Scholarship guides
Get an application finished this week.
The essay you keep putting off. The recommendation you need to ask for. The search that eats your whole evening. Start with the part that's holding you up.
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Scholarship strategy
Scholarshipmaxxing, without wasting your whole weekend
Our approach to scholarshipmaxxing: spend less time collecting links and more time finishing applications you qualify for. Start with a one-hour routine.
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Your scholarship deadline is earlier than you think
A scholarship deadline plan that leaves room for recommendations, transcripts, and broken uploads. Work backward from submission day with this checklist.
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Your scholarship essay doesn't need to sound impressive
Skip the grand opening. Write a scholarship essay with a specific story, honest details, and an answer to the actual prompt. Includes a worked example.
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A low GPA isn't a reason to sit this out
A lower GPA changes where to look. Read the actual cutoff, document work and responsibilities, and stop spending time on awards whose rules you cannot meet.
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Transferring? Ask about funding before you pick a school
Before you transfer, ask about scholarship deadlines, nominations, renewable funding, and credit transfer. A practical list of questions for your next advising meeting.
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Women in STEM: make the project the point
Find women in STEM scholarships that include your field. Explain a project in plain language and check what mentoring, internships, or service terms involve.
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