Your BEST chance for need based and merit aid is to file the forms each college requires by the due dates. These forms usually include FAFSA or the CSS Profile. Sites like www.collegedata.com will also list the percentage of students at each college receiving aid. Then, you should check each college website on your list for additional scholarships that have separate application requirements
Ten private scholarships open to anyoneThe Davidson Institute The Davidson Fellows Scholarship awards $50,000, $25,000 and $10,000 scholarships to extraordinary young people, 18 and under, who have completed a significant piece of work. Application categories are Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Literature, Music, Philosophy and Outside the Box. The John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest awards scholarships of $500-$10,000 to students who write a compelling essay on how an elected official risked his or her career to take a stand based on the dictates of conscience, rather than the dictates of polls. The Coca-Cola Scholars Program awards 50 scholarships of $20,000 and 200 scholarships of $10,000 each year to students with impressive academic and extra-curricular credentials. The College Prowler “No Essay Contest” awards $2000 to a student in a random drawing every month, if you register on the site. Nordstrom awards 80 scholarships of $10,000 over 4 years to students in states with store locations. Applicants must have a 2.7 GPA or above, participate in community service and be applying for financial aid at their college. Antique Trader holds a “Big Dig” essay contest each year and awards a $3000 scholarship to the winner. Ayn Rand Novels gives 600 scholarships each year to winners of their essay contest. Zinch gives away a $1000 scholarship each week in their 3 Sentence Essay Contest. Dunkin Donuts awards over $2 million in scholarships each year to students in areas where they have franchises. Lowes awards scholarships of $2500 each to students anywhere in the U.S. Avoiding Scams Remember when you are searching for private scholarships that you should NEVER pay a website or individual to “find” you private scholarships. Most are not scrupulous and deliver very little. Some of the best scholarship search engines are free at www.fastweb.com , www.collegeboard.com, and www.cappex.com. Cristiana Quinn, M.Ed. is the founder of College Admission Advisors, LLC which provides strategic, college counseling and athletic recruiting services for students. www.collegeadvisorsonline.com. Related Articles This cooking class has been a blessing he always said I want to take culinary in school They suggest your first year of high school to try a few different courses(electives) so 1 class was intro to foods which every week they teacher talks about the food for that week along with other things they learn like handling foods, cleaning the cutting boards , holding a knife the teacher demonstrates the food then the following day they the students cook it, that day he comes home from school all excited and tells me what that made and how he liked it along with the ingredients so I can buy what we need so he can cook it on home on Saturday, truly amazing, so I dont know will he go further with this? does he want to take all culinary next year and just go into the culinary program ? I look at it as he has learned a life skill that he enjoys,
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