Scholarship Search

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Scholarship Search How to find “outside” scholarships

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Meet your presenter• Mark L. Hipes• Director of Traditional

Admissions• mhipes@bluefield.edu

• 6 years experience in higher education

• Serves on the board for the Wolfe Foundation

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Scholarships, they are out there.

• Make it your part-time job.

• Make a list, including deadlines and requirements.

• Don’t Procrastinate.

Where do I look? High School

Guidance Counselor

Ask for a list of local

scholarships

Ask what scholarships you should apply for.

Follow up with your counselor. Let them know

when you apply.

Look around

Where do you go to church?

Where do you bank?

Foundations

Where do I look? • Start local – search on your own

• Google search for scholarships in your area• “Scholarships in Richmond, VA”• ‘Scholarships in Virginia”

• Scholarship search engines (Never pay for money!) • CollegeBoard.org• CollegeNet.com • Fastweb.com • Scholarships.com

Any questions so far?

Questions

• How many have started looking for scholarships?• Is it too late?

• Have you applied for a scholarship? • Was the process easy or hard?

Bluefield College A Virginia Baptist College

• The Virginia Baptist Mission Board• www.vbmb.org/scholarships• BGAV Achievement Scholarships• Deadline April 1st

• The Virginia Baptist Foundation • http://vbfinc.org/scholarships• Deadline April 1st • Requires additional documentation

State Government • Virginia

• State Council of High Education• www.schev.edu

• Financial Aid• Undergraduate

• Outside the state of Virginia• Check your state higher education council and see what

scholarships will travel outside of the state.

Scholarship Pointers

• Know who you are• Create a resume• Organize a few writing samples

• Articulate your goals• Why do you want to attend college?• What do you want to study? Why?