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In this three-part program, Rebecca Lippman draws upon her experience as a UCLA instructor and scholarship advisor to guide college applicants through a routine of practices used to identify, apply for, and manage scholarships. For ages 12 - 17.
Attendance is limited, and advance registration is required. You must register for all three sessions individually. Participants do not need to attend all three sessions. Please register every individual in your party, including kids. This will be used to save your spots in the program. We cannot guarantee availability for any unregistered attendees.
Over the course of three presentations, Rebecca Lippman establishes groundwork for embracing the fact that scholarships exist for everyone, regardless of academic merit or personal background. Without a good strategy, however, these scholarships feel difficult to find. Employing strategies that she has developed over the past decade as an instructor, Becca walks participants through a routine of practices used to identify, apply for, and manage scholarships. These interactive tools and sequenced action items enable students to succeed in their customized searches for community-based scholarships, subsequently reducing the cost of higher education.
January 21 - Session 1: The Complex Landscape of Scholarships for College
Before you dive into the many scholarship books, YouTube tutorials, and spam-heavy databases that are out there, attend this introduction to the contemporary scholarship landscape. In this presentation, Becca demystifies the complex network and application processes related to scholarships for college and prepares you for the tuition ahead. Attendees learn why merit and community-based scholarships are so hard to navigate, how to approach the scholarship search process, and what the realistic timeline looks like if you or your student plans Fall enrollment.
January 28 - Session 2: Finding Scholarships that Fit
Orienting participants around unique aspects of themselves as individuals, students, and community members, Becca walks participants through the development of 10-25 customized search terms. Demonstrating the complications of personal bias and online search processes with audience-based queries, Becca teaches the “5-click strategy” of digging through identified websites with intention. Participants leave this interactive workshop with a categorized list of search terms for themselves, a 3-step process for online searches, and a better sense of how public institutions, private donors, and large organizations advertise scholarship opportunities.
February 4 - Developing Unique Essays
Given the sheer number of scholarship opportunities out there, it might seem like a heavy lift to craft multiple stories for multiple competitions. Join this interactive workshop and learn how to develop a series of interchangeable written “modules” that can be used to address the most popular aspects of multiple scholarship essay prompts. Participants learn to analyze and identify up to 3 typical varieties of the scholarship essay and walk away with a clear sense of the most relevant content, details, and facts that must be incorporated into strong application materials.
About Rebecca Lippman
Rebecca Lippman brings a decade of experience as a UCLA instructor and advisor at the Center for Scholarships and Scholarly Enrichment, where she coached undergraduate students through the process of identifying, applying for, and managing scholarships. Her students have received over $2.5 million in funding from numerous organizations including, McNair Scholars Program, the Barry Goldwater Foundation, Gates-Cambridge, Stanford Knight-Hennessy Scholars, the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, the National Science Foundation, Fulbright, and the US Departments of Education and Defense.
Manhattan Beach Library was started as a subscription library in 1910 by the Neptunian Women's Club of Manhattan Beach.
The library became part of LA County Library in January 1915, making it one of the oldest continuing libraries in the county system. The library moved into a separate building in 1957 and to its current location in 1975. In 2013, construction began on a new more modern building that would meet the needs of the 35,000 residents in the 3.87 square mile community.
On May 1, 2015 the new 21,500 square foot building designed by architectural firm Johnson Favaro opened. It features a two-story modern design with panoramic ocean views, an interactive children's exhibit, fireplace, automated materials handling system, and self-check machines
