www.studentscholarshipsearch.com/
Quick Reference Guide on Winning a Scholarship
Here is some practical advice for students on how to win a scholarship. It includes a list of the top twelve tips on winning a scholarship, a list of common scholarship application mistakes, a warning about scholarship scams, and a list of key scholarship resources. It also includes lists of the top ten most unusual scholarships, top ten most prestigious scholarships, top ten most generous scholarships, top ten scholarships for children under age 13, top ten scholarships for community service and top ten scholarships that don't need an A.
www.finaid.org/scholarships/WinningaScholarship.pdf
Scholarships and Grants
Scholarships and Grants provides essential Scholarship and Financial Aid Resources to students preparing for all types of careers. Their database of public and private scholarships and grants is constantly updated. Their informational web site features numerous links to a variety of financial aid opportunities. No matter what your course of study, find financial aid, scholarships, and grants to make your career dream a reality.
http://www.scholarshipsandgrants.us/
Scholarship.com
Scholarship.com’s search engine matches student's profile with our database of over 600,000 scholarships, from about 8,000 sources, worth over $1.4 billion- finding the most relevant and obtainable scholarship awards. Search results include an award summary and a custom application request letter.
www.scholarships.com
CollegeBoard
The College Board's guidance software, ExPAN, can help students find the money they need by matching their goals, hobbies, interests and background with scholarship opportunities.
www.collegeboard.com
ScholarshipExperts.com
ScholarshipExperts.com is a free and trusted scholarship resource that allows students to search for updated and accurate scholarship information. Students and parents who use ScholarshipExperts.com can save time in the scholarship research process, and gain access to customized lists of scholarships that match their student profiles.
www.scholarshipexperts.com
College Connection Scholarships
New scholarships are posted monthly. This free quality information includes all of the details students need to apply now, including eligibility requirements, deadlines, amounts, contact name, address, phone number and web site of the scholarship sponsor.
www.collegescholarships.org
The Scholarship Page
Resources of various scholarships include eligibility requirements and contact information for donors.
www.scholarship-page.com
Careers and Colleges
With over 200,000 scholarship awards in their database, students are sure to come up a winner! Absolutely Scholarships allows students to search across two of the most comprehensive scholarship databases available.
www.careersandcolleges.com
Scholarships4School.com
The purpose of this free web site is to provide students with the tools they need to make informed decisions about obtaining scholarships and other forms of financial aid. Preparing for college is exciting but stressful. Everybody wants to go to college free, but most people don't know how. Scholarships for school helps answer this question. This one web site gives you an overview of the scholarship process from beginning to end, starting with how to choose a college and finishing with how to keep the scholarship you earn.
http://www.scholarships4school.com/
International Education Financial Aid
International Education Financial Aid (IEFA) scholarship search is the premier resource for financial aid, college scholarship and grant information for international students wishing to study abroad. At this site, you will find the most comprehensive college scholarship search and grant listings plus international student loan programs and other information to promote study abroad.
www.iefa.org
Campus RN Scholarship Fund
CampusRN has launched a new scholarship program in conjunction with the creation of the CampusRN state edition network. This nationwide scholarship program is the most comprehensive of its kind for nursing programs and nursing students because it features scholarship winners from six different regions across the country in which CampusRN has launched state edition sites. CampusRN will award six $2500 scholarships to a needy and deserving nursing student in each region.
http://www.campusrn.com/network/scholarship_program
Other Suggested Web sites
Please remember that Boise State University does not endorse any specific web site and is not responsible for the content on the various web sites.