Never pay for scholarship information. It is always free. There are people who will charge you money to find you scholarsips and what they find are scholarships your student is eligible to apply for.

Scholarships.com is a great resource

Contact any religous, cultural, fraternal, societies your family may be associated with. Also if a parent is the member of a union often the union has scholarships for the children of members.

Do not discount small scholarships. When you add them together they can equal big money.

Call the high school and see if they have a college advsior. This iperson s different than the guidence counsler. They are usually more knowledgable about scholarships available in your area.

Check with major organizations and business you do business with. A few that I can think of offhand that offer money based on grades, essays and/or competition include:

Coca Cola
Commerce Bank
Carolina Rice
Discover Card

Make sure you fill out the FAFSA form. This is the Federal form that helps you to determine what if any money your student is eligible to receive in grants and/or loans. Any money awarded can be used at any accredited college.

I hope this helps you. Good luck to your student.

Maddy<<<College Recruiter

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