Where would I look for these grants?
Is there any one place I can apply for most of them?
I am 34 and lost
2006-06-23 06:55:52 · 7 answers · asked by GodzillaTOREitUP 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Financial Aid
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.
Many people make the mistake of looking for one big scholarship amount, and the fact is that everyone is applying for the big awards. You have a better chance at smaller awards and many awards are not based on academics or sports or major or anything else too specific. You have to research.
Stay away from student loans as much as you can. They really undermine your future when you get out. It took me 7 years to pay back $10,000 in student loans and sometimes my payments were over $400 a month. When you add rent, food, living expenses to that, it becomes almost impossible to live a decent lifestyle as a new graduate earning entry level wages.
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!
2006-06-27 15:41:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are all kinds of small business start up grants available.Do a search and you'll find them.Ignore remarks like the first few,keep your head high and you'll succeed.Im 34 also.I just walked away from a salaried position to try to start my own business so I know how you feel.Go to the Government Of Canada website to start.
2006-06-23 15:21:40 · answer #2 · answered by MrBudbag 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The amount of money you're elligible for depends on a lot of factors, including marriage, children, income, military service, the best thing to do is to call the financial aid office of the school you are/planning on attending and get some information.
Ignore the responses above mine, obviously these people never went to college.
2006-06-23 14:00:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why would you be eligible for a grant? There are alot of people unemployed. There are no grants. GET A JOB!
2006-06-23 14:00:12 · answer #4 · answered by thunder2sys 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a job, even if it is mcdonalds, dont live of other people. its reasons like you that i get 200 bucks taken out of each paycheck for taxes
2006-06-23 14:00:27 · answer #5 · answered by ♪♫jessy♫♪ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://iefa.org -------> International Students on the web
http://www.walmartfoundation.org
http://www.winscholarships.com
http://www.gocollege.com
http://www.fastweb.com
http://www.usafunds.org
http://www.srnexpress.com
2006-06-28 19:12:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
get up get a newspaper and find a job !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-06-23 13:58:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