okay - now how do u set up a scholarship?

I just wanted to know where to even begin to start a scholarship? I tried various searches - emailed a few people, etc. Couldn't find out much. If anyone knows I'd appreciate any info.
thanks

 

Try this link, for starters:

http://int1.cof.org/fnc/18peckham.html

 

TESC- alumni page scholarship

Hello, I checked the alumni page of TESC. There is a scholarship for enrolled students. Hille

 

Do you want to set up a scholarship fund for others or do you want a scholarship for yourself?

 

thanks for the info

I want to thank everyone for their info and for not slamming me like they did to this poor guy who asked a similar question in another thread - whoo !
I know this sounds kinda corny and emotional - but I want to start a small fund for Native American single-parents in my mother's honor who died before she could finish her distance degree.
Corene

 

Re: thanks for the info

Emotional? Perhaps. Still, it's quite worthy. I'm a native of Minnesota, and where I grew up, suburban St. Paul, Indians are tTHE minority group. So about half of my childhood buds were Indian (Lakota).

I'll be on the lookout and get back with what I find.

--Orsn

 

Corene,

There are many ways of doing this sort of thing. You should do a little thinking first:

1. How much money do you want to give?
2. Will the scholarship be given only one time, annually, or whenever you feel it is appropriate?
3. Can the scholarship be renewed by the winner?
4. What are the criteria for the award?

There are probably 50 different questions like this that you should try to create and then think through.

If you plan to give away a great deal of money, you might want to consider creating a foundation. This is a two-step process, first you incorporate as a non-profit corporation at the State level, then you apply at the Federal level to become a bonafide charity. Not a simple process, but worth it if you want to seek tax deductable donations from others.

If you plan to fund this from your own pocket, perhaps a book scholarship to a needy native american high school graduand planning to attend university, then you might just approach a local school (was your mother a Native American? Did she attend a reservation school that is still in existance?) and explain that you would like to offer a scholarship in her name.

Another approach is to contact a Tribal College that interests you and ask for the person in charge of donations, gifts, etc. These people are known by different names. Explain to someone there that you would like to create a scholarship in your mother's name. They will be thrilled to hear you would like to do this. They may want you to supply some information, the date you would like to make the award(s), etc. They will either screen candidates for you or offer some other way for you to choose the best person from your list of criteria. Your criteria can be very specific... this is to go to an incomming Freshman who is needy, this is to go to a Senior who has been accepted into a graduate program in education, etc. This is the simple way to do it.

You can even have a nice plaque made up, that has multiple places for engraving the names of your scholars, which the school can display somewhere on campus. You can even create a nice momento for the student (in addition to the money) which memorializes your mom... a letter, a framed photograph, a plaque with her photo and the winners name, etc.

You can find a list of Tribal Colleges here...

www.aihec.org

Good luck and I applaud you!
John

By the way, does your mom have children, grandchildren, nieces or nephews who might be deserving. You can start a family scholarship too... that might bring greater appreciation and help kindle your generous spirit in others. You might make a contingency of the award a non-binding contract that the family winner will do the same for others in the family when they have the means to do so.

 

Excellent advice, John! I located another link which may be of help:

http://www.collegefund.org/main.shtml