External Scholarships

External scholarships are funds that you apply for and receive from any source not affiliated with ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ. These scholarships can be from a community religious, or professional organization, or even your high school. Take a look around; you might be surprised by how many awards are available.

External Scholarship Opportunities

On this page, we've collected some scholarship opportunities that we want to share with you. We update this page as we're able, but it is not and could never be exhaustive. There are many small scholarships out there that could add up for you. We're certain that your own search will turn up some that we didn't find.

Finding an External Scholarship

Some websites are devoted to aggregating scholarships from across the internet. Each of the sites listed below could be a good place to start your search.

Before you apply, check out our quick tips when searching for scholarships. 

Scholarship Finders


Specialty Scholarships

  • American Legion

    offers a number of scholarships and other resources to assist young people in their pursuit of higher education. There are opportunities for everyone, including kin of wartime veterans and participants in Legion programs.

  • Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association

    The offers awards based on merit and leadership. Many awards are geared towards technology or military based careers.

  • Human Rights Campaign

    The is an organization dedicated to improving the rights of the LGBT community and has scholarship information for individuals who identify with the LGBT community.

  • Paralyzed Veterans of America

    has scholarship programs devised to provide some financial reprieve for PVA members and their families so that they may achieve their goals in the academic arena.

  • Veterans of Foreign Wars

    has scholarships designed to assist service members and veterans with financial assistance for college as a way of saying "thank you" to our service men and women.

Informational Sites

  • CheapScholar.org

    is largely an informational site. They have articles about budgeting for college, how to be money smart, comparing private loan lenders, scholarship application tips as well as information on how to avoid scholarship scams.

  • FinAid.org

    is a great site if you're looking for general information on financial aid, loans, FAFSA and/or military benefits.

  • Scholarships4School.com

    focuses on helping students find external scholarships and doesn't deal with FAFSA or federal aid.

  • StudentAid.ed.gov

    is the Department of Education's site on federal financial aid. It has information on preparing for college, what types of aid are available, what you might be eligible for, how to apply for financial aid and information about repaying your loans after you graduate.

For International Students

  • NAFSA
    The National Association of Foreign Student Advisors maintains a with information of use to students coming to the United States from abroad.
  • EduPASS: International Students
    provides financial aid and scholarships resources to international students interested in or already studying in the USA.
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