Finding Scholarships Free Webinar: Successful Scholarship Strategies Written by Shannon Vasconceloson April 10th, 2018 I came to College Coach with close to 10 years of experience in college financial aid offices. I began my career at Boston University, where I counseled students and their parents on the financial aid process and reviewed undergraduate financial aid applications. At Tufts University, where I served as assistant director of financial aid, I developed expertise in the field of health professions financial aid. I was responsible for financial aid application review, grant awarding and loan processing, and college financing and debt management counseling for both pre- and post-doctoral dental students. I have also served as an active member of the Massachusetts Association of Student Financial Aid Administrator’s Early Awareness and Outreach Committee, coordinating early college awareness activities for middle school students; as a trainer for the Department of Education’s National Training for Counselors and Mentors, educating high school guidance counselors on the financial aid process; and as a volunteer for FAFSA Day Massachusetts, aiding students and parents with the completion of online financial aid applications. Learn More About Shannon merit scholarships, private scholarships, scholarship search, scholarships, Many families are counting on scholarships to lower their college costs, and odds are your family is among them. You hear rumors that millions of dollars in scholarship funding goes unclaimed every year, but is that really the case? If so, where do you find these millions of dollars? If you’ve had these questions and are wondering how to maximize your chances of scholarship success, tune into the free webinar, “Successful Scholarship Strategies,” offered by our test prep partner, Revolution Prep. In the program, College Coach’s Shannon Vasconcelos, former financial aid officer at Boston University and Tufts University, teaches you about the two main types of scholarships—merit scholarships from colleges and private scholarships from outside organizations—and discusses how to design a college list to maximize your chances of winning merit scholarships, how to approach the private scholarship search efficiently, and how to fit scholarships into your overall college financing plan. Watch Shannon’s webinar, “Successful Scholarship Strategies” here. Related Resources Read | Posted on September 20th, 2023 Full-Ride Scholarships: Effective Strategy or Fairy Tale? Read | Posted on August 4th, 2023 Identity-Based Scholarship Series: Scholarships for Hispanic Students Read | Posted on February 16th, 2023 Identity-Based Scholarship Series: Gold Star Children and Families
