🚩📚College Scholarships Resources

[D. L. Truss]

Attention: Parents, Grandparents, and Legal Guardians -- please get more involved with the process to track deadline dates, ensure the thoroughness and accuracy of the student's application and essay.

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1. FYI -- College Scholarship Resources

                (See attached list)

2. Scholarships For Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Predominately Black Institutions (PBI) 

 (Goggle "Thurgood Marshall Scholarships")

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3. Scholarships.com

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Additional Scholarship Resources Suggestions and Strategies:

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From: Office of the Illinois State Treasurer <michael....@illinoistreasurer.gov>

Sent: Friday, May 5, 2023 at 12:02:51 PM CDT

It's Never Too Late for Scholarships

It is never too late to search for college scholarships.

Yes, high school seniors and their families, there still is time to earn financial help.

College is expensive, but still attainable. The average price for college tuition and required fees at a public four-year school in Illinois is more than $26,000 annually for in-state students.

• “Early and often is sort of my credo regarding scholarship searches,” Kevin Ladd, chief operating officer at Scholarships.com, told the Tribune Content Agency.

Start looking at home.

First, have a conversation with the high school guidance counselor, who should have a ready-made list of scholarships.

Second, stop by your city hall, park district or chamber of commerce. Each might know of scholarship opportunities presented by local employers, foundations or service organizations, such as Kiwanis or the American Legion.

• Do not forget your local place of worship, which also might have information on ways to help.

Remember, it is possible to win more than one scholarship.

• Finally, do not forget to ask the financial aid office at the college you plan to attend. The office will know if additional scholarships or grant money are available since the last time you checked.

• Also, be stingy. Do not pay money to find scholarships, and do not pay a fee to apply for a scholarship. There are plenty of free services available.

• Prioritize and keep track of your work. Know application deadlines, as well as when scholarships will be awarded.

🚩Re-use your work: An essay written as part of the application for one scholarship can be edited and tailored to another scholarship application.

• “Knock out the ones that are about to expire first,” Ladd said, “particularly the ones that don’t take as much of your time.”

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D. L. Truss
773-326-5582
Red Line Extension Coalition (RLEC)
President
Chair - Community/Public Affairs - Community Education & Special Interest Division