Jackie Gleason
Student Receives Tuition Help From Local Charties
There once was a young teenager who had more than an average talent for music. In fact, her talent was so considerable she was accepted to Berklee, one of the finest such schools in the world. The only problem with that was the cost. Her mother was a single, working parent and got by, but Berklee’s tuition isn’t cheap. The mother, however, was undaunted.
Of course, this parent made sure to fill out the appropriate FASFA paperwork and filed for the standard Pell, SEOG and similar federal funding. At the same time, she knew that if she was going to ensure her daughter didn’t leave school deep in debt she would have to find alternative funding. As it happens, the mother raised $21,000 in aid. One of her main sources was church groups and friendly societies.
Friendly societies have been around for quite some time. One of them, the Oddfellows Club, can trace its roots back to 17th Century England. Yes, they can be seen riding around in tiny motor cars wearing fezzes like the Shriners, yet there is a very serious reason why they do that. An incredible number of these organizations are designed to do charity work, and putting kids into colleges happen to be one of their favorite forms of charity.
The one thing someone who’d like to explore this type of funding should understand and that is that each group has its own set of guidelines and provisos. Probably the biggest is that each society is divided into local clubs, and it’s best to work with said local chapter. If the scholarship or grant happens to be administered through a central office, they will point you that way. Another way to get an edge is to have a member of your family or a very close friend belongs to that chapter.
Another thing is each group might have its pet career. As an example, the Friar’s Club devotes 75% of its scholarships and grants to the performing arts. The aforementioned Oddfellows is very big on nursing. While these charitable organizations may have other funding for other grants, the odds of them cooperating are much greater if your field of interest coincides with theirs.
From there, the society might ask for anything from a FASFA form to having the potential recipient write an essay or do some form of community service alongside one or more of their members. Each club has its own guidelines. At worst, look at it as character building; the society certainly does.
After this, each club might have their own particular rules regarding who they give the money to, and what needs to be done. Some may be as simple as writing an essay, others might require a certain amount of public work, and all may require FASFA forms. Keep this in mind when you apply. And keep an eye out for other university scholarships opportunities.
What one should always consider when approaching these organizations is that one of their main reasons to exist is to do local charitable work. The mother of the Berklee student remembered this when she approached them. As one can see by her results, utilizing free college classes resource helped her daughter’s education considerably.
A Tribute to “The Great One” – Jackie Gleason
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