How to Begin:

• Review online search engines.
• Search your community, church, and civic organizations
• Talk to your faculty or academic advisor
• Check with your parent’s employers

Scholarship Scam Warning Signs

• Fees
• Credit Card/Bank Account Information requested
• Scholarship Guarantee
• No Work Involved
• No Contact Information
• Pressure Tactics

REMEMBER!! An official-sounding name doesn’t assure legitimacy!

Application Tips

• Apply Early
• Know the Deadlines
• Allow time for recommendation letters
• If you win a scholarship, inform the Financial Aid Office, and it may adjust your financial aid award.
• Send a thank you letter if awarded a scholarship

Scholarships and Taxes

A scholarship is considered tax-free if used only for tuition, fees, books, and supplies. A scholarship is considered taxable if it covers room, board, travel, clerical help, research, or non-course-related equipment. Questions? Contact the IRS at www.irs.gov or 1-800-829-1040.

Internet Sites to Begin Your Search

• ACS Scholarship Program
• Agnes Jones Jackson Scholarship
• American Fire Sprinkler Scholarship
• Appalachian Colleges Association
• Ascent Scholarships
• Ayn Rand Essay Contest
• Blue Ridge Council of Teachers of Mathematics
• Citizens Bank Scholarship
• CollegeAve Scholarship Sweepstakes
• College Board
• College Scholarships.com
• Community Foundation of the Dan River Region
• Community Foundation of Richmond/Central VA
• Community Foundation Serving Western VA
• Discover Scholarship Awards
• FASTWEB
• Finaid.org
• FFA Scholarships
• Gates Millennium Scholars
• General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (United Methodist)
• Gilman International Scholarships (Study Abroad)
• Granville P Meade Scholarship
• Hispanic Scholarship Fund
• Horatio Alger Scholarship
• International Education Finance (For Study Abroad or Internationals)
• Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship
• JFK “Profiles of Courage” Essay Contest
• JT Minnie Maude Scholarships
• Kappa Alpha Kappa
• Minority Scholarships
• NAEHCY Scholarship Fund
• National Garden Club Scholarships
• PNC Bank
• Pride Foundation
• Ron Brown Scholarship Program
• Sallie Mae Fund
• Scholarship America
• Scholarships.com
• Scholarship Experts
• Smith Mountain Lake Chapter of the American Association of University Women (SMLAAUW)
• TEACH Grant
• Thurgood Marshall College Fund
• United Methodist Higher Education
• United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
• VA Federation of Garden Clubs
• VA Legion
• VA Sheriff’s Institute Scholarship
• Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Scholarship
• Virginia Teaching Scholarship Loan Program (VTSLP)-Must be nominated by a faculty member in the education program.
• Wells Fargo

Nursing Scholarships

• Alexus G. Philius Scholarship
• F.A. Davis Scholarships
• National Black Nurses Association
• Nurse.org
• Virginia Area Health Education Center Scholars
• Virginia Nurses Association
• Virginia Department of Health Nursing Scholarship Programs