By Jill Haley, The Union, November 13, 2019
As the cost of college continues to skyrocket, many families are scrambling to find ways to fund their children’s college education. Federal and state scholarships and grants can be of tremendous help, but usually don’t fund the total cost, and not everyone qualifies. This is when families look for outside scholarships to help with college costs.
Students in Nevada County are extremely fortunate to be part of a generous community who donate hundreds of thousands of dollars each year for students to attend college. And the wonderful news is if you are in the Nevada Joint Union High School District, there is one universal application to apply for scholarships. Having a universal application greatly reduces the time and effort of applying for individual scholarships. Last year 185 local organizations donated over $800K in scholarship money.
The Nevada Joint Union High School District has made it a priority to shine new light on this scholarship support by hiring new staff and making the application user friendly. District Scholarship/Fund Coordinators Linda Melugin and Donna Nies have automated the application by adopting an online platform called GoMerry, which allows students to download their application, request letters of recommendation and apply for additional scholarships all on one site.
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