<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718160559263191285</id><updated>2011-07-07T22:03:36.088-07:00</updated><category term='glamour'/><category term='queer'/><category term='bisexual'/><category term='minorities'/><category term='organizations'/><category term='fast web'/><category term='glbt'/><category term='death'/><category term='funding'/><category term='parent'/><category term='competition'/><category term='circumcision'/><category term='myartspace'/><category term='assembly'/><category term='experts'/><category term='religious'/><category term='agencies'/><category term='tuition'/><category term='10'/><category term='aiga'/><category term='regional'/><category term='lesbian'/><category term='remission'/><category term='high school'/><category term='CBC'/><category term='African american'/><category term='hispanic'/><category term='latino'/><category term='guardian'/><category term='ailments'/><category term='Roothbert'/><category term='top 10'/><category term='gay'/><category term='feminist'/><category term='americorps'/><category term='usafunds'/><category term='arts'/><category term='ayn rand'/><category term='11'/><category term='students'/><category term='minority'/><category term='world'/><category term='scholarship'/><category term='truman'/><category term='international'/><category term='based'/><category term='faith'/><category term='award'/><category term='state'/><category term='scholarships'/><category term='9'/><category term='unions'/><category term='college board'/><category term='essay'/><category term='lenders'/><category term='odd'/><category term='foundation'/><category term='disease'/><category term='12'/><category term='under-represented'/><category term='transgender'/><category term='health'/><category term='sallie mae'/><category term='studio'/><category term='campus'/><category term='novels'/><category term='discovery'/><title type='text'>College Money for Art Students</title><subtitle type='html'>A weblog to help current and prospective art school students fund their education</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00480065723927703506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i-bJzZHmC6s/S7Cxv7__OdI/AAAAAAAAAmM/q0b7kfgUdPg/S220/photo.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>21</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718160559263191285.post-4136663072427842933</id><published>2009-07-28T10:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-28T10:27:30.923-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Have a fundraising event</title><content type='html'>I've had a lot of students visit me lately, wondering what else they might do in order to earn some extra cash for college. The idea I am about to share came to me after a successful fund raising event for the MS Society.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just about all of you that are graduating from high school and planning to go to art school probably have a LOT of supporters. I'm not talking about strangers, I am talking about your six degrees of separation. Your friend's parents, your parent's friends, the guidance counselor that helped you apply to colleges, your art teachers, your neighbors, classmates, etc. These people know you or know of you and most likely also know that you are an artist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I graduated from high school, my friends and I had a big graduation party. At that party, I had an art show. Everything I had made, school assignment or not, was there. One of my neighbors bought something. I hadn't even planned to sell it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You see where this is going, right?&lt;br /&gt;When you apply to art school, you usually have to submit a portfolio. And the images have to be GOOD. So I know that you already have all of your art from high school photographed and saved somewhere, whether it is on a CD/DVD or slides (if you're old like me;).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As a general rule, the work that you created before going to college is not going to be nearly as great as the work you create during and after school. I'm not saying that to hurt your feelings, I'm telling you the truth. The work in your portfolio NOW is not going to get you jobs in 4 years. That's what I'm saying.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm also about to tell you this: that unless you have some uncanny attachment to your work (and understandably you might, since you created it), you should shed it. Or you COULD shed it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why not have an art show/sale? Call it a fundraiser. Invite everyone you know. It's a show, you are celebrating getting into (insert sweet acronym for art college here), and this is the work that got you there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And put everything up for sale. Maybe you hold a silent auction, and people can bid on the pieces. Maybe you just ask for donations, and people give you what they can/think is acceptable. Maybe your guests won't see anything they like, but want you to make something totally new for them, now that they see how talented you are!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The possibilities are endless. It is a win-win situation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If people buy your work, you can list on your resume that your work is already 'in the private collection of the so-and-so family', and that you have sold &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt; pieces. No one needs to know that person was your gym teacher or the family you babysit for.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If people don't buy your work, you can save it, enjoy your time with it and try again later.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don't underestimate your contacts. Most of them are really happy for you to be following something you love, and are glad to take a part in helping you achieve your dream.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3718160559263191285-4136663072427842933?l=usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/feeds/4136663072427842933/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3718160559263191285&amp;postID=4136663072427842933' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/4136663072427842933'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/4136663072427842933'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/2009/07/have-fundraising-event.html' title='Have a fundraising event'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00480065723927703506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i-bJzZHmC6s/S7Cxv7__OdI/AAAAAAAAAmM/q0b7kfgUdPg/S220/photo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718160559263191285.post-8917140282485334733</id><published>2008-10-16T11:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-21T13:04:15.372-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Graphic Design, Illustration, Environmental Design and Architecture</title><content type='html'>Sorry for lumping these together, but a lot of organizations do that for some reason. Rather than post the same scholarship 4 times, they get posted here once. I will make a point to put in the description which fields are covered.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cmykmag.com/site.cfm?page_id=11&amp;sect_id=10"&gt;CMYK Magazine&lt;/a&gt;: Call for Aspiring Creatives (and) Best of Web Competitions:&lt;br /&gt;Design, Photo, Illustration&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Communication Arts &lt;a href="http://www.commarts.com/competitions/illustration"&gt;Illustration&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.commarts.com/competitions/design"&gt;Design&lt;/a&gt; Competitions:&lt;br /&gt;NOTE: They do not offer cash prizes, but being featured in this magazine is a good thing. Promise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.writersofthefuture.com/wof06/home.html"&gt;L. Ron Hubbard Writers and Illustrators of the Future&lt;/a&gt;. Illustration. Maybe after you win, you get help starting your own religion? ha.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.printmag.com/competitions/PRINTsStudentCoverCompetition/tabid/343/Default.aspx"&gt;Print Magazine: Student Cover Competition&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span id="dnn_ctr1050_HtmlModule_HtmlHolder" class="Normal"&gt;Our Student Cover Competition, started in 1964, is a unique opportunity for students to have their work featured in an award-winning design publication that is distributed internationally.