What is the best way to acquire a graduate school scholarship grant in an Ivy League University in America?

Question

I am a Filipino. I have a degree in Business Administration and another in Law. I am interested in pursuing a Master's degree in Law. I am aware that it can be very expensive in America. What do I have to do to qualify for a scholarship? How can the expenses be made affordable?

Answer 1

if u have a 4.0 gpa you will get one or if you are really good at sports

Answer 2

There are very few scholarship available for foreign students in graduate schools in America. You would have a much better chance if you had studied physics or chemistry or some other subject. But obviously an American university is not going to be interested in someone with a degree in Phillipine law!

To get a scholarship you will have to convince the university that you are a better person to admit than the thousands of other foreign students who want to study in the USA. Do you have outstanding references from your school? Like, say, a letter from the president of your college, or maybe the president of the Phillipines, or the US Ambassador tot he Phillipines, or someone that an American university would recognize as being important.

You need to do something really big to convince the university that you are worth $100,000.

Answer 3

Yes there are grants for schools, but NOT for starting a business contrary to what you heard

You can check about Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ or the Federal Pell Grant http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/public...

It is hard to find grants to start a business. Unlike the myths that some perpetuate, federal government and even private foundations hardly give grant money for a for-profit business. And yes, grants mean PAPERWORK - lots and lots of it, that is why a cottage industry of grant writers was born.

Nonetheless, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support a for-profit venture.

Even if you buy books on "how to get grants" or list that supposedly has information on grants -- all of them are mere rehash of what CFDA has, albeit packaged differently. But still the info is the same - hardly any grants for starting a for profit business.

Even SBA does NOT give out grants. From the SBA website http://www.sba.gov/expanding/grants.html...

"The U.S. Small Business Administration does not offer grants to start or expand small businesses, although it does offer a wide variety of loan programs. (See http://www.sba.gov/financing for more information) While SBA does offer some grant programs, these are generally designed to expand and enhance organizations that provide small business management, technical, or financial assistance. These grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments."

Here is a listing of federal grants for small businesses. See if there is any available for individuals for starting a business -- THERE'S NONE.
http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/catalo...

Most of the federal grants are given to specific target groups with specific requirements (e.g. minority business owners involved in transportation related contracts emanating from DOT - Grant#20.905 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Short Term Lending Program

Grants are also often given to non profit groups or organizations involved in training or other similar activities (grant 59.043 Women's Business Ownership Assistance that are given to those who will create women's business center that will train women entrepreneurs

Answer 4

Get a job and have your employer pay for your additional schooling.