The Robert Byrd Scholarship provides money to thousands of students every year. That's just one reason you should apply. Look below for 4 more.

The official name of the program is The Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program, established by the senator of the same name. He's from WV, and had a rough childhood. He wanted to help students get through, so he started in WV. And now, we have a national program to help students attend college.

Briefly, here is who can apply. You have to be a legal resident, graduate for high school or have a GED, and apply to an accredited college or university to attend full time. That covers the big ones.

You have to meet all of these during the school year you apply.

Now, the 5 reasons to apply.

5 Reasons to Apply to the Robert Byrd Scholarship
The program has many good aspects.

1. The scholarship applies to residents of all 50 states and the territories as well. No matter where you live in the US, you can apply for this award. Yes, all the territories and Washington DC receive funds as well. Check with your state to see who to contact.

2. Each state receives a pool of money from the federal government to award to its residents. Each state selects the winners. That way, every state is guaranteed to have students get the award. You don't have to worry that California or New York will get all of the money and all of the winners.

3. The typical award for this year will be $1500. Maybe not a full year of tuition, but still a nice chunk of money that will go a long way. If $1500 seems low, look at number 4. It should perk up your motivation to apply.

4. It's a renewable scholarship. If you get it once, you will usually get it for all four years of your degree. Now we're talking about $6000. By the way, you can only receive it for your years.

5. The Robert C. Byrd Scholarship goes to thousands of students. For instance, in Kentucky, and the list was more than 50 students. Iowa plans to award this to over 60 new students this year.

Since every state has a large amount to give away, they all add up to thousands. For this year, over 6,000 new students will receive an award. And approximately 20,000 will have continuing awards.

Finding College Money
If you need college money, take a look at this program and apply. Te Byrd scholarship is an honor program, so it goes to those that earn good grades. If that's you, you should apply.

You have to apply to a college in order to apply, but you don't have to have a college picked out before you send in your paperwork. Community colleges, junior colleges, and online college will work just fine. The school must be accredited, and you have to attend full time.

If you plan to apply, get going. Check with your state and see if you can still submit an application.

Good luck!