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Sunday, April 3, 2011

WANT TO MAKE $100 AN HOUR? Try applying for a scholarship

Many scholarships go unawarded do the lack of enrollment applications. There are plenty of funds available. Would you spend two hours of your time if the pay was even $200?

For some students the idea of receiving a scholarship to help with school expenses is something they just dream about. The myths surrounding scholarships have caused most students not to apply for them. They worry their grades are not good enough, or they fear essays because writing is not one of their better subjects.

However, when speaking with Marlene Propst the executive director of LBCC College Advancement/Foundation those myths were put to rest.

"All scholarships have guidelines but they are usually not stringent. The applications are easy to fill out, they need to be accompanied by a FASFA, which most students already have and not all scholarships require an essay, some are just need based," said Propst.

According to Propst, the foundations job is to have fundraisers and accept donations.Often when a donor gives funds to the foundation for a scholarship it comes with certain restrictions. If the criteria is too difficult to meet, then Propst and other committee members work with the donor to make the criteria as flexible as possible.

There are  three places to be awarded scholarship funds. They are given by the financial aid office, committee members of the College Advancement/ Foundation and individual departments. The applications however are taken through financial aid.

There has been anywhere from $260,000 to $500,000 awarded each year at LBCC. Individual scholarships awarded can be anywhere from $200 to $3000.

Some require as little as a 2.0 GPA and others do not require an essay at all. Even if an essay is required the Writing Center at LBCC is available to assist you.

How difficult is applying for a scholarship?

"I applied for three or four scholarships using the same application, it took me a couple of hours, it wasn't difficult and I received a $1,000. When I think of how much time it took me and what I was awarded , I would urge others to apply,"  said Audrey Gomez, a recipient of a LBCC scholarship.

LBCC only takes applications twice a year for scholarships - winter and spring term only. Currently the financial aid office is accepting scholarships to be awarded in the fall. 

All spring term scholarship applications must be received at the LBCC Financial Aid office by 5 p.m. on Friday, April 22, 2011. A scholarship workshop is being offered April 13 and 14, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. at the DAC on LBCC campus. Anyone interested should contact the financial aid office at LBCC.

What are you waiting for? The key is to actually start...its a no-brainer!

AT A GLANCE
Scholarship applications and information: http://www.linnbenton.edu/go/scholarships




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