College and Career Guidance

Searching for Scholarships

College/University Scholarships

  • Make sure you apply to your schools early to ensure you are considered for their institutional scholarships.

  • Search the website of each school you are applying to for scholarships and read how to apply to them.

  • Ask the admissions officers of the colleges you are interested in on  how to apply for scholarships.

  • Fill out your FAFSA application (graduation requirement) to ensure colleges consider you for merit and other based aid

  • Check major specific opportunities through their offices or websites.

Outside Scholarships

  • Big Future 

    • Fill out “Eligibility,” “Interests,” and “Colleges”

    • Click on “View Matches”

    • Click on any scholarship; Click Apply if interested or mark as a favorite to review later

With hundreds of helpful sites, the internet can be a wonderful resource in your search for scholarships. When navigating the web, keep a few things in mind:

  • Provide yourself with enough time (you may want to set aside an hour or two a day until you feel as though you've found the information that you need). You will find that each site offers several links. Be sure to check out all leads.

  • Revisit sites periodically. Many sites continually update information.

  • Be discerning. Not all of the sites and services are as helpful or as valuable as others.

  • If you register for a service online, be certain that you are submitting information over a secured site (check the lower left corner of the screen for a small padlock symbol).

  • Avoid sites that require a registration fee. With all of the resources available on the internet and elsewhere, it is not necessary to pay for help. All of the information is already at your fingertips!

  • Be cautious of guarantees and money-back offers.  

How Can I Access Local Scholarships 

Google Spaces → Read and ask

  • Local Scholarships will be updated by Br Asim monthly

  • Places of personal volunteerism (local hospitals, clubs, etc.).

  • Unions

  • Your masjid

  • Employers (anyone in extended family and friends circles')

  • Local organizations or affiliations (Kiwanis, 4-H, Lions Club), Chamber of Commerce

  • Local library - There are numerous reference books on scholarships and foundations

  • The Internet

  • Newspapers - Watch for firms or organizations offering scholarships as well as listings of local students who have won