Tips

-Don’t forget to fill out your Free Application for COLLEGE

Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
- College scholarship applications must be submitted
by the deadline date.
SCHOLARSHIP
- Look for local and state-funded scholarships. WORKSHOP
- Make sure you are eligible for each scholarship, so
you’re not wasting your time.

Class of 2010 - Follow instructions carefully. Applications can be

rejected for any errors.
- Be sure to include all required information and
documentation.

- Follow directions for essay length requirements.

- Send applications by certified or overnight make
to make your application look professional.

- If you’re not sure about something on your appli-

cation, don’t hesitate to ask.
- Find scholarships that are not heavily advertised,
Why the Library?
so you will have less competition.
Why should you come to the school library
- Start searching early so you know what opportuni-
for scholarship information?
ties are out there.
The NRHS library contains multiple resources for - Scan for scholarships regularly because new pro-
college scholarship searching, including manuals, grams are constantly created.
internet databases and knowledgeable staff mem-
bers. - Keep your grades up. A high GPA will qualify you
for more scholarships and increase your chances of
What can we teach you about scholarships being selected.
that you don’t already know?
- IT’S NEVER TOO EARLY OR TOO LATE TO
We will show you how to find and use many schol- SEARCH!
arship resources, some of which you may be able to
access from home, as well as give you information
on local scholarship opportunities.
October 29, 2009
What else can we help with?
3-5 P.M.
Bring us your scholarship application questions. If
we do not know the answers, we can help you find
them. NRHS Library
 Find the

Not sure where to start looking
We Can Help
Scholarship
for scholarship opportunities?
Navigating scholarship resources is no easy task.
Knowing exactly where to start can be a chal-

That’s Right
lenge and sorting through anything you find can
be frustrating and confusing. Librarians special-
ize in research and reference sources, which
makes us your best guides.

for You Getting frustrated with all the

Along with general scholarships,
there are awards targeting many
types of students. We will teach
Visit the NRHS you how to find resources that are
Just for you, such as:
library or call a Hispanic College Fund
disorganization of the Internet?
In a time when technology has overtaken tradi-
tional research paths, we can help you sort
through the mess of Internet resources. There is
so much information available that you may not
be able to figure out what scholarships are le-
gitimate, but we will assist you in finding out. We
will try to help you find background information

librarian at hispanicfund.org on all scholarships so you are comfortable apply-

Hispanic Scholarship Fund
576-4562 for www.hsf.net
United Negro College Fund
further details www.uncf.org
The Jackie Robinson Foundation
Earn a degree without
www.jackierobinson.org
Women’s Sports Foundation
www.womenssportsfoundation.org
Guardian Life Insurance-Girls Going Places
ing for them.
Think that the scholarship search
begins and ends on the Internet?
While a vast amount of scholarship opportunities
exist on the Internet, we can help you locate
many other options, such as local scholarships.
With the widespread popularity of the Internet,
most students focus their scholarship search
there, but there are less-publicized awards that
can be found in other places. We have paper and
local resources that contain scholarship opportu-
nities waiting for you to see in the library.

www.guardianlife.com
U.S. Air Force ROTC
www.afrotc.com
Catholic Aid Association
www.catholicaid.com
Whether you have already faced
these issues or haven’t even begun
your scholarship search, this
workshop will surely teach you
something new.