<p>My school's award's banquet was the other night, and almost all of the scholarships awarded there were only for those attending a college, public or private, in my home state of Montana. I am going to USC, the most prestegious school anyone from my high school has gone to since a kid got into MIT several years ago (One did get into the Naval Acadamy, but didn't last), and I only got one scholarship.</p>
<p>When your schools give scholarships (not school money, but private money given though the school), is it on a "student's going out-of-state need not apply" basis?</p>
<p>I've never heard of that...</p>
<p>so you never came across a school-admisistered but not school-funded scholarship that said "for students attending an in-state school?"</p>
<p>I've seen scholarship offers from organizations outside of school to people who meet the eligibility requirements. Attending an in-state school usually isn't one of those requirements. I'm sure that it's possible for scholarships that only give money to students attending in-state schools to exist.</p>
<p>Man i wish i lived there.</p>
<p>Why should i be punished for expanding my horizions? Are they that afraid i won't move back to montana?</p>
<p>Maybe the scholarship committee or whoever is awarding these scholarships assumed that you're well off since you're going to a "far away" school. They probably thought you have enough money and that kids staying in-state could use the cash. But that just presents a contradiction because in-state tuition is supposed to be cheaper. Technically speaking you should be getting the scholarships considering you're going out of state.</p>
<p>exactly.</p>
<p>They just want everyone to stay close to home</p>