This Scholarship Website has 5 sections to help you find scholarships! Scroll down to see them all. Also check out the Five Tips for Scoring College Scholarships.
1. Scholarships on schoology
You can now find scholarships on Schoology! There is a Schoology Group specifically to help MNPS seniors find scholarships. We strongly encourage you to join and check it out! Here are the directions:
Go to Schoology → Click “Groups” → Click “My Groups” → Click “Join Group” → Enter the Access Code: JXXB-S5MV-HKQQH → Click on the link to the “MNPS Scholarships and Opportunities” group and then click on Resources.
2. CURRENT SCHOLARSHIP LIST
Click HERE for our list of current local, regional, and national scholarships. If you have questions about the scholarships on this list, please contact Ms. Gilmore at angela.gilmore@mnps.org.
3.HOPE SCHOLARSHIP AND OTHER TENNESSEE SCHOLARSHIP INFO
The TN Hope Scholarship requires either a 3.0 final unweighted cumulative GPA or a 21 on the ACT. Please see this website for more info and details about the Hope Scholarship: College Pays TN – Hope Scholarship. Note that the TN Hope Scholarship is not the same as TN Promise. Click here for info about TN Promise.
4. SCHOLARSHIP Search WEBSITES
Here are some websites to help you with your scholarship search even more:
- College Board Scholarship Search
- College Greenlight
- FastWeb
- Super College
- Scholar Site
- EdSouth Scholarship List
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund
- United Negro College Fund
- Financial Aid for Minority Students
- Ron Brown Scholar Program
- 4BlackYouth Scholarship
- Scholarships for Students with Disabilities
- Cappex
- Equal Chance for Education Scholarship
- Scholarships open to students who are undocumented
- Scholarship Guidance
- LGBTQ Scholarships
5. scholarships AT SPECIFIC COLLEGES
The largest scholarships come from the colleges/universities themselves. Please contact the financial aid offices at the colleges you wish to attend and ask for scholarship information, application processes, and deadlines. Links to local colleges/universities can be found below.
Austin Peay State University: http://www.apsu.edu/scholarships/
Belmont University: http://www.belmont.edu/sfs/scholarships/index.html
Bethel University: https://www.bethel.edu/undergrad/financial-aid/types/scholarships/
Columbia State University: https://www.columbiastate.edu/FinancialAid/types-of-financial-aid/scholarships
East Tennessee State University: https://www.etsu.edu/scholarships/
Fisk University: https://www.fisk.edu/admissions/scholarships
Lipscomb University: https://www.lipscomb.edu/financialaid/lipscomb-scholarships
Middle Tennessee State University: http://www.mtsu.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/
Motlow State Community College: https://www.mscc.edu/scholarships/
Nashville State Community College: https://www.nscc.edu/financial-aid-tuition/sources-of-financial-aid/scholarships
Tennessee State University: http://www.tnstate.edu/financial_aid/scholarships.aspx
Tennessee Technological University: https://www.tntech.edu/em/scholarships/
Trevecca Nazarene University: https://www.trevecca.edu/admissions/scholarships
University of Memphis: http://www.memphis.edu/scholarships/
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: https://www.utc.edu/scholarships/search-utc-scholarships.php
University of Tennessee at Knoxville: https://onestop.utk.edu/scholarships/entering-freshmen/
University of Tennessee at Martin: https://www.utm.edu/departments/finaid/scholarships.php
Vanderbilt University: https://www.vanderbilt.edu/scholarships/
Volunteer State Community College: http://catalog.volstate.edu/content.php?catoid=24&navoid=823