<p>My daughter graduated from high school last May and is now taking a year off; she plans to start at Yale in the fall. She's probably ineligible for need-based financial aid, though her parents are far from wealthy. I think she has a decent shot at merit-based scholarships as she started a tremendous community program, is a gifted writer, and has the requisite markers of academic excellence. She's overseas this year so I'm taking charge of the scholarship search. The few I've investigated on line all stipulate that they are for high school seniors, which she technically is not. Do you know if gap year kids are ineligible to apply for most scholarships? I wasn't on the ball last year due to personal reasons; my daughter applied for some writing based things and was successful with a couple of them but her scholarship application process was by no means exhaustive. Any suggestions on how to proceed with regard to scholarships during a gap year? Thanks.</p>
<p>I think you could probably send the content of your post here to those you identify and just ask. It is a reasonable question and my guess is that if they find what you write here interesting ( I would) then they'd often have the authority to consider her...(Unfortunately I don't have any scholarships to offer or particular leads...but good luck</p>
<p>ya know- even if she is overseas- I don't get why you are doing scholarship research
dont they have the internet where she is?
even a friend who is in Azerbaijan has a computer</p>
<p>My daughter who took a gap year- applied for scholarships while she was still in high school- when she took a year off she informed them that she would let them know when she returned to school
We did find that many were limited to high school students- but doesn't hurt to ask.</p>
<p>I am also curious about this. My daughter plans to take a religious program based gap year. Many of the students in this program applied to colleges, and then deferred their admission. I was wondering how this would affect any scholarships as I don’t want her to be in a position to lose them over the program. Another option would be to apply during the gap year. Would this affect her eligibility? I would appreciate any advice.</p>
<p>I realize they may not be rich, but did you know:
Yale University: Today, it meets full demonstrated need without loans, and caps the family contribution at 10 percent of income for families earning up to $130,000.</p>