How can you find something if you don't know what you're looking for? That's the situation many students find themselves in when starting their scholarship search. For example, did you know that many unions give scholarships to the children of members? If you didn't then you probably would never even think to ask your parents if they are members of a union. Or how about this one: Did you know that professional sports teams award scholarships that have nothing to do with athletics? If you didn't then you might have totally ignored looking for scholarships from your hometown major league baseball team.
The best way to learn what scholarships are available is to expose yourself to as many scholarships as possible - even if they are not ones you will apply to win. By doing this you will get a better idea of what is out there and it will jumpstart your thinking about where to look.
Too many students begin and end their scholarship search on the Internet. Then, after finding a bunch of awards they blindly fire off applications. What a terrible way to try to win. It will only result in a pile of rejection letters and even more frustration.
To maximize your chances of winning a scholarship you need to look everywhere - and that means getting out of your chair and looking beyond the Internet. Some of the best scholarships are found far from the beaten path. It takes more time and effort to find these scholarships but if you are willing to do some detective work you will be rewarded with a ton of scholarship opportunities.
The most obvious place to find a scholarship is often the last place students look: in their own communities. While the prizes for backyard scholarships may not be as large as the more widely publicized national awards, they often have significantly less competition. This means you are much more likely to win. Think about it. Would you rather lose a US Dollars 10,000 nationwide scholarship competition or win a US Dollars 1,000 scholarship from your community?
Winning several backyard scholarships adds up quickly. My own experience is proof. When I tell people that I won over US Dollars 100,000 in awards, they oftentimes assume that I won one or two jackpots. Nothing is farther from the truth. I was able to accumulate this money by winning lots of little scholarships, many from my own community. As long as the scholarship fits you should apply no matter how much it's worth.
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