For Students: Frequently Asked Scholarship Questions
By Josh Barsch
Hola, students. As a major private-scholarship provider for more than five years now, we get a lot of questions that come in every day about our programs. There are tons of them, but over five years, we’ve heard just about every concern that you guys have (By the way, you’ve also helped us find and fix the occasional technical bug, the occasional typo, etc., which we appreciate very much.).
To that end, I’d like to post some of our most frequently asked questions about our scholarship programs here. Please bookmark this page — I’ll be updating it frequently in the future, as more questions come in. For now, though, feel free to sift through what I’ve got here. If you have a question that needs to be answered and you don’t see it here, feel free to post it in a comment, and then I’ll edit the blog post later with the answer you need.
Thanks!
Josh
How many words does the essay need to be?
There isn’t a minimum or maximum number of words that your essay needs to be. I had a journalism professor when I was at Southeast Missouri State University who told me that my stories should be “as long as a lady’s skirt: long enough to cover everything, but short enough to make it interesting.” That’s good (if politically incorrect) advice about your essays, too. I never liked word limits because they’re arbitrary. Some good stories can be told in 500 words, and some take 5,000. So be it.
Can I get a copy of my essay?
Sure — just fill out the contact form and tell us what scholarship you applied for, along with your full name. And if you’ve got some super-common name like John Smith or Melissa Jones, then you may want to include the approximate date on which you applied. Rob, our scholarship coordinator, will get back to you within a couple of days, usually.
Are graduate students eligible?
Yep. Grad students are eligible for all our scholarships.
I’m an international student, am I eligible?
Yep. International students are eligible for all our scholarships, too.
Is there an age minimum or maximum?
No, and thanks for asking this one, because it gives me a chance to vent a little. Before I established our scholarship programs back in 2003, I had zero experience with giving scholarships, administering them, or anything about scholarships at all, really. I had no idea that there were so many scholarships out there that specifically excluded older/nontraditional students and, for that matter, community college students. But over the years, students have clued me in on this. Frankly, I think it’s idiotic to offer scholarships that are ONLY available to recent high school grads, and those attending a four-year university. Why are non-traditional students less worthy of financial support? And good lord, excluding community college students? They make up around half of all college students in the United States. Why on earth would you exclude those folks from applying and earning money to finance their education — especially when stats tell us that community college students are much more likely to be squeezing their courses in between full-time job and family responsibilities? Hey, I’ve got nothing against your traditional four-year college students — I used to be one of those, after all — but there’s enough money to go around for everyone, isn’t there?
Do you send the check to me or to the school?
Actually, we send the check directly to you. We used to write the checks to the schools, until one lady at a bursar’s office at a college in New York City really, really pissed me off and drove me to change the policy. It was a few years back. It went down like this: it was a busy time here at the agency, and apparently I waited a few weeks longer than usual to send the check out. Shortly afterward, the student called me and told me that his office would not “accept” my check, because it had come after some deadline after which — well, after which they stopped accepting American dollars in exchange for education, apparently.
I called the school’s bursar’s office (or financial aid office, or something like that), and was told by an extremely rude lady that our winner would *not* be able to receive my scholarship for the current year, because the deadline had passed, and therefore he could *not* receive any more money. I was irritated to no end, but also amused — amused that this lady didn’t understand that my money was my money and I could do whatever the hell I wanted with it, morning, noon or night, and on whatever day of the calendar year I chose to do it. So that day, I sent our scholarship winner a check made out to him personally, and from that day forward, we’ve sent checks to students, rather the bloated bureaucracies who pretend to serve them. We’ve even sent a check to Zimbabwe before — which you should avoid at all costs, by the way, because it’s expensive and apparently the postal service is extremely unreliable.
For how many scholarships can I apply?
You can apply for as many as you’re eligible for. First of all, we have three general scholarships that absolutely everyone can apply for — the Dale E. Fridell Memorial Scholarship, the Mesothelioma Memorial Scholarship and the Helping Hand Scholarship (used to be called the Get Out of Debt Scholarship, but we’ve recently changed the name, since “Get Out of Debt” sounds like the subject line of a spam email). In addition to those, we’ve got a variety of other programs that are specific to your area of study. You can review those here.
When will the winners be announced?
This is probably the most commonly asked question, and the answer is: It depends. There is no hard and fast date for scholarships to be named, but roughly speaking, it’s about three months after the deadline passes. It takes time for our judges to read and evaluate all of the applications that come in. And our judges have full-time jobs and lives of their own — they’re not sitting in their easy chairs all day, reading essays through a monocle while smoking a pipe and stroking their chin whiskers. Long story short: It takes time to get through the essays we receive, and our committee members choose the winners as fast as they can. If it sometimes takes longer than other scholarship programs, then I apologize. On the other hand, we’re talking about giving away free money here, people, so good things come to those who wait.
Can high school juniors, sophomores, or freshmen apply?
No — you’ve got to be one of the following: a) a current college student; b) a high school senior; or c) an adult planning to attend college next year (think of nontraditional students, folks who are “going back to school,” etc).
I live in (insert foreign country here), and we don’t have GPA. What should I enter in this field on the scholarship application?
Chances are that even if you don’t have the four-point scale we have in the U.S., your school still has some way to measure your overall performance as a student, and to rank you among your peers. If your system is different, just put “NA” in the GPA field and tack a paragraph onto the ending of one of your essays explaining your rank and your school/country’s ranking system.
OK — what did I forget? Let me know in the comment section.
