Scholarship Resources
The scholarship searches listed here are in no way endorsed by or affiliated with Skagit Valley College. They do, however, serve as a good starting guide to help you begin to explore all the thousands of different scholarships available to students. Skagit Valley College does not recommend paying for a scholarship search. Please read each site’s Terms and Conditions carefully before submitting any personal information.
College Edge Scholarship Search - There is more than half a billion dollars in scholarship money available. Use the College Edge Scholarship search to identify awards for which you are eligible. This site also has links to other scholarship pages.
College Is Possible, American Council on Education - CIP is not actually a scholarship search site, but it is an excellent reference site for resources on preparing for and paying for college. College is Possible is the American Council on Education's K-16 youth development program that motivates middle and high school students from underserved commuities to seek a college education.
College Scholarships.com Free Scholarship Searches - Links to more than 40 free, online scholarship search sites listing thousands of scholarships and financial aid awards. Visit the sites which seem most appropriate for you and find the scholarships for which you are a good match.
College Xpress - This site contains scholarship information as well as other useful information pertaining to college bound students.
FastAid - This site has a quick and easy search engine that gives you fast results. It is an excellent site for beginners as it walks you through the process step by step.
FASTWEB - One of the largest free scholarship search services on the Internet. Searchable database of more than 275,000 scholarships, fellowships, grants and loans. Students register online and fastWEB responds with a list of matching award programs.
Financial Aid Information Page - This page provides a free, comprehensive, independent and objective guide to student financial aid. It also has a variety of links, scholarship searches, and frequently asked questions.
Foster Care to College Program - Foster Care to College is a partnership to support youth and young adults in foster care to prepare for and succeed in higher education. Money and support are available for students wishing to enroll at a community college, technical or vocational school, or university. Visit http://www.independence.wa.gov for further information.
Fund Finder - This site contains a free web version of the College Board’s Fund Finder scholarship database. The College Board’s database contains listings of scholarships, fellowships, loans, internships, and other types of financial aid programs from non-college sources that match your education level, talents and background.
GRIP Scholarships - This is GRIP Magazine’s definitive Internet resource for grants, loans, scholarships, and financial aid listings for pre-college students.
MAch 25 - Mach25 – breaking the tuition barrier. The Mach25 database contains over 600,00 awards totaling over $1.6 billion. This site is well organized and easy to follow.
Pacific Northwest Scholarship Guide - The Scholarship Guide – Online is a personal, step-by-step tool, designed for you. This Guide is free, requires no personal profile for use and provides you access to 100% of the scholarship data. It is maintained by the nonprofit College Planning Network, serving students of the Pacific Northwest and most of the scholarships listed have online application forms for your convenience.
Sallie Mae - This service gives students exclusive access to College Aid Sources for Higher Education, one of the industry’s most respected and comprehensive sources of financial aid resources for college. The Online Scholarship Service allows students to search the CASHE database for funding information from a variety of resources, including scholarships, fellowships, grants, work-study, loan programs, tuition waivers, internships, competitions, and more.
Scholarship America / Dollars for Scholars - Scholarship America is the nation's largest non-profit, private-sector scholarship and educational support organization. Since 1958, it has distributed more than $1.5 billion to more than 1.5 million students across the U.S. through various programs including Dollars for Scholars & Scholarship Management Services. You can make a Dollars for Scholars chapter search of Washington State at this site.
ScholarshipExperts.com - ScholarshipExperts.com has been helping parents and students find scholarships and free money for college since 2001. A constantly updated database of college scholarships and grad school scholarships to provide accurate and timely scholarship information. Scholarshipexperts.com also offers their own scholarships, such as "All About Education"-$5000, "Superpower"-$1000, "Do-Over"-$1000, "Shout It Out"-$1000, "Top Ten List"-$1000. See the website for application details.
Scholarships.com - Being you personalized profiles that will match your specific skills, talents, interests, and abilities to the Scholarships.com database of over 600,000 college scholarship awards. Your results will be delivered to you immediately, on-line.
SingleMom.com - Useful information regarding financial aid including money available from the government for Single Mothers that are attending college. We'll keep looking out for you with all the latest information.
Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board - The state of Washington and the federal government offer many financial aid programs and tax benefits that can help offset the cost of a college education. Visit the Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board website for state financial aid programs, scholarship searches, and additional resources and links.