Where can I find lesser known college scholarships?
Asked by jancanyonThere are some scholarships out there that noone knows about. I have applied to a few scholarships on fastweb.com, but I am looking for a site that might be less popular. My grades were decent in college, but not great (3.3 gpa). I am a great writer though and would love to find obscure essay writing scholarships that attract fewer applicants. I will be a grad student in a physical therapy program. Any suggestions?
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Answered by John Hightower
I'm in the Kiwanis. I have been doing research on scholarship for about 2 years so we can give info to the kids in our youth programs so they can apply. 1. Go to www.ysa.org and sign up for their free newsletter. From time to time, major corporations use them to announce their scholarships. 2. Several corporations offer scholarships in the $1,500 to $10,000 range. 2.A An example of this is Best Buy ($1,500 from each store, and then national winners get $10,000). Its a 1 page application form and a 1 page essay on what you have learned by doing community service. Go to their website at: www.bestbuy.com - then click on: about us 2.B Go to www.kohls.com Same type of scholarship. If they have a store in your state, then you can apply if you have not graduated from high school. And you can start applying at age 6 (that is not a typo - age 6). 2.C Check with the McDonalds' stores in your area. Sometimes each locality (say county) association of store owners offer a scholarship. And sometimes the local Ronald McDonald House does also. 2.D Check with your local cable company. For example, Comcast offer an intership and scholarship for people interested in mass communications. Hmmm, a job and a scholarship which probably leads to a job offer with the company. Not bad. There are a lot more. HERE IS HOW I CAME UP WITH THESE - AND A LOT MORE: 1. Do a spreadsheet so you can track which company's websites you visit. 2. Come up with a company's name. Say CVS Pharmacy. 3. Go to www.quicken.com and find out what companies compete in that market segment with CVS (Rite Aid, Elkerd, Drug Fair, Krogers). 4. Then go to the website of each company. On the homepage, look for something like: about us corp info 5. Go there and then look for something like: community community involvement social responsibility giving back This is where you will find out the details. Many corporations prefer to give scholarships to students where they have stores located. This way, they are seen as "good neighbors". Its a good selling point to the local residents and politicians. Also be sure to check each utility company in your state. In Virginia, there is 1 electric company with headquarters in the state - but they grant scholarships in counties where they do not sell electricity (Why? Cause each county has representatives in the state's General Assembly where their elected representatives vote on bills impacting the utility company. What is a few thousand dollars in scholarships to a multi-bilion dollar company?)
I'm in the Kiwanis. I have been doing research on scholarship for about 2 years so we can give info to the kids in our youth programs so they can apply. 1. Go to www.ysa.org and sign up for their free newsletter. From time to time, major corporations use them to announce their scholarships. 2. Several corporations offer scholarships in the $1,500 to $10,000 range. 2.A An example of this is Best Buy ($1,500 from each store, and then national winners get $10,000). Its a 1 page application form and a 1 page essay on what you have learned by doing community service. Go to their website at: www.bestbuy.com - then click on: about us 2.B Go to www.kohls.com Same type of scholarship. If they have a store in your state, then you can apply if you have not graduated from high school. And you can start applying at age 6 (that is not a typo - age 6). 2.C Check with the McDonalds' stores in your area. Sometimes each locality (say county) association of store owners offer a scholarship. And sometimes the local Ronald McDonald House does also. 2.D Check with your local cable company. For example, Comcast offer an intership and scholarship for people interested in mass communications. Hmmm, a job and a scholarship which probably leads to a job offer with the company. Not bad. There are a lot more. HERE IS HOW I CAME UP WITH THESE - AND A LOT MORE: 1. Do a spreadsheet so you can track which company's websites you visit. 2. Come up with a company's name. Say CVS Pharmacy. 3. Go to www.quicken.com and find out what companies compete in that market segment with CVS (Rite Aid, Elkerd, Drug Fair, Krogers). 4. Then go to the website of each company. On the homepage, look for something like: about us corp info 5. Go there and then look for something like: community community involvement social responsibility giving back This is where you will find out the details. Many corporations prefer to give scholarships to students where they have stores located. This way, they are seen as "good neighbors". Its a good selling point to the local residents and politicians. Also be sure to check each utility company in your state. In Virginia, there is 1 electric company with headquarters in the state - but they grant scholarships in counties where they do not sell electricity (Why? Cause each county has representatives in the state's General Assembly where their elected representatives vote on bills impacting the utility company. What is a few thousand dollars in scholarships to a multi-bilion dollar company?)
