3rd party scholarships ... realistic?

CTScoutmom
Sun, 03 Mar 2019 19:30:05 +0000

You need to focus on the local scholarships - they will apply to whatever school she attends. Contact the financial aid offices at the schools she’s considering, and ask them how they will treat them - if part of her aid package includes loans or work study, the scholarships might replace those first.

Why do I suggest local scholarships? Because I sat on the committee for those offered by our Music Parents Association - we offered 4 scholarships each year, for members of our band, chorus, orchestra, and color guard. With 100 band members, we always had applications, same with Chorus, but they were not always the students we would expect. About half the time nobody applied for orchestra or color guard, even though we knew there were eligible students. They were small scholarship $500-1000, but every penny counts! Some may be primarily for demographic groups that don’t apply, but sometimes that’s just a preference - the music scholarships required participation, but there are many scholarships in our town targeted at Italian-American students. If nobody fits that bill, they look at the other applicants. Again, sometime nobody applies because the “other” students think they have no chance. But if they had been the only applicant…