(NAPS)—Whenit comes to get- ting scholarship fundsfor college, opportunity doesn’t knock—it waits for an invitation. There are numerous people and organizations that are willing to help pay for education through scholarship funds; it’s simply a matter of finding them. “T had no clue what to do,” says Michael Oliver of Miami, a college sophomore. “I didn’t get started soon enough so I missed some of the deadlines. Now I wish I hadn’t waited.” The money is out there. There are full scholarships and partials, from every kind of organization— Scholarship moneyis ready for the harvesting, if you know whereto look. parents’) employer; a number of corporations sponsor scholarships and all kinds of studentsareeligi- for their employees or family members. are some tips from college counselors to help you get started: haveestablished scholarship foundations to help students outside of a high school counselor in your(or yourchild’s) sophomoreyear. Burger King Corporation expects to award 1,000 scholarships this ble, not just valedictorians. Here 1. Make an appointment with 2. Go to the bookstore; there are many helpful books available for under $40 that list available scholarships by fields of study and under general headlines. 3. Go online and surf the Web; there are a numberof national scholarship Web sites, such as wuww.freschinfo.com and www. fastweb.com, that provide information on available scholarships. Simply key in the search term “scholarship” and you can find thousandsofoptions. 4. Call the local Rotary Club, Kiwanis or other community and philanthropic organizations; many of them provide scholarship money. 5. Check with your (or your There are also corporations that their organization. For example, year in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico through the Burger King Scholars Program. “Weare trying to help kids who are good students and good citi- zens, who have to work out of necessity,” says Bentonne Snay, executive director of the Burger King/McLamore Foundation. “A student must maintain a 2.5 to 3.5 GPA, work part-time, be involved in co-curricular or community activities and show financial need to beeligible.” For more information on this scholarship program, visit the Web site at www.nfabk.org and click on “Burger King/McLamore Foundation.”
