OCTOBER 2024

Tuesday Tips

Five FAME Tools to Boost Your Scholarship Success

1. Scholarship Success Video

Get motivated by watching FAME’s animated video on successful scholarship searches and applications. Learn about searching for scholarships, getting organized, and maximizing scholarships to help you pay for college. Visit the Videos page on FAME's website for more helpful animated videos on financial aid and the FAFSA.

2. Maine Scholarship Search

Use FAME's Maine Scholarship Search tool to explore more than 100 scholarships available to Maine students. You can search based on your current year in school and your desired major. 

3. Links to Other Trusted Scholarship Sites

You can use other great local and national websites to search for scholarships. Visit our Maine Scholarship Search page for a list of the most highly recommended sites. Two particularly helpful sites are the Maine Community Foundation, with hundreds of Maine-based scholarships, and iGrad, with additional tools beyond scholarships to support your financial wellbeing.

4. Scholarship Tracker

Once you’ve found all those great scholarships, you’ll need a place to keep track of them—that’s why FAME created its scholarship tracking spreadsheet. You’ll find it right at the top of the Maine Scholarship Search page. Download and fill in the spreadsheet, share it with anyone helping you with your scholarship application process, and refer to it regularly to stay on track. You can also use it to reapply to scholarships each year.

5. $1,000 Future Fund Scholarship

If you’re a member of the high school class of 2025 (or the parent/guardian of one), you (or your high school senior) will be automatically entered into a drawing for a $1,000 Future Fund scholarship just by signing up to receive emails or text messages from FAME. We’ll send timely tips and information about the financial aid process directly to your phone or inbox to help you stay on track throughout your senior year. Win/win!

Call for Maine Scholarships

Do you have a Maine-based scholarship for Maine students? If so, FAME would love to add it to our Maine Scholarship Search tool. Use our Scholarship Add/Update Form to submit your scholarship for inclusion.

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