A scholarship is an award for an achievement. It is a firm of financial aid made to students to sponsor their education. Scholarships are awarded based on academic achievement, financial need, athletic skills, or nationality.
A scholarship is for the purpose of helping a student gain access to quality education. It is awarded by colleges, countries, organizations, fellowships, companies, foundations to further education.
Scholarship;
eases your financial burden
Gives you access to education in prestigious institutions
It gives you opportunities
It shows that you’re an outstanding student
Scholarships give opportunity to bright students who are unable to attend their school of choice without financial aid.
The Universities that offer free scholarships are committed to meeting the academic and financial needs of students. A Scholarship applies to Bachelor’s degree, Master’s or PhD.
In the united states scholarships are granted based on:
Academic Merit:
Students who excel in their academics are offered scholarships from top universities in the United states.
Recruitment Scholarships:
This type of scholarship is for students who are talented in various fields e g sports, Art, Music, public advocacy, Debate, etc. This is awarded to student with exceptional talents
Scholarships based on financial need:
Universities offer scholarships to students who require financial assistance in the form of grants, loans, partial fee waiver, full tuition fee waiver.
In the United States, universities now offer free scholarships to student as a form of financial support, a few of these university are:
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO:
The University of Chicago offers scholarships to students. The scholarship covers tuition and accomodation and an additional fund to students with leadership skills, steadfastness and are innovative.
2. UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE, The Bob Parsons Scholarship Fund:
This scholarship is available for Pell grant eligible transfer and Military or veteran students by provision of financial aid for prospective students. It covers tuition and other mandatory fees
3. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ( LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA):
Students who qualify for this scholarship are offered full tuition and a stipend of 5,000 dollars. This is available for students who are excellent academically, talented, Innovative and show leadership skills. This scholarship is only awarded to 10 students each year.
4. STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP:
It is a fully funded scholarship available for International students. It’s for students that are applying for a Master’s or Doctorate degree. It covers full tuition, traveling allowance, accommodation allowance and other expenses.
5. CORNELL UNIVERSITY:
This is available for International students based on their financial need. It is available for undergraduate students. Students who are have applied for financial aid and showed the need to receive the aid. The university is amongst the Ivy league universities. It covers courses in Architecture, Art, Agriculture, Business, Engineering, Human Ecology and Industrial Labor relations.
6. UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, (NOTRE DAME, INDIANA):
The scholarship is for exceptional students in both academic and character skills. Students do not apply for the scholarship program, the candidates will be identified from the top admitted students and go through a selection process.
Qualified students will receive a full tuition fee for up to 4 years of the Bachelor’s degree program, and will also receive an enrichment fund 3,000 dollars annually.
7. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (SYRACUSE, NEWYORK)
Coronat Scholarships:
It covers tuition, and additional funding for programs abroad. It is granted to freshmen studying liberal arts. To apply, you must have been invited by the college of Arts and Sciences.
Haudenosaunee Scholarship:
This covers full tuition and other required fees. It is for citizens of Haudenosaunee nations who have lived in a Haudenosaunee territory for at least 4 years before applying for the Scholarship.
8. LOUISIANA STATE OF UNIVERSITY (BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA)
The scholarship covers full tuition and up to 14,000 for enrichment activities. You must have attained the required G.P.A or SAT scores or ACT scores to apply.
9. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA:
It covers full tuition, to apply you must have been nominated by your high school counselors.
10. DUKE UNIVERSITY:
Robertson Scholars Leadership Program: It is a scholarship available for undergraduate students. It covers tuition, sundry fees, and accommodation. You also gain access to academic and extracurricular activities and partake.
It is also advisable to apply for scholarships in different Universities to increase your chances of acceptance for a free scholarship.