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OVER 85% of the nation’s schools of-fer various types of scholarship, granting money to college students based on a host of criteria such as academic merit, financial need, and in some cases, ra-cial or ethnic background. Though the application pro-cess can be complicated and redundant between scholar-ships, there is a great deal of money available for those who are willing to jump through the right hoops and prove their merit and/or need.
How Do I Find Out About Available Scholarships
Your child’s high school guidance counselor should have an abundance of infor-mation on local scholarships. From there you can move on to the college financial aid of-fice. Many corporations offer college tuition aid or reim-bursement to their employees and some offer scholarships to their employees’ children. In addition, many religious orga-nizations offer scholarships as well.
Review college financial aid books at your library. Some of them have extensive listings of sources that you can’t find elsewhere. Contact both the U.S. Department of Education and your state department of education.
Many books have been writ-ten on the application and qualification process which can help guide you through the process. One such book is the As and Bs of Academic Schol-arships (Octamaron press; $7) which lists over 100,000 no-need, or merit-based, awards at 1,200 schools.
Finally, search the Internet. There are many Web sites that have college savings calcula-tors and information on finan-cial aid. Start with the Web site of the college or university you want to attend, as well as local and national banks.
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