Working on your “college admission” or trying to figure out how to pay for your higher education is not an easy task. Sometimes, the task of finding the funds to pay for your education can be even more challenging than studying.
Scholarships are an excellent way of providing financial support to students so that they can cope with the rising costs of higher education. Here is a selection of the best scholarships that will help you pursue your dreams with confidence.
Middle Class Scholarship By UC San Diego
The University of California at San Diego Middle Class Scholarship (MCSS) program is available to California residents who are currently enrolled as undergraduates. The program offers students with family incomes between $80,000 and $184,000 (depending on where the student lives) and who have assets of $184,000 or less a 40 percent award toward their undergraduate tuition.
Amount: Varies
Middle Class Scholarship (MCS) By University of California
The Middle Class Scholarship program can be availed by students who are residents of California and demonstrate financial need. This program is for full-time undergraduate students who are registered in the fall 2016 semester. The cost of attendance after financial aid, scholarships, awards, etc., must be at least $14,500. A huge portion of the tuition fee is covered by the scholarship and takes away a big chunk of your educational expenses. Around 75% of the seats are reserved for California residents, and the remaining 25% of the seats are reserved for non-residents from out of state.
Amount: Varies
Coca-Cola Scholarship
The Coca-Cola Scholars Program is awarding one of the most prestigious scholarships in the country for high school seniors that are about to finish their Graduation and begin College. This scholarship is completely need-based, which means that you have to demonstrate your financial needs to be awarded. The Coca-Cola Scholarship requires you to demonstrate your leadership qualities, abilities in serving people, commitment towards philanthropic activities, and capacity in working in the advocacy of Women’s rights.
Amount: Up to $20,000
Ron Brown Scholarship
The Ron Brown Scholarship is awarded every year to deserving graduating high school seniors with superior records of extracurricular achievement that indicate leadership potential. Applicants must be African American, permanent U.S. residents or citizens, attend an accredited four-year college in the United States, and exhibit outstanding leadership potential in any facet of life.
Amount: Up to $40,000
