Q&A for How to Get a Scholarship

Eighth grade is a bit too early to start applying for scholarships. Scholarships tend to be based largely on your performance in high school, and are normally applied for around the time you apply for college or after you've been accepted to a college - junior or senior year. If you're planning on going to a costly private high school, there could be scholarships available for that, but you'd have to research what the high school or your local community offers.

Normally you apply for them around the time you apply to college, in your last year of high school. For some scholarships, the summer before or after that could also work.

The same steps apply but look for a scholarship in a different country, the country you want to go to study, and they accept you to come to their country and study in their colleges or universities. If you live in Europe 'Erasmus' is a program which allows students to study abroad in other European countries.

Most scholarships I've applied for have asked for a copy of the college admission letter as part of the application process. If you have been accepted to a college, you should apply for scholarships. If you are still in high school and want to apply for scholarships in the future, I would look up the requirements of the scholarships and check them every year (for changes) until you have been accepted to college. By looking over the qualifications, you can get an idea of how you can prepare yourself to apply. Keep looking for new and different scholarships too, and keep a master list of all the scholarships you want to apply for when the time comes.

You would need a good GPA score as well as good SAT or ACT scores. Many schools also look for volunteering and other extracurricular activities. A maximum of two B's and almost all A's to qualify for most schools and universities.

Some scholarships will have specific scores they are looking for, others will not. The others may be more interested in your GPA, personal essay, volunteer activities, etc.

You should ask your guidance counselor, as the process is a bit different depending on the school.

All scholarships are different. It depends on the school and major you will be taking. If you have already taken the ACT, you shouldn't have to take the SAT as well.

Look at the website in which the scholarship your looking for is there, and find the forms. They will probably be there somewhere for you to print off online. Or, ask your teacher or lecturer to help you with the forms your looking for.

Yes, some scholarships are offered before a student even chooses a college. The terms and conditions of the scholarships should clarify this for you.

There are a lot of schools,groups,and private donors who offer homeschool scholarships to help students get entry to and continue with a college degree. Just ask the college or university of interest to you.