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Scholarship Opportunities

It is very likely that you are going to need scholarship money to assist you in paying for your son or daughter's education. There are literally thousands of scholarship opportunities and hundreds of websites that are available for you to review to find the best scholarships. We have done extensive research and found the best sites and sources for you to research the most scholarship money for your son or daughter.

You should start your search by going to the Federal Government website (FAFSA) to fill out the form required to qualify for government aid. This website can be found at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov. This is a free website and a great place to start!

Warning! Please be sure to go to the financial aid section of the website of any college you are applying to so you are sure you complete the forms that are required to qualify for scholarship money. You may find that the college requires that you fill out their forms as well as the application found on the FAFSA website.

The next site you should visit is www.finaid.org. This site has a very cool search tool that allows you to search for scholarships based upon information that you enter into the search tool. This is also a free website so it is worth your time to explore its capabilities!

Other websites you should consider include:

MI Scholarships Online

Address: https://treas-secure.state.mi.us/osg/welcome.asp
Description: Provides Michigan students, high school counselors, and college financial aid officers information about the Michigan Competitive Scholarship and Michigan Tuition Grant Programs.

CollegeNET.com

Address: http://www.collegenet.com/mach25/app
Description: Students are able to search for scholarships by either a keyword search or a profile search (scholarships matching their personal profile). They can also do a “college search” where they look for a college that best fits their need, as well as search “college resources” which provides links to other websites to “support their journey to college.” The resources section has information on the following: college admissions (Education Conservancy link); college fairs; career search (training, qualifications, earnings, future prospects for a variety of occupations); “Ask an Expert” section where students can ask questions of volunteers; link to Student.gov; information on campus safety; link to Ed.gov; and a link to the computer science student resource site.

Club Scholarship

Address: http://www.clubscholarship.com/
Description: When you click on “scholarship search” you are taken to a page with links to http://www.studentawards.com and http://www.CollegeNET.com, both touted as free search engines and resources that do not share or sell information to other parties.

College Scholarships, Colleges, and Online Degrees – Michigan

Address: http://www.college-scholarships.com/michigan.htm
Free Scholarship search: http://www.college-scholarships.com/free_scholarship_searches.htm
Description: The website provides links to colleges, universities, technical colleges, vocational colleges, and online degree programs in Michigan, as well as across the United States. Provides direct links to colleges' admissions, scholarships/financial aid offices, online application, and college website.

Collegiate Funding.com

Address: http://www.collegiatefunding.com/undergrad-loans.html
Description: Describes the FAFSA program and the need to fill out the FAFSA form in order to be considered for any Federal scholarship or loan money. Discusses private loans, scholarships, as well as “other sources.” Provides a link to “Club Scholarship” – a scholarship database.

FastWeb

Address: http://www.fastweb.com/
Description: Advertised as “the largest and most complete source of scholarships.” This is a free search, but you must fill out a profile and provide an e-mail address to gain access. It also provides information on personalized scholarship matching, side-by-side college comparisons, financial aid and student loan tips, as well as a part-time jobs and internship search.

QuestBridge

Address: http://www.questbridge.org/
Description: QuestBridge is a non-profit program that links “bright, motivated low-income students with educational and scholarship opportunities at some of the nation's best colleges.”

Scholarship America

Address: http://scholarshipamerica.org/students/open_scholarships.html
Description: Provides access to open scholarships managed by Scholarship America.

Scholarships.com

Address: http://www.scholarships.com
Description: Provides access to 2.7 million scholarships & grants worth over $19 million dollars. Noted as a “complete source for local & national college scholarships.”

Scholarship Experts

Address: http://www.scholarshipexperts.com
Description: Once registered, this website provides a customized list of scholarships that match a student's hobbies, interests, and academic background. Receive unlimited access to their scholarship database of 2.4 million awards worth over $14 billion. Noted by Forbes as “the best scholarship search engine we've found!”