Page 2-Saturday, June 6, 1981-The Michigan Daily Computer age helps in quest for financkd aid (Continued from Page 1), has never happened that we have not matched a student with something," she said. The awards are not necessarily based on need, which is different from most scholarships, said Maxin. "The normal requirements of either having a cup in your hand or being a genius do not ap- ply here," she said. Because of the recent federal cut- backs in governmental aid, students will have to turn to the private sector to finance their education, Maxin said. Scholarship Search provides a service to many students who may otherwise have to forgo an education, she said. BOTH SERVICES offer a money- back guarantee. Scholarship Search will refund the $57 fee if it cannot match at least three private potential donors with the applicant, said Maxin. Rosenwasser said his organization will refund the $45 service fee if the computer does not provide at least five potential sources of aid. He said he has a 99 percent success rate with freshmen and a 89 percent success rate with juniors. The match-up does not, however, guarantee the student will get the fun- ds, Rosenwasser said. "Of those who apply, about 40 to 50 percent get awar- ds," he said. STUDENT COLLEGE Aid offered several examples of awards recently made by various little-known organizations. For instance, the Poyn- ter Fund in Florida will give a scholar- ship to students majoring in com- munications; a scholarship of from $500 to $1,500 is offered to 50-60 qualified students each year by the Society of Exploratory Geophysicists Foun- dation; and several southern colleges offer scholarships to students descen- ded from officers of the Confederacy. "One young lady got a source in Geneva who was offering a scholarship to persons of Jewish faith and Austiran heritage who was majoring in genetics," said Maxin. "She ended up with $10,000 a year for four years of school," she added. ALL THE information furnished by the computer is public, but Rosen- wasser said most students do not know it exists. "There is $500 million worth of scholarships available, but about a fourth of it goes unused by the people eligible for it, Rosenwasser said. "It would take a student 4,000 hours to go through 250,000 listings." Many students receive 25 listings from their applications, but the average is 12. The average value of the listed scholarships is $12,000, according to Rosenwasser. Harvey Grotrian, Director of Finan- cial Aid at the University, advised caution in approaching this solution to college financing. "I WOULD advise the student to find out more about the organization before writing the check," Grotrian said. "I don't know of anyone who has used the service, so I don't know much about it." The University's Office of Financial Aid does not give information to the computer organizations, because the student can do much the same thing at the University, using University resources, Grotrian said. "For some, the $50 (fee) is wasted, but for others it may help," Grotrian said, adding that a paperback book available in his office can be used to locate funds at no charge. "IF YOU NEED funds and the state and federal help is not enough, you must either work or search for help. Since we can search faster and easier, I think it is worth $45," said Rosenwasser of Student College Aid. Scholarship Search, at 1775 Broad- way, in New York, was founded in 1972, Maxin said. "Thousands of dollars in research and constant communication with the donors are needed to keep the computer files updated," she said. Student College Aid, at 3641 Deal Street in Houston, has provided service for about a year, Rosenwasser said, and several thousand people have ap- plied. 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