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How to find and apply

for scholarships

GUIDE S gral role in meeting sites or organizations that charge

avvy students and fam-
a fee to access scholarship appli-
ilies know that schol-
arships can play an inte-
cations. School counselors and
school financial aid offices can
EDUCATION college costs. recommend reputable options. Bloomsburg University Misericordia University
• Even small savings count.
To help students and families
find and apply for scholarships,
Many scholarships may just be
for a few hundred dollars, but
Sallie Mae, the nation’s saving,
SCHOOLS’ WEB INDEX
these can add up and can be
planning, and paying for college
company, is offering six tips:
used for a variety of college
expenses.
• Get an early start. Apply for
• Take advantage of door-
scholarships your junior year of
high school and every year in
Cedar Crest College
Moravian Academy
awards are as easy as showing
college. busters. Some scholarship bloomu.edu/visit misericordia.edu
moravianacademy.org
cedarcrest.edu
• Don’t miss out. To qualify up and registering. Sallie Mae,
for $150 billion in financial aid, for example, offers a $1,000 DeSales University Moravian College
including scholarships, complete monthly sweepstakes for those desales.edu moravian.edu
the Free Application for Federal who sign up for its free college Diocese of Allentown The Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School
Student Aid (FAFSA). Schools planning tools. allentowndiocese.org pacyber.org
use the FAFSA to put together • Scholarships are not limited East Stroudsburg University The Perkiomen School
financial aid packages, states use to athletics and academics. esu.edu perkiomen.org
it to determine eligibility for There is free money for college Lehigh Carbon Community Colleg Seven Generations Charter School
2019 state aid, and it’s required for for just about any interest, in- lccc.edu sevengenerationsschool.org
cluding awards for left-handed
many scholarship applications.
students, skateboarders, and
• Never pay for scholarships
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Lincoln Technical Institute
Wilkes University
(StatePoint)
money. Don’t be lured in by
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