Scholarship Resources

Additional Databases | Essay Writing | Recommendation Requests | Beware of Scholarship Scams | Got a scholarship

Additional Databases

• Discover Nursing
• Scholarship Help
• Fastweb
• Tylenol Scholarship
• CampusRN
• Peterson's
• HRSA
• College Board
• Minority Nurse
• Nursing Society
• Scholarship Hunter

Essay Writing

If you are looking for guidance with your scholarship essays please take a look at these links:

• Free Scholarship Search - Scholarship applications that win, Guidelines for making your application stand out
• Essay Writing Tips from Kansas State University - Tips for getting started and fundamentals that scholarship committees are looking for
• Essay Information - Personal experience brainstorming and general essay writing techniques
• Statement of Purpose - Hints for essay writing success in 3 parts: brainstorming, selecting a topic, and writing the essay

Recommendation Requests

When requesting a recommendation you should follow a particular protocol:

1. Make an appointment to go over the details involved with your recommendation request
2. If possible, request a generic reference that can be used for multiple scholarships and job opportunities
3. Give the faculty member/reference writer sufficient time to complete reference – 3 weeks is the norm and give them a deadline
4. Provide the writer with a postage paid envelope.
5. Give the person guidelines for writing the reference
   • Provide them with something from the scholarship, if applicable
   • Provide them with information about you – your strengths, activities, resume or research proposal
   • Let them know about community work/related jobs you have done/held outside of the classroom

Beware of Scholarship Scams

“If it seems too good to be true it probably is.” Scholarship search services cannot guarantee you a scholarship. Read more about Avoiding Scams and Dubious Offers

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