It's never too soon to provide your child with college money.
Some parents start funding for their child's college education when he is born. If you find it hard to put even a little money aside, you can start looking for scholarship programs. There are scholarship programs for elementary students that fund money for college, school activities or summer camps. There are eligibility requirements to follow, and these organizations often award scholarships based on a child's essay, academic excellence and community awareness.
Harvard-Kent Leadership Scholarship Awards
This scholarship is for elementary students who go to Harvard-Kent Elementary school. The $1,000 scholarships help parents provide funding for their children's college education. The Harvard-Kent Leadership and Scholarship Partnership works closely with the school on providing these scholarships to children. Those in grades three, four and five are eligible for the scholarship. The scholarship award bases itself on the student's academic excellence, including on the mathematics and English state examinations.
Harvard-Kent Elementary School
50 Bunker Hill Street
Charlestown, MA 02129
617-635-8358
bostonpublicschools.org
San Juan Elementary School
This elementary school also provides funds for elementary students in grades kindergarten through sixth grade. They receive awards of $500 to help start funding for their college education. The school created this program to help elementary school students to think about their futures, according to Sacramento County Superintendent of Schools, David W. Gordon. This program is a shared partnership between ScholarShare and the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE). Students in grades kindergarten through sixth grade must submit both a poster and an essay that talks about what they want to be when they grow up.
Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE)
PO Box 269003
Sacramento, CA 95826
916-228-2500
scoe.net
Christopher Columbus Community Service Awards
For elementary students who are not attending a certain school, this is an ideal award for which to apply. This scholarship is open to students who are in grades six through eight. Students must be able to use science and technology to solve problems within their community.
Members of the winning teams will win a $2,000 savings bond, a $25,000 Christopher Columbus Foundation Community grant, a $200 development grant to develop their ideas further and a trip to National Championship Week at Walt Disney World. Students must be able to work in teams of three or four students. The National Science Foundation and the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation both fund this scholarship for elementary students who want to focus on funding for their college education.
The Christopher Columbus Awards
105 Terry Drive, Suite 120
Newtown, PA 18940
800-291-6020
christophercolumbusawards.com
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