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Josh Barsch founded StraightForward Media in 2001 after a brief career in print journalism. He now lives in the sticks of western South Dakota with his wife Christina, daughter Mia, son Ezra, two dogs Velvet & Holly, and cat Chanceux, all of whom he loves dearly. And four nameless hermit crabs, for whom he feels nothing.
145 Responses to “For Students: Frequently Asked Scholarship Questions”
1 Tory 1 May 2008 @ 10:49 am
For the scholarships that are given quarterly, are we allowed to apply once each quarter?
2 SFM-Josh 1 May 2008 @ 11:05 am
Good one, Tory — that’s a common question, also. Yes, that’s right — you may apply every quarter for a scholarship. We pick winners based on the applications that come in during a given quarter, and once the winner is selected, the entire process begins anew with applications from the new period.
That actually sounds a bit confusing now that I look at it, so, simply put: Yes, you can apply each quarter. There’s one exception to the rule, and that’s if you’re the winner of one of our scholarships, you have to wait a full calendar year before applying for any StraightForward Media scholarship again.
3 Derek 2 May 2008 @ 7:31 am
Can you apply if your not form America, and, if so, what do you put for GPA?
4 Gayle H 2 May 2008 @ 6:00 pm
I have been having problems with the Dale Fridell Scholarship submit button…completed all of the info on the application, cut and pasted to the essay section, and did not get any confirmation that the submi went through…
Is there anyone I can contact to make sure that my application went through?
5 arai b 2 May 2008 @ 11:02 pm
can high school students (non-seniors)apply for these scholarships?
6 SFM-Josh 7 May 2008 @ 10:10 am
Derek: Yes, that’s the fourth question in the blog post above. International students may apply.
Gayle:
Arai: Good question, and also a common one. No, you have to either be a college student or a high school senior. We’ll look forward to seeing your application later on, though!
7 Caran 8 May 2008 @ 8:40 am
Hi,
I am wondering if one person applying for multiple scholarships from your website, ie: Medical, Nursing, Helping Hand, etc… can win more than one?
Thanks!
8 Kayla 9 May 2008 @ 12:41 am
I applied as a late high school junior without knowing that the scholarships were not open to my grade level. May I still be awarded, as I am entering my senior year, or will I have to wait until next quarter to apply again?
9 Breonna 12 May 2008 @ 8:15 pm
Do you only send the conformation e-mail once or is it once for each scholarship applied to? I have recieved one e-mail and applied for 3 different scholarships. Should I be worried?
10 alma 14 May 2008 @ 3:49 pm
Hi,
I am searching for about 20 minutes for themes for essays. Can you please tell me where I can find them?
Or just, about what they are talking about?
Thank you
Alma
11 Sophia 26 May 2008 @ 11:06 am
accumlated GPA or current semester?
12 akindele hameen o. 27 May 2008 @ 12:53 pm
please kindly assist me send a detail if i am among of does that have problem in your scholarship or not.Thanks
13 Diana 31 May 2008 @ 5:03 pm
Umm I was wondering if you could publish some of the winners of your scholarships?
14 Rowena Ventura 3 June 2008 @ 8:23 pm
I’ve been reading the blog and the commonly asked uestions now answered, i guess, i now just have to wait.
Thank you and more power!
Rowena
15 Sueann 7 June 2008 @ 11:03 pm
Josh:
I’m planning to be a Part-Time graduate student in the Fall am I still eligible? I’m assuming…yes…due to your response to the “Is there an age minimum or maximum?” question, however, assuming never seems to work out very well.
Thanks for your time and entertaining blog.
16 SFM-Josh 9 June 2008 @ 12:28 am
Sueann: Definitely, you’re eligible. Sorry I’m slow in responding here sometimes, and thanks for the kind words.
Diana: We publish the winner photos and bios as we receive them…you’d be surprised how slow some winners are to send them in! Usually, though, when we get a new batch of winners uploaded, we send out an email notifying everyone.
Sophia: Cumulative GPA, not the current-semester GPA.
Alma: Sounds like you’ve hit a rare technical glitch where the essay questions don’t show up. Email us directly, and we’ll get you the questions for the scholarships you’re applying for.
Breonna: Confirmation email only comes once.
Kayla: If you’re a junior, you’ll have to wait and reapply when you’re a senior.
Caran: It’s technically possible that one student could win multiple scholarships, but it’s never happened before. Who knows, though — maybe you’ll be the first.
17 FUNSO EMMANUEL 10 June 2008 @ 6:43 pm
Hi, am an intl student from nigeria.i want 2 really know what ur plans and programmes are for people like us who are in far away africa.u talk about GPA.PLS BE SPECIFIC what grades are going in.and how do i collect my winnings?Pls CEO try to come out straight so we dont just continue to border u.Maybe u dont know browsing in africa takes too much time and money and am just a student.pls save us d stress!
18 Olga 12 June 2008 @ 3:50 am
If you forget to enter your GPA, will that delay the application process?
19 Dustin Tellier 23 June 2008 @ 12:38 pm
Hi. Just recently I’ve gotten an email saying that I was a winner of the Quarter 1 Business Scholarship, and am wondering when I can get the check sent to me by, since school is coming up fairly soon and I need to start buying school books and supplies.
20 Anita George 27 June 2008 @ 1:13 pm
Mr. Barsch:
I just applied to your Media Minority Scholarship but the problem is that i recieved a confirmation e-mail (one that told me that i had already submitted the entire application) before I even submitted part two, the essay portion of the application. I have just submitted the essays now, but I wonder if you all will recieve both parts of my application together even though I submitted part one much earlier in the day yesterday. In the event that my application really did get messed up, should I just submit another one to you? Another question: If I wanted to apply for more than one scholarship (say at least 4 of them) but they all had the same deadline, would I be disqualified from any or all of them?
