<p>Several years ago, there was an infomercial promoting a book that supposedly provided information on untapped resources such as scholarships, grants, and other little known private & government funding. That may have been the breeding ground of that rumor. IMO, the only scholarships that go unused have such stringent eligibility requirements that no one would qualify, i.e. to be considered applicant must be all of the following…female, 5 ft 5 in tall, size 7 shoes, brown hair, green eyes, and enjoy scifi movies.</p>