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What are some trusted websites to use to help find scholarships? Are there any internships for the following fields? Pediatrics, Nursing, Psychology and Real Estate.

I am a 12th grader and a African American young women.

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Diana’s Answer

Hi CC! That’s a great question, and you’re already doing the right thing by planning early. There are trusted websites and real opportunities for scholarships and internships in all of the fields you mentioned. I’ll break it down clearly:

Trusted websites to find scholarships

These are reliable and widely used:
-Scholarships.com – Large database, filters by background, major, and location
-Fastweb.com – Matches scholarships to your profile
-CollegeBoard (BigFuture) – Very trustworthy, especially for high school seniors
-UNCF.org – Excellent scholarships and programs for African American students
-NAACP.org – Scholarships and leadership programs
-Local scholarships – Check with your school counselor, community foundations, and local organizations (these are often less competitive)

👉 Tip: Apply to smaller, local scholarships as well as national ones.

Internships & early exposure by field

Pediatrics & Nursing
-Hospital volunteer programs
-Summer programs through hospitals or medical schools
-Programs like Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) or HOSA
-Shadowing opportunities (ask hospitals directly)

Psychology
-Volunteer work with:
-Community centers
-Youth programs
-Mental health nonprofits
-Research assistant roles once in college
-Crisis text lines or peer support programs (often 18+)

Real Estate
-Internships with:
-Local real estate agencies
-Property management companies
-Job shadowing realtors
-Entry-level assistant roles during college

Important advice

You don’t need to have everything figured out right now. Colleges value:
-Curiosity
-Consistent involvement
-Community engagement
-Leadership over time

Start small, stay consistent, and build from there.

You’re asking the right questions, and that already puts you ahead. Wishing you success—you’ve got this!
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Michelle’s Answer

Hello, CC !

If you are asking about Internships for the careers you've mention for now as a 12th grader, no, there are no internships just yet as students generally are qualified for Internships in many other career fields after they have a couple of years of academic study and are familiar with the basics of the work. The careers you've mentioned are full programs that have practicals within their academic programs.

The quickest path of what you've mentioned would be Real Estate which take between three weeks and six months to obtain a real estate license in Virginia. The practical experience for this study comes after taking a training and then working at a real estate company before you apply for your Real Estate license.

For Pediatrics, a medical doctor for children, you would go to Medical School and part of it is doing rotations, an clinical medical internship and sometimes a Fellowship if you choose. In Virginia, it will take 11 years and if you choose to take a Fellowship it could extend to 14 years to become a Pediatrician. You wouldn't get hands on experience until Medical School.

If you go for nursing at a Nursing Program in Virginia, part of the program is the hands on experience as early as your sophomore year doing clinical rotations. As a Nursing Student in your state, you'd be working your clinicals at urban medical centers, rural hospitals, community health clinics, rehabilitation facilities, and outpatient clinics. It takes two years to obtain an Associates Degree in Nursing or four years to obtain a Bachelors Degree in Nursing. Nursing students in Virginia typically begin their hands on clinical rotations during their second year of study, though the exact timing can vary by college and program type.

Becoming a Psychologist in Virginia usually takes between 6 to 10 years, depending on educational path and experience. For this academic path, you do 1,500 hours of supervised clinical experience, and then take the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology in your state of Virginia. So the hands on experience for this comes through clinicals within your psychology program.

Online websites are probably going to be the best resources to start out with for Scholarships. The websites can be trusted, they merely list lots of scholarships you can apply for. You can read the scholarship description to see what is required. Several scholarships are available for Black students in Virginia, including those at the University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, and other institutions across the state. For the scholarships offered at specific Universities, choose the universities you want to apply to and explore the ones they offer to their students. Many of the scholarships offered to Black students are from the college they attend.

You can look at scholarships in other categories that you qualify for at the websites Scholarships, Fastweb, Going Merry, Peterson's, Scholarship360, Bold, Unigo and TUN Scholarships. I'm not sure what you're gauging "trusted" on, but it's just a matter of applying. Your scholarship application will go through a screening process and you'd hear back whether or not you've been chosen for the scholarship. Applying to many may increase your chances of getting some. Scholarships are free to apply to and you should never send in a fee to apply for a scholarship.

I hope this helps and I wish you all the best !
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