Thank you for your time!
21 Keira Blakely 2 July 2008 @ 8:23 pm
Do I choose 1 of 2 essays to submit, or do I submit both for the Part 2: School Information and Essays application? (It says Why did you choose your field of study over other educational opportunities? and another essay question How will a Straightforward Media Minority Scholarship help you meet your educational and professional goals?) Do I do both, or pick 1 of the 2?
Thanks!
22 Michael Kamara 3 July 2008 @ 9:38 am
Is Actually not a comment but a question. I want to apply for a scholarship but I am having problem with this GPA, what is real meaning for GPA in your scholarship form.
23 Melody L 9 July 2008 @ 2:02 pm
How do you decide who gets the scholarships, and how many people get each one?
24 Tin Trung Nguyen 12 July 2008 @ 3:36 am
I’ve submitted my essays for SMF Art school scholarship but i forgot to explain my country’s ranking system. Please tell me how can I adjust it. I put “9.2″ in the GPA field. it is 9.2 on a 10 scale, which means i attained 92% out of 100%. this is ranked as “excellent level” in my country
25 Shayla 19 July 2008 @ 12:39 pm
What if I don’t want the check sent to me personally because it would affect other benefits (I’m not sure of all the ins and outs of certain systems, so forgive me if my concern is irrelevant)? Can I request that it be submitted to say, a trust fund or an agency or the collge or something?
26 Lindsey 22 July 2008 @ 7:52 am
I am unable to view the winners for this scholarship Straight Forward Media Scholarship. Can you please help me? When clicking on the site it tell me that the page cannot be found.
27 Su Hawley 22 July 2008 @ 11:11 am
You sent the message about the winner’s. All I get when I go to those sites is if I want to subscribe or unsubscribe. I assume I am not a winner because you did not email me directly. I had problems with submitting the application like others. Getting to the essay page was a problem. I have no idea if my application went through or not.
Mia sounds adorable. Some day she will come back and thank you for doing the best you knew how. My three children have. As long as she is always sure you love her, you win. Thanks.
28 Anonymous 27 July 2008 @ 10:28 pm
Sir:
I am a Filipino protestant pastor assigned in a remote Muslim community in Southern part of Philippines. My daughter, who is presently a senior high school student, wishes to pursue a nursing course next year. But I cannot provide a full financial support for her future studies. Can my daughter apply for a scholarship to your program of which she will study here in the Philippines. Her desire is to serve here depressed areas after finishing her college studies. Can my daughter for scholarship assistance through your program. Thank you and God bless you.
Ptr. Elpidio R. Tangunan Jr.
email: elpidio_tangunan@yahoo.com
mobile: 09167811096
29 Bonnie 29 July 2008 @ 1:39 pm
what are my chances….. how many people apply for say the nursing scholarships, or the Fridell? How do I know if it’s even worth mt time? I’ve never used a system like this and I’m wary that my chance are extremely low even with a high GPA- that this is more about giving my name to a bunch of advertisers.
30 C 1 August 2008 @ 12:48 pm
Can undocumented students apply?
31 WL 3 August 2008 @ 3:37 am
I understand that the students receive the check if they win the scholarship and not the school. However, when it comes to outside scholarships, my school takes half of the money and reduces the need based loans, and the other half to reduce the need based grant money. So basically I will only receive half of the money ($250) if I were to win. Am I required to report to my financial aid office if I were to win a scholarship?
32 ar 12 September 2008 @ 7:26 pm
Is this also offered for Canadian students?
thanks
33 gaby 26 September 2008 @ 7:04 pm
Can undocumented students earn a scholarship too?
34 Donna 28 September 2008 @ 12:12 pm
I have not enrolled in college yet; however, I plan to enroll in the spring of 2009. I also a 40 year old non-traditional student. Should I go off of my high school GPA or should the GPA section be left blank or N/A?
35 Jasmine Bridges 6 November 2008 @ 12:25 pm
Hello SFM-
I applied for a scholarship in July 2008 as I am graduate student in Mechanical Engineering. Please do let me know if there is anything I can do to support my application. I look forward to hearing from you!
Thank you,
~Jasmine Bridges
253-353-5984
36 Elizabeth Tucker 6 November 2008 @ 11:41 pm
This is the 2nd or 3rd attempt I have made to contact straighforward media about collecting on my daughter’s scholarship. She is listed as a winner but she has not received a check or any information about how to collect.
There is no link on any website as to how to collect the money.
How do we contact a real person to check on the issuance of said scholarship check?
37 JOAN 5 December 2008 @ 2:39 am
I am the winner of the 2nd quarter Engineering scholarship.I was informed on July 29,2008 by RObert William that I was the winner of the Scholarship.Today is Dec 5,2008, and i still have not received my check and the semster is coming to an end.It has been almost 5 months since I won the scholarship.I wish to ask you when my check willl be mailed.Please tell me.I hope to use it to pay some part of my tution which is still eft this semester.
38 Angie 22 December 2008 @ 12:34 pm
Can you win these scholarships if you are not planning to go to school in the States?
39 Renovatho Gasper 4 January 2009 @ 5:54 am
Iam looking Scholarships to study Australia
40 Rebecca 15 January 2009 @ 2:17 pm
I see that the rules say that no high school juniors can apply, but what if you’re a high school junior who is scheduled to take courses at a local community college their senior year?
Are you eligable then?
