Raise.me: A New Way to Earn Scholarships in High School

Raise.me has partnered with colleges and other organizations across the country to offer scholarships to high school students who desire to excel prior to applying to college. Colleges offer micro-scholarships to students that can be used when they are accepted and enroll in the participating college. So far, over $250 million in micro-scholarships have been made available by the colleges as part of their commitment to making aid more transparent, predictable and motivational for students. Currently, more than 21,000 high school students from all over the United States are registered and using Raise.me.

Awards are given to students automatically for each of their achievements during high school. This gives students incentives to perform well in school and see immediate gratification for their performance.

Shaffer, Suzanne. (March 11, 2105). “Raise.me: A New Way to Earn Scholarships in High School.” (https://www.teenlife.com/blogs/raiseme-new-way-earn-scholarships-high-school)

 

Start your own Raise Me account FREE today by using the following link.  https://www.raise.me/join/9931377610

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The following are various scholarship search engines.

Student Scholarships Newsletter

Sign up to receive the electronic newsletter at the following link.   https://studentscholarships.org/newsletter.php

The High Five Scholarships

This website is now live with the largest collection of scholarships ever assembled. It is available to everyone free of charge. In addition to scholarships we will soon have free ACT and SAT practice tests and Study Guides.

www.HighFiveScholarships.com

 

Texas Genuine

You can use this link to search for information about colleges in Texas, CTE programs, or by job interests. It is a great website designed to help students find programs and careers and then link their interests to colleges that offer those programs.

http://texasgenuine.org/

 

COLLEGE FOR ALL TEXANS

This a very helpful website that provides information about choosing a college, cost of college, and financial aid- grants, loans, scholarships, etc. Visit www.collegeforalltexans.com. To go straight to the financial aid section, go to http://www.collegefortexans.com/index.cfm?ObjectID=699A998A-E7F3-1DCC-3F460F26136EEA05 .

 

Monthly Financial Aid Newsletter and “Scholarship of the Day”

Sign up to receive monthly financial aid information via email. You can also sign up to receive a daily email of the “Scholarship of the Day”. http://www.financialaidtips.com/

Search Engines

Fastweb

Over 1.3 million awards worth over $3 billion. www.fastweb.com/.

 

 

REMEMBER- Never pay for financial aid processing!!! FAFSA is always FREE!!! www.fafsa.gov

 

 

FinAid

This website offers numerous links to valuable financial aid information, including scholarship search engines.

www.finaid.org/

Student Financial Assistance Information, U.S. Department of Education

This page takes you to some of the major publications on student aid. www.ed.gov/finaid.html

Websites for General Information

College for Texans www.collegefortexans.com/

College Board www.collegeboard.com/

Embark www.embark.com/

College is Possible www.collegeispossible.org/

Texas Mentor www.texasmentor.org/

 

Databases

College Net www.collegenet.com/

Free Scholarship Search www.freschinfo.com/

SRN Express www.srnexpress.com/

USA Funds www.usafunds.org/

Wired Scholar www.wiredscholar.com/

Scholarship Search www.college-scholarship.com/

Free College Scholarship and Financial Aid Information www.scholarships.com/

Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation www.window.state.tx.us/scholars

Scholarship Websites

Accounting Scholarship www.aicpa.org/

Ambassadorial www.rotary.org/

American Council for the Blind www.abctexas.org/

American Geological Institute Geoscience Scholarship www.agiweb.org/

American Institute of Architects www.archfoundation.org/

American Psychological Association www.apa.org/

American Society for Microbiology www.asm.org/

Americorps www.cns.gov/

Angelo State University www.angelo.edu

 

Association Graduate Funding www.asanet.org/

Brand Essay Competition www.instituteforbrandleadership.org/

Coca-Cola Two Year College www.coca-colascholars.org/

College Fund www.uncf.org/

Discover Card Tribute Award www.aasa.org/

 

East Texas Baptist University Scholarships http://www.etbu.edu/Admissions/Scholarships.htm

 

