I'm a high school junior and starting to think about college costs. Are there specific scholarships available for female students? If anyone knows any programs or foundations that offer these, could you share some details?
Several scholarships and grant programs cater specifically to women. A few examples include:
1. The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Scholarships: These are for females who aim to pursue an engineering degree. The awards are provided each year depending on the scholarship, and some are renewable.
2. The Live Your Dream Award from Soroptimist: This award is available to women who are the primary source of financial support for their families and is intended to help them further their education.
3. Alice T. Schafer Mathematics Prize: This prize is for undergraduate women studying mathematics. The amount is not specified but recipients also get an opportunity to present their mathematical work at the annual January meeting of the Mathematical Association of America.
While it would be worthwhile to look these up and see if you fit the criteria, remember that aside from these targeted scholarships, there's a plethora of other scholarships offered by universities, local businesses, community organizations, and also ones based on academic merit, specific career fields, etc. To find more scholarships, you can utilize different scholarship search resources such as College Board's Scholarship Search, Fastweb, Scholarship.com, or Appily. Be sure to apply for as many as you are eligible for to increase your odds of receiving aid. Every little bit can help when it comes to funding college.
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