If you are a student athlete you have probably not considered applying for non-athletic scholarships and college grants because you are too busy trying to obtain an athletic scholarship. Changes,described below,in the recruiting and application process for USA student athletes seeking athletic scholarships might convince you to do both.
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Scholarships are available for students that are artistically and academically talented as well as athletically talented, but awards are also available for students who are interested in particular fields of study, are members of under represented groups, live in certain areas of the country and demonstrate financial need. There are many scholarships for average students that focus on qualities besides academic merit.
If until now you have concentrated all your efforts on searching only for athletic scholarships and have not had much luck. I strongly encourage you to begin your search for non-athletic scholarships now. I have provided some guidelines below to help you get started.
Where to begin a scholarship search Start off at your high school guidance department and obtain a list of local community sources.
Examples of local sources include:
If you want to expand the scholarship search beyond your local neighborhood then consider using an online search service.
If undecided about which online scholarship search service to use put it to the test by finding out the following:
Use a service that offers all of the above and you will be able to focus more of your time on the application process and waste less time during the scholarship search.
When to begin a scholarship search Start January of your senior year or before. Don’t stop searching if you haven’t found a suitable scholarship by the time you go to college. New opportunities are available every year.
Continue searching during your college career using an online service.
Overall, the Internet may be your best bet if you have decided to search for non-athletic scholarships as well as athletic scholarships and you want to continue the search throughout your college career. This is because on the Internet it is possible to find up-to-date and extremely well organized scholarship search services that will save you thousands of research hours.
Remember that you have traits that make you who you are. Use all of your unique abilities to help finance your education.
Kenneth Harrison is the author of the report Find Scholarships Fast. Drop by http://www.learnaboutscholarships.com/report.htm for your free copy whilst it is still available.