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We love to see it! Akayla also started a nonprofit at 13-years-old.
Each November, the National Scholarship Providers Association sponsors National Scholarship Month—a month-long campaign intended to raise awareness about the need for more scholarships to help families cover the ever-rising costs of college. November is a great time to start applying for scholarships, since many have December deadlines.
Although I did go to Europe as a young woman, I still think there’s nothing like actually living and studying in a foreign land. That’s why I’ve urged both of my children to take advantage of study abroad opportunities. My daughter has. She spent five months in Bhutan, a tiny country nestled just underneath China and surrounded by India on three sides. Hopefully my son will study overseas as well.
A few acknowledge that women’s education tends to get interrupted by the demands of family life, and so provide funding for women who, now older and freer, can resume their educational goals.
Check out this roundup of some of the top scholarship opportunities designed to benefit minority students.