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Scholarships

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Scholarships are gift funds that are often awarded to students based on various criteria- high academic achievement, special talents or other association with the sponsor. Like grants they do not have to be repaid. We encourage you to investigate the availability of grants or scholarships from all sources - review the APUS Web site, research the Department of Education resources and contact local or private organizations like AMVETS, Rotary Clubs, community foundations or the chamber of commerce just to name a few.

Outside Scholarships
Students may pay for course registrations with outside scholarships. Those who will be using an awarded scholarship to pay for a course registration must indicate this payment method when registering for a course. Students using outside scholarships will not be able to enter their classrooms until formal verification of the scholarship arrives at APUS.

Applicants for Federal Student Aid and/or Private loan programs are required to notify Financial Aid Services of their award and award amount. This information is required to be recorded and used to calculate your eligibility for Federal Assistance.

Private Scholarship Search Resources

• Businesses
• Civic organizations
• The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation
• College Board
• College Quest.com
• Discover Card Tribute Award Scholarship
• FastWeb
• The Gates Millennium Scholars Program
  Administered by the United Negro College Fund
• Guidance Counselors
• Harry S. Truman Scholarship
• Homeland Security
• Horatio Alger Scholarship
• Hispanic College Fund
• National Merit Scholarship
• National Security Agency Stokes Scholars Program
  Email: customercare@nsa.gov 
• Parents' Employer(s)
• Ron Brown Scholar Program
• Rhodes Scholar
• Scholarship.com, LLC
• School Soup Scholarship Search
• Wal-Mart Scholarship

Free Scholarship Search Services

• FinAid on the Web
• The College Board
• FastWeb
• Go College: The Collegiate Websource

The following organizations have provided scholarships to our students in the past:

Thinking about using the services of a financial aid consultant? Before you decide, please review important consumer information from the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.