Outside Scholarships

Donors from civic groups, churches, and businesses offer many scholarships to students. Scholarships count toward meeting your financial need. You must report additional aid sources not awarded by the Office of Financial Aid and Registrar. You can report these sources on the electronic FAAN, or notify the Student Assistance Center. If your total award(s), including your scholarship(s), exceed your financial need, your aid package may be reduced or withdrawn. This is a federal regulation.

Make sure your donor includes your full name and student ID number on your check

Search Services

Many free scholarship search services on the Web provide information on scholarships available nationwide. Some of them are listed below for your convenience. These are external sites and UMD does not monitor or endorse the content. Be aware of scholarship scams and avoid fee based financial aid search companies.

The College Board http://www.collegeboard.com

College Scholarships.com http://collegescholarships.com

EduPrep: Get ready for college http://www.eduprep.com

FACT Information Network presents Scholarships 101 http://scholarships-usa.com

Fastweb! http://www.fastweb.com

FinAID: The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid http://www.finaid.com

FinancialAid.com: Paying for College Just Got Easier http://www.financialaid.com

Hobson's College View: your career, college and financial aid solution http://www.collegeview.com

Mach 25: Breaking the Tuition Barrier http://www.mach25.com

Minnesota Office of Higher Education http://www.getreadyforcollege.org/gPg.cfm?pageID=225

Studentawards.com: finding money for school just got easier http://www.studentawards.com

Scholarship Resource Network Express http://www.srnexpress.com

Scholarships.com: Free College Scholarship Search & Financial Aid resource http://www.scholarships.com

Supercollege.com http://www.supercollege.com

The Scholarship Page http://www.scholarship-page.com

Wired Scholar: The planning for college destination http://www.wiredscholar.com

Yahoo Financial Aid Scholarship Search http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/Financial_Aid/Scholarship_Programs