Many scholarships come from "giving back" --- i.e., those that receive scholarships, generally --- "generally" --- go on to college, get a higher paying job than those that didn't go to college and later in life are in a position to "give back", by way of donating money back to those scholarships that others may have the same opportunity they did.
I know my kids went to a private prep school and any they got they did so with the understanding that they had to (on the honor system of course) eventually give back anything they received, thus the cycle of giving perpetuates. Plus such schools require "community service" from all students, thus for four years in addition to their academics they spend a great deal of their time in public service and understand situations of poverty and the need to give to others less fortunate. (I know at least one other YT member had kids go to the same school as mine and can vouch for all this)
There are many bright kids that can't afford college, scholarships are a way of getting that chance to contribute to the world in ways that only those with a higher education can, and the ones that truly can't afford higher education but do well academically in school and want a higher education, when given such an opportunity by way of a scholarships, rarely forget the "gift" they were given. |