Can You Win Scholarships if You Are Already in College? + Upcoming Scholarship Deadlines and Presentations

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Are you interested in winning scholarships as a current college student? Are you entering college this fall and you still need additional funds to pay tuition, room, board and other expenses? Or do you have enough scholarships for freshman year but for sophomore year you’ll need more scholarships to add to your tally? If you answered yes to any of these questions, read on.
Many students and parents are not aware that scholarships are available for current college students. Although many college money opportunities are often for high school seniors, students can win money in college and even graduate school as described in College Survival & Success Skills 101 and Winning Scholarships for College (5th edition). They can also win money before high school senior year as discussed in Senior Year Head Start.
Here are a few strategies for current and rising college students to find college money to pay college bills.
  • Look for scholarships and awards as soon as you know you may need more money. There are many types of scholarships, prizes and awards for current college students. The American Fire Sprinkler Association Second Chance Scholarship, the AKA Educational Advancement Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship and the Scholarship America Dream Awardare a few examples. You can use books such as Winning Scholarships for College (5th edition), and online scholarship directories such as fastweb.com to find them.
  • Contact the alumni association for your school in your hometown and ask if they offer scholarships or financial aid to students currently attending the school or new freshmen about to start. Many often do, yet the funds are not heavily advertised.
  • Look for scholarships based on who you are, where you are, what you are, and your interests. For example, many organizations, particularly those designed to serve a specific population (like women) could be an opportunity for you! So, if you are female, search for scholarships targeting women. Are you interested in culinary arts? If so, then search for scholarships targeting culinary arts. Are you a cancer survivor? If so, then search for scholarships intended for survivors of cancer, such as the one offered by the Dr. Angela Grant Memorial Scholarship Fund.
For more information and strategies to find scholarships as a rising college freshman this fall or even as a current college student, see chapter 18 of Winning Scholarships for College (5th edition). Or join the online class, Scholarship, Fellowship & Grant Information Session for Students Already in College, Returning to College, and Pursuing Graduate School.
Just make sure to start now, this summer, so you can find the scholarships available to you and work on strategies to win them. Finding available opportunities and beginning your scholarship essays would be great activities you can begin immediately. Set aside time to do a little work each day but also let you enjoy the summer rays.

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Upcoming Scholarship Deadlines

Deadline: July 31
$1000 scholarship available to high school juniors or seniors, current college students and graduate students.
Up to $18,000 and additional benefits available
Deadline: July 31

College Board Opportunity Scholarships

Scholarships available in amounts ranging from $500 to $40,000
Deadline: Deadlines for each scholarship type usually occur on the last day of each month through February 2020. The next deadline for the current scholarship is June 30.
To get more upcoming deadlines, see The Scholarship Monthly Planner. NOTE: The last month in the current edition of The Scholarship Monthly Planner is July. If you’re interested, you can purchase the 2018-2019 edition for a 50% discount using coupon code: 50TSP19. Although deadline dates change, it will give you a head start on scholarships that may be available so you can start NOW, before the new edition of the planner is available. Otherwise the 2019-2020 version will be available in August.

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Winning Scholarships for College 

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Helps slow starters get their essays started AND finished.
Senior Year Head Start – Get started BEFORE senior year winning scholarships and awards.
 
Last Minute College Financing Guide – Helps you find college money late in your high school senior year and beyond.

 

College Survival & Success Skills 101 – Helps students get off to a fast start in college, avoid pitfalls, and do well the 1st year and beyond.
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