Elks National Foundation www.elks.org/enf/scholars/ourscholarships.cfm

Federal Scholarship & Aid Gateway www.fedmoney.org/

FinAid www.finaid.org/

Gateway to 10 free Scholarships www.college-scholarships.com/

Gateways to US Government Grants www.students.gov/

Holocaust Remembrance www.holocaust.hklaw.com/

Hendrix College www.hendrix.edu/admission

Imagine www.imagine-america.org/

International Students Scholarships And Aid Help www.iefa.org/

International Students www.internationalstudents.com/

Lucent Technology www.lucent.com/

Microsoft Scholarship Program www.microsoft.com/college/schlarships

NACMA Scholarship Program www.nacme.org/

National Alliance for Excellence www.excellence.org/

Presidential Freedom www.nationalservice.org/

Rhodes Scholarships at Oxford www.rhodesscholar.org/

Ronald McDonald House Charities www.rmhc.com/

Sallie Mae Free Online www.salliemae.com/

Scholarships and Grants www.elclick.com/

Scholarships for Study in Paralegal Studies www.paralegals.org/

Siemens Westinghouse Competition www.siemens-foundation.org/

Student Inventors www.invent.org/

Target Scholarship http://target.com/target_group/community_giving/scholarships.jhtml

Harry S Truman Scholarship www.truman.org/

Tylenol Scholarships www.scholarship.tylenol.com/

United States Institute of Peace www.usip.org/

William Randolph Hearst Endowed www.apsanet.org/

TTA Baseball or Softball www.texasteenage.org or contact the state office at 877-913-8822.

 

Texas Retired Teachers Foundation Student Scholarship at http://www.trtf.org/apply.htm

 

Texas State Technical College www.marshall.tstc.edu/financialaid/scholarships .

 

Vocational Scholarships are also available to Texarkana College https://www.texarkanacollege.edu/

 

Texarkana College Bulldog Scholarship https://www.texarkanacollege.edu/

 

Texas A&M University-Texarkana Scholarships www.tamut.edu/recruitment

 

 

 

Scholarships for Women

AAUW www.aauw.org/

Zonta International www.zonta.org/

 

Scholarships for Minorities

Gates Millennium Scholarship www.gmsp.org/

GE and LuLac www.lulac.org/

Hispanic College Fund www.hispanicfund.org/

Hispanic Scholarship Fund www.hsf.net/

Hispanic Scholarship Guide www.hispanicscholarship.com/

Jackie Robinson Foundation www.jackierobinson.org/

Minority Health Program www.ahcpr.gov/

Ron Brown Scholarship www.ronbrown.org/

Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org/

United Negro College Fund www.uncf.org/

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma http://www.choctawnation.com/Programs

 

Scholarships for Children of Military Personnel

AFCEA International www.afcea.org/awards/scholarships.htm

Air Force Aid Society www.afas.org/

Army Emergency Relief www.aerhq.org/

Fisherhouse www.fisherhouse.org/

Marine Corps Scholarships www.marine-scholars.org/

Military Page www.military.com/

Navy Marine Corps Relief www.nmcrs.org/

ROTC Scholarship www.todaysmilitary.com/

Other Military Information at www.goarmy, www.airforce.com, www.navy.com, and www.marines.com .

 

Scholarships by School:

BAYLOR:

Collins Scholarship- Baylor University

To be eligible for the Collins Scholarship students must maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average, satisfactory progress toward a degree, and continued dedication to leadership and service. The scholars are awarded at least $4,500 their freshman year, renewable for three additional years. Applicants must have a minimum ACT score of 28 and meet other qualifications. Applications are available online at baylor.edu/admissions/CarrPCollins

Deadline: Check website

President’s Gold, Provost’s Gold, and Dean’s Gold- Baylor University

These scholarships range from $12,000-$68,000 divided evenly over 4 years. Students are awarded these by virtue of their admission to Baylor. Go to baylor.edu/admissions/calculator to determine eligibility for a merit scholarship.

Deadline: Check website

 

SPARTAN COLLEGE:

See Mrs. Dooley for a complete list of scholarships and deadlines.

 

 

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-TEXARKANA:

Visit www.tamut.edu/scholarships/ for scholarship information. Also see Mrs. Dooley.

Deadline: Check website

 

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO:

Full-Ride Scholarships Terry Foundation Scholarship. Students must have a record of leadership and service, strong academic abilities, financial need, and be unmarried or childless. Visit www.utsa.edu/terryscholars for complete scholarship information.

Deadline: Check website.