2006-08-03 12:58:24 · 4 answers · asked by julianna v 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Financial Aid
It depends. The only felony conviction that would exclude one from qualifying for financial aid would be felony drug convictions. Below is the worksheet from FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) that will help you determine if you are eligible for financial aid if you have a drug conviction.
To see if you qualify for financial aid, start by submitting a FAFSA. The form is online. You will need your 2005 tax information, W2 forms, and any other sources of income. If you are under 25 and unmarried and without children of your own, you will need to include your parents financial information as well.
2006-08-03 13:08:19 · answer #1 · answered by Merries 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
People make the mistake of looking for one big scholarship to pay for everything when they should be targeting smaller scholarships that are more regionalized or specialized to their intended field or reflect something unique about them (son of Italian policeman, daughter of registered nurse, etc). Everybody goes for the big scholarships, the competition for those is much higher and your chances are smaller of getting it. Research and apply for anything and everything you are close to being eligible for no matter how small the scholarship.
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!
2006-08-03 21:08:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If convicted I hope not, although they probably get special grants.
2006-08-03 13:04:18 · answer #3 · answered by Don 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Merries answer is correct.
2006-08-03 17:46:01 · answer #4 · answered by nolyad69 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