Dont miss the opportunity - Take The Time And Apply For Scholarships!

When it comes to finding scholarships to help pay for college and university studies, students have an easier time than they have in the past. There are Internet searches along with library resources and guidance and financial aid counselors to which students might turn for tuition assistance.

There are these days more scholarships than there are students entering colleges and universities, according to Terry Wilfong, President of the College Options Foundation. Even so, information from those such as Tennessee university suggests that 1 in 10 to 1 in 15 scholarship applications results in a financial return.

The Georgia-based College Options Foundation works in part to help students prepare for college and university studies. With rising tuition costs in a stagnant economy, scholarships and grants can be one of the most important means of preparing for colleges and universities. Yet the Washington Post pulled information from "Secrets to Winning a Scholarship," a book by Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of the scholarship search site fastweb.com, suggesting that very few students receive enough grants and scholarships to pay for all of the costs associated with their college and university studies.

Scholarships are provided by many donors such as government agencies, large corporations, non-profit foundations and community and civic groups. They're often awarded based in academic merit, requiring minimum grade point averages or based on needs, such as financial needs. Scholarships also are provided based on a combination of criteria, with some intended to increase studies in specific subjects and among certain demographic groups. Kantrowitz, Wilfong and others offer some advice that might help students to improve their chances of winning scholarships. They include:

Apply for as many scholarships as possible, keeping in mind that small scholarships can add up. Some also contend that scholarships in the $100 range can be less competitive than those that reward more money. Essay-based scholarship competitions also tend to be less competitive than others. Also, complete scholarship applications in their entirety. Leaving certain areas blank could potentially reduce the chances of winning scholarships, particularly when scholarships can be competitive.

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Make sure that essays provide the information that's requested as part of scholarship applications. Keep essays interesting so that they stand apart from others, and make sure they include solid examples for getting a point across. Students might even be able to draft two or three essays that they can tweak as needed for different applications.

Apply for scholarships as early as possible. Scholarship applications often have to be mailed to or received by scholarship providers by certain deadlines in order for students to be eligible. Because a missed deadline could be a missed opportunity, students might want to give themselves lots of extra time for preparing theirs and getting them in.