<p>We couldn’t get D to get motivated to apply for scholarships. </p>
<p>At our school, a lot of the local scholarships go to kids with “a story.” Every year, two or three kids scoop up most of the money. They are great kids–need lots of financial aid, have overcome lots of adversity, involved in some great community service. This does not describe my kid. </p>
<p>I volunteer in the college and career center, which also helps kids apply for scholarships. I found that the above kids took the scholarship search very very seriously–they knew they had to find money from somewhere to go to college. They were very self-motivated.</p>
<p>Maybe after you put forward the amount of your financial contribution, your D will become motivated.</p>