Attendance is limited\, and ad vance registration is required. You must register for all three sessions i ndividually. Participants do not need to attend all three sessions. Please register every individual in your party\, including kids. This will be us ed to save your spots in the program. We cannot guarantee availability for any unregistered attendees. \;
\nOver the course of three presentations\, Rebecca Lippman establishes groundwork for embrac ing the fact that scholarships exist for everyone\, regardless of academic merit or personal background. Without a good strategy\, however\, these s cholarships feel difficult to find. Employing strategies that she has deve loped over the past decade as an instructor\, Becca walks participants thr ough a routine of practices used to identify\, apply for\, and manage scho larships. These interactive tools and sequenced action items enable studen ts to succeed in their customized searches for community-based scholarship s\, subsequently reducing the cost of higher education.
\nJa nuary 21 - Session 1: The Complex Landscape of Scholarships for College
\nBefore you dive into the many scholarship books\, YouTube t utorials\, and spam-heavy databases that are out there\, attend this intro duction to the contemporary scholarship landscape. In this presentation\, Becca demystifies the complex network and application processes related to scholarships for college and prepares you for the tuition ahead. Attendee s learn why merit and community-based scholarships are so hard to navigate \, how to approach the scholarship search process\, and what the realistic timeline looks like if you or your student plans Fall enrollment.
\nJanuary 28 - Session 2: Finding Scholarships that Fit
\nOrienting participants around unique aspects of themselves as indivi duals\, students\, and community members\, Becca walks participants throug h the development of 10-25 customized search terms. Demonstrating the comp lications of personal bias and online search processes with audience-based queries\, Becca teaches the &ldquo\;5-click strategy&rdquo\; of digging t hrough identified websites with intention. Participants leave this interac tive workshop with a categorized list of search terms for themselves\, a 3 -step process for online searches\, and a better sense of how public insti tutions\, private donors\, and large organizations advertise scholarship o pportunities.
\nFebruary 4 - Developing Unique Essays
\nGiven the sheer number of scholarship opportunities out there\, it might seem like a heavy lift to craft multiple stories for multiple co mpetitions. Join this interactive workshop and learn how to develop a seri es of interchangeable written &ldquo\;modules&rdquo\; that can be used to address the most popular aspects of multiple scholarship essay prompts. Pa rticipants learn to analyze and identify up to 3 typical varieties of the scholarship essay and walk away with a clear sense of the most relevant co ntent\, details\, and facts that must be incorporated into strong applicat ion materials.
\nAbout Rebecca Lippman
\nRebe cca Lippman brings a decade of experience as a UCLA instructor and advisor at the Center for Scholarships and Scholarly Enrichment\, where she coach ed undergraduate students through the process of identifying\, applying fo r\, and managing scholarships. Her students \;have received over $2.5 million in funding from numerous organizations including\, McNair Scholars Program\, the Barry Goldwater Foundation\, Gates-Cambridge\, Stanford Kni ght-Hennessy Scholars\, the Paul &\; Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Ame ricans\, the National Science Foundation\, Fulbright\, and the US Departme nts of Education and Defense.
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