Peru State College offers a variety of scholarships. The Admissions Office awards New Student Scholarships. The Financial Aid Office awards Continuing Student Scholarships and Need-based Scholarships.

Continuing students need to complete a Scholarship Application each year to be considered. The priority deadline is March 1st. Scholarship applications received after the deadline will only be considered for declined scholarships that become available for re-awarding.

Students who want to be considered for need-based scholarships must also complete a FAFSA form by March 1st.

In addition to PSC scholarships, there are numerous scholarships available through outside sources. Below are links to several free scholarship searches.

• www.collegeanswer.com Under “scholarships,” click on “scholarship search.”
• www.collegeboard.com Click on “for students.” Under the “pay for college” section, click on “scholarship search.”
• www.educationquest.org Click on “scholarship quest.”
• www.fastweb.com Click on “start your free scholarship search.”
• www.nelnet.net Under “college planning tools,” click on “scholarship search.”
• www.srnexpress.com Click on “click here to begin your free scholarship search.”
• www. lcf.org Lincoln Community Foundation Scholarships

Be careful; there are lots of scholarship scams out there! Beware of any scholarship that requires a fee, asks for a credit card number, or makes any guarantees. For more information on scholarship scams, go to www.ftc.gov/scholarshipscams .