Using the Internet

Beware of scholarship search scams where you may be asked to pay a fee to be provided with a list of scholarships for which to apply. Don't be enticed by claims that have guaranteed results and say you will "get your money back" if you fail to land a scholarship - any money you spend on these searches will be lost forever whether you get a scholarship or not! There is no need to pay a lot of money to search for a scholarship - reputable companies will do it for you free of charge.

UMass Lowell is pleased to offer you direct access to the Student Services, Inc. fastWEB scholarship search program via the Internet at no cost. This excellent service is provided free of charge to students across the nation by a number of fastWEB sponsors. After you input your personal information, a search will be provided in the fastWEB database which has over 400,000 scholarships.   You will be given a list of scholarship sources to which you may write for a scholarship application. Take the time to contact all the sponsors listed, and you may just land a scholarship for yourself. Since their database is continually expanding, new matches are made all the time.  Once you sign up, the Student Services Company will create and maintain a mailbox for you. New matches will be added to your mailbox.

Remember to revisit your mailbox frequently to see if anything new has been added. If you provide an e-mail address, fastWEB will even send you a notice when a new scholarship match is made. It is an excellent service.

Also available from Sallie Mae is College Answer, guide to college admissions and financial aid. It offers advice and tools to expedite, simplify, and optimize the admissions and financial aid processes.