Is there a United Caucasion College Fund?

Question

My cousin is having trouble getting scholarships. Sorry if people think I am racist, for some reason I have been labeled that in past answers. Go ahead and call me one again, I am truly looking for a real answer. Thanks! =)

Answer 1

I think your question is a valid one. I am considered I guess a "minority" myself (hispanic/latino I guess it depends on who you ask). Studies have shown that those who are underprivileged are the most in need for financial assistance and the also happen to be minorites like black and hispanics. Therefore a lot of interest groups focus their time and money on those groups. Unfortunately there are no groups that I heard of that target low income Caucasian groups specifically. That is why Federal, State, and some Institutional Aid is not race specific to target those groups. In fact most financial aid is used more by Caucasian then any other group. But not all scholarships are based on race. In fact most scholarships are not based on race. Collegeanswer.com holds over 2.4 million types of scholarships that are based on merit, talent, academics, interest, and a whole bunch of other things. Check it and see what you might be eligible. Then of course apply for the FAFSA.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

No there is not. Because I guess some people think that there is no need for it. I have tried to find one for myself, but cannot. They would call it racist if there was a white scholarship fund because we would be excluding other groups. I guess that Black only scholarships funds aren't racist either, even though they exclude other groups.

I have an even harder time finding one because both of my parents are college graduates. I was raised by a social worker and a school teacher. We all know that neither of those professions make lots of money, but both require a degree. They tell me I am making more than they did combine and I don't have a degree. How sad is that. However, I don't qualify for a pell grant because they both graduated from college. Scholarships are difficult to find if you have been out of high school any length of time. All the good ones are for graduating seniors. The financial aid people at the colleges only look at Pell grants and Student Loans, in their book there is no other option.

Answer 3

Your cousin wants to count on her race for scholarships? That's highly unlikely to work in her favor. I would advise she/he fill out the FAFSA first to see if she qualifies for federal funds. Then use the scholarship search engines like Fastweb and Scholarshipexperts to find scholarships. Be aware that some of those engines, especially Fastweb, can have far too many applicants for there to be a good chance at winning. Scholarships that narrow down the crowd by major, state, or school are the better ones. If none of that works, there are always loans. Not the best option, but an option nevertheless.

I'm not going to call you racist, but if you think the UNCF really helps a lot of black students out just because they're black, I'd have to disagree. It helps a few, but many of them have to seperate themselves from other races by going to an HBCU and be within a certain income range. I personally don't like the idea of minority scholarships, but it's topic that can be argued about forever and there are quite a few sides to that story.

I'm a black student, and I haven't experienced any bonuses because of my race. I don't get federal aid either, so in order to go to school I have to get loans and write a ton of essays.

Answer 4

Programs like UNCF provide PRIVATE scholarships to deserving students. So even if there was such a thing as a united Caucasian college fund, I'm pretty sure they wouldn't be giving out handouts, but scholarships to deserving students. If you're cousin is having trouble getting these scholarships, she'll have to rely on federal need based aid, or what i personally survive on, student loans.

Answer 5

Of course not. Same reason there's no white entertainment awards, white school board, etc etc. Now the group that will call you racist are the ones who are truly racist in today's society. They believe there is some slight 5+ generations removed that whites owe them for. However, the slavery issue is rapidly brought up as a white thing without mention of the fact that the first time a slave was sold it was by an African most times, then transported by the Dutch, French, Pirates etc to the US. No one wants to discuss the whole issue just the perception.

Until we eliminate the NAACP, ACLU and other hate organizations that preach racism and hope to keep their constituency under their thumb we will continue this path.

Simply put, bleeding hearts would have a fit where the whites of this country to stand up and say enough and since most of those very bleeding hearts are the whites who would have to stand up it'll never happen.

Answer 6

I agree that there seem to be a lot of double standards when it comes to this sort of thing, chalk it up to white guilt for slavery. Your question reminded me of an incident a couple of years ago, I think it was at Duke, where a frat was setting up a scholarship or something, and the essay was "what does being white mean to you?" I thought it was a clever way of pointing out the hypocrisy, but of course they got into a lot of trouble for it. For the record though, I am about as liberal as they come, I just can't stand hypocrites. Affirmative Action is good, in theory, but the system needs to be reformed.

Answer 7

No, Caucasians are considered the majority so there is no funds for that group. If its a women there's one for them. Or they could get a loan or low income one. Loans can be good because you don't have to pay it back until 6 months after you graduate. But many people don't look at the amount they will owe after compared to what they will make.

Answer 8

No, but I have often wondered why - Why does race have anything to do with children in need, people in need?

Shouldn't it just be United College Fund - for anyone who qualifies - where the same qualifications apply to all equally?

Answer 9

Nope!! You just have to work 50 hours/week like I did when I was in college for 7 years. Unless you do something unusual, play music, play college sports or something.

Answer 10

No. They don't need one. There are plenty of scholarships available for them.
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