External Scholarship Sources

The use of external sources is also available to CSU students who wish to seek scholarship opportunities. To inquire more about these opportunities, students can speak with local businesses, community organizations, civic groups, employers, high school counselors, places of worship, libraries, and Internet searches.

Below is a list of search and resource options to aid in a student's quest for additional college funding. 

Scholarship Search Engines & Online Resources

• Bold.org Scholarship Database
• Cappex
• CareerOneStop
• Chegg
• College Board
• College Now Greater Cleveland
• Discover Business Scholarship Resource Page
• FastAid
• FastWeb
• FinAid.org
• Free-4U
• GoCollege
• MoneyGeek
• MyScholly
• Nelnet Scholarship Search Tool
• Niche.com
• Petersons
• Sallie Mae Scholarship Search
• Scholarships.com
• Scholarship America
• Unigo

Outside Scholarship Resources

• Adam Charles Ports Foundation (Martial Arts)
• Addiction Resource
• Addictions.com Scholarship
• AFSCME Family Scholarships and AFSCME Union Plus Credit Card Scholarships
• Air Force Aid Society, General Henry H. Arnold Education Grant
• Air Force Sergeants Association (AFSA)
• AIGA WorldStudios
• AIST Steel Foundation Scholarships
• American Chemical Society (ACS)
• America Meteorological Society (AMS)
• American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
• American Indian Science and Engineering Society and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• American Postal Workers Unions - H.C. Halbeck Memorial Scholarship
• Arab American Institute
• Army Emergency Relief, MG James Ursano Scholarships
• Arthritis Foundation
• Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund
• Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) Scholarship Foundation
• Believe in Ohio STEM Scholarships
• Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks-Elks Legacy Award
• Big Sun Athletics
• Boomer Esiason Foundation
• BMW/SAE
• CalendarBridge Scholarship (undergraduates)
• Cherokee National Higher Education Scholarships
• Chickasaw Nation Department of Education Scholarships
• The Cleveland Foundation
• College is Power
• Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
• Construction Estimating Services
• Daughters of the American Revolution Society
• Dell Scholars Foundation
• Development Fund for Black Students in Science and Technology Scholarship
• Diabetes Scholars Foundation
• Equitable Excellence Scholarship Foundation
• Extra Space Storage - There's Space for Everyone Scholarship Program
• Federal Employee Education and Assistance (FEEA)
• Fisher House Foundation- Scholarships for Military Children
• Fontana Transport Inc. Scholars Program
• Force and Motion
• Foundation for Appalachian Ohio
• Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund
• Gates Scholarship
• GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program
• George Floyd Protest Scholarship
• Gilman-McCain Scholarship
• Goedeckers Annual Book Scholarship
• Government Finance Officers Association, Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship
• Hagan Foundation Scholarships
• Hispanic Heritage Foundation Youth Awards
• Hispanic Scholarships Fund General Scholarships
• Immigrants Rising (DACA)
• Indian Health Service Scholarship
• Institute of Architects (AIA) and American Architectural Foundation (AAF)
• Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
• Institute for Real Estate Management Foundation
• International Association of Fire Fighters
• Intertribal Timber Council
• Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
• Japanese American Citizens League
• Jeremy Cares, Inc. Scholarship for Survivors of Pediatric, Adolescent Young Adult (PAYA) Cancers
• Junior League of Cleveland Scholarship
• Korean American Scholarship Foundation
• Korean American Scientists and Engineers Association
• Lagrant Foundation
• League Foundation Academic Scholarship Fund
• League of Latin American Citizens, LULAC Educational Service Centers
• Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
• Mass Mutual Minority Scholars Program
• Medals of America
• MENSA Education & Research Foundation
• Military Officers Association of America
• Morris K. Udall Foundation
• Nafpaktian Cultural Foundation, Inc. for Greek Ancestry
• Narcotics.com Behavioral Health Scholarship
• National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME)
• National Association for the Self-Employed Scholarships
• National Association of Chiefs of Police Scholarships
• National Federation of the Blind Ohio
• National Italian American Foundation
• National Lesbian and Gay Journalists' Association Scholarship Fund
• National Merit Scholarship Corporation
• National Press Club Scholarship
• National Science of Minorities in Hospitality (NSMH)
• National Society of Black Engineers Scholarships
• Navy League of the United States, Navy League Scholarships
• Nordson BUILDS Scholarship
• Ohio War Orphans Scholarship
• Orphan Foundation of America
• P. Buckley Moss Society Scholarship for Special Education and Visual Arts
• Pat Tillman Foundation for Military Scholars
• Paul and Carol David Foundation
• Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
• The Point Foundation
• Portuguese Heritage Scholarships
• The Powder Coating Institute
• Printing Industries Education Fund
• Rehabs.org Minority Scholarships
• RISE Scholarship Foundation for Learning Disabilities
• Robert D. Kruse Memorial Scholarship Fund for Allied Health Professionals
• Ron Brown Scholars Program
• Roofing Industry Scholarship
• Scotts Company and Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) Foundation
• Seabee Memorial Scholarship
• Sila Foundation
• Slater & Zurz Scholarship
• Society of Actuaries and Casualty Actuarial Society
• Society of Exploration Geophysicist (SEG) Foundation Scholarships
• Soil and Water Conservation Society
• Storage Center- Space to Succeed Scholarship
• Texas SEO Company Scholarship Program
• Thomas J. Seefred Trust for Juvenile Diabetes
• United Health Foundation - Diversity in Health Care
• United Methodist Communications
• United Negro College Fund
• Upakar Indo-American Scholarship Foundation
• Upromise by Sallie Mae
• Worldwide Assurance for Employees of Public Agencies (WAEPA) Scholarship Fund
• Webucator Scholarships for Computer Science Students
• Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, Institute for International Public Policy Student Award