Students had the opportunity to learn about scholarships by attending the scholarship workshop on Feb. 19.
The Scholarship Foundation is a very small program in Financial Aid office.
“Our funding comes from emergency scholarship funds that we have in a bank and then we get the recruit entrance which is about $100 to $200 a month,” said Veronica Castro from Financial Aid.
“Aside from that,” Castro continued, “we have donors that started years ago in the 1980s that started scholarship foundation under their name.”
At the workshop, students picked up information on different scholarships.
Castro said, “I gave them basic information about how to apply to scholarships, where to get them and gave them examples of scholarship applications.”
“I found the workshop very helpful,” said Ana Garibay, secondary school teacher.
Garibay continued, “I learned about new scholarships and Web sites to check out now. So it’s something to look forward to.”
When submitting a scholarship application, one has to turn in a personal statement and letters of recommendation.
The learning center will help students proof read and write personal statements.
“They are more than glad to help students proof-read their statements and go over what they’re writing,” Castro said.
A letter of recommendation should come from someone who knows you best because it is telling the donor who you are through someone else’s eyes.
The workshop was made to get students to apply for scholarships.
“A lot of the students are lazy of afraid of applying,” Castro said. “Today, I wanted to let them know that anyone can apply because there is a scholarship for everyone.”
Castro wanted to get across to the students that scholarships are time consuming but it is free money and sometimes students have to work a little for free money.
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