41 Matt 1 February 2009 @ 10:15 am
Hmmmm - Wondering if the two people above who indicate that they had been notified that they won one of SFM scholarships ever actually received their checks? Hopefully!!! But, with all due respect, I have a hard time believing this is a credible scholarship provider when there is no way to contact a real person if you supposedly win & it takes months to receive a check. Also, on 2/2009 they are still not listing winners beyond 1st quarter 2008 … so, have the remainder of 2008 not been awarded yet? I could be absolutely wrong, but this site all seems a bit shady to me.
42 SFM-Josh 14 February 2009 @ 12:46 am
Matt,
You’re absolutely wrong.
The above commenters have received their checks. Our website has listed our phone number and email contacts since 2001, and all lead to real people and always have. We send 64 scholarship checks per year, and occasionally some fall through the cracks, I admit, and take longer than they should. The two winners above who had check problems are exceptions to the rule of hundreds of past winners who’ve had no such problems.
We just posted a load of new winners across all of our programs last week. Again — our main business here is our advertising agency and publishing company, and the maintenance of the scholarship pages is another thing that doesn’t always receive front-and-center attention. That’s why you’ll sometimes see a delay in winner postings. Another is much more simple — it takes a long time to review all the applications for a particular period. For instance, the latest winners you’ll currently see are from Q3 2008, because Q4 just ended on 12/31 and our judges have (literally) thousands of applications to review before selecting winners.
Most of you reading this page are aware of all this, but since Matt brought up some concerns, I thought I’d address them publicly. Again, if you have any questions about our scholarship programs, you may email our scholarship coordinator, Robert Williams, at robertw@straightforwardmedia.com, or call our offices anytime at (605) 348-3042 or fax us at (605) 348-3043.
Best regards,
Josh Barsch
CEO, StraightForward Media
43 Юлиан 25 February 2009 @ 11:37 pm
Я вот подумал, а где Вы материал взяли для этой статьи? Неужели из Вашей головы?
44 Семен 26 February 2009 @ 5:28 am
Действительно молодец! Полностью поддерживаю!
45 Siobahn 26 February 2009 @ 11:57 am
Hi,
I tried applying for your recession scholarship but I could never find the topic on which the essays were to be based! Where would I find such information for future reference if I were to apply for another scholarship? And where was the information about what is to be submitted as an essay for the recession scholarship?
Herring
46 Виталий 28 February 2009 @ 3:30 pm
Хм… А мне кажется, что минусы в этом случае прилично превосходят плюсы.
47 Kite Student 7 March 2009 @ 5:49 pm
As a student, I am always searching for online resources that can help me. Thank you!
48 Jerin 29 March 2009 @ 9:01 pm
Dear Mr. Barsh,
Thank you so much for the scholarships, especially for opening them up to international students.
I am a graduating senior in college. I will have five credits left after the spring term, which I plan to complete over the summer. Am I eligible for any of the scholarships? Thank you!
Sincerely,
Jerin
49 Jerin 30 March 2009 @ 2:07 pm
Dear Mr. Barsch,
I am so sorry about the misspelling; English is not my first language.
Sincerely,
Jerin
50 Erin 2 April 2009 @ 2:19 pm
Hello, I have a simple question that I can’t find the answer to on the scholarship websites offered- When I apply for scholarships, I don’t see what the essay has to be about and whether or not it has any requirements. Can you please explain to me more about the essay portion of the application?
thanks!
51 Yeon 3 April 2009 @ 12:53 pm
Hi,
So, from what I have read so far, you can apply for scholarships more than once right (once each quarter)?
But once you win, you can’t, not for another year. But until you find out if you won a scholarship, can you keep re-applying?
52 Megan 9 April 2009 @ 3:08 pm
Hi Mr. Barsch,
I completed my BS at Virginia Tech and have been accepted into a graduate program in England. Can I still apply for a scholarship if I am attending a school that is not in the U.S.A?
Thanks!
53 deb 19 April 2009 @ 12:09 pm
Hi there,
I’d like to commend you for granting scholarships in this time of global economic melt down. You guys rock!
Cheers,
Debbie
54 Ян 20 April 2009 @ 7:00 am
У меня совсем скоро в bookmarks место закончится, но я рад добавлять с вашего блога и далее ссылочки на интересные темы!
55 Balashka 23 May 2009 @ 11:55 am
Вопрос к автору блога, а вот у вас время у каждой статьи и в комментах пишется… Это какое? Московское? Заранее спасибочки за ответ.
56 Xимeнa 31 May 2009 @ 7:22 am
какой-то оффтоп уже начался
57 лякa 7 June 2009 @ 2:43 pm
Что-то мне кажется, на вашем сайте развелось слишком много так называемых говн*комментатров, которым лишь бы ляпнуть чего-нибудь:)
58 Kelly 20 June 2009 @ 10:03 am
Hi, I submitted a few essays around April or maybe earlier. What is the process of this in notifying students whether they recieved the scholarship or not? Thanks.
59 Alex 23 June 2009 @ 9:40 am
Can immigrant senior students from high school apply to any of the scholarships you offer?
60 alexxw 29 June 2009 @ 2:16 pm
Can I apply if I do not live in America and I am not attending a university in America?
61 Marissa 1 July 2009 @ 10:00 am
Every time I apply for one of these, I look for the “click the link to confirm” on the emails I recieve and I never see it. I have applied for a few of these and am afraid I am missing something. Can you please advise?
By the way, I enjoy reading your blog…….you seem like a funny guy!