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3718160559263191285-8917140282485334733?l=usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/feeds/8917140282485334733/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3718160559263191285&amp;postID=8917140282485334733' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/8917140282485334733'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/8917140282485334733'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/2008/10/graphic-design-illustration.html' title='Graphic Design, Illustration, Environmental Design and Architecture'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00480065723927703506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i-bJzZHmC6s/S7Cxv7__OdI/AAAAAAAAAmM/q0b7kfgUdPg/S220/photo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718160559263191285.post-7919555232202960542</id><published>2008-10-16T11:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-16T11:13:41.560-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A helpful list</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://artdeadlineslist.com/"&gt;Art Deadlines List dot com&lt;/a&gt;: a site that lists all approaching deadlines for anything arts related. A good way to stay in the know and updated:)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3718160559263191285-7919555232202960542?l=usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/feeds/7919555232202960542/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3718160559263191285&amp;postID=7919555232202960542' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/7919555232202960542'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/7919555232202960542'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/2008/10/helpful-list.html' title='A helpful list'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00480065723927703506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i-bJzZHmC6s/S7Cxv7__OdI/AAAAAAAAAmM/q0b7kfgUdPg/S220/photo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718160559263191285.post-4692736696660668742</id><published>2008-10-16T09:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-16T12:21:13.921-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='high school'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='scholarship'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='odd'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='circumcision'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='essay'/><title type='text'>OMG, they have a scholarship for that?</title><content type='html'>This is where you can find my favorites, the oddballs that make searching enjoyable. In no particular order...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nocirc.org/"&gt;National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers (NOCIRC) Essay Contest: 'Is Circumcision Ethical?'&lt;/a&gt;. This requires no explanation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.skateboardscholarship.org/about/"&gt;Patrick Kerr Skateboard Scholarship&lt;/a&gt;. High School Seniors&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://stuckatprom.com/contests/prom/"&gt;Stuck at Prom: Duck Brand Duct Tape Scholarship Contest&lt;/a&gt;: If you were planning on making your prom outfit from Duct tape, make sure to take photos and apply for this one.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tall.org/scholarships.cfm?CFID=194817&amp;CFTOKEN=5202663"&gt;Tall Clubs International Scholarship&lt;/a&gt; for High School seniors that meet the height requirement. You will need to locate a 'Tall Club' or member to apply.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3718160559263191285-4692736696660668742?l=usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/feeds/4692736696660668742/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3718160559263191285&amp;postID=4692736696660668742' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/4692736696660668742'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/4692736696660668742'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/2008/10/omg-they-have-scholarship-for-that.html' title='OMG, they have a scholarship for that?'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00480065723927703506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i-bJzZHmC6s/S7Cxv7__OdI/AAAAAAAAAmM/q0b7kfgUdPg/S220/photo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718160559263191285.post-3526882713801398937</id><published>2008-10-16T08:36:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-16T09:01:39.414-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='remission'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='unions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='parent'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='scholarships'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tuition'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='guardian'/><title type='text'>What do your parents/guardians do?</title><content type='html'>Something a lot of students and guardians forget when searching for college funding is their employer. A lot of companies, schools and organizations offer some form of tuition remission for dependents of their employees.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Definitely talk to your parents or guardians and ask them to find out if their employer offers any kind of post-secondary educational funding. A lot of the larger ones do!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A great example of this is John's Hopkins University, who offers various forms of tuition reimbursement to employees and their dependents.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another example can be found in Unions. There are all kinds of them: teachers, steamfitters, you name it. And there are also organizations that unions belong to, like Union Plus, who happens to offer a &lt;a href="http://www.unionplus.org/benefits/education/scholarships/up.cfm"&gt;Scholarship&lt;/a&gt; for students of working member families who want to begin or continue their post-secondary education.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3718160559263191285-3526882713801398937?l=usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/feeds/3526882713801398937/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3718160559263191285&amp;postID=3526882713801398937' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/3526882713801398937'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/3526882713801398937'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/2008/10/what-do-your-parentsguardians-do.html' title='What do your parents/guardians do?'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00480065723927703506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i-bJzZHmC6s/S7Cxv7__OdI/AAAAAAAAAmM/q0b7kfgUdPg/S220/photo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718160559263191285.post-4301999454825555859</id><published>2008-09-25T12:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-25T15:07:32.201-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='students'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='disease'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='death'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ailments'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='health'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='parent'/><title type='text'>Disease and other health issues</title><content type='html'>These things happen. There is a lot of funding available at the national and down.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you've probably guessed by now, searching for scholarships or grants related to a specific ailment is very much like searching for heritage and minority funding.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The thing that sets health issues apart from the other two is that in some cases, you don't have to be the disabled family member in order to receive funding from an organization. Some award scholarships and grants to children whose parents or siblings have (insert health problem here).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Make sure to search any national foundations, but also look into your local chapters, clubs and support groups to see if they offer funding that may not be available at the national level. Some ailments have more funding nationwide than others. Some are only funded by organizations at the state level. It is up to you to do the necessary searching.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*&lt;br /&gt;There are also scholarships and funding available to children/students whose parents were harmed in terrorist attacks (such as 9/11) or are involved in the military. But that's another post, completely.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some of the major scholarships I have found on the topic of disease/physical ailments are:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.lifescholarship.org/aboutScholarship.php"&gt;Lupus Inspiration Foundation for Excellence&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.spinabifidaassociation.org/site/c.liKWL7PLLrF/b.2644815/"&gt;Spina Bifida Association Scholarship Program&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?Documentid=2962"&gt;American Federation for the Blind&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*&lt;br /&gt;Interesting note:&lt;br /&gt;If you end up doing a search for 'Color Blindness', you will come across scholarships that deal with topics like race relations. I have yet to find a scholarship for Color-Blindness because of this.