Home

 About Us

 Expressions of Peace

 News and Events

 Audio Lecture Series

 Education

 Training

 Empowering Young Women
   Student Support
     What to Expect
     College Courses
     Affording College
       Scholarships
       Financial Aid
       Loans
       Work Study
     Study Abroad
     Internships
     Useful Links

 Women to Women
   Conversation Blog

 ACOW Film

 Biographies

 Store

 Related Links

 Contact Us

 Donate

Scholarships


A Scholarship is a financial award usually given for the purpose of furthering your education. Scholarships can be granted to students for academic excellence, athletics, location, heritage, financial need, and more. Some scholarships are only awarded once, and should be used for the first year of college. If you receive a multi-year scholarship, that usually means you must maintain a certain GPA (grade point average) to keep that money coming in.

There are different criteria for different types of awards. For example, if you receive a Community Service Scholarship, you may be expected to perform a certain number of Community Service hours per semester in order to maintain your scholarship. If you are on an athletic scholarship, you will most likely be expected to maintain a particular GPA, as well as devote a designated amount of time to your particular sport. All of these rules should be given to you when you are notified of your scholarship. If you are unsure about your responsibilities, you should contact the giver, or your Financial Aid Office.

Even though a scholarship might seem to be “free money”, it certainly is not. You must work hard to earn a scholarship, and work hard to keep it.

There are thousands of scholarships available each semester, and you don’t have to be the Valedictorian of your class to be eligible. We have searched the web, and come up with a few websites that will provide you more information and opportunities to apply for scholarships. Sometimes it might be a bit of work and effort on your part to apply, but it is absolutely worth it!

Some Helpful Sites:

www.ScholarshipExperts.com This might take some time to fill out the lengthy questionnaire, but at the end, you’ll have at least 50 scholarships to apply for, and most of the applications can be filled out online!

www.AIE.org Check out this site– Adventures in Education- for an easy way to search for Scholarships and Awards. You can also use this site for more info on Financial Aid.

www.Scholarships.com Answer just a few questions about your interests and activities, and this site will give you at least 70 various scholarship opportunities.

www.Massachusetts.edu If you are attending any of the UMASS colleges, check out this website for applicable scholarship opportunities.

Other Useful Tips for Finding Scholarships:

• Check your College website, and look at the Alumni Page. Alumni are often willing to give small scholarships for new students.


• Local Rotary Clubs usually offer small scholarships for first year students.


• Make a visit to the Financial Aid office, and ask!


• Do your own Google search.


• If your hometown has a website or a local newspaper, check for local organizations that give annual scholarships.


• Where do your parents work? Sometimes employers will give scholarships to children of their employees.

 

Join Our Mailing List

Your Email Address:

For Email Marketing you can trust