Be College ready How to locate Scholarships: Remember this: Research can take time and some trial and error Stay diligent because your competition is ready to stop searching. It is all about perspective: Is 5 hours of work worth $5000 to you? We need to help each other– so let’s google doc

Research universities Decide on geographic location, size of school, academic major, cost, housing, etc US News College Search Princeton Review Big Future from College Board User name rdurrer1 pass v.nxKc8L:!U4y!R) College Navigator and Common App search WUE List of Schools and WUE benefits WUE Schools—Know their application guidelines. ASU example Visit Schools- Virtual Tours

Paying for university FAFSA asap after Oct 1 (2017 tax returns) Free Application for Federal Student Aid. FAFSA short video –by govt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK0bbu0y5AM College Board -Big Future- Scholarship Search Hawaii Community Foundation Scholarship Manager. Research specific Universities you are applying, ex Oregon State Univ Many websites to research scholarships and grants and then follow breadcrumbs. Think of local opportunities Burger King, Native Hawaiian, etc Scholarship Search Engines, Unigo, Fastweb, Scholly

A Few Specific found Base on engineering interest last time I was here For Female Engineers http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/scholarships Women in STEM https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/stem-education/2011/12/13/9-college- scholarships-for-women-in-stem AeroSpace https://www.aiaa.org/Scholarships/ AeroSpace https://www.spaceclub.org/education/olin-teague.html Now this one has past– but remember for next year

Specific Scholarship Searches Hawaii Community Foundation Scholarship Manager (start search with Big Island, or women, or engineer, or nurse) https://hcf.scholarships.ngwebsolutions.com/scholarx_scholarshipsearch.aspx College Board -Big Future- Scholarship Search (rdurrer1 v.nxKc8L:!U4y!R) https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search Asian and Pacific Islander Scholarship $5000-20000. http://www.apiasf.org/scholarship_apiasf.html Good list of links for Hawaii and other scholarships http://www.papaolalokahi.org/native-hawaiian-information/native-hawaiian-opportunities-resources/125- coconut-wireless/341-scholarships-%E2%80%93-resources-for-native-hawaiian-students.html#

Specific examples of search results For example, through Big Future College Board Website https://alzfdn.org/young-leaders-of-afa/afa-teens/scholarship-contest/ http://www.againstthegrainproductions.com/atg-artistic-scholarship/ From the Papaolalokahi site https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/Students/Scholarships From OHA (Office of Hawaiian Affairs). https://www.oha.org/scholarship Scroll past the poster on site then copy/google. Rosemary & Nellie Ebrie Fund

Gates Millennium Scholars http://gmsp.org/ Kona Hawaiian Civic http://konahawaiiancivicclub.org/kona-hcc-documents/scholarship Native Hawaiian (UH) Scholarships https://www.oha.org/scholarships (long list of options) Scholarships for Women and Minority Students http://www.collegescholarships.org/women.htm Gates Millennium Scholars http://gmsp.org/   Scholarships.com General but has some interesting components https://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarships-by-state/hawaii-scholarships/ Local Businesses : Servco, Rotary, Burger King, etc http://servco.com/philanthropy/scholarships.php