Scholarship Resources and Searchable Databases

An amazing variety of scholarships exist. Some require a high GPA or financial need, but many don't. It can take a little effort to find the scholarships that are the best fit for you, but the reward — money for college that you don’t have to pay back — is worth it!

Visit these websites for information on scholarships offered by outside organizations, or contact the Financial Aid Office at your campus (or the campus you plan to attend).

 

Disclaimer:

Links and information provided below to external scholarship organizations, websites, and/or search engines do not constitute an endorsement of the organization, their site's sponsors, and/or of their products, by Dallas College or the Dallas College Office of Financial Aid.

These links are being provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only; they do not constitute an endorsement or an approval by Dallas College of any of the products, services or opinions of the corporation or organization or individual. The views and opinions of sponsoring organizations do not necessarily represent those of Dallas College. Dallas College bears no responsibility for the accuracy, legality or content of the external site or for that of subsequent links.

Students should contact the external site for answers to questions regarding its content and apply for these scholarships at their own risk and discretion.

U.S. Department of Education

The Federal Student Aid programs are the largest source of student aid in America, providing over $60 billion a year in grants, loans and work-study assistance. Here you’ll find help for every stage of the financial aid process, whether you're in or out of school.

The Financial Aid Information Page

FinAid was established in the fall of 1994 as a public service. This site has grown into one of the most comprehensive annotated collections of information about student financial aid on the Web.

Careers and Colleges

Search the scholarship database for 1.7-plus million scholarships and college grants worth more than $7 billion.

FastWeb Scholarship Search

FastWeb lets you create a personalized profile that can be matched against its expansive database of colleges and scholarships. As the oldest and most popular free online scholarship matching service, the database has more than 1.3 million scholarships totaling more than $3 billion. FastWeb also notifies you when new scholarships are added and application deadlines are approaching.

College Board Scholarship Search

Find scholarships, loans, internships and other financial aid programs from noncollege sources to match your education level, talents and background. Free Scholarship Search will find potential opportunities from a database of more than 2,000 undergraduate scholarships, internships and loan programs.

Peterson's

Peterson's partner Cappex.com offers a database where you can search for more than $12 billion of scholarships and grants.

Sallie Mae/College Answer

Register on this site to take advantage of a free scholarship search. Searching provides access to an awards database featuring more than 3 million scholarships.

CareerOneStop

CareerOneStop is a collection of electronic tools, operating as a federal-state partnership and funded by grants to states. Each tool offers a unique solution to the overwhelming demands of today’s labor market from the perspective of the job seeker, the employer and the public workforce community.

College Scholarships

This site offers information about the criteria to qualify for hundreds of college scholarships. It also lets you download the financial aid form necessary to determine your eligibility for need-based college scholarships and financial aid, has links to free college scholarship searches and features information about athletic scholarships and grants.

StudentScholarships.org

This site features a scholarship database. Register for a free account and get information about new scholarships sent to you as they become available.

 

College for All Texans

Provided by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, this site offers up-to-date, easy-to-follow information on preparing for college, selecting a college, paying for college, making your way through college and choosing a career.

Texas Guaranteed

Texas Guaranteed (TG) provides Adventures In Education (AIE) to help parents and students prepare for higher education. AIE also provides a section for high school and college counselors.

Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation

Learn more about a wide variety of scholarships here, including scholarships just for Texans.

 

Hispanic Scholarship Fund

The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) is the largest Hispanic scholarship-granting organization in the nation. HSF recognizes and rewards outstanding Hispanic students in higher education throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Founded in 1975, HSF has awarded nearly 54,000 scholarships totaling more than $89 million.

United Negro College Fund

The United Negro College Fund awards scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students. Information on these scholarships and faculty fellowship grants are provided on this site for review. You can search for UNCF scholarships alphabetically, geographically and by discipline or major.

 

Campus Pride LGBTQ Scholarship Database

Campus Pride offers a list of scholarships, fellowships and grants for LGBTQ and ally students at the undergraduate and graduate-level.

Human Rights Campaign Scholarship Database

Human Rights Campaign offers a list of scholarships, fellowships and grants for LGBTQ and allied students at the undergraduate and graduate-level.

 

Pathways to Science

Pathways to Science supports pathways to the STEM fields: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Use its website to find programs such as undergraduate summer research opportunities, graduate fellowships, postdoctoral positions and resources and materials pertaining to recruitment, retention and mentoring.