SCHOLARSHIPS · scams • looking and applying for scholarships is a free process • red flags • weekend scholarship seminars at hotels •“the scholarship is guaranteed or your

SCHOLARSHIPS•FREE MONEY THAT YOU MUST APPLY FOR

• APPLY EARLY AND OFTEN. TREAT IT LIKE A PART TIME JOB!

• RENEWABLE VS. NON-RENEWABLE

• IF YOU DON’T HOLD UP YOUR END OF THE AGREEMENT, YOU MAY HAVE TO PAY IT BACK

• TYPES

• WHERE TO FIND THEM

• SCAMS

• TIPS

TYPES OF SCHOLARSHIPS• ACADEMIC (MERIT BASED)

• TAKE THE ACT OR SAT

• ATHLETIC

• MINORITIES

• FIRST GENERATION

• CREATIVE SCHOLARSHIPS

• UNUSUAL SCHOLARSHIPS

•ANYONE CAN GET A SCHOLARSHIP!

WHAT WILL I NEED TO APPLY?

•SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS WILL BE LISTED

•GENERALLY, YOU MIGHT NEED:

• RESUME

• LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

• COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS

• ACT OR SAT

• PERSONAL STATEMENT

WHERE DO I FIND THEM?•SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH WEBSITES

•WEBSITE OF SCHOOLS YOU’RE APPLYING TO

•AZCIS

•HR DEPARTMENT AT MOM AND DAD’S WORK

•BUSINESSES

•SLHS SCHOLARSHIP BULLETIN

SCAMS• LOOKING AND APPLYING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS IS A FREE PROCESS

• RED FLAGS

• WEEKEND SCHOLARSHIP SEMINARS AT HOTELS

• “THE SCHOLARSHIP IS GUARANTEED OR YOUR MONEY BACK”

• “WE DO ALL THE WORK, YOU JUST PAY A MINOR FEE”

• “YOU’VE BEEN SELECTED BY (INSERT FOUNDATION HERE) TO RECEIVE A SCHOLARSHIP OR “YOU ARE A FINALIST

IN A CONTEST YOU NEVER ENTERED”

• 350,000 STUDENTS AND FAMILIES LOSE $5 MILLION A YEAR TO SCHOLARSHIP FRAUD

• IF YOU ARE A VICTIM YOU CAN REPORT TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION (FTC) AT WWW.FTC.GOV OR

CALL 1-877-FTC-HELP

TIPS•APPLY, APPLY, APPLY!

•TREAT IT LIKE A PART TIME JOB!

• WE CAN POINT YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT YOU HAVE TO DO THE WORK

• PUT TOGETHER AN ACADEMIC RESUME LISTING AWARDS, ACTIVITIES, LEADERSHIP POSITIONS, VOLUNTEER

WORK, & EMPLOYMENT

• READ THE REQUIREMENTS – ONLY APPLY IF YOU QUALIFY!

• SEEK ADVICE FROM STUDENTS WHO HAVE ALREADY WON SCHOLARSHIPS

• CAREFULLY FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS

• PROOFREAD!

• SPELLCHECK DOESN’T CATCH EVERYTHING! EX.: DO NOT TELL THE UCLA SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE YOU REALLY SEE

YOURSELF FITTING IN AT STANFORD!

• KEEP COPIES OF EVERYTHING YOU SEND

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•SEPTEMBER 15TH & 16TH

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