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3718160559263191285-4301999454825555859?l=usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/feeds/4301999454825555859/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3718160559263191285&amp;postID=4301999454825555859' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/4301999454825555859'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/4301999454825555859'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/2008/09/disease-and-other-health-issues.html' title='Disease and other health issues'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00480065723927703506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i-bJzZHmC6s/S7Cxv7__OdI/AAAAAAAAAmM/q0b7kfgUdPg/S220/photo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718160559263191285.post-3966756943409663015</id><published>2008-09-25T11:07:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-04T12:37:45.153-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='latino'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bisexual'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='minorities'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lesbian'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='transgender'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gay'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='minority'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='African american'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='glbt'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='under-represented'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hispanic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='feminist'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='queer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='religious'/><title type='text'>Minority Scholarships</title><content type='html'>There are so many of them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am not going to post everything that I have found here, because I will then feel the need to seek out every possible award for any minority that may apply. I might never finish in that case! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will however, post a few sites that I believe cover the wide range of Under-Represented Minorities. And I will continue to post them as I find them:)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Searching for minority scholarships is very similar to searching heritage and state funding. Start with a keyword that describes the minority you are searching (ex: hispanic, latino, african american, glbt, feminist, (any kind of religion) etc), then do a search for that PLUS the words 'scholarship', 'grant', 'award', etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Please note:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Be prepared: when searching for Minority scholarships, like anything else, you will find things that you don't want to read during your search. I am talking about anti-minority (or 'hate') websites. Please just move along to the next search result and try not to be upset.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When it comes to active minority scholarships, you will most likely need to write essays or contribute some form of 'proof' for your application. I had a student complain to me recently that she wasn't 'gay enough' or 'active enough' in her race's political organizations to win some awards. While this may not always be the case, be aware of that. It never hurts to be too prepared for your applications:)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, here are some of the better scholarships I have come across:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org/students/scholarship_programs.html"&gt;Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hsf.net/Scholarships.aspx?id=424"&gt;Hispanic Scholarship Fund&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.straightforwardmedia.com/sfm_v2/scholarships/"&gt;Straightforward Media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pointfoundation.org/index.html"&gt;The Point Foundation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3718160559263191285-3966756943409663015?l=usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/feeds/3966756943409663015/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3718160559263191285&amp;postID=3966756943409663015' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/3966756943409663015'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/3966756943409663015'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/2008/09/minority-scholarships.html' title='Minority Scholarships'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00480065723927703506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i-bJzZHmC6s/S7Cxv7__OdI/AAAAAAAAAmM/q0b7kfgUdPg/S220/photo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718160559263191285.post-6760944103386804914</id><published>2008-09-16T07:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-25T15:37:44.739-07:00</updated><title type='text'>So you want to study abroad?</title><content type='html'>It is always a good idea to try out a different college (or country) while you still can:) It gets really difficult to travel for your art after you graduate and join the workforce. I highly suggest it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is imperative that you are up to date on all shots and vaccinations, and also make sure to get your passport renewed WAY before it is time for you to travel across the borders. The typical wait time for passport renewal lately has been as long as 2 months.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are a few programs to make the most of your college travels:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html"&gt;Fulbright Program for US Students&lt;/a&gt;. Open to High School, College and Graduate degree program graduates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.iie.org/programs/Freeman-ASIA/default.shtm"&gt;Freeman Awards for Study in Asia&lt;/a&gt; (Freeman-ASIA). This one is self-explanatory. As usual, make sure to read the guidelines and requirements.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://gilmanapplication.iie.org/IIE/public/Default.aspx"&gt;Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;The above link goes to the application page. To learn more about the scholarship itself, go &lt;a href="http://www.iie.org/programs/gilman/overview/overview.html"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.iesabroad.org/IES/About_IES/aboutIES.html"&gt;IES Abroad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Offers study-abroad programs and their own scholarships as well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.iefa.org/"&gt;IEFA: International Education Financial Aid&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Offers study-abroad scholarships in many different fields of study.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/"&gt;World Learning SIT Study Abroad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;World Learning is a global non-profit organization with operations in more than 75 countries. Through its international education programs – The Experiment in International Living, SIT Study Abroad, and SIT Graduate Institute – World Learning fosters global citizenship by connecting over 3,000 young ambassadors annually across cultural differences and social barriers.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3718160559263191285-6760944103386804914?l=usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/feeds/6760944103386804914/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3718160559263191285&amp;postID=6760944103386804914' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/6760944103386804914'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/6760944103386804914'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/2008/09/so-you-want-to-study-abroad.html' title='So you want to study abroad?'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00480065723927703506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i-bJzZHmC6s/S7Cxv7__OdI/AAAAAAAAAmM/q0b7kfgUdPg/S220/photo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718160559263191285.post-7105141529399607761</id><published>2008-09-12T12:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-12T12:12:44.513-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Jewelry, designers, metalsmiths</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://snagmetalsmith.org/.docs/pg/10070"&gt;SNAG&lt;/a&gt; Educational Endowment Scholarship Award&lt;br /&gt;see site for details.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3718160559263191285-7105141529399607761?l=usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/feeds/7105141529399607761/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3718160559263191285&amp;postID=7105141529399607761' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/7105141529399607761'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/7105141529399607761'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/2008/09/jewelry-designers-metalsmiths.html' title='Jewelry, designers, metalsmiths'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00480065723927703506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i-bJzZHmC6s/S7Cxv7__OdI/AAAAAAAAAmM/q0b7kfgUdPg/S220/photo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718160559263191285.post-6318161576338993784</id><published>2008-09-12T11:49:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-12T11:50:26.856-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Sculpture</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="www.nationalsculpture.org"&gt;National Sculpture Society&lt;/a&gt; scholarships.&lt;br /&gt;Figurative, realist or representational sculpture. Requires photos of work and proof of financial need.