Don't miss the deadlines for Biola scholarships!!!
Mid-March for international grants (forms available from admissions and international services in early February)
October 1 for Church Match (form and check must be turned into the financial aid office)
Start with at least three hours cruising ALL possible scholarship databases. Make notes and register yourself on all sites. Then spend half an hour EVERY week checking up on new options for your field of study.
http://www.fastweb.com/
Possibly is the best database available. Updated most frequently. Some applications can be completed online.
http://www.srnexpress.com/
A quite updated scholarship database. The search engine isn't very specific, but one might find an applicable scholarship.
http://www.iefa.org/search.php
Search by field of study. Easy to locate possible scholarships without having to supply any personal information.
http://edupass.org/
Uses fastweb's search engine, but it does have links to orientation information that may be helpful.
http://www.iie.org/
Does not have very many scholarship offers. Focus is more on student exchange programs. Nevertheless worth checking into once in a while.
Research options from your country of citizenship
Contact embassies and government officials
Get on as many email listserves as you can--who knows when they will announce scholarship options!