Almost all public universities and colleges in the USA offer some scholarships or awards based strictly on academic merit or sports ability, without regard to income (or lack of it). So do most Ivy League schools and private schools.
In other words, almost all of them do.
Check with your high school career or guidance counselor for info on what they are called and how to apply.
If you took the PSAT/NMSQT test in school and did very well, apply for the National Merit Scholarship.
Sometimes there are what some schools, such as Ohio State University, call Alumni Scholars Awards, based on merit only, for small amounts of money, which are nonrenewable. Some are renewable yearly if you have good grades while in school.
Contact your local chamber of commerce and city government offices, too. Sometimes they know of or have applications for small scholarships that are sponsored by local families or prominent citizens or foundations.
McDonald's fast food restaurants offers merit scholarships to high school students who are employed by them; many other corporations in the US have such awards.
Some schools that specialize in certain things, such as music or journalism, offer merit- based awards if you have shown merit in those disciplines.
Go online and check the school's website for the college you wish to attend; click on office of scholarships and financial aid or similar and navigate from there.
2006-12-27 09:49:54
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answered by bookratt 3
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need-blind
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2006-12-24 14:57:43
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answered by Anonymous
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