| Going to college is expensive, but free scholarship | | | | Other scholarships are meant to favor particular |
| money can greatly lighten the load. Scholarships can | | | | groups. Requirements for these can be as general as |
| pay for one, more, or even all aspects of college | | | | requiring the applicant to be of a specific ethnicity, |
| education. | | | | while others are very specific. Examples of |
| One common type of scholarship is the | | | | ultra-specific group-based scholarships include those |
| “merit” variety. These pay educational | | | | for graduates from a particular high school, or even |
| expenses for students who have good grades. | | | | members of a certain club in the high school. |
| Sometimes, these are limited to classes in the | | | | “…One unique way to get free scholarship |
| subjects of interest to the benefactor; others will | | | | money is from a scholarship site. There are sites that |
| pay for any subject. Some of these will also pay for | | | | offer this money as a contest prize. Entry only |
| things like textbooks or even dorm expenses instead | | | | requires a real email address, and winners are chosen |
| of just tuition. | | | | on a monthly basis. The best thing about these |
| Hector Milla Editor of the "Free Scholarships And | | | | scholarships, other than the fact that they’re |
| Grants" website -- -- pointed out; | | | | free, is that they don’t have any special |
| “…Athletic scholarships are one unique type of | | | | requirements. Entrants need not be A+ students, |
| educational grant. They reward good athletes, but | | | | athletes, or come from any particular background. |
| actually pay for tuition and class expenses rather | | | | Therefore, those planning to enter a college or |
| than just sport expenses. These grants also often | | | | university should consider this option, especially if |
| cover living expenses, as well. These are often | | | | they don’t qualify for one of the traditional |
| offered by universities who want to lure better | | | | varieties of scholarships or educational grants…” |
| athletes to their schools…” | | | | added H. Milla. |