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This directory is a part of The Sallie Mae Fund’s multi-faceted African-American College Access Initiative, launched in October 2005, to improve access to higher education among African-American students. Produced by the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education.

FINDING DOLARS FOR COLEGE

Before you begin to look through the scholarships in this guide, there are a few things you need to know.

1) Why scholarships?

All students should apply for as much scholarship and grant aid as possible. Why? Because you don’t have to pay them back. This money is made available to help students who meet specific qualifications pay for college.

Once you apply for and receive the scholarship money, you can use it to pay for the costs you face, such as tuition and fees, room and board, books, or other college-related expenses. In limited cases, some scholarship providers ask recipients to participate in community service or volunteer activities, or to work in certain jobs or areas for a limited time in exchange for the financial support.