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Searching for Scholarships. Stephanie Conrad – Private Scholarship Director Office of Admissions and Financial Aid University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Searching for Scholarships. You will find out how to: prepare for the scholarship application process apply for scholarships - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Searching for Scholarships
Stephanie Conrad – Private Scholarship DirectorOffice of Admissions and Financial AidUniversity of Arkansas at Little Rock
Searching for Scholarships
• You will find out how to:– prepare for the scholarship application
process– apply for scholarships– win scholarships
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
Scholarship Search Tips
• Create a portfolio
• Use the web
• Apply for small scholarships
• Avoid mistakes
• Stay organized
• Never stop searching
Develop your Personal Brand• Write your story
• Key themes
• Inventory– Interests– Activities– Memberships– Community Service
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
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.
Essay Tips• Overcoming challenges
• Highlight accomplishments
• Think of the donor
• Make it personal
• Proofread!
Sources for Scholarships• College advisors
• Local businesses, churches, and community service organizations
• Local public libraries
• Employers and associations
• Business and industry
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
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.
Arkansas Department of Higher Education Funding
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
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
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
Local Scholarship Resources
• Arkansas Community Foundation
• Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Pulaski County
• Phyllis Keltner Scholarship for Women
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
Scholarship Scams
http://ftc.gov/scholarshipscams
What pays?• Good grades
• Stay involved
• Good writing skills
• Stay organized
• Persistence
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