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ORLANDO, FL (Ivanhoe Newswire) \u2014 Many high school students planning to attend college are worried about how they are going to pay for it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Financial Aid Director at the University of Central Florida, Alicia Keaton says, \u201cApply for the big money, that\u2019s great, but you also need to look at smaller scholarships. If you receive many small scholarships, they add up to big money.\u201d<\/p>\n
The student loan forgiveness act is on and off again. No one knows for sure when or if it will ever happen. Getting all the scholarships you can now is important. In fact, educational debt is the fastest growing debt category in America today. The average borrower owes almost 38 thousand dollars in student loans. Scholarships are one way to get a degree without bankrupting your future.<\/p>\n
Recent surveys show 49 billion dollars is awarded in scholarships annually. But an estimated 100 million dollars in scholarship money still goes unawarded each year. This is mostly due to a lack of applicants.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are tons of scholarships throughout your local community. If you are involved in a church, a mosque, a synagogue, your local fire department. Even the post office offers scholarship opportunities for students,\u201d says Keaton.<\/p>\n
Most cities have a local Rotary that awards seven point five million dollars in scholarships each year. You can find information by contacting your college\u2019s financial aid website.<\/p>\n