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Searching for Scholarships
Stephanie Conrad – Private Scholarship DirectorOffice of Admissions and Financial AidUniversity of Arkansas at Little Rock
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Searching for Scholarships
• You will find out how to:– prepare for the scholarship application
process– apply for scholarships– win scholarships
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Searching for Scholarships
• You and your financial aid office– Create a relationship with the financial aid
advisors– Use prepared electronic resources– Review website and email for updates
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Scholarship Search Tips
• Create a portfolio
• Use the web
• Apply for small scholarships
• Avoid mistakes
• Stay organized
• Never stop searching
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Develop your Personal Brand• Write your story
• Key themes
• Inventory– Interests– Activities– Memberships– Community Service
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Create your Scholarship Resume
• Education & Scholastic Achievement
• Experience, Training, and Employment
• Honors, Awards, Membership
• Leadership and Community Service
• Extra-curricular Activities
• Career Ambition: Statement of Goals
• References or Reference Letters
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Sample Essay Topics• Evaluate a significant experience, achievement,
risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you.
• Discuss an issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance to you.
• Explain your career goals and your plans for achieving them.
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Essay Tips• Overcoming challenges
• Highlight accomplishments
• Think of the donor
• Make it personal
• Proofread!
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Sources for Scholarships• College advisors
• Local businesses, churches, and community service organizations
• Local public libraries
• Employers and associations
• Business and industry
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Web Searching• Over 32 million options with “scholarships”
• Refine your search– Use your personal brand key words
• Find 100 scholarships in a weekend– Put the application deadlines in a calendar– Apply for scholarships 1 hour an evening
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Scholarship Information
• www.fastweb.com
• www.fundmyfuture.info
• www.scholarships.com
• www.collegeboard.com
• www.scholarshipexperts.com
Remember that for every ten scholarship
you apply for…you will receive one.
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Arkansas Department of Higher Education Funding
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How to Apply
• On-line YOUniversal application is available online at www.adhe.edu
• Students must complete the 2012-2013 FAFSA
• Deadline for most programs is June 1st
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General Eligibility Requirements
• US Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident
• Arkansas Resident
• Attend an Arkansas Institution
• No Income Requirement
• Complete both the YOUniversal Application and FAFSA
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UALR Private Scholarships
• Application is available after January 1st. Forms can be completed online was http://ualr.edu/scholarships/private
• Application deadline is March 1st
• Essay is required
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Local Scholarship Resources
• Arkansas Community Foundation
• Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Pulaski County
• Phyllis Keltner Scholarship for Women
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Avoid Scholarship Scams• Anything with a required fee
• Asking for non-relevant personal information
• Guaranteed scholarship
• Receiving letters of potential scholarship you never applied for
• Free seminars with an up-sell
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Scholarship Scams
http://ftc.gov/scholarshipscams
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What pays?• Good grades
• Stay involved
• Good writing skills
• Stay organized
• Persistence
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Never Give Up. Never. Never. Never. Never.In nothing, great or small, large or petty, never give up.
Winston Churchill Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Commencement Speech Harvard University, 1941