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Scholarship and Grant Resources Outside UNH There are many places to find scholarship funding outside of UNH. Because of the vast number of resources out there, you will need to prioritize your efforts. After you have determined what funding is available to you through UNH, find out what external funding may be available to you:
Get ready to knock on some doors and make phone calls. Many towns, counties, local businesses and civic/community organizations have funding available for residents. Check with your Chamber of Commerce, former high school, and town librarian to help you identify those local resources that offer scholarships to students in your home town area. Put effort into making local connections, as these groups may already know you and your family, and they have a vested interest in helping home town residents succeed. Speak with your parents,spouse, and relatives. Ask what type of funding may be available through work, labor unions, credits unions, and civic/religious/fraternal organizations to which they belong. For example, labor unions give out more than $4M in scholarships annually. Contact your own current and past employers and any clubs or organizations to which you belong. If you currently hold a local scholarship that was originally awarded for one year, ask the funding source if it may be continued. Inform the funding source how the scholarship was instrumental in your success, provide evidence of your success -- grades, activities, etc., -- and document your on going need to continue the scholarship. If the funding source is unable to continue the scholarship, ask the funding source personnel if they know of other funding sources who may assist you. Also, check out your state resources (below), as some funding available at the state level may include geographic region as an eligibility criterion. Each state has a range of public and private funding resources available to its residents. Applying for most state grants provided through public state higher education agencies is typically done when completing the FAFSA, as long as the FAFSA is filed by the deadline date for your state aid. Check with your state higher education agencies (below) to determine what types of aid require separate applications and their deadlines. New Hampshire Residents Your state agency, The NH Post secondary Commission, offers several state aid programs that require separate applications. In addition, the NH Higher Education Loan Corporation provides financial assistance individuals who make a commitment to teach in NH's public or private schools. Individuals must have an earned Bachelor's degree to be eligible for this program. The NH Charitable Foundation awards student aid (grants and low/no interest loans) to NH residents and those living or working within certain areas of the state. It has a number of grant programs, including a student aid program (for students 17 - 23) deadline April 18, 2008 and an adult student aid program (for independent students 24 or older) deadline May 15, 2008. Apply online and you will be considered for all the Foundation's aid programs for which you are eligible. The New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation (NHHEAF) network provides $5000 scholarships to NH residents who are will be juniors or seniors. Next deadline is expected to be March 2008. The Directory of Charitable Funds in NH provides a listing of NH charitable organizations and foundations that make direct awards to students from NH. Go to CareerInfoNet data base and search for scholarships in New Hampshire. Residents of Other States (1) Check out state funding available through your state higher education agencies. (2) In addition:
For more aid/scholarship resources available to residents of your state, go to:
Special Tuition Program for New England Residents The New England Board of Higher Education sponsors the New England Regional Student Program that provides tuition breaks for certain majors not available through the public college system in your state of residence. Aid Based On Personal Background For finding aid based on: race, ethnicity, gender, income, age, major, interests, and/or activities, check out these web links, search tools, and listings. The UNH Financial Aid Office maintains a web page about outside scholarships available to UNH students. Check it out this site several times each semester, as updated information comes in throughout the year and the awards have varying deadlines. Datatel makes available to UNH students (and students from other colleges/universities) several scholarship opportunities: Requires essay & web-based recommendations. Deadline for 2008-09 was January 31, 2008. Kings College (PA) has a comprehensive listing of private scholarships generally available to most undergraduates across the US. Listing includes application criteria, web links and due dates. The Daniel Kovach Scholarship Foundation sponsors several scholarships of own, provides a scholarship search engine, and you can browse for scholarships by category such as "Subject" (field of study), "State," "Minority," etc. Requires no login or registration. Scholarshipexperts.com has an extensive data base of scholarships and sponsors its own scholarship programs. (Unclick the scholarship update default option before registering unless you want this "service.") Stay away from any fee-based scholarship search service. KeyBank has a monthly scholarship ($2500) sweepstakes that runs through August 2008. Nelnet Education Planning & Financing sponsors monthly scholarship giveaways. Requires a phone number to register for the drawings; be prepared for a heavy marketing response if you enter. The Student Loan Network has $10,000 scholarship lottery: deadline 2/29/08. Requires a phone number to register for the drawing; be prepared for a heavy marketing response if you enter.
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