Searching for scholarships online can be a daunting task if you aren’t sure where to start. How do you know which scholarships are legitimate? Where do you find scholarships that you’re qualified for? If you’ve asked yourself these questions, here are six fantastic, reputable resources you can use to get your scholarship search--and your college career--off the ground.
Chegg.com
College students know Chegg as a great place to find cheap textbooks, but most people don’t know that Chegg is a fantastic scholarship resource as well! Chegg acquired the popular scholarship service, Zinch, in 2011, and now they host over $1 billion worth of scholarships. What sets this site apart is that it has a lot of unique scholarships, including a Three Sentence Essay Scholarship, where you only have to write 280 characters to win $1000 cash!
Fastweb.com
Fastweb is a fairly well-known online scholarship resource because it offers thousands of different scholarships you can apply for, along with career planning services and other various learning tools. There are scholarships for just about anything, including one where you can win $1,000 by simply taking a photo of your “guns” (biceps) and tagging your school with the caption: “These are the only guns I want on my campus.”
Scholarships.com
Scholarships.com is a good, obvious resource for finding thousands of online scholarships (and colleges!) that match your interests. No matter if you’re a senior in high school applying to college for the first time or a sophomore in college looking to transfer, you can find a scholarship that matches your wants and needs. Plus, they’ll even send you reminders of scholarship deadlines, so you won’t miss any that you want to apply for.
Scholarshippoints.com
Scholarship Points works a little differently than most scholarship websites -- but in a good way! On this site, you earn points by reading blog posts, taking quizzes, and playing online games. You can then rack up those points to apply for scholarships that require a certain number of points. In addition to all of the outside scholarships that this site hosts, Scholarship Points also gives away $1,000 each month to one lucky member.
Cappex.com
You may have created a Cappex account in high school to help you find your dream college, but this site is also incredibly useful for finding scholarships both before and after you’ve already enrolled and moved into your dorm room. There’s $11 billion worth on this site, plus once you’re officially an undergrad, you’re eligible to apply for the exclusive “College Pro” scholarship, which is worth $2,500.
Collegeboard.org
The College Board is so much more than SAT and ACT prep. This amazing online scholarship resource hosts thousands of scholarships and internships that total a whopping $6 billion! They help you figure out exactly how much money you’ll need to pay for the school and major you want, then you can go to town searching for scholarships that match your qualifications and interests.
