Scholarship Information

CampusDoor encourages you to maximize all scholarships to pay for college, as well as grants and federal loans.

We have included some quick tips below to help you get started with your scholarship search. To learn even more about scholarships and the other sources of financial aid available to you, sign up to receive monthly financial aid email reminders from CampusDoor.

Scholarship Tips
Many students don't realize there are scholarships available to them that could finance a portion (sometimes significant) of their college education. There are actually millions of dollars in scholarships available each year, but you must locate and apply for them.

Here are some tips to get you started. 

• Start early. Many students start searching during their junior year of high school.
• Take a chance. Don't assume you will not qualify for a particular scholarship.
• Don't pay someone to help you locate scholarship money.
• Have confidence. If you don't think that you deserve a scholarship, why should the people reading your application?
• Fill out the FAFSA after January 1st of your college enrollment year. You'll need to fill this out to qualify for need-based scholarships.
• Request your free copy of A Student's Guide to Financial Aid on CD-ROM to learn more about scholarships and the other forms of financial aid available to you.
• Ask around.

Here is a list of places to start or continue your scholarship search:

• Your high school counselor or resource center
• The financial aid office at the college you will be attending
• Non-profit organizations
• Free Internet search engines
• Your credit union
• Your employer or your parents' employers
• Trade organizations
• Churches