1. Searching for Scholarships Stephanie Conrad – Private Scholarship Director Office of Admissions and Financial Aid University of Arkansas at Little Rock

2. Searching for Scholarships You will find out how to: –prepare for the scholarship application process –apply for scholarships –win scholarships

3. 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

4. Scholarship Search Tips Create a portfolio Use the web Apply for small scholarships Avoid mistakes Stay organized Never stop searching

5. Develop your Personal Brand Write your story Key themes Inventory –Interests –Activities –Memberships –Community Service

6. 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

7. 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.

8. Essay Tips Overcoming challenges Highlight accomplishments Think of the donor Make it personal Proofread!

9. Sources for Scholarships College advisors Local businesses, churches, and community service organizations Local public libraries Employers and associations Business and industry

10. 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

11. 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.

12. Arkansas Department of Higher Education Funding

13. How to Apply On-line YOUniversal application is available online at www.adhe.eduwww.adhe.edu Students must complete the 2012-2013 FAFSA Deadline for most programs is June 1st

14. 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

15. UALR Private Scholarships Application is available after January 1 st. Forms can be completed online was http://ualr.edu/scholarships/private http://ualr.edu/scholarships/private Application deadline is March 1 st Essay is required

17. Local Scholarship Resources Arkansas Community Foundation Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Pulaski County Phyllis Keltner Scholarship for Women

19. 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

20. Scholarship Scams http://ftc.gov/scholarshipscams

21. What pays? Good grades Stay involved Good writing skills Stay organized Persistence

22. 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