Outside Scholarships

Recommendation from Student Financial Services

We recommend that you do not pay for a scholarship search. Scholarship scams are common, and the scams can be difficult to spot if you do not know exactly what you are looking for.

Here are some general rules-of-thumb in regard to both finding and applying for scholarships:

1. If you have to pay money to get money, it might be a scam.

2. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

3. Spend the time, not the money.

4. Never invest more than a postage stamp to get information about scholarships.

5. Nobody can guarantee that you will win a scholarship.

6. Legitimate scholarship foundations do not charge application fees.

7. If you’re suspicious of an offer, it is usually with good reason.

More tips on avoiding scholarship scams can be found here.

Alumni-Funded Scholarships

The Office of Student Financial Services is pleased to post scholarship opportunities made available to students by our generous alumni. If you are a Colby College alum, please use the form below to submit your scholarship opportunity.

If you have any difficulty completing the form or any questions, please feel free to contact our office at [email protected].

Alumni-Funded Scholarship Submission Form

Scholarship Search Engines and Other Resources

FEDERAL STUDENT AID: FINDING AND APPLYING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS

The Federal Student Aid Office of the US Department of Education publishes this resource. This site includes information regarding scholarship verification and the application process. Associated with this resource is a scholarship search engine on CareerOnestop, which is powered by the US Department of Labor.