4 Easy Ways for Students to Win Scholarships
The Web has a wealth of information about scholarships and once you are informed by the five useful resources below hopefully you will be able to use some of the informative wealth below to improve the bottom line of your student account. Award opportunities vary based on your country, state, and town. Awards can be offered based on very specific details and often times the are few applicants for an award so the odds of winning are very high. The best finders are usually the best hunters so if you use this blog post as the first step on your scholarship journey this will help you ensure your search will be a success! Many scholarships require that you write an essay, so we wrote one post about how to write a great scholarship essay and another post about tips for creating a great scholarship package.
1.StudentAwards.com
Student Awards is a great resource for students hunting for scholarships.
2. Earns Points to Win a Scholarship
Follow @winscholarships on Twitter and use ScholarshipPoints.com to have your name entered in a monthly draw for Scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $10,000!
Deadline: Ongoing.
3. The Open Society Institute Scholarships and Grants
Soros Justice Fellowships
The Soros Justice Fellowships support outstanding individuals including lawyers, advocates, grassroots organizers, activist academics, journalists, and filmmakers to implement innovative projects that address one or more of the Open Society Institute’s criminal justice reform priorities.
Deadline: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 (11:59 p.m. EST)
4. David A. Clarke School of Law Three-Year Full-Tuition Scholarships
Scholarship Information
The University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law (UDC-DCSL) will offer up to 20 three-year full-tuition Advocate for Justice Scholarships each year, beginning with members of the class entering in Fall 2008. The award of these scholarships will be based equally upon the Scholarship Selection Committee’s evaluation of applicants’ academic talent and their proven commitment as advocates for justice. Toward this end, the Committee will consider applicants’ undergraduate and graduate fields of study; grades; LSAT scores; publications; academic, personal and professional recommendations; as well as evidence of their professional experiences, community service and other pertinent information.
Due to UDC-DCSL’s emphasis on demonstrated commitment to working for justice, successful scholarship applicants may be more than a few years out of college, with “real world” experience. We strongly encourage second and third career applicants to apply. However, we also encourage applicants of all ages, including recent graduates who feel that their track record reveals a deep commitment to the social good.
5. Search Twitter for Recent #Scholarship Resources
Twitter is full of great scholarship resources.
Take this advice when you’re looking for scholarships on Twitter.
1. Search: Do a search on Twitter to find the most recent conversations about scholarships.
2. #scholarship: This hash tag will direct you to a wealth of tweets about scholarships.
3. Look for keywords: Search for keywords like deadline, www, application, and pdf.
4. Seek out links: Be sure to follow links from tweets about scholarships.
5. Look for scholarship deadlines: Search for scholarships with upcoming deadlines for fast money.
6. Look in your demographic and interests: Search for terms that include your demographics and interests.
7. Set up reminders: Subscribe to searches for specific scholarships so you’ll get reminders about deadlines and more.
10. Subscribe to useful searches: Use Google Reader to subscribe to searches that regularly produce results.
11. Network: Twitter is great for more than information gathering-you can network and connect with people who can help you land a scholarship.
