Does someone know of good scholarships to apply to with low eligibility requirements? Perhaps even a good site?
How “low” an eligibility are you talking about? The general consensus here at CC is that the scholarship search websites don’t yield much money at all, especially when the amount of time required to apply for a bazillion small scholarships is taken into account.
The best scholarship money comes from the colleges and universities themselves. So check their websites carefully, and apply for anything that you qualify for. Happykid got a full-tuition scholarship at her community college, and smaller scholarships at the university she later transferred too that way. If we hadn’t looked for them, we never would have known.
For local and regional scholarships that you would be eligible for (probably not a lot of money, but everything helps) speak with your guidance counselor. Someone at your high school should have a list of the contact information. For information about the big money external scholarships like Gates and Questbridge, check the subforums at the top of this forum.