{"id":98163,"date":"2026-01-28T15:27:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T20:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=98163"},"modified":"2026-01-28T15:27:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T20:27:31","slug":"finding-and-tracking-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=98163","title":{"rendered":"Finding and Tracking Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/A-Rapid-Resource-Logo-Blue.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" data-attachment-id=\"98165\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?attachment_id=98165\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/A-Rapid-Resource-Logo-Blue.jpg?fit=1516%2C1056&amp;ssl=1&amp;ver=1778240526\" data-orig-size=\"1516,1056\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A Rapid Resource Logo Blue\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/A-Rapid-Resource-Logo-Blue.jpg?fit=840%2C585&amp;ssl=1&amp;ver=1778240526\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/A-Rapid-Resource-Logo-Blue.jpg?resize=300%2C209&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/A-Rapid-Resource-Logo-Blue.jpg?resize=300%2C209&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/A-Rapid-Resource-Logo-Blue.jpg?resize=1024%2C713&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/A-Rapid-Resource-Logo-Blue.jpg?resize=768%2C535&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/A-Rapid-Resource-Logo-Blue.jpg?resize=1200%2C836&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/A-Rapid-Resource-Logo-Blue.jpg?w=1516&amp;ssl=1 1516w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rapid Resource is a new feature being tested by the MSG Communications Department.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scholarships are a form of gift aid\u2014meaning they do not need to be repaid. Most are awarded outside of the college\u2019s financial aid process, so it is up to you to search and apply. Start with the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.famemaine.com\/affording-education\/pay-for-school\/maine-scholarship-search\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0Finance Authority of Maine\u2019s (FAME) scholarship search tool<\/a>\u00a0to explore opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stay organized with FAME\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.famemaine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/FAME-Scholarship-Tracker.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tracking spreadsheet<\/a>\u00a0(.xlsx format) or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/12eFoSi1Uu5KYnhKGZsnF8hstKtMr7XzT\/edit?gid=718565744#gid=718565744\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Sheets version<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Want more options? Visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainecf.org\/find-a-scholarship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maine Community Foundation\u2019s scholarship directory<\/a>\u00a0for even more listings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don&#8217;t forget to check the <a href=\"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?page_id=86949\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"86949\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Grange Scholarship Page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-dark-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-06a659efaf733452337e9a93ecffc1fb wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Share this with high school students you know!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scholarships are a form of gift aid\u2014meaning they do not need to be repaid. Most are awarded outside of the college\u2019s financial aid process, so it is up to you to search and apply. Start with the\u00a0Finance Authority of Maine\u2019s (FAME) scholarship search tool\u00a0to explore opportunities. Share this with high school students you know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2122,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[101,218],"tags":[206,94],"post_folder":[372],"class_list":["post-98163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-quick-tips","category-resources-for-granges-and-grangers","tag-grange-advocacy","tag-scholarships"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"post-thumbnail":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Walter Boomsma","author_link":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?author=2122"},"uagb_comment_info":2,"uagb_excerpt":"Scholarships are a form of gift aid\u2014meaning they do not need to be repaid. 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