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3718160559263191285-6318161576338993784?l=usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/feeds/6318161576338993784/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3718160559263191285&amp;postID=6318161576338993784' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/6318161576338993784'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/6318161576338993784'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/2008/09/sculpture.html' title='Sculpture'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00480065723927703506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i-bJzZHmC6s/S7Cxv7__OdI/AAAAAAAAAmM/q0b7kfgUdPg/S220/photo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718160559263191285.post-1970697246157420131</id><published>2008-09-12T06:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-12T10:54:41.168-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A note about searching for art-school funding online</title><content type='html'>When it comes to doing your own search, there are a few things that you need to keep in mind:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Most art funding doesn't come in the form of your everyday 'scholarship'.&lt;/span&gt; There is usually some form of competition or portfolio submission involved. You must be prepared to submit samples of your work and/or write about it. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Make sure you have decent digital images that have been color-corrected and saved at at LEAST 150dpi, full-size. This will allow for easy viewing and printing of your work by the judging panels. Make sure you have a JPG or TIFF version of each, along with a possible PDF for the internet-disinclined.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;It is best to use the appropriate keywords while using a search engine.&lt;/span&gt; Searching using &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;only&lt;/span&gt; the word 'scholarship' after your type of art will bring up mostly descriptions of scholarships that are offered by specific colleges to their students.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To start, choose a search keyword that describes the type of art you make. Examples of this could be 'graphic design', 'illustration', 'interdisciplinary sculpture', 'fiber arts', etc. If you consider yourself more than one 'style' of artist &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;(and really, who doesn't? I myself am a Graphic Designer, Photographer and digital artist that likes to draw)&lt;/span&gt;, you will end up doing more than one search.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After you've decided on the art-keyword to use, begin your search by entering that word into the search field, along keywords such as 'competition', 'student', etc. Other helpful keywords to try in any combination are 'scholarship', 'grant', 'contest' and 'award'.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By using the words 'student' and 'competition' together, you are searching for scholarships, grants, awards that are offered to winners of student art competitions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Don't forget in your searches to &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;keep an eye on your favorite arts publications and websites&lt;/span&gt;. Many of them offer student contests on a yearly basis. Winning, high placement or honorable mentions will usually get you some kind of mention in the winners issue!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Pay attention to your local art scene and the community around the school you are attending/applying to.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many cities have more art fairs and similar events than you could ever go to. For this reason, it is a good idea to perform a city search to find out what the local offerings are. Many arts fairs don't require the exhibitors to be local. There are usually open submissions for different themes that may be involved. There are also usually monetary prizes. Don't overlook your local Farm Fair!! There is always an arts contest! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While these prizes aren't necessarily 'scholarships', they are money that you can put towards funding your education. Not to mention: even if you only submit your work to local galleries, there is the opportunity to market and sell your work, therefore gaining recognition. No publicity is ever bad publicity, right?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3718160559263191285-1970697246157420131?l=usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/feeds/1970697246157420131/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3718160559263191285&amp;postID=1970697246157420131' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/1970697246157420131'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/1970697246157420131'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/2008/09/note-about-searching-for-art-school.html' title='A note about searching for art-school funding online'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00480065723927703506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i-bJzZHmC6s/S7Cxv7__OdI/AAAAAAAAAmM/q0b7kfgUdPg/S220/photo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718160559263191285.post-6257808649338195088</id><published>2008-09-11T13:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-04T12:40:07.794-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='high school'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='competition'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='scholarship'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='international'/><title type='text'>International students: (also relevant: general scholarships)</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;This information is courtesy of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (www.maldef.org)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The majority of scholarships listed below do not require a social security number, legal residency or citizenship in order to apply. As a general rule, if an application asks for a social security number and you do not have one yet, leave that space blank but fill out the rest of the app and turn it in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="www.cesresources.org"&gt;Center for Education Solutions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Must be admitted or enrolled full-time as an undergraduate in a 4-year US College.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://grandmothersforpeace.org/scholarships/program"&gt;Barbara Wiedner and Dorothy Vandercook Peace Scholarship&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;High School seniors or college freshmen may apply.&lt;br /&gt;Please read guidelines.&lt;br /&gt;Deadline March 1&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://eliewieselfoundation.org/prizeinethics.aspx"&gt;Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;FT college juniors and seniors &lt;br /&gt;Deadline December.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://holocaust.hklaw.com"&gt;Holocaust Remembrance Project Scholarship&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;High School students 9-12 grade, age 19 and under. Must be residents of US or Mexico or US Citizens living abroad.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.migrant.net/migrant/scholarships.htm"&gt;Migrant Scholarships&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are many to choose from on this site, with different requirements. Exist to offer financial assistance to migrant students who want to further their education.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.straightforwardmedia.com/sfm_v2/scholarships/"&gt;Straightforward Media&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;offers an international scholarship as well!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3718160559263191285-6257808649338195088?l=usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/feeds/6257808649338195088/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3718160559263191285&amp;postID=6257808649338195088' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/6257808649338195088'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/6257808649338195088'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/2008/09/international-students-also-relevant.html' title='International students: (also relevant: general scholarships)'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00480065723927703506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i-bJzZHmC6s/S7Cxv7__OdI/AAAAAAAAAmM/q0b7kfgUdPg/S220/photo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718160559263191285.post-2373372049332784326</id><published>2008-09-11T13:28:00.002-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-11T13:32:00.108-07:00</updated><title type='text'>After College funding. Like Post-Bac. and then some.</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html"&gt;U.S. Fulbright Program&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For students that are: U.S. citizens, are a graduating senior/ hold a B.S./B.A. degree/ are a master's or doctoral degree candidate/ or are a young professional or artist, and &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;are thinking of studying, teaching or conducting research abroad&lt;/span&gt;, and are in good health.