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I am seeking grants for college but...?

First, please allow me to introduce myself and explain a few relevant things about me. My name is Christian, I am a 31 year old high school graduate with several children to provide for. I work 40 hours a week (Usually more) and I go to school full time. I also do not own a vehicle so I use public transportation. This adds a total of 4 hours of transport time per day to my already completely full M-F week. Other than Math, I am a straight A student (Working very hard on my issues regarding Math) I, like many others, messed around when I was younger instead of focusing on my future. After a long hiatus, I decided to go back to school and now I find myself very successful, and very interested in my education. Now that you know a little about me, you might be able to understand my dilemma. I have spent a great deal of time looking for grants on the internet to no avail. I was sitting at the local bus terminal with some fellow students awaiting the bus the other day, and a conversation broke out concerning the recently disbursed funds from financial aid. Coincidentally, one person was African American, and another person was Latino. Both of them started talking about the grants they were receiving and I was in utter disbelief. I am certainly not racist mind you, but after that conversation I started REALLY looking into grants, and found NONE for me. American Indians, African Americans, Latino, Women, and even Asians. No place for me? Nothing, because I am a white male? Then I realized something kinda ludicrous. I even imagined it something like this. GRANT AVAILABLE - WHITE MEN ONLY It doesn't even look right does it. It spills of antagonistic approach. After imagining this, I understood why there was no such thing. Its just not right, right? Even if it does say the same thing as the above mentioned grants for other groups of people. Nonetheless, this is my rant, and I was hoping out of it, some kind person might lend me some advice on looking for a grant for me, the white dude. Please?

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1. what grants is it that you found specifically for African-Americans, Latinos, Asians? like, what were their names? links to websites would be appreciated. there are various scholarship opportunities available for minority students but then again there are a TON of scholarship opportunities available for students of ALL races. there are 2 types of educational grants, federal grants which you apply for through FAFSA and state grants, for more information about the grants that your state may offer contact the financial aid office at the school that you're attending.
2. Apparently "your friends" actually applied for grants, while YOU did NOT.
3. there are scholarships for whites who want to go to HBCs..hisorically black colleges. these scholarships are only for white people. try fastweb.com for scholarships