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8 | The Funding Tree
Resources
Helpful Resources
CashCourse, Is a free online financial education resource designed specifically for college and university students. Created with input from real students and universities, CashCourse equips students with information that helps them make informed financial decisions, from orientation to graduation and beyond.
KnowHow2Go, Is a campaign designed to encourage students to prepare for college. Explore the site to learn more about the steps you need to take to be college-ready.
Thurgood Marshall College Fund, The nation’s largest organization exclusively representing the African American College Community. Through scholarships, capacity building and research initiatives, innovative programs, and strategic partnerships, TMCF is a vital resource in the PreK-12 and higher education.
Helpful Writing Tips
Tips to Make the Grant Process Easier, adapted from
writersdigest.com
Don’t apply for all the grants at once: This will drive you crazy. You should carefully pick the ones you think you have the best chance at.
More is not better: Another common mistake is sending in a writing sample that is not exactly what the grant guidelines requested. Avoid sending more than the requested number of pages, printing on both sides of the paper, using a typeface that’s less than twelve points in size, or using tiny margins. You have to look at this from a reader’s point of view.
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