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The Consortium's common application allows students to apply online through the organization for Consortium membership and for admission to any six of the organization's 20 member schools. After the application period closes, The Consortium coordinates with representatives from the 20 schools, who can offer merit-based full-scholarship ...
In the U.S., a grant is given on the basis of economic need, determined by the amount to which the college's Cost of Attendance (COA) [6] [7] exceeds the Expected Family Contribution (EFC), [8] calculated by the U.S. Department of Education from information submitted on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid following formulas set by the United States Congress.
Zinch was a company that helped students find scholarships and engage in college networking and recruiting. The company's website enabled students to create a profile similar to a college application, which could be browsed by colleges in which they were interested, providing a forum for a connection between college and Zinch user.
Scholarships may have a financial need component but rely on other criteria as well. Some private need-based awards are confusingly called scholarships and require the results of a FAFSA (the family's EFC). However, scholarships are often merit-based, while grants tend to be need-based. Some examples of grants commonly applied for in the U.S.:
Since its inception in 1976, the Virginia Smith Trust scholarship has provided $6 million to 3,700 students in the city of Merced. Court ruling expands Merced County scholarship opportunities ...
These scholarships point the way to the continuation and growth of the understanding which found its necessity in the terrible struggle of the war years." [5] The published objectives of the Marshall Scholarships are outlined as follows: "To enable intellectually distinguished young Americans, their country's future leaders, to study in the UK."
Anne Cannon Forsyth (August 23, 1930 – May 11, 2003) was a Cannon textiles and R.J. Reynolds tobacco families heiress, and education activist who created the Anne C. Stouffer Foundation in 1967, which was the first foundation to offer full scholarships for young African-American students to attend elite southern preparatory boarding schools.
The Davis United World College Scholars Program is the world’s largest privately funded international scholarship program. [1] [2] It awards need-based scholarship funding, aka the Shelby Davis Scholarship, to graduates of schools and colleges in the United World Colleges (UWC) movement to study at 106 select partner universities in the United States.