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 My Scholarship Central to collect applications. You can link to the websites of these organizations for more information.
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
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:
- Click “Add a New File” under the question
- 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.
- 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.
- Click the “Applicants and Administrators” tab
- Click “trouble signing in”
- Enter your email address
- 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.
- Click the “References and Reviewers” tab
- Click “trouble signing in”
- Enter your email address
- 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.
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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