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7 Unique and Effective Ways to Find College Scholarships
I’m so BUSY; how do I find college scholarships?
One of the biggest reasons students don’t apply for college scholarships is the time they assume it takes to find and apply for them.
My scholarship guide ebooks teach parents and their students how to find (and win!) scholarships in less time and how to apply SMART. Learn how to download your copies here, and parents, be sure to join my private Facebook group, Scholarship Help and College Talk for Parents, right here.
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Here are some easy, non-time-consuming ways to find scholarships to help get you started:
- Do you watch TV? Search for scholarships from one of these scholarship-listing websites during commercials.

- Do you commute to and from work on a bus or train? Find scholarships while commuting.
- Do you sit in your car waiting for your student’s sports or music practice to finish? Look for scholarships while you are waiting.
- On your lunch break at work? Page through a scholarship listing book like this one while you are eating.
- Surfing the internet at home? Click over to every high school website in your area and check out their scholarship lists for local students.
- Chatting with friends? Tell them you and your student are looking for scholarships, and ask them to keep their eyes open.
- Do you read the newspaper? Check and see if your paper has a “Names in the News” section. There, they list the winners of local scholarships. Jot down this info and have your students apply when they are qualified.
Think you have no time to find scholarships? Think again!
Finding scholarships is a big part of the process, and once you have your list, you are ready to help your student apply.
Don’t forget to also check these sources:
- Employers (parents and students)
- Utility companies
- Places of worship
- Banks and credit unions
- Community foundations
- Restaurants
- Our FREE monthly scholarship lists (Sign up here)
- Plus, so many more! Find a complete, detailed list in the How to Win College Scholarships ebooks for parents and their students.
Don’t get caught in the “I have no time” excuse. Everyone is busy!
Squeeze in scholarship searching every chance you get, and you will be amazed at how many opportunities you find.
Do you have a unique way of finding college scholarships? Share it in the comments section below, and parents, please join us at my private Facebook group, Scholarship Help and College Talk for Parents, found here.
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Monica Matthews is the author of How to Win College Scholarships. She helped her own son win over $100,000 in college scholarships and now shares her expertise with other parents and their students. She truly has “been there, done that” in regard to helping parents and students navigate the scholarship process.
Her method of helping students in finding college scholarships, writing unique and compelling scholarship essays, creating amazing scholarship application packets, and more have taught desperate parents to help their own students win thousands of scholarship dollars. She teaches them how to apply S.M.A.R.T. with outstanding results.
Monica’s scholarship tips have been featured on many prominent websites, and she has been dubbed the “Go-To” expert on college scholarships.






















Good advice to find ‘lost’ AKA wasted time in one’s busy day to do what is important.
Right! We are such a busy society, but it is possible to make time if you can keep your eyes on the prize. 🙂
Good ideas! Always more time available than you think if you really look!
Exactly! Thank you!
Excellent tips! Applying for scholarships is well worth the time, and these are great ways to sneak in the necessary time. Really, great productivity tips in general!
Thanks so much, Ellen! 🙂