COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS (A Thread)

For students in Florida (No income or racial requirements)

1. FRAG (Florida Residents Access Grant) - about $3500/year for any student going to a private university - http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/publications/2002/house/reports/EdFactSheets/fact%20sheets/resident.pdf

2. Bright Futures - 75%-100% tuition - merit based - https://www.floridastudentfinancialaidsg.org/SAPHome/SAPHome?url=home

All US Undergrad Students (income based)

3. Pell Grant - coverage depends on need but I believe it can cover 100% tuition for public schools in some states (like Florida) - income requirements vary - https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/types/grants/pell

All US undergrad students (might be income-based??)

4. Burger King - https://burgerking.scholarsapply.org/?utm_source=commercial&utm_medium=commercial&utm_campaign=commercial1

5. Coke - $1000-$1500 - https://www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org/apply/ 

6. McDonalds - https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/community/hacer.html

7. Taco Bell - For "change makers" (people doing big things in the community) - https://www.tacobellfoundation.org/live-mas-scholarship/

8. Google - they sponsor a bunch of different ones for students with different disadvantages + they offer funding for conference travel - https://buildyourfuture.withgoogle.com/scholarships/ 

9. Scholarships for American Indian/Native Americans varying in criteria and award amount
- https://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarships-by-type/minority-scholarships/american-indian-native-american-scholarships/
- https://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarship-directory/race/native-american
- https://collegefund.org/students/scholarships/

10. Scholarship for Black students varying in criteria and award amount
- https://scholarships360.org/scholarships/scholarships-for-black-students/
- https://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarships-by-type/minority-scholarships/african-american-scholarships/
- https://www.fastweb.com/college-scholarships/articles/scholarships-for-african-american-students

11. Scholarships for Hispanic Students varying in criteria and award amount
- https://www.accreditedschoolsonline.org/resources/financial-aid-scholarships-for-hispanic-students/
- https://www.hsf.net/scholarship 

TOP SITES FOR FINDING SCHOLARSHIPS IN GENERAL:
1. http://scholarships.org 
2. http://fastweb.org 
3. https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/types/scholarships

TIPS ON FINDING SCHOLARSHIPS:

1. Talk to your school's guidance counselors
2. Call colleges directly & ask about funding they offer
3. Look at your state gov's website. (Google "financial aid + [your state]"
4. Ask your place of employment about programs (I know Starbucks has 1)

5. Check with your parent's employers because they might also have programs.
6. familiarize yourself with local legislation. When a school says "we can only give you X" find out how true that is & push to get what you're entitled to

7. Look into on-campus clubs and organizations that give extra $$ (Student ambassadors, tour guides, leadership clubs) (I literally got paid $500/semester for allowing them to show prospective students my dorm)

Please add any additional tips or information that you have to this thread to make it more valuable for students who are trying to access education even with the odds stacked against them.