Thanks,
Marissa
62 MAЙЯ 4 July 2009 @ 6:31 pm
В сообщении конечно много чего упрощено, в отличии от реалий…
63 mesothelioma 23 July 2009 @ 4:42 pm
Interesting..
64 Святослав Родионов 25 July 2009 @ 10:19 am
Я бы еще кое-что добавил конечно, но в общем-то по сути сказано практически все.
65 D 6 August 2009 @ 2:25 pm
Can undocumented college students residing in the United States apply?. I read there were other 3 similar question but no answers.
This is an important issue. Thanks for your consideration and support for education.
66 Dmitriuse 17 August 2009 @ 3:44 pm
Кому интересно пишите
67 Stancey 22 August 2009 @ 12:17 pm
What is the topic on which we are supposed to write the essay? This is for the Dale E Fridell Memorial Scholarship.
Thanks
68 BepныЙИзмeнниK 23 August 2009 @ 4:30 pm
Даа…. В этом блоге хоть комментаторы вменяемые А то пишут в коменты ерунду всякую.
69 Matt Prochazka 27 August 2009 @ 6:01 pm
Hey Josh,
My name is Matt Prochazka, I am very happy I stumbled onto your website through my exhaustive research. I am in dire need of applying for four of the scholarships you list. I was wondering if you could tell me about your dead lines? I realize school just started, however I am looking at enrolling next semester into the College of Dupage in Illinois, for the school of nursing. I am actually going back to pursue a BSN degree and since I have over spent myself on school loans with my first Bachelor degree, I just simply can not take out any more loans. However, as I mentioned I will hopefully be attending this up coming semester but would like to know the dead lines and if it’s even worth my effort before I spend the time to fill all four applications out? please email me at your earliest convenience.
Thanks for all your time and efforts.
Matt
Nostradomis271whp@hotmail.com
70 David P 1 September 2009 @ 1:54 pm
Well, I think it will sounds a little weird but I will ask it anyways…Can I apply to those schoolarships even thought I am not us resident nor citizen. I am already in college because I’ve got some schoolarships that do not require being us resident or/and social security number. Well, please get back to me as soon as possible. Thank you very much.
71 Alem Fesseha Kahsai 2 September 2009 @ 12:55 am
please help me to get chance secholarship.
72 D 2 September 2009 @ 10:03 am
David P:
That question is not wierd at all. I have the same question too, and I see that other 4 or 5 people are asking the same, JOSH I’M WRITING IN CAPITAL LETTERS NOT BECAUSE I’M SCREAMING BUT BECAUSE I WANT THIS MESSAGE TO STAND OUT AS YOU SCROOL DOWN THE PAGE. Hope it worked. The question is if a SSn is required to apply for an scholarship. Thank you!
73 D 2 September 2009 @ 10:04 am
i meant scroll…
74 PAUL MUSYOKI 3 September 2009 @ 9:18 am
pliz,do u consider me?scholarship me for study in usa.
THANK IN ADVANCE
be regard,paul musyoki
75 PAUL MUSYOKI 3 September 2009 @ 9:28 am
RE:REQUEST FOR SCHOLARSHIP
am international student.pliz,scholarship me to planning for stuy in usa.it is hopeful my since you would reply.God bless
grateful in advance
be regard,
paul musyoki
76 sandrar 10 September 2009 @ 9:06 am
Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog.
Cheers! Sandra. R.
77 marcos 16 September 2009 @ 9:10 pm
I accidently applied for the StraightForward Law Enforcement Scholarship without putting my essay is there a chance I can re-aply?
78 Nematchoua Mopi Mireille 1 October 2009 @ 5:46 am
je suis une jeune bachelière;et je viens auprès de vous solliciter une bourse d’étude pour le canada afin de continuer mes études.merci d’avance.
79 Nnamdi 8 October 2009 @ 3:17 pm
Please i am a university student in Nigeria. I’m looking for a scholarship to study engineering precisely in the United States or the U.K. Does the scholarship program cover the whole tuition fee for the duration of the course or just part payment??
80 Harvey 11 October 2009 @ 12:58 am
Sir,
My name is Harvey Gaso, from the Philippines. Can you help me get a student visa to U.S., sir? I have this doubts in mind if ever I will apply for scholarships It would be a waste of time since I need to secure a student visa first before entering your country and which is difficult to secure here.
Hope I could get a response from you.
81 Hannah 12 October 2009 @ 8:29 pm
Hi, I found this site posted on a Canadian Awards site and it says that scholarships on here are offered to canadian Students. Are they availavble to Canadian students who are planning to study in Canada?
82 Nick 22 October 2009 @ 7:57 pm
Hello there,
I have the same question as Hannah as I am also a Canadian student studying in Canada and wondering if these awards are available for students who will not be attending an American university.
I also wanted to say that I appreciated your sense of humour in writing the answers to the FAQs and that I can’t imagine having to reply to all these comments (thankfully most of them are reasonably polite).
One last thing, you have a typo in one of the FAQ answers…
“First of all, we have three general scholarships that absolutely everyone can apply for … and the Helping Hand Scholarship …”. According to your scholarships page the Helping Hand (or Get Out of Debt) scholarship has been renamed to Recession Relief. Just so that you don’t have to deal with any more confusion.
If I’m eligible I’ll probably apply for these excellent oppurtunities.
Keep up the good work!
83 Jess 22 October 2009 @ 10:12 pm
All right, I have to comment. I love the context of these answers. That is all.
84 Ileana Llamas 20 November 2009 @ 2:54 pm
Hello,
Do you sill have the Law Enforcement and Medical Professions Scholarship? I was looking at the lists of scholarships you have but was not able to locate these. But I go to a link i have on them and they appear, can I still apply for them.
