{"id":4632,"date":"2022-01-12T13:50:43","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T21:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/?p=4632"},"modified":"2022-01-12T13:53:04","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T21:53:04","slug":"4632","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/4632\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarship Tips, Tricks and Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happy Spring Semester MLIS fam<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is Carlos Bugarin Chair from ALASC with a few scholarship tips, tricks, and resources. A quick review of my expertise in the area includes being the recipient of a handful of scholarships including the Gates Millenium Scholarship. In addition, I served as a college and career coordinator for 9-11th grade students at San Diego High School.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below are a few tips and resources for scholarship searching.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Reminder<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The FAFSA (free application for federal student aid) application is now open. In order to qualify for federal financial aid and aid at most schools, including San Jose State University, you must submit a FAFSA application. Check out your state\u2019s submission deadline below:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/h\/apply-for-aid\/fafsa\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/h\/apply-for-aid\/fafsa<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Tips<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For financial aid consider scholarships, work-study, fellowship and grant opportunities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use search terms for \u201cscholarships\u201d and specific identities\/skills\/communities you identify with for financial help.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For myself I looked for scholarships for Latinos, dancers, first-generation, graduate students, and Science teachers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look for financial aid specific to your living area.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I found a few scholarships for myself that were specific to Northern California (where I live).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consider preformed scholarship lists within your state.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Resources<\/b><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scholarship<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due date<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Link<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ALA Scholarship(s): <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">general, specialty, library support staff, underrepresented groups<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">September 1st-March 1st, 2022<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ala.org\/educationcareers\/scholarships\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.ala.org\/educationcareers\/scholarships<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MALDEF<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Various<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maldef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/FINAL-2021-2022-MALDEF-Scholarship-Resource-Guide-09.28.21.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.maldef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/FINAL-2021-2022-MALDEF-Scholarship-Resource-Guide-09.28.21.pdf<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">REFORMA Scholarship<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">January 1-March 15, 2022<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reforma.org\/scholarship\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.reforma.org\/scholarship<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SJSU iSchool<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Various<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ischool.sjsu.edu\/financial-aid-and-scholarships\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/ischool.sjsu.edu\/financial-aid-and-scholarships<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Student Resource Guide<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Various<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/roybal-allard.house.gov\/uploadedfiles\/student_resource_guide_2021-2022_final.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/roybal-allard.house.gov\/uploadedfiles\/student_resource_guide_2021-2022_final.pdf<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good luck and reach out for any help from myself and\/or the ALASC board @ sjsualasc@sjsu.edu<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carlos<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Spring Semester MLIS fam &nbsp; This is Carlos Bugarin Chair from ALASC with a few scholarship tips, tricks, and resources. 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