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Note: campuses usually set their own deadlines for this award. Talk to your school's career office about opportunities.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3718160559263191285-2373372049332784326?l=usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/feeds/2373372049332784326/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3718160559263191285&amp;postID=2373372049332784326' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/2373372049332784326'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/2373372049332784326'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/2008/09/after-college-funding-like-post-bac-and.html' title='After College funding. Like Post-Bac. and then some.'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00480065723927703506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i-bJzZHmC6s/S7Cxv7__OdI/AAAAAAAAAmM/q0b7kfgUdPg/S220/photo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718160559263191285.post-3668461971827158005</id><published>2008-09-11T13:28:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-04T12:40:48.978-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Graduate funding</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.straightforwardmedia.com/sfm_v2/scholarships/"&gt;Straightforward Media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3718160559263191285-3668461971827158005?l=usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/feeds/3668461971827158005/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3718160559263191285&amp;postID=3668461971827158005' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/3668461971827158005'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/3668461971827158005'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/2008/09/graduate-funding.html' title='Graduate funding'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00480065723927703506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i-bJzZHmC6s/S7Cxv7__OdI/AAAAAAAAAmM/q0b7kfgUdPg/S220/photo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718160559263191285.post-3569047654440559995</id><published>2008-09-11T12:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-16T09:15:05.624-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='organizations'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='funding'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='agencies'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='state'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='regional'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='arts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='assembly'/><title type='text'>State (Arts) Funding</title><content type='html'>Most of the 50 states (and some of the territories as well) offer funding to state-resident college students AND graduating high-school seniors. They can be found on your state's office of Higher Education website.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Example: Maryland's office is the &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;MD Higher Education Commission&lt;/span&gt;, and can be found at: www.mhec.state.md.us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are unsure of your state's offerings, or how to find the state website, perform a Google keyword search for "Your State" + "Higher Education". The correct office should be in the top results. Make sure that ".gov" is somewhere in the web address, as these are usually the government-approved sites.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Please note:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many states only offer funding to students who stay and pursue a post-secondary education in-state. While this is not always the case, it is helpful to read the regulations and guidelines before applying.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;State funding is usually not arts-based, it is just general funding for state residents. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are a few higher-level organizations that cater specifically to artists. They are:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="www.nasaa-arts.org"&gt;National Assembly of State Arts Agencies&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="www.arts.endow.gov"&gt;National Endowment for the Arts&lt;/a&gt; and&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="www.usregionalarts.org"&gt;U.S. Regional Arts Organizations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Make sure to look up all of the art clubs and societies that exist in the state in which you reside or are planning to go to school in. A good deal of the smaller organizations (and even the state-funded arts organizations) usually have competitions, shows and a scholarship or grant offering. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even if you can't win a scholarship or grant from smaller groups, you can compete and win in art shows, which will also win you money and local recognition. So its not a scholarship you've won, you can still put it towards your education!! You might also have a chance to sell your work to people that saw you in the show. Don't look past the small groups. They pile up fast.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Look at your state or county fair for examples of local art competitions NOT handled by an art organization.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3718160559263191285-3569047654440559995?l=usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/feeds/3569047654440559995/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3718160559263191285&amp;postID=3569047654440559995' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/3569047654440559995'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/3569047654440559995'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/2008/09/state-funding.html' title='State (Arts) Funding'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00480065723927703506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i-bJzZHmC6s/S7Cxv7__OdI/AAAAAAAAAmM/q0b7kfgUdPg/S220/photo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718160559263191285.post-623739400319746689</id><published>2008-09-11T12:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-04T12:39:27.933-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='campus'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='discovery'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lenders'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Roothbert'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='glamour'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fast web'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ayn rand'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='foundation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sallie mae'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='based'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='faith'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novels'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='experts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='top 10'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='college board'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='truman'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='usafunds'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='americorps'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='essay'/><title type='text'>Not even arts-related, but here they are:)</title><content type='html'>Some scholarships are just open to anyone that feels like applying, as long as they are in, or about to be enrolled in, a degree program of some sort. Below are websites that have general scholarships and competitions. Look into them and read all of the rules/requirements before applying!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.all-ink.com/scholarship.aspx"&gt;All-Ink Scholarship&lt;/a&gt;: essay contest. Students who apply must be a United States citizen or permanent resident with a minimum 2.5 Grade Point Average. In addition, students applying are required to complete a 50 to 200 word essay about who has had the greatest impact on your life, and a 50 to 200 word essay on what you hope to achieve in your personal and professional life after completing college.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.americorps.org/for_individuals/benefits/benefits_ed_award.asp"&gt;AmeriCorps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Offers funding for your college education after you have successfully completed a term of service.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://aynrandnovels.com/AREssays.php?pagename=edu_cont_atlas"&gt;Ayn Rand &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Atlas Shrugged&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; competition&lt;br /&gt;Essay. Open to college students and graduating high school seniors.&lt;br /&gt;Deadline mid-September&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.iie.org/programs/gilman/index.html"&gt;Benjamin A. Gilman International &lt;/a&gt;scholarship&lt;br /&gt;Available to Pell-eligible students who wish to study abroad in a credit-based program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.campusdiscovery.com/campusdiscovery/CampusDiscovery.html?sourceid=poster"&gt;Campus Discovery&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;Online survey about your college experience, and answer a question for a chance to win $10,000.