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College Scholarship Fund Search

 Persistent scholarship searches pay. Ideally, a college bound student will begin search during the second semester of the SOPHOMORE year ( 10th grade). Waiting until the senior year diminishes dollar total results. The total number of applications to many different organizations impacts final dollar amounts.

The general rule is : apply often, apply over a long period of time, and apply if in doubt. If a committee or organization does not have an application, then it cannot evaluate what it does not have. If applicants merely apply within a state, out-of-state scholarships and grants go unused.

Visit these web sites:
$$$ College Scholarship Search $$$
www.fastweb.com
www.allscholar.com
www.fastaid.com
www.collegeboard.com
www.collegenet.com
www.scholarships4college.com/
scholarships_grants_applications.htm
www.careersandcolleges.com
www.unitedstatesgrants.org

  • Scholarships are awarded by local organizations; apply to every local scholarship.

  • Individual state colleges, universities, and private colleges award a variety of scholarships. That institution's admission counselor has specific, unique requirement  information.

  • In addition to Pell Grants, other educational grants are available. These private grants change, making a focused search necessary. Also, use the FEDERAL STUDENT AID forecaster, which lets students estimate how much federal financial aid they might receive: www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov .

  • Education --- http://www.AmericanLibrary.com

  • General search: www.colleges.com

Other sites to visit:

The Department of Housing
and Urban Development

www.hud.gov

The State of Missouri
www.state.mo.us

Platte County services:
 http://www.co.platte.mo.us

Platte County fair:
www.hse.missouri.edu

General search of Platte County:
www.muextension.
missouri.edu

U.S. Government offices:
www.bluepages.gov

Census Bureau statistics:
www.census.gov

Nation's Report Card 
assessment site: 
http://nces.ed.gov/
nationsreportcard

Report fraud:
www.fraud.org
www.ftc.gov

 

Music & Entertainment

Places to go and things to see
in the Kansas City Metro:

www.KansasCityMusic.com
www.KCStory.com
www.about.com/kansascity

Run Away Children
National runaway switchboard:
  1-800-621-4000
 www.nrscrisisline.org

Political cartoons 
www.opedart.com

Just for kids 
www.Discovery.com;
www.Nickelodeon.com
www.Disney.com;
www.Yahooligans.com

Missouri College Republicans:
www.crmo.org

State Republican Party HQ:
www.mogop.org

Directory to all 50 State Headquarters:
www.50states.com

Platte County Central Committee:
www.PlatteRepublicans.org

 

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