Thank you!
85 laura Yaneth Zapata 21 November 2009 @ 7:21 pm
hola estoy buscando becas para mi, y tengo una pregunta, soy estudiente de college, en el segundo año, mis documentos estan en proceso,y he venido estudiando con mucho esfuerzo, actualmente tengo una beca que me otorgo la high school, puedo aplicar para las becas. tengo oportunidad
86 kamal prasad sharma 8 December 2009 @ 6:12 am
hi,i want to study in usa in scholarship.
87 Aashish Raj 9 December 2009 @ 9:45 am
i want to study there
88 Lori 10 December 2009 @ 11:51 pm
My daughter received notification that she had been awarded a scholarship in July. She submitted everything she was asked for at that time. We’ve never heard another thing from anyone.
89 Irina Staicu 1 January 2010 @ 4:18 pm
What are the exact scholarships being offered? There is a list of 6 scholarships under the “Scholarships” tab on the main site. However, I keep finding different scholarships (i.e. the science scholarship and medical professions scholarship). I also read that you send out ~64 checks per year for [16] scholarships. Is there a complete list I can access? Thank you for your time.
90 Joshua Barsch 4 January 2010 @ 12:13 am
Irina: I’m sorry for the confusion on the scholarships — I’ll make sure that the old websites are pointing to the new information, which is the source of the trouble, I believe. We discontinued the Art and Vocational-Technical Scholarships due to lack of interest, but all others are still active! The page you mentioned only has 6 scholarships on it will be fixed shortly, because there are more than just six programs. Not sure how that page was abbreviated to just six.
Lori: Could you contact our scholarship director, Robert Williams, directly at robertw@straightforwardmedia.com? We had difficulties with a recent winner whose check bounced back in the mail, and I’d like to make sure the same fate hasn’t befallen your daughter, and to make sure she’s paid quickly. Thanks!
Good luck to all!
Josh Barsch
91 Sarah 8 January 2010 @ 7:39 am
I see that there are particular scholarhsips for area of study, but the link is broken for some of them. How do I find out more about the SFM Art Scholarships for Visual and Creative Arts ? If it doesn’t open cuz it’s over for now, it would be still good to have details of it and to know when it opens again..
Thanks
92 Serena 13 January 2010 @ 4:12 pm
Is it possible to apply for and receive a scholarship as a Non-degree student preparing to apply to grad. school? I’m a non-traditional student w/ an MA (History) and hope to get into the PoliSci Dept. for a Ph.D. and am taking courses to prepare.
Thanks.
93 Char-Lee 13 January 2010 @ 6:16 pm
Good afternoon and thanks to you and the team you have that make these opportunities available to me, as well as hundreds of people all over the world. Not only do you position yourself as StraightForward, it is refreshing and promising to encounter that your manners, merits and methods equal the same. I will most definitely be submitting applications for your consideration. If your team believes in the human potential this much, there is no reason I shouldn’t believe it of myself also. God bless you all, you’ve given me hope - one of the greatest gifts!
:o)
94 Julia 8 February 2010 @ 8:37 pm
Hello! I’m interested in applying for some of your scholarships, but I’m not certain I’ll know which school I’ll be enrolling in before the deadline. Is it acceptable to submit the application without an answer in the “School you attend/will attend” field?
Thanks for your time!
Julia
95 Joy 18 February 2010 @ 1:33 am
Mr Barsh,
Really thank you for providing such wonderful opportunities for so many years and taking all the comments in stride.
Disclaimer: This is by no means an attempt to be a telling-you-what-to-do-with-your-own-money sort of person; however…….Since all the essay questions seem to imply the idea that education should be applied in one way or the other, have you ever considered making a public service scholarship?
96 Amy 23 February 2010 @ 12:20 am
Hey many of the deadlines have already been passed (oct 2009). Are we still able to enter or is the info just outdated? Thanks.
97 Abdirizak Ahmed 23 February 2010 @ 12:59 pm
its better to provide bette oppertunity so we as lawyers we like things to be clear .
98 Joshua Barsch 23 February 2010 @ 2:05 pm
Hi, Amy — it’s just outdated! We’ll fix it this morning. Thanks!
99 sonny gayotin 4 March 2010 @ 3:40 am
hello!!
blessed day!!!
can i apply to this scholarship if i’m belong in Asian country???
100 Emmy 4 March 2010 @ 8:45 am
What about Lesotho, Do you offer schoolarship to citizen of Lesotho?
101 tenzin 8 March 2010 @ 9:58 am
I am from bhutan and just given my 12th exam, wish to study abroad and very much need of financial assistance, am i worthy for your’s scholarship?
102 Asha 9 March 2010 @ 8:52 am
Hi, I had completed my graduation {B.Sc}.Now I m studying MBBS. I need scholarship to complete this. Help me
103 Heidi 9 March 2010 @ 6:39 pm
Hey! I am applying to a university in Canada, can I still apply for some of your scholarships?
104 carolina 10 March 2010 @ 6:47 pm
are paper applications available?
105 Mohammed Cephas 11 March 2010 @ 4:08 am
Please i need a scholarship for my education.
