Outside Scholarships
Students are also encouraged to apply for any outside scholarships that are available through different towns, civic organizations, or companies. Students are required to report these scholarships to Student Financial Services. Outside scholarships will first be applied to remaining account balances, second to reduce Perkins, Stafford, PLUS and/or Alternative Loan(s), and lastly to replace Institution and/or State funds.
Free Scholarship Search Guide e-book from Edvisors/the Student Loan Network.
Please read each website’s privacy and information sharing policy before providing any personal information. This is not an inclusive list, just some suggestions. Please be aware Saint Joseph College has no control over the websites listed and that the sites may change at any time.
Also, be sure to check the scholarship bulletin boards outside of the financial aid office!
Scholarship Search Sites
$ FastWeb
$ Sallie Mae Free Scholarship Search
$ A to Z Guide to Grants for Women in Higher Education
Scholarship Websites
Connecticut
$ Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
$ SBM Charitable Foundation, Inc.
$ Mensa Foundation (CT and other regions available)
Minority
$ The SallieMae Fund’s Black College Dollars
$ UNCF
$ Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
Athletes
Migrants/Immigrants
$ Western Union Family Scholarship Program
Teaching
$ BrainTrack Teaching Scholarships
$ National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program
Nursing and Healthcare
$ Foundation of the National Student Nurses’ Association, Inc.
$ BrainTrack Nursing Scholarships
$ CT Healthcare Financial Management Association
Business
$ BrainTrack Business Scholarships
Students with Disabilities
$ American Association on Health and Disability
$ National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut
Stores
$ Big Y
$ Talbots
Study Abroad
$ The Gilman International Scholarship Program
Grade Level Specific
High School Seniors
$ PFLAG National Scholarship Program
$ Dunkin Donuts Scholarship (CT)
Undergraduate Students
$ Town and County Club (for women 24 years of age and older)
Graduate Students
$ Alma Exley Scholarship Program
$ American Council of Learned Societies (Fellowships & Grants)
$ AAUW- American Association of University Women (Fellowships & Grants)
$ Social Science Research Council Fellowship
$ Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
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Beware of Scams
- Beware of companies that promise to save you thousands of dollars in tuition by assisting you with your financial aid forms.
- You should never have to pay for scholarship information.
- Also, don't be fooled by a company that asks you for money to "hold" a scholarship.
- To learn more about protecting yourself from scholarship scams, visit:
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC) $cholarship $cams
- www.FinAid.org Scholarship Scams
For more information on scholarship opportunities, contact Student Financial Services at 866.442.8752, e-mail financialaid@sjc.edu, or stop by the office on the second floor of Mercy Hall, Room 219.
