What should you look for in a scholarship?

1. Look for a scholarship that is directly for or associated with your career path.

2. Highlight the criteria of the scholarship and see if it coincides with your grades, recourses, and skill base. An 85% match is worth pursuing.

3. Know the scholarship deadlines!!!!

4. Identify if there are any quarterly/yearly reports that need to be submitted once you are in school.

5. Identify if this is a 1-year, 2-year or 4-year scholarship. If it is multiple years, do you need to re-apply every year.

6. Does accepting this scholarship money obligate you to any years of service to the organization sponsoring it?

7. How are the scholarship funds paid out?