| Scholarships are believed to be for bright students | | | | student may have a very good idea although he |
| only and those who are considered just ordinary | | | | lacks the skill to verbalize this to present the idea |
| because they don't have an A average have no | | | | to others. Winners of the David Letterman |
| chance at all getting the grants. But this in not | | | | scholarship are judged on their non-academic skills |
| really true as there are now scholarships without | | | | - but they have certain abilities in research, audio, |
| essays for average students. While not requiring | | | | video, graphics and film. The winner of this |
| that students taking these types of scholarships | | | | scholarship receives a $10,000 grant; the first |
| have a high GPA, they do require excellence in a | | | | runner-up receives $5,000. The second runner-up |
| non-academic area. | | | | receives $3,333. |
| These kinds of scholarships do not depend on | | | | Other sources of non-academic scholarships |
| academic merit, but they are more a recognition | | | | include employers who are aware that the children |
| of the student's athletic or artistic merit, | | | | of their employees need help in their studies. |
| community service, extracurricular activities, or on | | | | Outstanding employees especially are helped by |
| a skill in a non-academic discipline. This | | | | the employers in the education of their children. |
| development has come about because the types | | | | This makes a lot of sense since the children |
| of grantors of scholarships have widened - not | | | | granted these types of non-academic scholarships |
| only are they looking for the best in the academic | | | | are potential future employees of the company |
| field, but are looking for those individuals with | | | | of the scholarship grantor. |
| expertise and skills in other areas of human | | | | Other possible grantors of non-academic |
| endeavor. | | | | scholarships are church, synagogue or mosque, |
| The winners of these scholarships without essays | | | | hobbyist groups, local businesses, community |
| are always the students who best reflect the | | | | service organizations, fraternal organizations, |
| goals of the scholarship sponsor. Candidates for | | | | unions and minority groups. They gave out these |
| these scholarships do not necessarily need to be | | | | scholarships more as a help to the children of their |
| academically talented, but do need to be | | | | members. |
| extraordinary and amazing in other ways. No | | | | Many education lenders and other businesses also |
| scholarship sponsor gives away money simply for | | | | even use scholarship lotteries to determine those |
| breathing - they always have a reason for giving | | | | students that they will support with a grant. |
| away such scholarships. | | | | Obviously, people are now aware that the |
| An example is the David Letterman scholarship, | | | | brightest in a group of students may not really be |
| one that is often cited by news media. This | | | | the best. There are others less talented |
| scholarship centers on the student's creativity, | | | | academically, but who can contribute to society's |
| even if he lacks the academic skill. The creative | | | | betterment in their own way. |