<p>If a student spent his time working on a lot of those little scholarships in place of IM time, game time, facebook, myspace, etc, he could get himself some extra money. For those who do not have need based aid but could use a financial boost, it would be a useful pasttime. Also there are many kids out there who are gapped on their financial aid or who have loans that could be whittled down by these scholarships. For those who have aid packages that are reduced $ for $, grant first, for any outside scholarships, it would not be worth the effort. For most kids, it would be worth it.</p>