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External Scholarships
External Scholarships are scholarships awarded by employers, individuals, companies, high schools, religious groups, and professional associations independently of Auburn University. Criteria for External Scholarships vary greatly from scholarship to scholarship, but generally include academic performance, financial need, religious affiliation, minority status, heritage, community affiliations, or other unique criteria important to the sponsoring individual or organization. Students are encouraged to pursue as many External Scholarships as possible. Although Auburn University does not limit the number or amount of External Scholarships a student can receive, External Scholarships received may affect the amount of federal financial aid for which a student is eligible.
Independent Search Engines
There are hundreds of independent scholarship search engines on the internet, some of them more reliable and legitimate than others. Students should not have to pay for a scholarship search or to apply for a scholarship, though they may have to “register” with an email address. Here are a few reputable search engines and a brief description of their specialty. Please note that Auburn University does not endorse or certify the legitimacy of any search engine listed on this page.
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Scholarship Resource Books
A number of scholarship resource books are available at your local library or bookstore to guide you in your scholarship search. The Office of University Scholarships routinely purchases and updates printed materials concerning External Scholarships. These books are available for students to review in our office at any point during our regular office hours.
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Students may also check out resource books currently available for review in Auburn University's Ralph Brown Draughton Library.
Enrollment and Academic Verification
Occasionally, External Scholarship donors require proof of enrollment prior to sending funds. If so,
students should contact the Office of the Registrar located in Mary Martin Hall at (334) 844-4770 or visit
Enrollment Certification for information on requesting enrollment verification.
External Scholarship donors may also require that current students provide proof of academic standing
to continue to receive funding. If so, students should contact the Office of the Registrar or visit
Request Transcripts for information on requesting an official transcript.
External Scholarship Donors
External Scholarship donors should make checks payable to Auburn University and send them to the Office of University Scholarships. Scholarship checks made payable to Auburn University and the student or to the student only require student endorsement before they can be applied to the student's University billing account. If a scholarship check requires student endorsement, the Office of University Scholarships will contact the student via the student’s University e-mail address. All External Scholarship checks should include the student’s full name as well as the student’s identification number.
External Scholarship checks should be mailed to:
Office of University Scholarships
Attn: External Scholarships
115 Quad Center
Auburn University, Alabama 36849-5145
Last Updated: October 22, 2012
