Yes, Even with Your 6-Figure Salary, Your Kid Can Get Scholarships for College

You just need to know where to look.

Melissa A. Rowe, MEd
Practice in Public
Published in
4 min readJun 19, 2024

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If you’ve ever thought, “We make too much money for our kids to get scholarships,” you’re wrong.

There is a variety of financial aid options for college. And yes, there are plenty of scholarship dollars for students coming from households that bring in six-figures.

You just need to know where to look.

Even if your child doesn’t land a full-ride scholarship, every dollar that doesn’t come out of your pocket is a win. Plus, helping your child secure scholarships saves them and you from years of repaying student loan debt.

And, who needs more debt?

Here are 6 places that six-figure earners should look to get your kids lucrative scholarships for college:

Colleges & Universities

Believe it or not, the largest source of scholarships lives at colleges and universities themselves.

Many colleges will offer students scholarships with their acceptance letter. Usually, these scholarships are based on merit, talent, or academic major — not financial need. Colleges use…

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Melissa A. Rowe, MEd
Practice in Public

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