STEM Scholarships

I was going to write about how to find scholarships, but the following webpage has already provided an excellent guide to this process: http://www.infoplease.com/edu/collegebound/applying/scholarshipsearch.html

Some pointers to highlight are:
1. Be persistent. Searching for scholarships can feel like a part time job, but you will reap benefits.
2. Apply for as many scholarships as possible even the ones with requirements that you don't completely fullfilll.
3. Some scholarships get very few applicants while other scholarships go unclaimed. Having been among those who award scholarships, I have had to cajole and prod students to apply for scholarships that I know they are eligible to receive. In one grant, we were unable to award all of the allocated funds without intense recruitment. Some students could have received an additional semester of an award (amounting to $2 - 3,000) if they had applied sooner.
4. The worst thing that can happen to you when you apply for a scholarship is that you were not awarded.
5. Especially if you think you are partially eligible, ask questions about the scholarship process even if you think you know it. Double check and confirm that what you understand the process/expectations/requirements to be is what the scholarship committee states them to be. You might be nicely surprised that you meet more of the requirements than you previously thought.

Bottom line: APPLY!! Apply often!! Apply now!

Whenever I come across a STEM Scholarship opportunity, I will post here as well as in Facebook and Google+.