Sources of Money 11: National Scholarships, Fellowships & Programs

Tuesdays we review a source of financial aid available to help you pay for college

Heidi met with our coaches 4-5 times to work on scholarships. She worked very hard on her own to apply for scholarships. Her mother worked for a university which provided a tuition discount. Heidi reported that she paid for her entire undergraduate degree using scholarships and her mother’s tuition discount. Now, she’s applying for scholarships to pay for graduate school.

Advantages of National Scholarships, Fellowships, and Programs

Brigham Young University maintains information about scholarships on their web site BYU.edu. They call their collection National Scholarships, Fellowships, and Programs. Some of the information may only be opened with secure account using BYU username and password. Anyone may access others parts of the web site.

One portion lists scholarship search engines. We found several of the search engines listed in other places. Yet, we also found several search engines that we have not seen on other sites. We suggest you follow the link to the site and see which search engines you have not used before.

Another page lists more than 750 scholarships. Their list offers several advantages:

• The page divides into four columns
  • The 1st column lists the name of the scholarship and serves as link to a page that summarized information about the scholarship including
    • The name of the scholarship
    • A link to the website
    • A description of the scholarship
    • A summary of the qualifications
  • The 2nd column provides a description of the scholarship and how to apply
  • The 3rd column lists the qualifications of the scholarship
  • The 4th column gives you a link to the scholarship’s own web page
• You may  search at the top of the page either by a keyword or selecting an area of study from a list.

The site provides all the information free of charge. It does not restrict access to these two sections to those with an account.

Disadvantages of the Site

BYU does not sell your email or other information, nor offer ads or list scams.

Thursday we review how to use your reusable letters of recommendation