If someone offered you $1000 cash money would you take it? Would you write a 500-word essay, about yourself in exchange for $700 bucks? If you said “hell no” to those questions, and you're a broke student, you’re lying! Scholarships are a huge help--trust me.
I recently applied for four scholarships through Red River College and other organizations across Canada, and I actually received a $1000 scholarship. What a huge help. I don’t pay for my tuition—my mom does, luckily—but I apply for scholarships every year to reduce her financial burden. See this semester, my tuition was $1,865, but my mom only paid $865, because I received that scholarship. All I had to do was fill out a form about my financial situation.
Sad to say, but if I was paying for my own tuition I would apply for 600 more scholarships, because it’s that easy. I’ve received over $3000 scholarships in one year. (I hope this inspires you to apply for some right now.)
Some scholarships require essays, stories, or maybe a work portfolio, but those are the scholarships you’re most likely to get (in my opinion at least) because everyone is thinking the same thing as you: “Do I really have to write something?” No you don’t, and neither do other people. Point made. Write the essay because a lot of other people probably aren’t applying to that scholarship because they have to write something too. Even if you don’t get it, be proud of yourself, because you’re actually doing something about your financial situation.
Here are some terms you should know before looking for scholarships.
•Scholarship: money you get for having good grades. Note: grades are taken into consideration with your achievements like community involvement, etc.
•Award: can be a physical award or money given to someone who has what they’re looking for in various areas: financial need, academic success, community involvement, etc.
•Entrance Scholarships: are for students going into their first year of post-secondary or first year into a program.
Keep you eye out for scholarship qualifications because you may not be eligible for it. Some common scholarship qualities I’ve come across are for:
•Visible minorities
•GPA’s over 3.0
•First Nation/Metis decent
•Students going into first-year
If you fall into these categories, take advantage and apply for as many scholarships you can find.
Here are some tips to find scholarship opportunities
•Check your school website for the scholarship page. In particular, look for ones specifically for your degree or program.
•Google what types of scholarships you’re looking for.
•Check your parent’s work place for scholarship opportunities.
•Look on websites for your bank, sports association, or other clubs your apart of.
•Keep Canadian scholarships in mind. You don’t always have to apply for local ones.
Hope this post is inspiring and informative. Let me know what scholarship you applied for recently. Did you get it? Leave me a comment.
--T
BANK ACCOUNT: $533.61
I recently applied for four scholarships through Red River College and other organizations across Canada, and I actually received a $1000 scholarship. What a huge help. I don’t pay for my tuition—my mom does, luckily—but I apply for scholarships every year to reduce her financial burden. See this semester, my tuition was $1,865, but my mom only paid $865, because I received that scholarship. All I had to do was fill out a form about my financial situation.
Sad to say, but if I was paying for my own tuition I would apply for 600 more scholarships, because it’s that easy. I’ve received over $3000 scholarships in one year. (I hope this inspires you to apply for some right now.)
Some scholarships require essays, stories, or maybe a work portfolio, but those are the scholarships you’re most likely to get (in my opinion at least) because everyone is thinking the same thing as you: “Do I really have to write something?” No you don’t, and neither do other people. Point made. Write the essay because a lot of other people probably aren’t applying to that scholarship because they have to write something too. Even if you don’t get it, be proud of yourself, because you’re actually doing something about your financial situation.
Here are some terms you should know before looking for scholarships.
•Scholarship: money you get for having good grades. Note: grades are taken into consideration with your achievements like community involvement, etc.
•Award: can be a physical award or money given to someone who has what they’re looking for in various areas: financial need, academic success, community involvement, etc.
•Entrance Scholarships: are for students going into their first year of post-secondary or first year into a program.
Keep you eye out for scholarship qualifications because you may not be eligible for it. Some common scholarship qualities I’ve come across are for:
•Visible minorities
•GPA’s over 3.0
•First Nation/Metis decent
•Students going into first-year
If you fall into these categories, take advantage and apply for as many scholarships you can find.
Here are some tips to find scholarship opportunities
•Check your school website for the scholarship page. In particular, look for ones specifically for your degree or program.
•Google what types of scholarships you’re looking for.
•Check your parent’s work place for scholarship opportunities.
•Look on websites for your bank, sports association, or other clubs your apart of.
•Keep Canadian scholarships in mind. You don’t always have to apply for local ones.
Hope this post is inspiring and informative. Let me know what scholarship you applied for recently. Did you get it? Leave me a comment.
--T
BANK ACCOUNT: $533.61