Frequently Asked Questions

No. The next step is to apply for specific scholarships and/or interest-free loans. There are no scholarships awarded from the General Application. To apply for a specific scholarship/interest-free loan, select “opportunities” in the blue bar at the top of the page. Then select “ours” to see the open opportunities. These are the scholarships that you can apply to directly on the website.

If you see an opportunity you would like to apply for, click the orange “apply” button. You will then answer additional questions that are for that opportunity only. Click the orange “submit” button on the bottom of the page when you have completed the application.

Click “opportunities” and “external” for a resource list of regional scholarships that do not use Scholarship Central to collect applications. You can link to the websites of these organizations for more information.

Each scholarship provider sets their own deadline. Review the scholarship details section for deadline information. The system will not accept any applications after 11:59 pm on the deadline date.

No, but you can check the status of any application by logging into the system. Your home page will show all of your applications. The status of each application is shown on the top right of that application’s box.

Yes, it is possible that more than one provider will select you as a recipient if you apply for multiple opportunities. We encourage students to apply for any and all opportunities for which they are eligible.

You will need your most recent transcript to complete the General Application. This can be an official or unofficial transcript.

Some opportunity applications might require one or more of the following documents:

• Official transcript
• Student Aid Report (SAR): The SAR is the document resulting from the completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA may be filed online at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov.
• Financial Aid Award Letter from the college you plan to attend.
• ACT/SAT report (if not included on your high school transcript)
• Resume
• Acceptance letter from the college you plan to attend

You can check the status of any application by logging into the system. Your home page will show all your applications. The status of each application is shown on the top right of that application’s box. Each scholarship provider sets their own notification process. All providers will either email an award notification or send an award letter via the US Postal Service.

Not necessarily. If the opportunity description states that it is renewable, you will be awarded next year if you meet the renewal criteria. Most opportunity providers will require that you submit transcripts or complete a brief renewal application.

You can check on the status of your references by logging in to your account.

Click “references” in the blue bar at the top of the page.

If the status of a particular reference is “requested,” that means they have not submitted a reference. Click “resend” to send the request again.

Please follow-up with your reference personally and make sure they received the email request.

To upload a transcript or other document, you will need to obtain an electronic copy or create an electronic copy by scanning a paper copy. If you have a paper copy you can scan it at any retail copy store or public library to create an electronic copy.

The only characters allowed in file names are lower- and upper-case letters, numbers, hyphen (-), underscore (_), space, and the one period before the extension.

Once you have the electronic copy saved on your computer, follow these steps to upload the document:

1. Click “Add a New File” under the question
2. Click “Choose File.” Clicking on the “Choose File” button will launch a new window, from which you can navigate through your computer and locate the desired file.
3. Click on the file, then click on the “Open” button.

You should now see the name of the file BESIDE the Choose File button.

The upload is not yet complete! The user will need to additionally click on a button which saves and/or submits the entire page upon which the file upload question is located. This may include:

You are also welcome to email a copy to support@myscholarshipcentral.org and we will upload the document to your application.

1. Click the “Applicants and Administrators” tab
2. Click “trouble signing in”
3. Enter your email address
4. Click “recover password”

You will get an email with a link to create a new password. The link is only good for 6 hours. If it expires before you have a chance to log in, go back through the recover password process.

On the login page:

1. Click the “References and Reviewers” tab
2. Click “trouble signing in”
3. Enter your email address
4. Click “recover password”

You will get an email with link to create a new password. This link is only good for 6 hours. If it expires before you have a chance to log in, go back through the recover password process.

It’s possible that an account is already associated with the email address you used. Follow the instructions above for resetting the password. If this email address was used by someone other than you in the past, please DO NOT use it. Please set up an account with a new email address. If you cannot reset the password, please email us at support@myscholarshipcentral.org

If you have created an account in the past, please do not create a new account.

Please send your new email address to: support@myscholarshipcentral.org

We will update your account and notify you when you can log in with your new email address.

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• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• MS Edge/Internet Explorer
• Apple Safari