- Athletic Scholarships:
Athletic scholarships are very common and these scholarships are awarded
on the basis of your athletic abilities. If you are a very good athlete,
you may qualify for this type of scholarship.
- Academic Merit Scholarships:
These scholarships are also very common. Academic merit scholarships are
awarded, as the name suggests, on the basis of merit. If you have good
grades and excellent test scores, you might qualify for this type of
scholarship.
- National Merit Scholarship:
There is an independent, non-profit corporation known as the “Merit
Scholarship Corporation” and it awards nearly five thousand scholarships
each year. To secure this scholarship, students have a competition of
test scores, academic and extra curricular activities, and school
recommendations. You can enter this competition by taking your
Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test/National Merit Scholarship
Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) in the fall of your junior year in high
school.
- FAFSA:
- FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid. All state
schools and several colleges require you to fill out this application.
This application helps them determine the amount of money they should
give you and from what sources.
- Employer-Sponsored Scholarships
- There are several corporations and businesses that offer scholarships to
the children of their employees or to the students who are living within
the community where the business or corporation is situated. Other
businesses offer aid to students who are planning to major in fields
that are related to the company’s interests and that might later on
prove to be valuable to them. A good way to find such scholarships is to
ask your local library for assistance or look up these scholarships on
the Internet.
- Work Study:
- Work study is a federal work program where you are required to work for
the money that is being given for your fees. Often, these jobs are part
time jobs on campus.
- Special Scholarships:
- These are scholarships that are given for different purposes. Special
scholarships are awarded for something you excel at, for instance
leadership or artistic abilities. They are also awarded on the basis of
financial need or if you belong to a certain ethnic group.
- Community Organization Sponsored Scholarships:
- There are several civic and community groups that offer scholarships and
other assistance. These civic and community groups include the Boy
Scouts, the Girls Scouts, the Rotary Club, the Chamber of Commerce, the
PTA et cetera. You should try to contact the different civic, religious,
fraternal, patriotic, social and professional organizations in your
community for further information regarding this kind of scholarship.
- Professional, Career, and Trade Association-Sponsored
Scholarships:
- There are several scholarships that are provided by professional, career
and trade associations. You can go to a library and ask for a directory
that lists the scholarships and loans offered by such associations in
your particular field of study. If there is something you excel at, you
should also ask your coach or instructor about the colleges that are out
on a look for students that have the talents you possess. Another idea
is to browse through trade magazines to find leads on scholarships that
are related to your special interests or skills.
- Ethnic and Religious Scholarships:
- Several ethnic organizations provide scholarships to outstanding
students who belong to that particular ethnic background. There are also
houses of worship and religious denominations that offer scholarships to
students who plan to pursue a career in clergy.
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- Transfer Student Scholarships:
- There are scholarships that are given by certain colleges to transfer
students provided that they have completed a certain number of credit
hours with an outstanding grade point average.
- Alumni Legacy Scholarships:
- Certain colleges also grant alumni legacy scholarships. These
scholarships are given to students who are the children or grandchildren
of the college’s alumni.
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