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Scholarship Databases
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College Scholarships: Scholarships, grants, loans and a blog
Fast Web: National Scholarship database with matching technology
Find Tuition: Includes national and state-based scholarship information
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Scholarship Experts: The site claims a database of 2.4 million scholarships
Scholarship Listings for Students of Diverse Racial/Ethnic Groups
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- http://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarships-by-type/minority-scholarships/
- http://scholarships.fatomei.com/scholarships-for-african-americans.html
- http://scholarships.fatomei.com/scholarships-for-hispanics.html
- http://scholarships.fatomei.com/scholarships-for-minorities.html
- http://lideres.nclr.org/section/opportunities/list_of_scholarships_for_underrepresented_minorities
Scholarships: Lancaster County & Surrounding
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Commonwealth Medical College: extensive listing of scholarships. Includes several Lancaster-based scholarship
Delaware Valley College: extensive scholarship list includes scholarship descriptions and links
The Empire Beauty School scholarship listing
Harrisburg Area Community College: extensive list of scholarship, including some which are for Lancaster County residents only
Lebanon Valley College: extensive listing of scholarships
Millersville University: extensive searchable database of scholarships available to high school and college students
Pennsylvania School of Art and Design (downtown Lancaster) offers both merit and needs-based scholarships
Penn State University Communications: list includes several Lancaster-based scholarships
Penn State Harrisburg: Listing of academic scholarships available to students at Penn State Harrisburg
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology: many students receive full grants based on economic need
York Technical Institute: extensive scholarship list, with emphasis on technical careers in medical, food service, hospitality, construction and mechanical fields
Other State and Lancaster-based Listings
Big Brother/Big Sister participant scholarships for Lancaster County
The Dutchman Crier lists many Lebanon/Lancaster based scholarships and more
The Farm and Home Foundation encourages higher education for Lancaster County youth by offering scholarships each year to students beginning their freshman year of college and majoring in fields of agriculture, family living, and consumer sciences. Each scholarship is worth $1,000 per year.
The Foundation for Enhancing Communities lists scholarships available to graduating seniors in a number of PA counties, including Lancaster
Free 4U.com lists scholarships for students from Lancaster County or the State of Pennsylvania, attending trade schools or colleges
The Jay Irwin/Lancaster County Poultry Association Scholarship for students studying poultry technology and management
The Lancaster County Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association awards seven $1,000 scholarships each year to graduating high school seniors from Lancaster County who enroll at a Penn State campus for each fall semester.
The Lancaster County Community Foundation lists four different funds, including some for students from specific high schools
The Lancaster County Osteopathic Health Foundation offers tuition scholarships to Lancaster County graduates entering nursing education
Lancaster Dollars for Scholars provides interest free loans for qualifying students for up to four years
The Pennsylvania Farm Show offers a scholarship to anyone who exhibited a Pennsylvania Farm Show junior market animal since 1993 and is enrolled in a post-secondary educational institution
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency: Information on state grants and loans
Pennsylvania Online Colleges scholarships listing.
The Susquehanna Association for the Blind scholarship listing
The Town and Country Garden Club of Lancaster Scholarship Program
Recovery Village Health Care Scholarships offers a $1,000 scholarship for students pursuing a medical-related course of study.
Lancaster County Scholarship Listings on High School Guidance Office Pages
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- Conestoga Valley High School
- Donegal High School (extensive listing of local scholarships)
- Elizabethtown High School
- Ephrata High School
- Lampeter-Strasburg High School
- Manheim Central
- McCaskey High School
- Pequea Valley High School
- Warwick High School