{"id":740,"date":"2018-07-28T06:10:33","date_gmt":"2018-07-28T13:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vendor.hub.wp.nau.edu\/nisf\/searching-for-scholarships\/"},"modified":"2022-09-23T14:14:21","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T21:14:21","slug":"searching-for-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/nisf\/searching-for-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Searching for Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Searching for scholarships<\/h1>\n<p>There are thousands of opportunities out there, so finding the awards that best suit your educational and career goals requires personal research. \u00a0Here&#8217;s how to start!<\/p>\n<h2>Use your network<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Talk to people in your field: your advisor, department chair, professors, internship coordinator, and employers.<\/li>\n<li>Become active with your field&#8217;s professional organizations and take advantage of their resources.<\/li>\n<li>Create a network of contacts for your field in business, research, education, and nonprofits.<\/li>\n<li>Explore opportunities:\n<ul>\n<li>Government agencies for your field on international, federal, state, and local levels.<\/li>\n<li>Identities such as Indigenous, Hispanic, African-American, LGBTQ, ADA, First-Gen, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Use these search tools<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1qDF6ACeIdS6sWGWl-Fr5dcAkfvtajlP2nFNypAJ_H5I\/edit#gid=1485340375\">NAU Prestigious National Scholarships Database<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/nisf\/hnasrp\/\">NAU Honors Native American Summer Research Program Application (Researchers &amp; Peer Mentor)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/undergraduate-research\/\">NAU Undergraduate Research &amp; Creative Activity Funding<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1jEGPGVirZKvDTXSD854EWw4n3ElSdcSY9WnW9-0kxis\/edit?usp=sharing\">NAU Prestigious Scholarships &#8211; International Student Eligibility<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/cie\/isss\/resources\/international-student-scholarships\/\">NAU Center for International Education &#8211; International Student Scholarships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/cie\/education-abroad\/study-abroad-scholarships\/\">NAU Center for International Education &#8211; Study Abroad Scholarships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"FastWeb\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fastweb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FastWeb<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"College Board's FUND FINDER\" href=\"https:\/\/bigfuture.collegeboard.org\/scholarship-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">College Board&#8217;s FUND FINDER<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Scholarships.Com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scholarships.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scholarships.Com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"ScholarshipExperts.Com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unigo.com\/scholarships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Unigo\/ScholarshipExperts.Com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Peterson's Award Database\" href=\"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/scholarship-search.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peterson&#8217;s Award Database<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.careeronestop.org\/FindTraining\/Pay\/scholarships.aspx\">CareerOneStop (sponsored by the US Dept. of Labor)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"ProFellow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.profellow.com\/\">ProFellow<\/a>:\u00a0graduate and professional fellowships<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/onf.fsu.edu\/identity\">Diversity and Inclusion Fellowships<\/a>, Florida State University<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grants.gov\/\">Grants.gov<\/a> &#8211; Grants.gov lists all current discretionary funding opportunities from 26 agencies of the United States government<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">NOTE: We do not recommend paying for a scholarship searches or applying to any scholarship or opportunity that charges an application fee without researching legitimacy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--script class=\"ektron-script\"&gt; if ($(\".catalog_script_placeholder\")[0]) { var scriptsLoaded = 0; $.getScript( \"\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Catalog\/resources\/js\/jquery.catalogFrames.js\").done(function() { $.getScript( \"\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Catalog\/resources\/js\/easyXDM.min.js\").done(function() { var placeholder = $(\".catalog_script_placeholder\"); var divId = placeholder.attr('divId'); var Program = placeholder.attr('Program'); var catalogFrameDisplayData = {}; catalogFrameDisplayData[placeholder.attr('DisplayType')] = true; var catalogFrameData = {}; catalogFrameData[\"display\"] = catalogFrameDisplayData; 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