How do you guys actually find scholarships that you qualify for? I keep seeing super specific ones like ‘Asian American whose parents work at an Asian restaurant’ and feel like nothing applies to me.
Talk to Your School Counselor or Career Advisor. Your high school or college should have info on local and school-specific scholarships. They can also give tips on where to look.# Think About Your Interests and BackgroundMake a list of things that define you—clubs, hobbies, ethnicity, planned major, career goals, even personal challenges you’ve faced. There are scholarships for all kinds of things.# Use Search Tools Like Google.Try searching for scholarships based on just one of your traits or interests. Including your location can help.# Examples:* Scholarships for women majoring in aerospace in Montana* Scholarships for students in Detroit who are credit union members* Merit-based scholarships for students with dyslexia* Scholarships for agriculture students in OregonBe specific and tweak your search terms to find the best results.
Just sign up on scholarships.com and fill in your details. It’ll match you with ones you qualify for.
There are tons of scholarships out there, but you gotta put in some effort to find them. Do your research!
Be super specific! If you’re an Asian student in California who plays basketball and hits the gym twice a week, search for scholarships using all those details. You’d be surprised what exists!
Low-key, ChatGPT is actually helpful for finding scholarships…