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Universities often have monies available to finance scholarships for students, but they are certainly not the only place to secure these much coveted gift monies. Just as universities use scholarships as a way to attract and keep a certain segment of students, private organizations often have scholarship funds set up to ensure that the segment of the population they are invested in can go to college as well. Below, we will look at what kind of private scholarships are available, how to find them, and how to secure them.

What Kinds of Private Scholarships are Available? While it might seem surprising, almost every kind of scholarship exists that can be imagined. There are private scholarship funds set up by feminist groups for working mothers, ones set up by firefighters for the children of firefighters, scholarships for children of Vietnam Veterans, for first generation immigrants, etc. If you can think of it, a scholarship probably exists.
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While loans, grants, and work-study are helpful in assisting you with financing your college education, they are not the only way to go about doing this. Scholarships–academic, special circumstance, and athletic–are also available to assist you. There are two main types of scholarships: university scholarships and private scholarships. Below, we will look at university scholarships.

University scholarships are monies awarded through your college or university that you do not have to pay back. Universities use these monies to attract and keep students who have certain characteristics they wish to have within their collegiate community. There are three main types of scholarships available through universities. (more…)

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, more commonly referred to as the FAFSA, is the application all college and university students in the United States must fill out for help with college expenses. This application is lengthy and can be confusing for first-time applicants. The following will address some frequently asked questions about the FAFSA in an attempt to make the completion of it easier.

Question: Do I have to fill out the FAFSA even if I’m only interested in grants and don’t want loans?
Answer: Absolutely. The government uses the same application to award grants as it does to award loans. Also, most universities will not consider you for many scholarships unless you have already filled out a FAFSA.
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Although some are lucky enough to have their education paid for by their parents or relatives, in today’s world it is likely that if you are going to a college or university you will need some financial assistance. There are many ways to go about finding assistance, but many students get overwhelmed when looking at the variety of options that are available to them. The next few posts will look at the intricacies of the different types of aid, but for now, we will give you a brief definition and overview of each type.
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Yesterday, we looked at began looking at student organizations. Today, in part one of our two-part series on nationally recognized student organizations, we will spend some time looking at the benefits of belonging to one or more national student organizations whose basis for admittance is grade point average, also known as GPA.

There are many of these organizations out there, and most seek out students in their early years of college for membership. For most, your cumulative GPA has to be above a 3.3 on a 4.0 scale. Really, this isn’t that hard to attain, and should you be contacted it is beneficial for you to join. Why? Because membership in academic-based nationally recognized student organizations has many advantaged both while your in college and beyond. (more…)