1. Scholarship Searching
Helping students help themselves

2. How to get money for college?
Loans
Grants
Scholarships: can include need, but usually have additional criteria
GPA/Class Rank
Extracurricular
College Major
Activities/Athletics
Ethnicity/Race
Location
First Generation

3. What do I need? Application
Letter(s) of recommendation (request form available in Counseling office and on CCC webpage)
Digital copy of transcript – obtain from your School Counselor OR
Official copy of transcript – order from Registrar
ESSAY

4. Where do I start looking?
Start with FAFSA
College you plan to attend – Examples: U of P, OSU
College and Career Center webpage
OSAC – Oregon Student Access and Completion

5. I need more! Scholarship search sites:
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6. Additional Advice
Keep track by creating your own database – sample form available
Open a new account for this specific purpose
Promise yourself to devote time (i.e. 30 min. per day, everyday)
Re-use essays
Figure out why this is worth it
you spend 2 hours writing an application and essay
receive a $500 scholarship
Made $250 per hour

7. Essay help…
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8. Finally… Keep at it – someone will be getting the money, why not you?
You can’t get money when you don’t apply!!