Scholarships? Help please

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Caden_Hrabak

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Hi guys im wondering if anyone out there knows of any scholarships i can receive. First off im a white male so that cuts about half of them outta the equation. Im really tall and have alot of skills in woodworking welding and machining. I know i could probably get a job in machining and CNC but I really want to go to culinary school. And the school i want to go to is Le cordon blue or The Art institute in either Seattle or Portland. Seattle costs 22,500 and Portland 18,500

Im trying to find a woodturning scholarship, or any other scholarship that will help me. Ive been looking for about 2 months and have found about 2.... I really need help here. Parents wont help me at all and im looking for scholarships before finacial aid. If anyone in this wonderful community knows of any please help me out

:smile::biggrin: Thank you all for reading
 
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Have you spoken with the counselors at your school? That is one of the things that they are great at. Does your high school have a career center? Most do, these days. The people running the career center should also have scholarship info. You should also look into FAFSA. It is free to apply and if for a grant set aside to help students with the costs of college. It is different from a student loan because it does not have to be paid back. Those are just the first things that come to mind. I'll look around and ask the people where I work for more info.
 
congrats on looking for "alternative financing", shows initiative and desire, so that's two on the plus side.

While you are correct that you have been eliminated from many due to your ethnicity, others are available based on heritage, family military service or just plain area of interest. work your scholarship/grant searches towards the schools you want to attend, search "culinary scholarships" or "trade school scholarships" things along those lines. There are many out there, part of the trick is finding them. Also, contact the schools you are interested in, their admissions folks are one of your best resources for finding funding.

Good luck!
 
some are so obscure, I got a very small scholarship for being Armenian when I went to grad school. Just have to dig deep
 
Caden,

Send me a PM if interested, but I think I can give you a few more places to look. I am heading into a lecture right now so I don't have time to list them here. In real life I pretend to be a professor in a Hospitality Management program, so I am somewhat tied into the same organizations and industry that you are interested in studying.
 
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I received scholarships once I was in school, but sometimes you have to register in, or begin, a program before the scholarships and bursaries become available.

Even with the scholarships, I graduated with multiple tens of thousands of dollars in debt (about five years ago), so I'm still WELL into the weeds in terms of paying them off..

A job on the side helps immensely, as does work ethic (since you're paying for these courses, make the best of them)...but if you're like the rest of us, you will graduate with some debt - it's just a fact of higher education.
 
kevrob said:
Caden,

Send me a PM if interested, but I think I can give you a few more places to look. I am heading into a lecture right now so I don't have time to list them here. In real life I pretend to be a professor in a Hospitality Management program, so I am somewhat tied into the same organizations and industry that you are interested in studying.
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Would there be employers who would hire a young man, with some financial educational aid for progressing into "chef" from an entry-level kitchen position?
 
I was in your position just a few years ago looking for scholarships. But a few things you need to do in my mind are below.

1. The first thing you need to do is submit your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). With this they will determine what types of grants or loans you can qualify for. Most schools require this before they even look at giving out scholarships.

2. Go to each individual schools financial aid section, they will have more specific information on school specific scholarships. Take Le Cordon Bleu here is there website. http://www.chefs.edu/Tuition-And-Financial-Aid/Scholarship-Opportunities
From what I can see there are a few for new students.

3. As said before there are some obscure scholarships that you can find, I would try using fastweb.com, create an account and look for scholarships with their search engine. There are few others but this is a pretty good site, though they do send to many emails out. The Le Cordon Bleu site from above lists others on it.

4. Finally as maxwell said loans are almost always necessary. After I graduate this semester I will have about 11,500 dollars worth of loans to pay off. Depending on what type of money your parents make you can qualify for a bunch of different types of loans. The loans (Stafford) I qualified for I don't have to pay back until 6 months after I graduate, nor does interest accrue, but again I qualified for these because my parents do not make a lot of money and couldn't put anything towards my college expenses. A part time job can't hurt either, especially if you can work at a place you might want to work at after college, sometimes they will help with reimbursement as long as you work for them.

Good luck to you, if you have anymore questions I would gladly answer them in private message or what not. It is a tough process but you will get through it.
 
Caden, as a father, I had my kids do three hours of scholarship reseach each week of their senior year. (THIS IS HOW THEY EARNED THEIR WEEKLY GAS MONEY) They spent time at bookstores and at the library.
As a high school counselor, I so appreciate what Ben mentioned in his contribution, but we counselors don't have all the answers. Please fill out the FAFSA, register with FASTWEB.COM, Contact the college financial aid office and establish a PERSONAL relationship with that office.
All high schools have a data base of scholarships. I encourage my students not only to use our school's website for scholarship resources, but log onto other high schools as well.
GREAT TRICK: Google in any president's name and add "high school" after it. Link onto one of the high schools, link to their counseling center, link onto scholarships.
Here is an example: link to Roosevelt HIgh School in Seatle: http://lbeaston.seadesk.seattleschools.org/public.aspx
they have numerous scholarship bullitens
 
Caden,
I don't know of any scholarships, but the school in Portland is a great school... My son in law did his studies there and worked for a short time for a major restaurant in Portland before he was recruited back to his home town as the executive chef at the local country club. I wish you good luck.
 
Caden,
My other half was wondering if you went to Portland if there would be an issue with residency. Out of state tuition can be expensive. She also said if you are looking for this coming year you need to start yesterday.
 
my kids have been out of school for a while but one of them found a scholarship for people over 6' tall....google is your friend.....treat the search like a job.....alot of corporations have scholarship programs and there are state run programs out there.
Good luck! (and send samples to your IAP friends to test for you)
 
Caden,

There are so many scholarships available that I'm sure you'll be able to cover a portion of your expenses and you seem to have a lot of people pointing you in the right direction. Therefore my advice to you is going to be more basic.

Choose the school in Portland. $4000 less per year is substantial when working with limited finances. Also, the world is full of people that worked their way through school. Granted, holding down a job while being a full time student has got to be a tough grind but I believe you'd learn a ton from the experience..... espescially if you find work in your desired field.

Best of luck!!
 
Thank you all of you. Its a great help to know that theres options for me :)
I know chris i really need to get on it but ive been focused on school i have almost strait As and im trying to get them there for the end of the semester :)
 
Beside scholarships look into grants. I went to Nursing School and did it on scholarships and Pell Grants and money from obscure places. There are lots of small obscure ones available. I got one several from little organizations. They all added up so that when I graduated I didn't have overwhelming debt.
 
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