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Difference between Scholarship and Grant

By Exforsys | on February 19, 2007 |
Scholarships

Difference between Scholarship and Grant

While both scholarships and grants allow students to pay for their tuition without having to pay the money back, there are a number of key differences between the two. Knowing the difference between grants and scholarship will make it much easier for students to fund their education. To best define the differences, I want to define both grants and scholarships separately.

A grant is money that is given by a non-profit organization that will generally be tax exempt. One of the best examples of this organization is the government. However, corporations or foundations may also provide grants to students as well. Grants will generally be given for a project, and the student will be expected to report information about the project to the donor.

Grants vary widely in their requirements, amounts, and expectations. It has been estimated that there are billions of dollars available in grant money, and they rival scholarships in terms of their cost. The first step in getting a grant is for a student to send a proposal to the donor. The proposal may be based on a project the applicant is interested in, or it may be a response to a request that is made by the funder. Grants can be given under a variety of different circumstances. Some grants may be given to people who are victims of natural disasters, and there are a large number of grants available for entrepreneurs and small business people.

The government will frequently give out grants as a result of fiscal imbalances. These imbalances will generally occur between taxation and spending, and the government will simply give away the money as grants to create balance. The government will also provide grants to students who are attending colleges and universities. Like grants, scholarships are money that is given by governments and foundations. A scholarship is a form of financial aid that is specifically geared towards students who are attending college. It is used as a way of financing their education, and it may pay a part of their education, or it may pay the entire cost of a student’s tuition.

Scholarships will require students to meet certain requirements, both before and after they’ve obtained it. Most of these scholarships will require students to have a minimum GPA, and they may also require them to take a certain number of credit hours within the first 12 months of their schooling. While some scholarships are based on gender, others are based on the field the student is majoring in. The key difference between scholarships and grants is that scholarships tend to have more rigid requirements for selection, and they are specifically geared towards those who are entering college.

A grant, on the other hand, may be given to someone who is not necessarily going into college. They could be someone who is starting a business, or it could be someone who has suffered some type of tragedy. Scholarships are closely connected to education, but grants may not be. Also, once a person is awarded a grant, they will generally not be required to maintain certain requirements. After they passed the application process, the money is essentially theirs. However, the student must complete the proposal that is related to the project for the grant. It should be emphasized that there are a lot of similarities between grants and scholarships.

They are both "free money" in the sense that you are not expected to pay them back. Student loans require students to pay the money back, and it could be said that grants and scholarships are more closely related. My best advice to people who wish to attend college is to use both grants and scholarships, and use student loans only as a last resort.

If you can successfully get enough scholarships and grants, you should be able to fund the cost of your education without having to borrow a great deal of money. If you don’t plan on attending college, or you find that you don’t meet the requirements for most scholarships, you will want to look at grants as an alternative.

If you are interested in earning your degree, you will want to place a higher emphasis on scholarships. No matter which option you choose, you will be required to do a great deal of work and research. Neither option will be easy to achieve, but the rewards make it worthwhile.

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