{"id":164,"date":"2009-10-29T13:50:22","date_gmt":"2009-10-29T20:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/careerservices\/?p=164"},"modified":"2009-10-29T13:50:22","modified_gmt":"2009-10-29T20:50:22","slug":"finding-scholarships-and-financial-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/careerservices\/2009\/10\/29\/finding-scholarships-and-financial-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Scholarships and Financial Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Posted by Fernando Ramirez, Career Assistant, OSU Career Services<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_165\" class=\"wp-caption thumbnail alignright\" style=\"width: 300px;\">\n    <em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-165\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/careerservices\/files\/2009\/10\/financial_aid-300x191.jpg\" alt=\"Everyone could use a little help!\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/277\/files\/2009\/10\/financial_aid-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/277\/files\/2009\/10\/financial_aid.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/em>\n    <figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Everyone could use a little help!<\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Do you need money for tuition, books, and supplies? Probably. Being a college student comes with an extensive list of expenses. Because of this, many organizations who sympathize with students offer scholarships to help pay for student related expenses. There are many excellent sources of financial aid that students can benefit from. Below are just a few of them:<\/p>\n<p>Sources of Financial Aid:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FAFSA:\u00a0 U.S.      citizens and eligible noncitizens can apply for financial aid from the      government by filling out a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fafsa.ed.gov\/\">FAFSA<\/a> (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). Schools and other scholarship      programs may also require that you file a FAFSA to obtain financial aid.      FAFSA should be completed as early as possible beginning January 1.<\/li>\n<li>Fastweb: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastweb.com\/\">Fastweb<\/a> is an online scholarship search engine with an extensive database of      scholarships. After filling out a profile, it will search for and display      the scholarships that you qualify for. Fastweb can save you the time it      takes to manually search for scholarships, as well as find some that you      might have missed otherwise.<\/li>\n<li>OSAC: Oregon residents can fill out an application      with the Oregon Student Assistance Commission (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.osac.state.or.us\/\">OSAC<\/a> ) that contains hundreds of scholarships      for Oregonians based on year in school, major, area of residence, income,      high school, etc. With a single application, you can apply to as many scholarships      as you are eligible for. The application is available online and is due on      March 1. FAFSA required.<\/li>\n<li>Department-Based Scholarships: Most departments in      school offer scholarships especially for their students. Check your      department\u2019s website or ask your counselor about these scholarships.<\/li>\n<li>Minority and Career-Based Scholarships: Many      organizations offer scholarships for certain minority groups or certain      career paths. A good way to search for these scholarships is to use a      search engine and type in \u201cscholarships for\u201d followed by a career or      ethnicity. For example, a Hispanic student may type \u201cscholarships for      Hispanics.\u201d Go to the links and review the scholarships.<\/li>\n<li>Financial Aid Office: Your financial aid office has      information on scholarships, grants, educational loans, and can answer all      of your financial aid questions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stay tuned for Fernando&#8217;s next post on how to submit a winning application!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted by Fernando Ramirez, Career Assistant, OSU Career Services Do you need money for tuition, books, and supplies? Probably. Being a college student comes with an extensive list of expenses. Because of this, many organizations who sympathize with students offer scholarships to help pay for student related expenses. 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