SCHOLARSHIP LISTS
New scholarship information is released throughout the school year. We update our scholarship list as we receive the latest information from scholarships organizations. The scholarship list is kept as accurate as possible, but always double-check on deadlines and requirements with the scholarship organizations.
Overwhelmed by the scholarship list? Try searching a month at a time for smaller, more manageable lists.
FREE SCHOLARSHIP SEARCHES & INTERNET RESOURCES
Scholarships are designed to help close the gap between the cost of college education and financial aid. While numerous companies offer scholarship search services for a fee, you can find all of the same information yourself for free, with a little bit of work. The internet is a great place to start because it is free and up-to-date. Some good places to start searching are:
- Student Scholarships: www.studentscholarships.org
- Scholarship Experts: www.scholarshipexperts.com
- Scholarships.com: www.scholarships.com
- FastWeb: www.fastweb.com
- Mach25: www.collegenet.com/mach25
- Student Scholarship Search: www.studentscholarshipsearch.com
- School Soup: www.schoolsoup.com
- Free-4U: www.free-4u.com
- College in Colorado: www.collegeincolorado.org: Here, you will find information on student services for the colleges and universities in Colorado, test preparation, career options, higher education opportunities, college planning tools and more.
- Shop Sleuth: www.shopsleuth.com/resources/scholarship-guide: A comprehensive scholarship guide for students and parents.
- Cappex: www.cappex.com: Find colleges and scholarships.
- Merit Aid: www.meritaid.com: A comprehensive directory of merit scholarships and academic scholarships from colleges across the country.
ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIP RESOURCES FOR MINORITY STUDENTS
- Scholarship Guide for Minority Students: A valuable resources for minority students that includes everything from college planning to scholarship resources.
- Keeping the Dream Alive Scholarship Guide: This comprehensive guide was created with the purpose of giving undocumented students greater access to available scholarships. It also includes scholarships for Colorado DREAMers.
- ciccoloradoasset.org: Information about Colorado ASSET, which allows eligible students without documentation to pay in-state, rather than out-of-state tuition, as well as receive the College Opportunity Fund stipend at Colorado public colleges.
- www.chci.org/education_center/: Various scholarships for Latino students.
- www.hispanicheritage.org: Various scholarships for Latino students.
- www.hsf.net: Hispanic Scholarship Fund website that has various scholarships for Latino students.
- www.latinocollegedollars.org: Various scholarships that do not all require US citizenship, social security numbers or proof of residency.
- www.maldef.org: Various scholarships that do not all require US citizenship, social security numbers or proof of residency.
- www.scholarshipsforhispanics.org
- www.migrant.net: Various scholarships for students from migrant families.
- www.hrc.org/resources/entry/scholarship-database: Scholarships that are available to LGBT students.
AVOID SCHOLARSHIP SCAMS
Beware of scholarship scammers. Here are some of their favorite tricks:
"Free Seminar"
It may be legitimate or it may be a hidden sales pitch.
"You can't find this information anywhere else."
Yes, you can! They don't know about anything that you can't learn on your own.
"You're a finalist!" or "You've won!"
You are identified as a winner in a contest you never entered. The caller/email offers to hold your award funds in return for your credit card or bank account number. Do NOT give them any information!
"First come, first served."
This may apply to some legitimate forms of financial aid, but not to scholarships. However, legitimate scholarships do impose deadlines or may have a limit of how many applications they will accept.
"It's guaranteed!"
Some scholarship sites may promise you scholarships. Usually the "search results" are guaranteed, not the scholarship money.
"We'll do all the work for you, for a fee."
You can conduct your own scholarship searches for FREE. Legitimate scholarships do not charge an application fee, a search fee, or any other fees. There are some companies that will charge you for scholarship help, but remember that you can access everything for FREE somewhere else!
"Free Seminar"
It may be legitimate or it may be a hidden sales pitch.
"You can't find this information anywhere else."
Yes, you can! They don't know about anything that you can't learn on your own.
"You're a finalist!" or "You've won!"
You are identified as a winner in a contest you never entered. The caller/email offers to hold your award funds in return for your credit card or bank account number. Do NOT give them any information!
"First come, first served."
This may apply to some legitimate forms of financial aid, but not to scholarships. However, legitimate scholarships do impose deadlines or may have a limit of how many applications they will accept.
"It's guaranteed!"
Some scholarship sites may promise you scholarships. Usually the "search results" are guaranteed, not the scholarship money.
"We'll do all the work for you, for a fee."
You can conduct your own scholarship searches for FREE. Legitimate scholarships do not charge an application fee, a search fee, or any other fees. There are some companies that will charge you for scholarship help, but remember that you can access everything for FREE somewhere else!