How to Apply

A step-by-step guide to applying for scholarships.
Students in the hallway at Pittsburgh CAPA.
Students in the hallway at Pittsburgh CAPA.

Scholarship applications may be searched and viewed on our Scholarship Search Portal. When you're ready to apply, there are three paths depending on the specific scholarship. 

Foundation-Managed Scholarships

Applications submitted separately — no common app, but easy to reuse answers across multiple scholarships.

  1. Search for scholarships. 
  2. Make a note of eligible scholarship(s) for which you want to apply.
  3. Click the Apply Now button on scholarship page to create an account on the Foundation's scholarship application portal to apply.
  4. Find/complete/review application(s) and apply online. 

PRO-TIP: For scholarships that share common questions, use the "Copy Previous Answers" button to reuse your responses from a prior application.

Scholarship America Scholarships 

May include a common application, allowing you to apply for multiple scholarships at once.

  1. Search for scholarships. 
  2. Make a note of eligible scholarship(s) for which you want to apply.
  3. Create an account on Scholarship America's site.
  4. Find/complete/review application(s) and apply online.

PRO-TIP: How to search for these scholarships: 1) Use our site search and click through to Scholarship America to apply; or, 2) Go to Scholarship America's site to search scholarships for which you are eligible and apply there.

Institutional-Specific Scholarships

Sometimes require an application specific to that school’s scholarship. 

  1. Search for scholarships. 
  2. Make a note of eligible scholarship(s) for which you want to apply.
  3. Check each scholarship for application instructions. 
  4. Contact the institution/ and/or follow instructions to apply.

PRO-TIP: These scholarships do not have an online application option. 

Get Prepared!

You don't need to wait for application season to get started. Take these steps now to set yourself up for success.