by Carla Pfahl
Quick Summary
This article gives information about how to find scholarships for college-bound students.
Did you know that LearningExpress Library has over 24,000 scholarships and awards totaling more than seven billion dollars for the searching! Here’s how to find them in elibrarymn.org.
In elibrarymn.org go to A-Z All Databases and click on the letter L for LearningExpress Library. Once in LearningExpress Library use the search field and type in Scholarship finder. Please note: You need to create a free account with LearningExpress Library to access and use any of the materials. Once logged in you will come to the Scholarship Finder landing page with search options for keyword or more specific narrowing selections.
Some scholarships can be specific to the field of study you are interested in while some scholarships may be geared toward background, ethnicity, volunteer work, or Sat/ACT score level. To view a larger selection of results try selecting just Award Type: Scholarship. If that is too many, the narrowing options may be helpful.
When viewing results, note any deadlines listed and click on the title to view more information. Each scholarship entry will give a description of what it is about, how to apply, when the deadline is, and more. Scroll down to the Scholarship Details section to view even more information.
You can save scholarships to your personal account to review at a later time and keep track of the ones best suited for you.
