FinAid - Scholarship App. Help

Watch all deadlines. Impose a deadline for yourself that is at least two weeks before the stated deadline. Use this ´buffer time´ to proofread your application before you send it off. YOU are responsible for making sure all parts of the application arrive on time. This includes supporting materials, such as letters of recommendation and transcripts. So make sure everyone who is contributing to your application has ample lead-time. If worse comes to worst, call the scholarship provider in advance and ask if it´s possible to receive an extension. Don´t just send the materials in late; many committees will refuse late applications. But don´t rely on extensions - very few scholarship providers allow them at all.