&lt;br /&gt;Undergrads or recent grads.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://carpediemfoundation.org/commonquestions.html"&gt;Carpe Diem Foundation&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://cesresources.org/charnon.html#requirements"&gt;Center for Education Resources: A. Patrick Charnon Memorial Scholarship&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Recipients must be admitted or enrolled in a full-time undergraduate program of study in an accredited four-year college or university in the United States. They must maintain good academic standing and make progress toward a degree. The Charnon Scholarship Review Committee will decide whether applicants fulfill the requirements of the award. The selection committee looks for candidates who value tolerance, compassion and respect for all people in their communities, and who have demonstrated their commitments to these values by their actions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/"&gt;The College Board&lt;/a&gt; is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.fastweb.com/"&gt;FastWeb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Because it can't hurt to know all of your options. Beware the subscription apps between each page of your survey. Just SKIP to next page:)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.glamour.com/images/pdfs/glamour-top-ten-college-women-application.pdf"&gt;Glamour's Top 10 College Women&lt;/a&gt; contest.&lt;br /&gt;Female college juniors that are dynamic young women with leadershipexperience, academic excellence and inspiring goals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.truman.gov/index.htm"&gt;Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;...to find and recognize college juniors with exceptional leadership potential who are committed to careers in government, the nonprofit or advocacy sectors, education or elsewhere in the public service; and to provide them with financial support for graduate study, leadership training, and fellowship with other students who are committed to making a difference through public service.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://roothbertfund.org/index.html"&gt;The Roothbert Fund, Inc.&lt;/a&gt; is a small, nearly all-volunteer scholarship fund based in New York City.  While the Fund does not emphasize any particular form of religious practice or worship, it seeks to provide support to &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;persons motivated by spiritual values&lt;/span&gt;. The Fund has awarded grants to persons entering a wide range of careers. However, preference will be given to those who can satisfy high scholastic requirements and are considering careers in education.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.salliemae.com/before_college/students_plan/free_money/scholarship-search.htm"&gt;Sallie Mae&lt;/a&gt; scholarships and grants&lt;br /&gt;Sallie Mae is one of the larger college loan lenders that you may come into contact with. They offer their own scholarships and grants for a wide range of needs. You can sign up with the site even if you are not borrowing from them to do a scholarship search, although most are loan-related.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thesalliemaefund.org/smfnew/scholarship/Unmet_need.html"&gt;Sallie Mae Fund Unmet Need Scholarship&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;Open to families with a combined income of $30,000 or less, this program is intended to supplement financial aid packages that fall more than $1,000 short of students' financial need. This scholarship is not designed as a substitute for aid provided by an institution.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://scholarshipexperts.com/"&gt;Scholarship Experts dot com&lt;/a&gt; is a lot like FastWeb, but they have some interesting competitions. They like to mail my office promo materials once in a while. A lot of these competitions appear to be essay/writing-based.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.straightforwardmedia.com/sfm_v2/scholarships/"&gt;Straightforward media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.textbookx.com/scholarship/"&gt;TextbookX.com Scholarship&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;Essay about given question. See website for details.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.usafunds.org/about_usa_funds/usa_funds/access_to_education.htm"&gt;USAFunds Access to Education&lt;/a&gt; scholarships&lt;br /&gt;There are many to choose from after the link. Make sure to apply for any that you are eligible for!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3718160559263191285-623739400319746689?l=usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/feeds/623739400319746689/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3718160559263191285&amp;postID=623739400319746689' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/623739400319746689'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/623739400319746689'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/2008/09/not-even-arts-related-but-here-they-are.html' title='Not even arts-related, but here they are:)'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00480065723927703506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i-bJzZHmC6s/S7Cxv7__OdI/AAAAAAAAAmM/q0b7kfgUdPg/S220/photo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718160559263191285.post-2418342957964978550</id><published>2008-09-11T11:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-04T12:42:22.932-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='high school'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='12'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='award'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bisexual'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lesbian'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='transgender'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='9'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gay'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='10'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='competition'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='scholarship'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='glbt'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='11'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='essay'/><title type='text'>High School Students</title><content type='html'>There are a lot of Arts-related scholarships that are only for graduating High School seniors. This section is also Multi-Discipline. Some of these are not even art-related, they are just general scholarships that are available for HS students. Please read the qualifications thoroughly before applying!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.afsascholarship.org/"&gt;American Fire Sprinkler Association Program&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;We all know what happens when sprinklers aren’t present – a building catches on fire and we wait for the fire department to put it out. But what happens when fire sprinklers are present? That’s what we want you to find out and that’s what this contest is all about.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://mirror.afsa.org/essaycontest/"&gt;American Foreign Service Association Essay Contest&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.totalwoman.org/"&gt;Arrid Total Woman of Tomorrow Scholarship Contest&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;The Arrid Total Women of Tomorrow Scholarship is available to female high school juniors and seniors who embody strength of character, a clear vision, pioneering spirit and community stewardship. You must be nominated to be eligible for this award.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.axa-equitable.com/axa-foundation/about.html"&gt;AXA Achievement Scholarship&lt;/a&gt; in association with U.S News and World Report&lt;br /&gt;There are a few different ones on this page, look at the left nav for options.&lt;br /&gt;Postmark around Dec 15.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://aynrandnovels.com/AREssays.php?pagename=edu_cont_fount"&gt;Ayn Rand &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Fountainhead&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; scholarship competition&lt;br /&gt;Essay based. 11th and 12th graders.&lt;br /&gt;Deadline late April&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bk.com/companyinfo/community/BKS.aspx"&gt;Burger King Scholars&lt;/a&gt; helps graduating high school seniors build brighter futures. Something mentioned about working part time. Not for BK, just in general. I think.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.coca-colascholars.org/cokeWeb/index.jsp?navigation=1"&gt;Coca-Cola Scholars&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Offers 2- and 4-year scholarships for college&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.collegeboundfoundation.org/"&gt;The College Bound Foundation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Offers a few options for &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Baltimore City&lt;/span&gt; students.