106 oyuka 12 March 2010 @ 3:55 am
i want to study france.
i need schilarship
107 JULIUS Z LAIZER 17 March 2010 @ 7:23 am
I m mr julius zephania laizer a student at Tumaini universt of Sebastian kollow universty collage at Lushoto, Tanga ,Tanzania the sixth semester,on 25/jun/2010 i will don my last examination so i am rquesting to get a post and busarries for the master degree in ECONOMIC after compliting my undergraduat degree For now i have the e- mail only i dont have the web thank you for concedering my requesty
108 shayon shannon 18 March 2010 @ 2:17 pm
pick me
Please
109 asieh 27 March 2010 @ 4:15 pm
hi
i am graduate student in accounting(BA),also i have a degree in interior design ,i live in iran am i eligible?i need scholarship or some support ,for master degree,if u can help me pls let me know.
i look forward to hearing from you.
thanks
110 Ronaldo 31 March 2010 @ 7:47 am
Are ugandans also considered in these scholarships. I will be very gratefull for your reply.
111 Ronaldo 31 March 2010 @ 7:51 am
Iam a graduate with a Diploma in Comprehensive Nursing. My cry is to do a bachelors in Medicine. Can I be helped? I live in Uganda. Looking forward for your reply.
112 William Yohanes Numberi 5 April 2010 @ 10:44 pm
I am very glad to have your email so that I am able to have a chance to get the scholarship from you although I have not received it yet until now while waiting the process for it. I hope by the end of the processing time, I am chosen to get the scholarship which is very very meaningful to support my study in my country Indonesia. Thank you and God bless!
(Indonesian Language: Terimakasih dan Tuhan memberkati)
Sincerely yours,
William Y. Numberi
113 Jenn 10 April 2010 @ 3:33 pm
Hi - I am a Canadian student applying to Canadian universities. Am I eligible? Also, on some pages it mentions a ’science’ scholarship that is not specific to engineering, medicine, or nursing but I get redirected every time I try to open the page. Does it still exist? Thanks.
114 Monica Ford 14 April 2010 @ 10:30 pm
Hi, I’m really interested in your art school scholarship. It’s listed on this page: http://www.straightforwardmedia.com/minority/other-scholarships.php but where it redirects me there’s no indication that this scholarship is available any longer. If it is I would like to apply.
115 David Jae 14 April 2010 @ 10:39 pm
Hi, I think I accidentally clicked the submit button without pasting my essays in. So I submitted again with the same personal info except I changed to my mom’s e-mail instead of using mine again (it wouldn’t let me).
Am I going to run into problems later on?
116 naniki molotsi 15 April 2010 @ 4:54 am
can u please send me the address
117 Beth Mack 20 April 2010 @ 1:41 pm
Perusing your website and all the apps I see have a deadline of April 15, which has passed, including the quarterly awards. When will new apps for the next quarter be posted?
Thanks,
Beth
118 Dianne 25 April 2010 @ 8:53 am
Hi:
I see the questions from other Canadian students, but I’ve seen no response…I am also a Canadian student, and would like to apply. I was directed to this page from another site, and would like more information please. Thanks,
Dianne
119 Josh Barsch 25 April 2010 @ 12:15 pm
Hi, Dianne — yes, Canadian students (and all international students) are eligible. Sorry for the slow response here. Thanks, and good luck!
Best,
Josh
120 kapil 28 April 2010 @ 1:17 pm
Hi, can Indian student take part in your
scholarship, if it is possible then please
tell me the procedure of taking participation
in your scholarship.
I am a final year student of engineering degree.
waiting for your reply.
kapil.
121 peter 30 April 2010 @ 5:08 am
Hi,
I tried applying for your recession scholarship but I could never find the topic on which the essays were to be based! Where would I find such information for future reference if I were to apply for another scholarship? And where was the information about what is to be submitted as an essay for the recession scholarship?
Herring
122 patrick Agyapong 30 April 2010 @ 4:06 pm
I am a graduate of cape coast polytechnic,Ghana.I was awarded a high natinal diploma(HND).I had a CGPA of 3.30.From west Africa and with the level of academic qualification can apply for a scholarship
123 darius castro 5 May 2010 @ 2:08 am
i want to receive a full scholarship and i want to pursue my study here in our country, Philippines… I’m good in art specially in drawing and painting and in any related manual arts that’s why i want to take a fine arts course….how can i apply in this scholarship program?what are your requirements? i hope you can answer me immediately. Thank you and God Bless!
124 john burdette acquaye 6 May 2010 @ 8:09 am
Hi!
I am John Burdette Acquaye, from Ghana. I graduated from Kumasi Polytechnic and obtained Higher National Diploma certificate on fashion design and textiles.
I would be pursuing Fashion and Apparel design degree program ( which the duration is three years) in order to acquire more knowledge, training and experience at the higher level of education.
I have been offered several opportunities from different schools in Malaysia - Limkokwing school, India - T John college and others to pursue my program.
Unfortunately, I am unable to raise 7000 to 10000 dollars which is the total cost involved in three years to finance my education abroad.
My dream after school is to create a viable designing apparel and accessory company (producing bags and apparels of all kinds) here in Ghana and not only will it serve my interest but also the benefit and interest of my people as a way of contributing to economic development of my country.
I would be very grateful therefore, if any outfit or individual or benevolent would sponsor or enable me ( with any financial contributions)to pursue this program in any of the above stated schools.
Thank you.
Please Contact;
John Burdette Acquaye, P.O. Box 935 Kumasi -Ghana
johnacquaye@yahoo.com
mobile no, 00233276989507
125 NIMROD SIMUGAN 6 May 2010 @ 8:46 pm
gud day..i am nimrod simugan, 28 years of age, and living in general santos city, mindanao, philippines. i have already graduated 2 bachelor degree courses namely bsc major in management accounting and bsc in nursing. i also have finished a vocational and technical course which is surgical technology. now, i’m planning to study again but this time i would focus on the technical aspect since that’s what i’ve always wanted to study even before. i’d like to know what would be the requirements for me to apply for a scholarship. is there any specific topic for the essay?.thank you so much and i hope to hear from u soon..God bless.
