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LivingInLoCo: Scholarship Opportunities

By Vicky Chrisner

Real Estate Sales Representative with Fieldstone Real Estate

March 15, 2010 03:57 AM

Scholarship Opportunities

Many of you have children about to graduation from High School. Of course, every parent wants to be able to pay for college or technical school after high school, but with the economy the way it is now, the question is how?

Even though the amounts may seem small ($500, $1000) there are many scholarships available locally. Take a look first at your family. Are any of you members of industry associations, clubs, churches, sport leagues, credit unions? Check there and see what opportunities might exist to apply for scholarships through those organizations. Then, look at your child... what interests does he have? Does he want to work in the transportation, communication, farming industries? Did she grow up as a "high risk" kid and beat the odds? Does he volunteer every Saturday doing community work "just because"? Check into what scholarships are available through those interests, too.

I put together a quick list of a few I found that are local. Of course, there are scholarships offered everywhere... if you just look around.

Best of luck to you and your graduating son or daughter. This is an exciting and terrifying time.

I have two 20-something sons myself. One is pursuing an associates in Computer Networking; another going back to grad school for a degree in the Entertainment Industry. We are struggling everyday to make ends meet and pay for school related expenses. I KNOW how hard it can be. Most local scholarships are available to seniors in High School... and both of my boys took a year off after high school to realize they needed higher education, so they don't qualify for these scholarships. I hope that your children do. If you know of others, please comment below, and I will add them to the list.