Once in a while we get some applicants who don't read that part. These are just discarded, because they are not eligible. Applicants have to read that first page of the application. Susan Wong, staff specialist at the Foundation of the National Student Nurses Association, recommends that applicants be neat and thorough. They leave something out.
Sloppy applications are a surprisingly widespread problem.
Richardson says that students need to type or complete their applications on a computer. The point is to fill out your application so that people can read it. Digging for Gold Experts agree that students should never pay for information listing available scholarships, because you can get all you need for free. To find scholarships that are sponsored by organiza-tions other than their school, students can use scholarship search databases to find potential sources of money. They need to ask local businesses, banks, churches and other such places because lots of times they will have small scholarships.