I play trumpet right now and am going into 9th grade. I used to play piano and my mom and dad say I can only take lessons for one instrument. So I quit piano and have decided to take trumpet lessons. Was that a wise move for a college scholarship? Also, what would be the easiest instrument to get a scholarship for. Besides something really REALLY BIG like the tube. I would think an unpopular instrument would be something I would want to look into to improve my chances of getting a scholarship to a college.

I am trying to establish a Student Art Scholarship in the name of my mother, Carol Campbell, who was a very well known, well respected and very beloved artist and teacher in Caroline County and throughout the state of Virginia. She painted and taught fine art watercolor, although she also used other mediums. Her work is in private collections across the country and around the globe. She passed away from lung cancer on March 28, 2006. I want to get the word out and get donations coming in so we will be able to present a well-funded monetary scholarship to a deserving art student for the 2006-2007 school year. I am planning to have high schools in the area advertise and announce the scholarship, but we have no funds as yet. Once the applications are in (after it's been completely set up), we will choose 3 individuals (preferably an art teacher, a local artist and an artist from out of state) to judge the students' work. I need some help and guidelines on how to get started. Thank you.

I do not know what a scholarship actually is but i am interested on knowing as i hope to get my own scholarship some day. I also want to know specific details such as what programs could lead me to a scholarship and what kind of volunteering is required in order to be awarded a scholarship. Thank you as I am a regular student about to attending college.

I am getting ready to enter college and I have a state-funded scholarship that pays for my tuition at a state college (Louisiana's TOPS Program). However, I have many other things to pay such as books, housing (off-campus), and electricity bills, meals, gas, clothes, entertainment, etc. My question is this: If I get additional scholarships, will I be able to use that money to pay for what I chose? Does my college regulate that money, or can I use it to pay rent or bills? Do I receive the money or does my college receive it? What happens to scholarship money once college tuition is paid?