Table of Contents
1. College Costs
2. The Scholarship Search: Discovering Hidden Treasures
3. Using the Internet and Social Media in Your Scholarship Search
4. The Local Scholarship Search: Finding Scholarships in Your Backyard
5. Financial Aid Forms and Help from the Government with College Expenses
6. Getting Organized
7. Getting the Most from Your Counselor
8. Taking Tests
9. Writing Your Scholarship Résumé: How to Stand Out and Why Grades Don’t Mean Everything
10. The Application
11. Writing Scholarship Essays That Get Noticed
12. Scholarship Interviewing Tips
13. The Art of Getting Good Recommendations and Requesting Nominations
14. Scholarships and Awards for Community Service, Volunteering, and Work
15. Unusual Scholarship Opportunities
16. Scholarships for the Unnoticed Athlete
17. Scholarships for Minorities: What’s the Difference in a Minority Scholarship Hunt?
18. Scholarships for Current College Students and Transfer Students
19. Going Beyond the Undergraduate Degree— Paying for Graduate School
20. Scholarships for Nontraditional Students— Distance Learners and Adults Returning to College
21. Scholarships for International Students and Study Abroad Funding for U.S. Students
22. Scholarships for Disabled Students
23. I Am Homeschooled— Can I Still Win Scholarships?
24. I Do Not Have an A Average— Can I Get Scholarships for College?
25. Are There Scholarships for Middle- Class Students?
26. Scholarships for Younger Students— From Kindergarten to 11th Grade
27. Scholarships and College Funding for the Military and Their Family
28. Scholarships That Do Not Require Writing an Essay
29. Making Choices: You’ve Won an Award . . .Now What Do You Do?
30. For Parents Only: Helping Your Son or Daughter with the College and Scholarship Process
31. For Parents Only: Motivating Your Kids to Win Scholarships
32. For Parents Only: Saving for College
33. It’s Never Too Early to Prepare for the Scholarship Search
34. Scholarship Do’s and Don’ts: Insider Tips from Scholarship Providers
35. Understanding and Minimizing Student Loans If You Don’t Win Enough Scholarship Money Initially
36. Major Reasons Why Some Students Win Scholarships and Others Don’t
37. Tips for Reducing Your College Expenses and Increasing Your Scholarship Chances
38. What to Do If Your Financial Aid Package Is Not Enough or Your Dream School Reduces Your Aid Package Due to Scholarships You’ve Won
39. Parting Words
Appendix A and Appendix B
Index