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gmsp.org/"&gt;Gates Millennium Scholarships&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are more than one. Must be Pell Grant eligible. Please see website for further requirements.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.grandmothersforpeace.org/scholarships/program"&gt;Barbara Wiedner and Dorothy Vandercook Memorial Peace Scholarship&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Since 1993, Grandmothers for Peace International has awarded scholarships to students across the United States. Scholarships have also been awarded to three students in Africa, two students in Kyrgyzstan (formerly part of the U.S.S.R.), and students in Canada, Norway, and the Ukraine." Please see site for further details and requirements.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://holocaust.hklaw.com/"&gt;Holocaust Remembrance Scholarship&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Essay contest.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.horatioalger.com/scholarships/sp.cfm"&gt;Horatio Alger Association&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;"The Horatio Alger National Scholarship Program is the only major scholarship effort that specifically assists high school students who have faced and overcome great obstacles in their young lives. While many aid programs are directed primarily to recognizing academic achievement or leadership potential, the Horatio Alger program also seeks students who have a commitment to use their college degrees in service to others." (cited from website)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.usip.org/ed/npec/"&gt;National Peace Essay contest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Students in 9-12 grade who attend a public, private or parochial school or participate in a high school correspondence program in any of the 50 states, DC or the US territories.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=370"&gt;PFLAG Scholarship&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Graduating lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender high school seniors.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.prudential.com/view/page/public/13956"&gt;Prudential Spirit of Community Award&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Students must be in grades 5-12 from any state and show participation in volunteer activity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/iduesbyrd/index.html"&gt;Robert C. Byrd&lt;/a&gt; scholarship&lt;br /&gt;Offered by the feds at the state level: talk to your guidance counselor or state legislators about how to apply.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://rmhc.org/programs/rmhc-national-scholarship-program"&gt;Ronald McDonald House Charities&lt;/a&gt; RMHC US Scholarship.&lt;br /&gt;Scholarship awards are given based on a student’s demonstrated academic achievement, financial need and community involvement. Depending on strategic goals and community needs, participating local RMHC Chapters could specify additional selection criteria.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.straightforwardmedia.com/sfm_v2/scholarships/"&gt;Straightforward Media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You must be a graduating senior!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.vrg.org/student/scholar.htm"&gt;Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarship&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;..."The Vegetarian Resource Group each year will award $10,000 in college scholarship money to graduating U.S. high school students who have promoted vegetarianism in their schools and/or communities." (cited from web site)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://tributescholarship.com/index.htm"&gt;Young American Artist Tribute Scholarship&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Four $2,500 awards to talented and deserving high school seniors entering college or art school.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artsawards.org/"&gt;youngARTS, sponsored by NFAA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also in charge of the Presidential Scholars awards.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3718160559263191285-2418342957964978550?l=usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/feeds/2418342957964978550/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3718160559263191285&amp;postID=2418342957964978550' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/2418342957964978550'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/2418342957964978550'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/2008/09/high-school-students-only.html' title='High School Students'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00480065723927703506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i-bJzZHmC6s/S7Cxv7__OdI/AAAAAAAAAmM/q0b7kfgUdPg/S220/photo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718160559263191285.post-1688611469194293437</id><published>2008-05-09T10:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-12T12:06:49.643-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Heritage Scholarships</title><content type='html'>There are a large amount of scholarships and grants available to people of all ethnicities, races and backgrounds. The key to finding them is knowing where to look.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Because there are entirely too many to list, I will tell you how to search for them. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While some scholarships are nation-wide, most of them are given by local chapters of smaller organizations to residents of their county/state who fit their pre-defined criteria. Many of them are not concerned with your major or course of study, because they are awarding you based on your heritage alone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First, do a search for the organizations.&lt;/strong&gt; The best way to do this is to use a search engine (I use Google only) and type: "(your heritage  here)-American" organization. This will yield a very long list of results.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From there, look into the larger ones (they usually have words like 'National' or 'Foundation' in the name somewhere), and see if they are offering any scholarships or awards to student. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some examples of a National Heritage organization are the &lt;em&gt;NIAF: National Italian American Foundation&lt;/em&gt; and the &lt;em&gt;HSF: Hispanic Scholarship Fund&lt;/em&gt;. Both offer some very competitive scholarships.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;After that, do a more localized search.&lt;/strong&gt; Type the same words from above, but add your state or city to the keywords as well. An example of this would be: "Hispanic-American, organization, heritage, scholarship, Denver, CO".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You would do well to try many different combinations of keywords while searching. We'll use Polish-American as the example:&lt;br /&gt;~Polish-American scholarship&lt;br /&gt;~Polish-American grant&lt;br /&gt;~Polish-American Organization&lt;br /&gt;~Polish-American Award Competition&lt;br /&gt;~Polish-American college award &lt;br /&gt;~National Polish-American&lt;br /&gt;...etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*******&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note that adding an 's' to the words 'scholarship' and 'grant' will yield different results than what you may be looking for. Searching 'scholarshipS' vs. 'scholarship' will pull search engines with results rather than INDIVIDUAL scholarship listings. The same goes for the words 'grant' and 'organization'.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is also important to note that if you are part American-Indian or -Eskimo, many heritage foundations will want to see proof. This could come in the form of letters, photos and possibly a tribal certification, if you have one. If you don't have a tribe certificate, please look into getting one as it will make your application for these types of scholarships/grants go much more smoothly.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3718160559263191285-1688611469194293437?l=usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/feeds/1688611469194293437/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3718160559263191285&amp;postID=1688611469194293437' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/1688611469194293437'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/1688611469194293437'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/2008/05/heritage-scholarships.html' title='Heritage Scholarships'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00480065723927703506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i-bJzZHmC6s/S7Cxv7__OdI/AAAAAAAAAmM/q0b7kfgUdPg/S220/photo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718160559263191285.post-588636563488141426</id><published>2008-05-08T09:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-21T12:53:48.155-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='aiga'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='world'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='CBC'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='studio'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='myartspace'/><title type='text'>Multi-Discipline: Art Scholarships, Grants and Competitions</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;Scholarships/Grants:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Competitions:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/worldstudio-scholarship"&gt;AIGA Worldstudio Scholarship Competition&lt;/a&gt;, yearly. Most areas of art apply.