Outside Scholarships
*The following list is NOT comprehensive but rather a starting resource for students looking for college scholarships.
Oftentimes, your local civic organizations, community foundations, power company, bank or credit union, insurance provider, churches, etc. provide awards to deserving students. Ask your college counselor for leads on how to apply to those organizations directly.
ALABAMA-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS
College Counts Alabama Treasury Scholarships/(for Alabama residents)
Jimmy Rane Foundation Scholarships (for Alabama residents + additional states: AR, DE, FL, GA, IL, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MS, MO, NE, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV, District of Columbia)
Central Ala. Community Foundation
Community Foundation of South Ala.
Community Foundation of West Ala.
https://alabamaonefoundation.org/scholarships/ for Alabama One Credit Union members
https://alfafarmers.org/resources/scholarships/ for Alabama Farmers Federation members
https://www.smithscholarships.com/
The following can be helpful resources in scholarship searches:
https://www.niche.com/colleges/scholarships/
https://www.sallie.com/scholarships/scholly
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/
www.fastaid.com Largest and oldest private-sector scholarship database
www.fastweb.com Database of private-sector scholarships, grants and loans
www.finaid.org Aid estimator and scholarship search
www.gmsp.org Gates Millennium Scholars Program for minority students
https://uncf.org/scholarships for minority students
https://www.hsf.net/for Hispanic students
http://mappingyourfuture.org/Paying/ Scholarships and student aid
www.nationalmerit.org Scholarship competitions
www.outstandingstudentsofamerica.com
www.rmhc.com/scholarships McDonald’s scholarships
www.scholarshipadministrators.net Apply for scholarships
www.scholarshipexperts.com Scholarship search
www.schoolsoup.com Free scholarship and loan search
www.vamortgagecenter.com/scholarships.html Military education scholarships