Scholarships/Grants for high school freshman in NYC?I have gotten accepted to a private school on scholarship, but I still need at least 3k a year for tuition. I searched online for scholarships and grants but haven’t found any suitable for me yet. I am a low-income, african american high school freshman girl. Does anyone know of any scholarships/grants that I can apply for? I need it before the end of this week. Thanks!!
Soar like an Eagle
Go to www.fastweb.com and you make a FREE account with information you fill out nothing personal and they match you with all the scholarships you apply for and they tell you how much it’s worth and the due date. It’s really great I highly suggest it and they keep emailing you for new ones like everyday. I already can apply for 36 scholarships. And it doesn’t take much time to fill out only like 5 minutes. But congrats on getting excepted!!!
LJ
Talk to the school about a partial scholarship. Some private schools in NYC will grant a partial scholarship if they want you as a student.
Scholarships or grants for a high-school student?Is there a scholarship/ grant that provides you with money to buy a car so you can get to school and/ work?
Is there a scholarship for people who’s parent’s are minorities?
And is there any scholarships that a freshman in high-school get by sending in a letter?
Please no websites…… i need answers.
Juan
I know you said NO WEBSITES but in the 21st century everything you need/want in online!
Now.. Yeah you can get money to bay a car, yeas there are scholarships for people who’s parents’ are minorities and yes but instead of a letter try an essay! and if your lazy then you just forget it. The way it works is they (The companies that are willing to give you money) ask you for a reason you deserve this money and then if convince they give you the money. So.. if you a high school freshman chances are by the time you get to college you’ll have a good amount of money and there are scholarships that pay fohigh schoolol too.. and they are usually given in a check payable to you so most of the time you can spend it on anything you like. Sing up to this website, put all your information and it’ll classified the scholarshipavailablele to you.
fastweb.com
Anyone know of any helpful grants and scholarships that a high school senior can apply for?I really need your help! My college tuition, plus fees, room and board, books, etc. is 54k…I have about 22k uncovered. Easy grants and scholarships to apply for would be very beneficial. I have a 2.6gpa… and a 19 on my ACT. Please help me with any information you know. I am going to study Culinary btw. Thanks!
Does anyone know any sites for a High School freshman to find scholarships or grants?I’m a High school freshman and I am trying to find scholarships or grants because I want to go to the University of Washington. I want to become a Medical Examiner, if that helps any.
Thanks 
savetheska
A big scholarship site is www.Fastweb.com
And if you want to look around a bit, there’s a site where you make a college type profile called, www.Zinch.com.. you just fill in things about you and school things and such and colleges request information from you.. I got 32 requests in one month!
The best place to start is your h.s. college or guidance counselor. They get all this info first.
Abby:
I congratulate you on your enthusiasm, but you’re a little early to be looking for scholarships – but then again, you’re not at all too early to begin investigating how the aid system works, and what kinds of things you need to be doing now, in order to put yourself in the best possible situation when the time comes.
Scholarships and grants are awarded on an academic year basis, so the scholarships that you’ll be eligible for won’t open their application process until the beginning of your senior year of high school. Right now, the scholarship programs are finalizing the awards for students who will start college in September 2009, and if my math is correct, you’ll be starting college in September 2012. After a few months hiatus, the scholarship committees will open up the application process for next year’s scholarships – the students who are juniors at your school now will be applying for those.
Even though you’re too early for you to start applying, it’s a great time to familiarize yourself with the financial aid that is available, and to begin learning about how to maximize your chances of being awarded a scholarship when it’s your turn to apply.
Scholarships come from two main sources – private organizations that want to reward students with great potential, and the colleges and universities themselves, who use the scholarship funds to attract really talented applicants. Many scholarships are intended to reward academic excellence, but there are other scholarships that reward students who have performing arts or athletic talents, and some that reward students who have demonstrated a real commitment to community service.
Some scholarships are open to everyone, while other scholarship organizations have elected to offer scholarships only to local residents, or students who intend to major in certain school subjects, or students who work for a certain company (or whose parents work for those companies). Some clubs offer scholarships that are only open to their members, some organizations offer scholarships to students who suffer from certain illnesses or disabilities, and some religious and ethnic organizations offer scholarships to their congregations or people of a certain heritage.
Generally speaking, the more “open” the scholarship is to applications, the more competition there is for that scholarship, and the more difficult it is to be selected. It’s always a good idea to research beyond the ‘obvious’, and try to identify scholarships that might be more closely ‘matched’ to you.
How do you get a scholarship? Well, most start with good grades. Don’t get so caught up with your grades that you lose sight of the other things in life. Students have a tendency to forget that there are 16,000+ high schools in the United States. Being one of the “best” students at your high school is an exemplary accomplishment, but there are hundreds of thousands of “best” students applying for colleges and scholarships every year. With 16,000 high schools, there are more than 160,000 students in the “Top 10″, and millions of students in the “Top 10%”.
Don’t make the mistake of thinking that scholarship competitions, and university admissions are like the moron rounds of American Idol, where most of the applicants are completely incompetent, and only a small percentage of your ‘competition’ is qualified. Most scholarships receive waaaaay more applications than they could ever possibly select from very talented student with top grades.
To win a scholarship, you’ll need more than just good grades – get involved. Don’t do a lot of things, because quality is far better than quantity. If you have a passion for something, do it. Get really involved. Don’t join 26 clubs – join 2 clubs and be an officer. Organize events, don’t just “help” someone else with their ideas. Travel, if you can, participate in sports or religious activities, get a part-time job. Impress people who can write letters of recommendation for you. You want letters that say “let me tell you what amazing things she has done”, not letters that say “she’s a good student”.
Read through the booklet that I’m attaching – or ask your guidance counselor for a copy. “Funding Education Beyond High School: The Guide to Federal Student Aid” will give you a lot of information about all of the programs that are available to help students (and their families) afford college.
Good luck – I hope this helped!