126 Mireille 13 May 2010 @ 5:53 am
i rearlly want to know more about the schorlaship oppurtunitie,am interested and i would like to apply.thank you
127 Hategeka Charles 13 May 2010 @ 8:15 am
Hi,
i am Charles from Rwanda in Africa,aged 25, i am interesed with this scholarship and am student at university in option of Business information technology, so i ‘d like to ask if i can apply to this scholarship and what are the requirement.
thanks
God bless you
128 anoj 16 May 2010 @ 2:50 am
hi,
plz contact me on my facebook.anoj pradhan having travis barker photo with a drumset.
thanks
129 johanna 20 May 2010 @ 9:14 pm
Hi Mr. Barsch,
I just wanted to know if undocumented students can also be eligible to receive a scholarship. I live in Phoenix Arizona but I am undocumented. Thanks
Johanna. ; )
130 akruti 23 May 2010 @ 10:30 pm
hi, actually i wanted to know if u provide scholarships for Indian students aswell? and i am not the “A” lister.(i don’t come in the merit list)& whether u give scholarships for nutrition department..& what is the essay thing?
131 Mary 27 May 2010 @ 10:29 pm
So I see you never responded to the undocumented question should we take that as a no, that they cant apply?
132 Donaldson 3 June 2010 @ 9:22 am
Can I apply for any of your scholarships from Cameroon and is there any currently available?
133 abubakar a ibrahim 8 June 2010 @ 5:43 am
Can i apply for any of your scholarship from nigeria and is theren any one currently available?
134 Pal Kun Buoy 12 June 2010 @ 8:23 am
i am interesting to aply to your MBA scholarship programme . I am a graduate from a business school and having three years experience working with the top commercial bank in South Sudan.
135 Tamusuza Usama 12 June 2010 @ 11:21 am
Iam Tamusuza Usama age 20 years I have completed A and O level in Kawempe Muslim secondary school,first my perents don’t have many for University according to the job are doing .therefor I request your board to assist to get me a scholarship .please help me.
ABOUT FOR MY STUDY.
in our country we study in english language all subjects right from infant to university, i studed nursury two years then primary school seven years and these were the subjects studed and there scores at the end of primary leaving examination, under this index No. 64/298/125
hope to hear from you through my email.
regards
TAMUSUZA USAMA
PO BOX 5849
KAMPALA
UGANDA
136 Tumusiime Stephen 18 June 2010 @ 10:38 am
Can i corify for a scholarship to study in Canada undergraduate
137 John Miller 18 June 2010 @ 11:17 am
Hi,
I was wondering what exactly we can use scholarships for. Can we use them for study abroad experiences?
Thanks!
138 Irina 19 June 2010 @ 10:40 am
I also found this on a Canadian website and would like to know if Canadian Universities still qualify for this scholarship? Please reply..
Thank you,
Irina
139 Farhana 20 June 2010 @ 5:35 pm
Hi, is this scholarship applicable to MIddle East and Bangladeshi students?
140 ruboneka sage 6 July 2010 @ 12:07 pm
can i get scholarship to study in bresil i finish
two years of university i request you a scholarship as undergraduate student i am rwandan
141 GARETH R 9 July 2010 @ 4:31 am
HI THERE
MY NAME IS GARETH AND I WOPULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR A BUSARY…KINDLY CAN SOMEONE ASSIST ME TO APPLY FOR THE CORRECT ONE…REGARDS GARETH +27 76 099 1991
142 Stephanie 12 July 2010 @ 5:39 pm
Hi,
Is the SFM Science Scholarship still available? I clicked on the link to that scholarship that I received via e-mail, but it took me to the following web page, which listed all the Straightforward Media scholarships, excluding the SFM Science Scholarship: http://www.straightforwardmedia.com/sfm_v2/scholarships/. Looking forward to hearing your reply.
Thanks so much!
143 Mitchell 31 July 2010 @ 1:51 pm
I am not going to collage in the U.S., but to University in Canada. The web site StudentAwards.ca directed me to you and said I was eligible to apply for your burseries. Since your site does not mention students not studying in the U.S., or going to University, I am assuming I have been mis-informed. But just in case, are your awards also for international students studying in their own country? In University and not College?
PS: someone else has posed a shorter but similar question here, but there does not seem to be an answer.
144 Daniel 14 August 2010 @ 3:36 pm
I think I found a glitch.
I attempted to apply for the Recession Relief Scholarship for the first time this new quarter (Between June 16th and August 31st, 2010.)
It said (I tried it just now to copy the wording!),”Our records indicate that you are already subscribed to this list and have verified your subscription.”
I see there is a new face for that application and perhaps there is a glitch? I bring it up as I don’t recall applying for that scholarship in this quarter. Though, I had just applied to another SFM scholarship a day prior.
As an added note, other SFM scholarships I have applied to following this were no trouble.
Thank you for these scholarship opportunities. I am sure you must know how important they are to us. I hope to be able to offer this type of opportunity in the future when I have finished my schooling and have created funds to support it!
145 Bera Arsonina 20 August 2010 @ 7:59 am
I am working in government department for 14-years in environmental jobs regarding pollution/waste handling. I conduct a PhD research supervised by a Norwegian people in Stranger but almost without financial support. Can I apply for this scholarship and What to do for that?
My research about environmental Impact assessment .
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