Hey y’all, scholarships are due February 1! All materials need to be in by 5 p.m. at the Scholarship Office, located right next to Financial Aid in the library basement. If you haven’t started yet don’t fret — you still have time — but here’s a checklist of the things you should do right away!
First, figure out which scholarships you are applying for. Evergreen’s website has a specific page set up for scholarships that can be sorted by class standing, status as new or current student, and whether or not they are need based.
Next, determine what the scholarships require from you. This includes FAFSA, examples of work, essays, personal statements and letters of recommendations. Which leads us to what can be the most time sensitive step:
REQUEST YOUR LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION ASAP! You wanna give your professor or whoever is writing your letter as much time as possible to write the fluffiest and most forgiving recommendation for you — and remember, this is week one of winter quarter, so they are bound to be busy. Get those requests in NOW, like, literally drop what you’re doing and start writing those emails!
Then, work on your essays. It can be helpful to group together scholarships by essay topic. Make sure you change who the essay is addressed to, but otherwise it is okay to use the same essay for multiple scholarships (as long as they are relevant to each application). This way, you can apply for many scholarships but only write a few essays.
Check scholarship workshops! They can help you refine your applications. Upcoming dates are:
Jan. 16, 1 p.m.
Scholarship Workshop
LIB 2619
Jan. 16, 23, 30,
5-7 p.m.,
The Writing Center LIB 2304
Tuesdays in January,
6 – 8 p.m., at the
Student Equity
& Arts Lounge, CAB 310
For real though, write for scholarships! Some of them will cover your whole tuition and they’re not only for one type of person. There are plenty that are for: people who demonstrate financial need, people of color, trans and queer people, older students, people who are studying for specific degrees, people with GEDs, people who show academic excellence, and some are for just open to everyone.
If you are worried you will not get one, remember that the only way to absolutely not gain them is to not try at all. Am I right? Okay, y’all go get that bread. Good luck.
