SCHOLARSHIP SEARCHES AND PUBLICATIONS

							SCHOLARSHIP SEARCHES AND PUBLICATIONS
There are literally thousands of scholarships that can be accessed through publications
and the World Wide Web. On the next few pages, you will find several free
scholarship search services and publications/pamphlets you can access by mail or the
World Wide Web. These materials are not in anyway endorsed by the Fremont Area
Community Foundation, but are simply listed for your information. For additional
information pertaining to scholarships, grants, and loans, contact your local library.

How Scholarship Searches Work
Your potential eligibility for an award is determined by a match between a profile you
create and the criteria established by the sponsor of the award. A typical example of a
profile include: hobbies, major area of study, community activities, job duties,
memberships, GPA, awards, etc. Scholarship searches calculate only your potential
eligibility for an award. You will probably receive some type of a listing that will reflect
scholarships that match your profile. Once you receive this information, it is up to you to
write to the sponsor in order to apply for an award. Persistence and follow-up are key
ingredients of a successful search.

Free Scholarship Search Services
To help students avoid wasting money on scholarship search services, the Financial Aid
Information Page is pleased to be able to provide a comprehensive and free resource for
financial aid on the World Wide Web. The address of this page is http://www.finaid.org/
and the e-mail address for inquiries is info@finaid.org. The following is a sample of
what is available and you can review the results online and generate letters to request
additional information:

   FastWEB (Financial Aid Search Through the WEB) is the Internet’s leading
    scholarship search service and helps students make the decisions that shape their
    lives. FastWeb allows you to create a personalized profile that can be matched
    against an expansive database of over 1.3 million scholarships worth over $3 billion.
    FastWeb also notifies students when new scholarships are added and application
    deadlines are approaching. Visit them at www.fastweb.com.

   College Board can help you locate scholarships, loans and internships from non-
    college sources. They have a database of over 2,300 undergraduate scholarships.
    You can get additional information from their website at www.collegeboard.org.

 CollegeNET MACH 25 is a free scholarship search on the Web. You can access
  specific scholarship information related to your field of study. Mach25 database
  contains over 600,000 awards totaling over $1.6 billion. For additional information,
  visit their website at www.collegenet.com.

 GoCollege is now a complete free database featuring over 800,000 awards totaling
  over $3 billion in scholarship aid. Visit their website at www.gocollege.com.
   MI-SEARCH is an information service that guides students through the scholarship
    search process. These scholarships consist of privately sponsored scholarships and
    scholarships offered by various Michigan colleges. The Michigan specific listings
    can be found by using their website at www.michigan.gov/mistudentaid, From this
    site, a link is provided to two national scholarship database services. By using either
    service, a Michigan student will receive information about Michigan specific
    scholarships and national scholarships listed in the database that match the student’s
    profile information.

 Peterson’s College Quest makes it quick and easy to find the right scholarships for
  you with a database of nearly $6.4 billion worth of scholarships. Visit their website
  at www.collegequest.com for more information.

   Scholarship has a database of over 2.7 million awards with over $19 billion worth of
    scholarships. Their mission is to help parents and students become aware of available
    college scholarships and assist them in obtaining funds for college.
    Scholarships.com’s goal is to enhance the opportunity to obtain educational funds by
    providing practical tools, information, and resources. Visit their website at
    www.scholarships.com.

   NextStudent is a valuable scholarship search tool that allows you to search more than
    69,000 college funding sources comprised of more than 800,000 individually awarded
    scholarships valued at over $16 billion. Visit their website at www.nextstudent.com.

   The Princeton Review has up-to-date, valid scholarships and they don’t sell their
    user’s names to anyone. Visit their website at www.princetonreview.com for
    additional information.
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      The Fremont Area Community Foundation hopes that you have
found this Guide to be a useful tool as you begin your search for higher
education. We encourage you to seek the help of your high school
guidance counselor(s) and college financial aid officers for other options
that may have not been listed in this Guide.

     We welcome any suggestions or comments you may have on this
Guide. Feel free to call us at 924-5350 or e-mail your comments to Lisa
Portenga, Scholarship and Donor Services Manager at lportenga@tfacf.org.