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Check Out Billions in Scholarship Money Through the Gilroy Library

The Santa Clara County Library now offers a Tuition Funding Sources link, which helps students and their parents locate funds for college. All you need is a library card to get started.

It's that time of year: Your child is about to graduate from high school, and you're worrying about the high costs of college tuition. The Santa Clara County Library can help parents and students find scholarship money through its Tuition Funding Sources link.

Click on the link and then click on TFS. You'll have to enter your library card number and password at that point, and register in the system. There is no charge to use the service.

Sponsored by Pepsi-Cola, the Tuition Funding Source lists more than $41 billion in scholarship awards, according to the website.

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When you log in, you'll answer a few dozen questions online that help the database locate applicable scholarships. The questions range from ethnic background to GPA and planned course of study as well as the student's current living situation. Students with disabilities, students who have been foster children and students overcoming any kind of hardship may find sources of funding that apply to their situation.

The link also offers information on student loans and financial aid. Students enrolled in college also may find scholarships to which they can apply.

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The new search adds to an already expansive list of database services available with a library card, including detailed ancestry research.

If you have any trouble using the link, visit Gilroy's public library and ask for help at the Information Desk.

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