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.adcglobal.org/education/scholarships/"&gt;Art Director's Club national scholarships&lt;/a&gt;, yearly. Most areas of art apply.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cmykmag.com/site.cfm?page_id=11&amp;sect_id=10"&gt;CMYK Magazine&lt;/a&gt; Call for Aspiring Creatives (and) Best of Web Competitions&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cbcfinc.org/CBC%20Spouses/Scholarships/index.html"&gt;Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. CBC Souses Visual Arts Scholarship&lt;/a&gt;. The CBC Spouses Visual Arts Scholarship was established in 2006 for students who are pursing a career in the visual arts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is also a partner scholarship available w/ WalMart called the &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;CBCF/Wal-Mart Strive For Excellence Scholarship&lt;/span&gt;, but I can't seem to find a web listing for it anywhere. Contact the CBC for more details.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.myartspace.com/scholarships/index.html"&gt;MyArtSpace Art Scholarship Competition&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Like a myspace for artists. I think you need to sign up/create a profile to compete.&lt;br /&gt;Grad and Undergrads can apply.&lt;br /&gt;Deadline end of November&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3718160559263191285-588636563488141426?l=usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/feeds/588636563488141426/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3718160559263191285&amp;postID=588636563488141426' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/588636563488141426'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/588636563488141426'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/2008/05/art-in-general-scholarships-grants-and.html' title='Multi-Discipline: Art Scholarships, Grants and Competitions'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00480065723927703506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i-bJzZHmC6s/S7Cxv7__OdI/AAAAAAAAAmM/q0b7kfgUdPg/S220/photo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718160559263191285.post-5571112218160028728</id><published>2008-05-08T09:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-21T13:05:35.251-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Photography: scholarships, grants and competitions</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;Scholarships/Grants:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Competitions:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cmykmag.com/site.cfm?page_id=11&amp;sect_id=10"&gt;CMYK Call for Aspiring Creatives&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.commarts.com/competitions/photography"&gt;Communication Arts Photography Competition&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;NOTE: They do not offer a cash prize, just a feature spot in the magazine, which is a good thing:)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://artistswanted.org/exposure/"&gt;Exposure Photo competition&lt;/a&gt;: deadline for submissions is June 17. $25 entry fee.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.myparkphotos.com/scholarship/"&gt;MyParkPhotos&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.awjdfw.org/scholarships_awards.html"&gt;Association for Women Journalists&lt;/a&gt;, photography is allowed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nppa.org/professional_development/students/scholarships/"&gt;National Press Photographer's Association&lt;/a&gt;: There are eight at this link, use the left nav to view them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nanpa.org/scholarships.html#appforms"&gt;North American Nature Photography Association&lt;/a&gt;, high school and college students.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.popphoto.com/photocontests/2233/contests.html"&gt;PopPhoto.com&lt;/a&gt; competitions:&lt;br /&gt;There are many at this link, all c/o PopPhoto.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3718160559263191285-5571112218160028728?l=usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/feeds/5571112218160028728/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3718160559263191285&amp;postID=5571112218160028728' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/5571112218160028728'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/5571112218160028728'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/2008/05/photography-scholarships-grants-and.html' title='Photography: scholarships, grants and competitions'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00480065723927703506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i-bJzZHmC6s/S7Cxv7__OdI/AAAAAAAAAmM/q0b7kfgUdPg/S220/photo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718160559263191285.post-8939042566145980178</id><published>2008-02-13T11:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-04-03T12:20:52.647-07:00</updated><title type='text'>This sort of thing IS my bag, baby...</title><content type='html'>About this blog:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am a Counselor at a college for arts. I spend a lot of time searching online for private scholarships not offered through my school for students.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I come across many scholarships during my searches that are not applicable to my students. I understand how difficult searching for the ones that apply only to artists can be, so I will post them here for art students nationwide. I am fed up with the likes of sites similar to Fastweb that have an ad/subscription page in between each page of your search survey and mediocre search results.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Students need to be able to go to one place, see their options, and act accordingly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most first-time college students and their parents don't know where to begin when searching for money that is not doled out from the US Government or the college they are planning to attend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please note that I will also include in my listings places to find scholarships that apply to everyone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This weblog will evolve as I find more scholarships, but I intend to keep it well-manicured and easy to search.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With regards to Heritage-based scholarships, I will only post the ones that are available at the national level, and nothing smaller. There are too many smaller, community organizations that exist to record and organize them all.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For starters, know this:&lt;/strong&gt; each student is unique.&lt;br /&gt;All of the things you experience, do, collect, read and write make you who you are. There are scholarships out there for &lt;em&gt;EVERYTHING&lt;/em&gt;: Equestrians, Skateboarders, children of divorced parents, kids with odd first names, etc. Don't even get me started on disease: there are more untapped resources for students with diseases, or that are children of parents with diseases than anyone could imagine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For every consideration that I can think of I will have a separate post dedicated to it with a brief description of what will be found below. This will enable easy searches, and make it easier to answer any questions that might arise. Feel free to comment or message me with questions or concerns.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DISCLAIMER:&lt;br /&gt;USING THIS SITE OR THE LINKS CONTAINED WITHIN DOES NOT GUARANTEE YOU FREE MONEY, MORE SCHOLARSHIPS, ETC. THIS SITE IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY COLLEGE OR STATE. THE WRITER OF THIS WEBLOG ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIPS YOU DO OR DO NOT RECEIVE.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks for reading:)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3718160559263191285-8939042566145980178?l=usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/feeds/8939042566145980178/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3718160559263191285&amp;postID=8939042566145980178' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/8939042566145980178'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718160559263191285/posts/default/8939042566145980178'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://usaprivatescholarships.blogspot.com/2008/02/this-sort-of-thing-is-my-bag-baby.html' title='This sort of thing IS my bag, baby...'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00480065723927703506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i-bJzZHmC6s/S7Cxv7__OdI/AAAAAAAAAmM/q0b7kfgUdPg/S220/photo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry></feed>
