About Scholarships & Financial Resources

How to Win Scholarships: Step-by-Step Guide

This guide is designed to help you become a scholarship winner.  To fully understand the process, be sure to start at the beginning and work your way down through the different topics listed below.

1.  Before you start

• How scholarship application deadlines work

2.  Finding scholarships

• Tips for conducting a successful search 
• Where to find scholarhsips

3.  The scholarship application packet

• Tips for preparing application packets
• The scholarship essay
• Reference letters 

4.  Meeting the application deadline

• ‘Received by’ versus ‘Postmarked by’ deadlines

 

5.   Getting involved to win more scholarships

• Find clubs, organziations and volunteer opportunities

that will help you qualify for more scholarships.