Finding External Scholarships

There are thousands of scholarships out there from community groups, employers, nonprofits, and professional associations. Start your search early and use trusted sources.

Tips:

  • Never pay to search or apply for scholarships. 
  • Ask your high school counselor about local scholarship opportunities. 
  • Check with your employer (or your parent’s employer)—many offer scholarships for employees or dependents. 
  • Look into membership-based organizations, unions, or professional associations you’re part of.  

Scholarship Resources

We've compiled the below listing of external sites and sources of information for use in your scholarship search and application process. We can't guarantee the accuracy of the information, nor are we responsible for the content in any of these external sites. This isn't an exhaustive list, it's intended as a quick starting point for your search. Use good judgment and common sense when researching potential scholarships by making sure that the info and offers are legitimate. For more information about avoiding financial aid and scholarship scams, visit the studentaid.gov resource on avoiding scams and the Federal Trade Commission’s How To Avoid Scholarship and Financial Aid Scams | Consumer Advice web page. 

Free Scholarship Searches

TFS Scholarship Database

TFS Scholarships (TFS) is an independent service that provides free access to scholarship opportunities for aspiring and current undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. The TFS database contains more than 7 million scholarships representing more than $41 billion in college funding. In addition to its vast database that’s refreshed with 5,000 new scholarships every month, TFS also offers information about career planning, financial aid, and federal and private student loan programs as part of its commitment to helping students fund their future. Learn more at tuitionfundingsources.com.

Other Resources

UMOS National Farmworkers Jobs Program

The UMOS National Farmworkers Jobs Program (NFJP) is designed to help job seekers access employment, education, training, and supportive services to succeed in the labor market. The program can assist current or future students with tuition, weekly stipends, housing, books and more.
                                                                                         
Please Note:  The amount of funding for the UMOS National Farmworker Jobs Program varies by program year.  Students may register with UMOS at any time. To be eligible for the program students must be:  legally authorized to work in the United States, must have done farm-work in the last two years (work with crops, Christmas trees, nursery, dairy, fishery, poultry, or anything else related to farm work), low income, and males must be registered with Selective Service.

What to Do After Receiving an External Scholarship

Did you receive a scholarship check directly from a high school, business or other organization?

If a scholarship check has been mailed directly to you, our Student Finance staff will be happy to assist in getting those funds applied to your student account for tuition payment. Just follow the simple steps below:

  1. Write your student ID # on the check.
  2. If the check is made payable only to you, please deposit the check and initiate a payment to the college using cash, personal check, or charge.
  3. If the check is made payable to you and NTC, please sign the back of the check and mail to the Wausau campus at:

    Northcentral Technical College
    1000 W Campus Drive
    Attn: Student Finance
    Wausau WI 54401
  4. Or deliver the check to the campus most convenient for you. All regional campuses will forward checks to the Wausau office for processing.

The Financial Aid office will review the scholarship and student account. Student Finance will post the scholarship payment to the student account usually within 3-5 business days.