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Outside Scholarships

The financial aid office at Notre Dame College encourages students to pursue outside scholarships to assist in meeting educational expenses.  Outside scholarships are awarded and funded by businesses, private agencies, and other groups and organizations.  They may be awarded for a wide variety of reasons, including academic performance, volunteerism, pursuit of a major, leadership, or other talents.

The listing below contains links to outside scholarship information that donors have forwarded to our office.  It is not a complete listing of available outside scholarship opportunities.   For more information on searching for outside scholarships, please contact the financial aid office.

  1. Great Lakes STEM Scholarship Program:  Applicant must be United States citizen or permanent resident; must plan to enroll in full-time science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) undergraduate or graduate field of study; have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent); and demonstrate financial need.  (Deadline:  May 11, 2012)

  2. Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics Scholarship:  An applicant must be a junior, senior or graduate student in the fall of 2012 at a college or university in Ohio; be enrolled in a program that leads to an Ohio Resident Educator license in a field which includes the teaching of mathematics at some level, K-12; and be a prospective first-time teacher (i.e. must not have taught professionally).  (Deadline:  May 15, 2012)

  3. DutchCrafters Amish Furniture Heritage Scholarship: Scholarship recipients are selected based on the following factors:  academic achievement and financial need; GPA of 3.0 or higher; and the essay component of the application.  Students from all disciplines and fields of study are invited to apply.  The application consists of an information summary, a statement of financial need and a 750 word essay. (Deadline:  July 31, 2012)

  4. Students in Service:  Earn a scholarship while serving your community.

  5. Harriet B. Storrs Fund Grant for Adult Learners:  Applicants must be U. S. citizens who reside in the 44077 zip code area of Painesville that lies in the Painesville City or Riverside School Districts. Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED and must have had at least one year of interruption in their education following high school.  (Deadline:  see application)

  6. College Now/Greater Cleveland:  Scholarship link for students from the Greater Cleveland area.

  7. LEAF (Lake/Geauga Educational Assistance Foundation):  Scholarship link for students from Lake and Geauga Counties.

  8. Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF):  The nation’s largest provider of college financial aid for Latino students.

Scholarships Involving Social Media Applications:

  1. Tuition Won't Stop Me Scholarship:  Visit the Education-Portal.com Facebook page to answer a new scholarship question each week and submit the entry form for a chance to win one of three scholarship prizes.  A scholarship question is posted every Wednesday (beginning February 8, 2012); winners are announced the following Wednesday.

  2. The Campus Explorer Exclusive Scholarship:  A monthly $1,000 giveaway, designed to help students pay for their higher-education expenses. Every month, Campus Explorer will announce a new scholarship – and a new way to win. A winner will be randomly selected from the entrants.

  3. CableTV.com $1000 Scholarship:  The Psychological Impact of TV:  Answer one of two essay questions in 1000 words or less.  The essays will be posted for two weeks where friends, family, and the general public can vote on their favorite essay through Facebook Likes.