How to Find Minority College Scholarships

This is the fourth part of the TRC’s College Golf Basics Tutorial Series. In this blog we will focus on Where and How to find Minority College Scholarships. If you have not read the previous blog on College Scholarships, go back and read it first!   In that blog we talked not only about College GOLF team scholarships, but many other GOLF Scholarships ( groups and foundations are giving away to anyone who holds a golf club and plays competitive golf),  529 plans,  Financial Aid that is FREE money from the government, and Financial Aid the traditional loans.

Now, as you know, there is a ton of information on the World Wide Web. Well if you are looking for a Minority Scholarships, you hit the jackpot because there is a Minority Scholarship for just about everyone, every topic of study, ethnic group and even women only.

Remember Scholarships are not the same as Financial Aid, so do NOT pay for a scholarship. That’s not the point, they are FREE. They are given to those who qualify, that meet a certain criteria.

There are NOT a lot of blogs talking about Minority Scholarships; there ARE a lot of websites though. Now here is the great thing, they have a Minority Scholarship for just about everyone!

KNOW THIS, before you start looking at these sites, the breath and depth of many of these sites are extensive. Some of the sites have many links to Minority Scholarships that are either old or not working because the site has moved, however the links that do work, point you to some great scholarship options.  When you find a site that has a scholarship that you are interested in make sure to Bookmark it into a new folder that you created for this topic so you can find it later.

One last point: If you don’t apply for the scholarship you won’t get it. Take the time, fill out the information and apply!

The Best Minority College Scholarships websites:

The Corporation for National and Community Service is committed to building on this momentum and supporting a culture of service on college campuses. Each year, they invest more than $150 million in expanding service-learning and campus volunteering through grants; AmeriCorps Education Awards, and research, recognition, and other initiatives. Every day, college students help their communities in a variety of ways, from tutoring and mentoring children, to raising funds for worthy causes, to helping families recover from hurricanes and other disasters. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the nation has witnessed a significant upsurge in volunteering by college students. http://www.learnandserve.gov/about/programs/higher_ed_honorroll_elon.asp

IMDiversity.com has several focuses for Minorities not only for scholarship but job placement. IMDiversity.com is dedicated to providing career and self-development information to all minorities, specifically African Americans, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Latino/Hispanic Americans, Native Americans and Women. They have a very interesting article that is a must read for all women:

An M.B.A. Student Asks: Where Are the Women? By Emily Harrold, from The Wall Street Journal Online. A quote from the article:

Women face barriers in every area of society — including the boardroom — and the situation isn’t going to improve until more women get in the M.B.A. pipeline and begin to initiate change from within the world’s companies.”

Free-4u website has a list of athletic scholarships EXCEPT for Golf, can you believe it!  Not many sites do, that is why we came up with the first complete list of College Golf Scholarships.   Also for some reason Golf Scholarships are very hard to find but we have found over 83 of them and they are listed on our College Golf Scholarship.  If you would like to visit the Free-4u site and get a complete list of minority scholarships follow the link http://www.free-4u.com/minority.htm

APSA Annual Report

The American Political Science Association, founded in 1903, is the leading professional organization for the study of political science and serves more than 15,000 members in over 80 countries. With a range of programs and services for individuals, departments and institutions, APSA brings together political scientists from all fields of inquiry, regions, and occupational endeavors within and outside academe in order to expand awareness and understanding of politics.

Grants, Scholarships, and Other Opportunities for Minorities American Bar Foundation Law and Social Science Dissertation Fellowship & Mentoring Program http://www.apsanet.org/content_11666.cfm

Black Excel was recently named as a major college help resource in editions of Ebony (Sept. 2006) and Black Enterprise (Oct. 2006). Founder Isaac Black, has been a keynote speaker for the College Board (New York City). http://www.blackexcel.org/

The ASPIRA Association serves to promote the welfare and development of Puerto Ricans in the United States and Puerto Rico. They have an annual 2M budget. http://www.aspira.org/manuals/scholarships

In conclusion:
There are many ways to get your college funded. It will take some time, however there are so many great resources on the web to find information on financial help for college.   Don’t forget to take the time to fill out every golf scholarship application as it is FREE.  In addition to the Minority Scholarship locations listed above don’t forget that we have found 83 GOLF scholarships and over $175,000 dollars.  To see the complete list to go to the TRC College Golf Scholarship list.

The Tour Resource Center is your direct source for information on collegiate golf. The TRC College Golf Basics Tutorial Series will guide you through the process.  This was the fourth part of the TRC’s College Golf Basics Tutorial Series, to follow more of the series click on the link below for the College Golf Series – Introduction and Playing College Golf.  The second part of the series focused on College Golf Series – The Steps to playing college golf. In that blog we outlined the check list: academics,  how to get noticed,  the college golf recruiting process, finding college scholarships and the NCAA, finding a college golf program to meet your individual golf needs, and ultimately signing a National Letter of Intent.  And finally in our previous blog, the third series, we focused on College Golf Series – How to Find College Scholarships, Golf Scholarships and the types of Financial Aid, both free and loans. Golf Scholarships, 529 planing and the types of Financial Aid, both free and loans, if you have not read that article please go back and read that too.

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College Golf Basics Tutorial Series Listing:

1. Intro/The College Golf Basics – Released Monday, September 28, 2009
2. Playing College Golf; Important Information to Know – Released Monday October 4, 2009
3. How To Get College Scholarships, Golf Scholarships & Financial Aid - Released on Saturday October 17, 2009
4. How to Find Minority College Scholarships – Released on Wednesday October 28th, 2009
5. College Golf The Recruiting Process by Dianne Dailey; DI Women’s Golf Coach – Released on December 2, 2009
6. Selecting the Right College Golf Coach, College Golf Team and College-Released on February 10, 2010
7. Is College Golf For Everyone? / What is it like playing on a college golf team?
8. Careers in Golf

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