Financial Aid and Scholarships
General information
FAFSA Video - How to File: The U.S. Department of Education has created some videos on filing the FAFSA that are informative and easy to understand. Please view this video as well as several others offered by the Department of Education.
12 Common FAFSA Mistakes article
LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
All Local Scholarships will be awarded at the Senior Awards Night to be held towards the end of the school year, in the Ellen Ewing Performing Arts Center. Approximately two weeks before the Awards Night, seniors will be notified by letter if they will be receiving an award that evening. The Guidance Office will not be releasing the names of scholarship recipients before the Awards Night. Students who are to receive an award or scholarship but are unable to attend, will be able to pick up their award envelope the following day in the Guidance Office.
Other Scholarships
DAR Scholarships
click here, deadline February 15, 2020
Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation
The application deadline is March 12th @ 3 PM.
Please click on the flyers for each of the 4 scholarships that students could potentially be eligible for. We use an online common application that can be found on our AAACF website.
Starting an Application
CSP Recruitment Flyer
Gamma Rho Boule Education Scholarship
Stringwell Scholarship
Grasselli Sprankle Scholarship
The Recovery Village Health Care Scholarship
We are offering a $1,000 award to students pursuing a health-related degree program who have been personally affected by addiction.
Recovery Village Health Care Scholarship
2018/19 Minority Teacher Scholarship
It is a one-time award of $1,000. Applications must be emailed no later than April 1, 2019.
Please note two important things:
- This scholarship is for those minority students going into teacher training and not other fields of study.
- This is for current MASPA member districts only. Others will not be considered this year, but with the hopes they will join MASPA soon.
Caring.com
Caring.com is a leading senior care resource for family caregivers seeking information and support as they care for aging parents, spouses and other loved ones. We have been featured on the Administration for Community Living, AARP, Forbes, and is referenced by many governmental agencies and organizations across the internet.
To help support high school and college students taking on the role of caregiver for aging loved ones, we have made available scholarships that can provide financial assistance. You can read more about our work here:
Scholarships-for-student-caregivers
Scholar Athlete Award
Senior athletes who received a varsity letter prior to this year in a sport which the Michigan High School Athletic Association sponsors a post-season tournament AND have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 are eligible to apply for the $1,000 MHSAA Scholar Athlete Award. More information to come.
Resources
SchoolSoup.com
From the SchoolSoup.com website is the most comprehensive free online scholarship resource for private and college/university specific scholarships available to assist students in obtaining a higher education. Launched in 2006, Schoolsoup.com has amassed over $40 Billion in scholarship data and is considered the leading source for students and parents searching for scholarships, grants and financial aid.
FastWeb
FastWeb is the nation's largest, most accurate and most frequently updated scholarship database online. Free search of 1.3 million scholarships and 4,000 colleges!
FAFSA VIDEO - HOW TO FILE
The U.S. Department of Education has created some videos on filing the FAFSA that are informative and easy to understand. View the video video as well as several others offered by the Department of Education.
Links
www.finaid.org/calculators/ - financial aid calculator
www.act.org/fane/index.html - calculator on the ACT website
www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov - financial aid forecaster
http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/ -Federal Student Aid Site or call 1-800-433-3243 (TTY 800-730-8913 for hearing impaired)
http://www.finaid.org/ - Student aid resource site
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ - online FAFSA application
http://www.michigan.gov/studentaid - Michigan student financial aid site
www.setwithmet.com - Michigan Education Trust
Scholarship Search
http://www.questbridge.org - National College Match Program
http://www.scholarship.com/ - finding scholarships
http://www.fastweb.com/ - Financial Aid and Scholarship Search
http://www.collegeboard.com/ - College, Career, Scholarship Search
http://www.tuitions.com/ - scholarship search
http://www.cappex.com - scholarship search
http://www.wiredscholar.com/ - Sallie Mae site for financial aid
http://www.collegepayway.com/ - tools for planning to pay for college