Use Keywords to Search for Scholarships

In this video, you will research different scholarships and record the information you learn in your spreadsheet. The Department of Labor’s scholarship finder tool can help you find funding opportunities for your education.

This tool can help you find opportunities to pay for school with scholarships and grants.

Scholarships are usually awarded based on merit.

Students’ academic achievements, volunteer work, or extracurricular activities are types of qualifications for scholarship awards.

Grants are usually awarded based on financial need.

Grants and scholarships are sometimes called “gift money.” Unlike loans, grant and scholarship money does not need to be paid back.

To begin, enter a keyword, such as a college major that you are considering. Or, you can use a keyword for a sport, instrument, club, or other activity that you have participated in or that interests you.

Review your search results and find one scholarship that matches your interests. Check if you are qualified to apply for this scholarship.

Now enter information about the scholarship into your spreadsheet.

First, record the name of the scholarship.

Link to the webpage for the scholarship on the scholarship finder site. This will make it easier to go back and reference the webpage later.

Now record the name of the organization offering the scholarship. You may type information directly into your spreadsheet or copy and paste it from the website.

If you copy and paste the information, be sure to paste “values only” to keep the text of your spreadsheet consistent.

Next, enter a brief description of the scholarship. This could include the scholarship’s purpose, funds offered and their duration, and any qualifications or criteria that are specifically relevant to you.

For example, if the listing specifies that the organization is looking for someone who has performed community service and you have done this, you should note this detail.

As you enter longer text into your spreadsheet, adjust column widths to make them longer.

Enter the scholarship’s application deadline. Note that not every scholarship has a specific deadline.

Copy and paste the link to the website with more information about the scholarship into your spreadsheet.

And enter any contact information provided. Now, it’s your turn: Enter a keyword into the scholarship finder, Add a scholarship to your spreadsheet and link to the listing, Add information about that scholarship to your spreadsheet, And adjust the formatting of cells.