ADVOCACY SPOTLIGHT: MINORITY SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTS

Over 48% of college students never graduate - the biggest reason is lack of money. In today's economy, as college and university tuitions steadily increase, more parents and students don't have enough financial resources to afford their education.For many Hispanic/Latino students applying for financial aid isn't enough and qualifying for scholarships and grants provides an additional source of funds to help pay off tuitions, offset the cost of text books or one's living expenses.

As a student looking forward to continuing a higher education you can start solving that problem now. One of the easiest ways to start applying for scholarships is with the internet. It used to be that applying for a grant or a scholarship would take you days of reading through the many outdated scholarships books and catalogs. Today there are thousands of internet sites that have made it more convenient and easy to find scholarship and grant money. The Google search engine alone lists over 150,000 web pages for you to look at. Imagine the time it would have taken you to find pertinent scholarship information before.

Now you can search for scholarships and grants in minutes, focusing each search on your background, gender, needs, skills, interests and ambitions. By using this system you are directly linked into databases containing millions of awards worth billions of dollars, which suit you and your needs, in a fraction of the time it would have otherwise taken you.

There are literally thousands of minority scholarships. With the click of a mouse, you can search for scholarships for Women, African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans alike. There are three general rules of thumb when applying for a scholarship or grant: Locate many, target some, and apply smart.

You will not have time to apply for all the tens of thousands of minority scholarships available. So you need to focus your time and effort on selecting the best ones that best suit your needs and who you are, in order to find the ones you are most likely to win. Whether you choose a few, dozens or hundreds to apply for, it is up to you. They will not come looking for you!

However, the easiest way to qualify for scholarships, whether academic or athletic, is to perform. By attaining excellent grades and athletic success many students may automatically qualify for Trustee/Athletic scholarships directly from the school in which they apply.

Here is a link to a very helpful site to apply for minority scholarships & grants.
http://www.scholarships.com/scholarships-for-minorities.aspx

With almost instant results, you'll know within minutes how many and which scholarships or grants match you and your needs.