Students searching for information on outside scholarships now have to look no further than their e-mail inbox.

The Scholarship Resource Center (SRC), part of the Office of Student Financial Services, is now e-mailing information for specific outside scholarship opportunities directly to qualifying students as new scholarships become available.

"It used to be that students could only find this information if they came into our office," said Vicki Mueller, assistant director for external scholarship programs. "Now, in addition to an SRC newsletter we e-mail each semester, they can visit the SRC, or log into our Web site from anywhere and view the scholarships that are available to them from organizations outside of the University."

The SRC was started in 2003. It began in response to students' interest in learning more about outside scholarships and Student Financial Services' desire to help students contribute to the cost of their education.

The SRC contains information about how to apply for more than 250 outside scholarship opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students. New scholarships are continually being added.

The SRC has been very successful and now includes two workstations in North Brookings Hall, where students can search for outside scholarships. Mueller said she hopes the new e-mail service will increase the program's visibility and success.

Outside scholarships can range from a few hundred dollars to full tuition, she said.

Outside scholarships can be added to any scholarships that students have received from the University.

For more information, go online to sfs.wustl.edu or stop by the Scholarship Resource Center located outside of Room 75 in North Brookings Hall.