Independent scholarships can be found online:

https://www.horatioalger.org/scholarships/certificateprogram/index.cfm  For students planning to enroll in a two-year Vocational Certificate program at a qualifying community college

http://www.Collegeboard.com  Contains a database with more than 2,300 sources offering college funding.

http://www.collegescholarships.com Features a list of scholarships opportunities, updated monthly.

http://www.finaid.org/scholarships A good overview of information about scholarships with several hot links.

http://www.iefa.org Explores scholarship opportunities by type, name, location or field of study.

http://www.scholarshiphelp.org/types_available.htm Offers primers and application-process tips.