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Scholarships = free money... if you can find the right opportunities, that is. Here's how to do just that.
Finance your college education with funding you don't have to pay back.

Scholarships = Free Money.

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Scholarships should do more than just look good on paper.

Ulnike educational loans, and similar to grants, scholarships consist of money awarded to students that does not have to be repaid. Although another opportunity for free money may seem a little too good to be true - that is not the case. That is not to say that this free money comes easily. Searching for scholarships can prove to be extremely overwhelming and exhausting. There are a lot of opportunities, each demanding a different set of criteria (academic record, gender, extracurricular activities, and the like), and each competitive as millions of students across the country are vying for this free money.

Don't let that dissuade you. The trick to gaining free money through scholarships is never giving up. If you keep trying and applying, the right scholarships opportunities will fall in your lap and you'll be able to reap the benefits.

Not sure where to start? Here's your roadmap:
explore our scholarships 101 overview
Check out our list of must-apply scholarships for women
find post-secondary funding on our graduate school scholarships list

1.7 million

private scholarships available annually*
There are millions of scholarship opportunities out there to help finance your degree. The key is learning how to navigate them!

$46 billion

in private scholarships disbursed yearly*
Most scholarship awards are small (97% of them are less than $2,500), but they add up! Billions of dollars in scholarship funding is available to students each year.

7%

of students receive scholarships*
Only 7% of students receive scholarships, often because students mistakenly believe they have no shot or applying to scholarships isn't worth it. It is!
* statistics provided by educationdata.org

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