Availing Scholarships
Scholarships are meant to raise the success chances for an individual. They are a life line that most people and some institutions could not have survived without. These are gifts. They don't need to be repaid. There are thousands of them, offered by schools, employers, individuals, private companies, communities, religious groups, and professional, social organizations and non profits like TUKOLE.
While doing research for the best ways to attend higher education, it is always noted that scholarships are a significant ways in which peoples’ lives change for the better by opening doors to those who would otherwise miss out on this path to education.
Generally, scholarships and fellowships are reserved for students with special qualifications, such as academic, athletic or artistic talent. Awards are also available for students who are interested in particular fields of study, who are members of underrepresented groups, who live in certain areas of the country or who demonstrate financial need.
The best way to find scholarships or internships is to use a personalized search that compares your student profile with a database of awards. Only those awards that fit your profile are identified as matches. Tukole is on a mission to build an accurate, comprehensive and most frequently updated scholarship database for our community.
The 2024-25 FAFSA process introduces significant changes designed to simplify the application and expand access to federal student aid. Key updates include a streamlined form reduced from 108 to 36 questions, expanded Pell Grant eligibility for low-income students, and changes in income reporting rules. Additionally, the student aid index can now be negative, providing more accurate assessments of financial need. The form will be available by December 31, 2023, instead of October 1.