Scholarship Strategy Workshops

Do you have specific Neighborhood(s) in mind?

Southeast Queens & Rockaway

Which group(s) does your idea focus on? Select as many as apply.

Youth

Public Housing Residents

People with Disabilities

LGBTQ+ People

Parents

Low Income People

Black, Indigenous and/or People of Color

Describe the challenge you want to address:

Student loan debt that's thrust upon students, many of those who are in a financial position where they have to enter into loan agreements to further their education beyond high school.

What is the solution to the challenge?

Scholarship Strategy Workshops.
College advisors in NYC Schools are charged with helping students apply for institutions of higher learning and encourage students to complete the fafsa, however they don't always focus on teaching these same students how to make themselves better candidates for scholarships and educational grants. As a DOE and Queens Public Library vendor, the nonprofit organization Practical Knowledge INC. answers that call by conducting scholarship workshops for youth serving organizations and works with students helping them strengthen their essays, interactive interview skill development, etc. By arming students with the tools to better position them for scholarship success, the funding they attract in scholarship aid helps to offset the amount of student loan debt they incur while pursuing a college education.

Please provide your Zip Code

11766