According to the UCR website (http://www.finaid.ucr.edu/scholarships.html ), "Scholarships are awards offered to students on the basis of academic achievement, talent, and/or athletic ability. Scholarships are typically 'merit based' awards that do not require repayment. Some scholarships are awarded by community organizations, corporate donors, and private foundations which require completion of their own application. Others are available to the employees of certain companies and/or to the employees' dependents. Most private scholarships are based on good grades, special talents, leadership ability, future careers, and other criteria. UCR scholarships are awarded to students with high grade point averages and/or test scores. Several scholarships awarded by the UCR Financial Aid Office are based on both financial need and academic excellence. Applicants must meet all priority deadlines for consideration. Awards ranging from $100 to $5,000 may be non-need based."
In addition to these awards, you should consider applying for private scholarships. Any private scholarships that you acquire will usually be good wherever you go, unless for some reason the scholarship organization has restricted their awards to a specific school. Try searching any of the numerous online scholarship search engines and, if you see one that appeals to you, apply:
http://www.fastweb.com
http://www.srnexpress.com
http://www.scholarships.com
http://www.scholarships101.com
http://www.finaid.org/scholarships
http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp
http://services.princetonreview.com/default.asp?RUN=%2Fcollege%2Ffinance%2Fscholar%2FscholInterview%2Easp&RCN=auth&RDN=7&ALD=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eprincetonreview%2Ecom
http://www.collegeanswer.com/paying/content/pay_free_money.jsp
2006-06-06 06:02:10
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answered by FinAidGrrl 5
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There are tons of scholarships that go unclaimed each year. Many $400, $500 or $1000 scholarships never even get applied for because people think it's chump change and not worth applying for. Well, get a few of those $500 scholarships and it'll really make a dent in your tuition bill.
Do a search on scholarships, search your major, your ethnic heritage, your town, your parents employers, your employer, hobbies, high school, local chamber of commerce/rotary/ lion's club etc. Left-handed? There is a scholarship out there for you! Older woman returning to school? There are scholarships out there for you. Do combined searches on more than one criteria "hispanic women aviation scholarships" etc.
Go to the library and ask the reference librarian for a reference book on scholarships. They usually have more than one. There are all kinds of scholarships out there, you just have to start applying yourself and make it your summer career to send out letters everyday for scholarships. Good luck!
2006-06-10 15:12:13
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answered by Anonymous
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They almost definitely have athletic scholarships
2006-06-06 01:54:34
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answered by the Politics of Pikachu 7
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