2008 Woodie Awards
Looking to other places
Kate Augusto
Issue date: 4/11/07 Section: Focus
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Northeastern's rising tuition, may be too high for students to handle. Not everyone can get a full ride, but it is important students don't overlook potential financial resources.
Freshman criminal justice major Victoria Scaccianoce said she feels discouraged from applying for scholarships.
"I didn't want to apply for them because I didn't think that I would get picked over tons of other students who are probably applying, and it's not worth it if it's pages of work," Scaccianoce said.
However, Seamus Harreys, Dean of Student Financial Services, said applying can be useful, especially at Northeastern where there is a "fairly generous" financial policy regarding scholarships. While at some schools, awarded scholarships could reduce a student's need-based financial aid, Northeastern's scholarships only add to a student's total financial aid, Harreys said.
Students should look into their clubs, employers and groups their parents belong to for potential scholarships, Harreys said.
The Boston Public Library has a higher education resource center where students can find many scholarship opportunities, Harreys said.
Students can also put awarded scholarships on their résumés in an honors section under their college education information.
"In most cases, students will benefit [from scholarships]," Harreys said. "With a little leg work, they may get an extra $1,000."
Contrary to what some students believe, some scholarships require very little work. For example, the KeyBank Take 5 Scholarship awards one student a $5,000 scholarship each month from February to June and all students have to do is fill out a form, according to Northeastern's Financial Services website. Students can enter to win this scholarship at www.key.com.
Northeastern's Financial Services website, financial aid.neu.edu, lists several scholarship opportunities along with their requirements. Some of these scholarships can be applied for online, while others require applications students can get at the Financial Services office.
Another scholarship listed on the site is the Sallie Mae Fund's Unmet Need Scholarship Program, which gives students with a minimum grade point average of 2.5 who come from families with a combined income of less than $30,000 a chance to win between $1,000 and $3,800.
Other websites are also useful in finding scholarships, including www.nextstudent.com, which separates scholarships by academic major, artistic skill, athletic skill, college, corporate employer, ethnic background, honors, impairments, military or veteran affiliation, other affiliations, racial background, religious affiliation, state of residency, unique situation and year of study.
Another highly visited website to find scholarships is
www.collegeboard.com.
Whether a student is the child of a U.S. Postal Service employee, a Connecticut resident majoring in communications or an avid participant in community service, there is a scholarship for almost anyone on these websites.
Freshman criminal justice major Victoria Scaccianoce said she feels discouraged from applying for scholarships.
"I didn't want to apply for them because I didn't think that I would get picked over tons of other students who are probably applying, and it's not worth it if it's pages of work," Scaccianoce said.
However, Seamus Harreys, Dean of Student Financial Services, said applying can be useful, especially at Northeastern where there is a "fairly generous" financial policy regarding scholarships. While at some schools, awarded scholarships could reduce a student's need-based financial aid, Northeastern's scholarships only add to a student's total financial aid, Harreys said.
Students should look into their clubs, employers and groups their parents belong to for potential scholarships, Harreys said.
The Boston Public Library has a higher education resource center where students can find many scholarship opportunities, Harreys said.
Students can also put awarded scholarships on their résumés in an honors section under their college education information.
"In most cases, students will benefit [from scholarships]," Harreys said. "With a little leg work, they may get an extra $1,000."
Contrary to what some students believe, some scholarships require very little work. For example, the KeyBank Take 5 Scholarship awards one student a $5,000 scholarship each month from February to June and all students have to do is fill out a form, according to Northeastern's Financial Services website. Students can enter to win this scholarship at www.key.com.
Northeastern's Financial Services website, financial aid.neu.edu, lists several scholarship opportunities along with their requirements. Some of these scholarships can be applied for online, while others require applications students can get at the Financial Services office.
Another scholarship listed on the site is the Sallie Mae Fund's Unmet Need Scholarship Program, which gives students with a minimum grade point average of 2.5 who come from families with a combined income of less than $30,000 a chance to win between $1,000 and $3,800.
Other websites are also useful in finding scholarships, including www.nextstudent.com, which separates scholarships by academic major, artistic skill, athletic skill, college, corporate employer, ethnic background, honors, impairments, military or veteran affiliation, other affiliations, racial background, religious affiliation, state of residency, unique situation and year of study.
Another highly visited website to find scholarships is
www.collegeboard.com.
Whether a student is the child of a U.S. Postal Service employee, a Connecticut resident majoring in communications or an avid participant in community service, there is a scholarship for almost anyone on these websites.
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