Scholarship America Dollars for Scholars All DOLLARS for scholars scholarships are applied for online via the dollars for scholars student profile © Scholarship America. December 2014.

Creating Your Profile Visit taconichills.dollarsforscholars.org Click on the student & parent login tab. Click the red Click to Login button © Scholarship America. December 2014.

Creating Your Profile If you’re a new student, create your account here. If you already have an account, log-in here. © Scholarship America. December 2014.

Creating Your Profile Start by entering the name of your high school. If your school name returns too many results, you can filter by the city/state/zip code your school is located in. Click on “Choose This School” when your high school appears. © Scholarship America. December 2014.

Creating Your Profile Fill in all the fields with the appropriate information. Read the terms and conditions, check the box to agree to them and the hit the submit button. An email will be generated to you with your login information. Check your SPAM folder if you don’t see the email in your inbox within a few minutes. © Scholarship America. December 2014.

Email and Login Info The email you received will provide you a link back to the login page as well as a temporary password to use to get logged in. When you first log in using the info provided, you will be prompted with a popup asking you to set your password. Enter whatever password you want to use going forward and hit the Save Password button. © Scholarship America. December 2014.

Welcome to the Student Dashboard! The Dashboard lets you: View your progress and follow the link to work on your profile when incomplete. View your chapter matches and links to their websites View the status of the information that comes from 3rd parties. Link to national news and resources. Search for scholarships! © Scholarship America. December 2014. .

Notice the progress bars and color matches your level of completeness. Your Student Profile When following the link to work on your profile you will be taken here into the first section of your profile. Notice the progress bars and color matches your level of completeness. © Scholarship America. December 2014.

Student Profile: Basic Information Items marked with a double star ** are required to move on from each section. © Scholarship America. December 2014.

Student Profile: Additional Information Items marked with a single star * are part of your completion percentage. Complete all these fields to get to 100% completion. © Scholarship America. December 2014.

Student Profile: Schools Be complete and accurate! This will lead to more scholarship opportunities. It is helpful to complete this as fully as is possible!!! © Scholarship America. December 2014.

Student Profile: GPA Data will be compared to your transcript. To convert percentages to a 4.0 scale, click the box “My school does not calculate GPA on a 4.0 scale.” GPA and CLASS RANKING will NOT be available until Tuesday February 14. Please do NOT ask Guidance until February 14. TH now uses a weighted scale. © Scholarship America. December 2014.

Student Profile: Class Rank Select “Integer”. An update will be sent out via email around February 14 regarding class size. GPA and CLASS RANKING will NOT be available until February 14. Please do NOT ask Guidance until February 14. © Scholarship America. December 2014.

Student Profile: Test Scores Click this button to enter ALL your test information! © Scholarship America. December 2014.

Student Profile: Activities Enter ALL school and non-school related extra curricular activities (church, sports, volunteering, etc.). Scoring depends on the completeness of your profile. © Scholarship America. December 2014.

Student Profile: Employment Enter all your employment information. © Scholarship America. December 2014.

Student Profile: Parent/Guardian Information If you’re under 18, you need parental consent to apply for scholarships. Enter your parent information and request consent. If you are over 18, you do not need consent but PLEASE still enter your parent information. If you are legally emancipated you can click here. © Scholarship America. December 2014.

Financial Information In order to be considered for need based scholarships, you need to provide financial info. THDFS uses the FAFSA EFC © Scholarship America. December 2014.

Student Profile: Essays Goals and Aspirations Essay. This is NOT required for THDFS: do it only IF you want to apply for any National Scholarships. Otherwise leave it blank! It has NO bearing on THDFS scholarships. Provide an essay on any unusual circumstances you may have experienced in your life. Yes, do this for THDFS if it applies to you. © Scholarship America. December 2014.

Student Profile: Transcripts & References You may ask now but Guidance will not input the information until AFTER February 14. Be patient. kcarlo@taconichills.k12.ny.us dsolimando@taconichills.k12.ny.us pshook@taconichills.k12.ny.us Click to add reference information to request a recommendation. MUST be a TH Teacher! Ask first before using them! Do this item now. © Scholarship America. December 2014.

Student Profile: Finding Scholarships It will ask you several questions about what Fire District you live in. The listed Fire Districts may or may not have scholarships in a given year, but we ask just in case! Answer each one yes or no. Click submit and see the next slide Ignore any OTHER chapters that may appear. © Scholarship America. December 2014.

Accessing A THDFS Scholarship Once you have answered the Fire Company questions, you will now see the Taconic Hills Dollars for Scholars Scholarship 2017. Click on the Questions tab. THIS is the essay that we want for your THDFS Application. THIS one is used to apply for local THDFS Scholarships. Click on the Reference Tab: You MUST do this reference (any community member that is not a family member: ask first) After you are completed with the THDFS Scholarship (essay and reference) then click submit for the THDFS Scholarship 2017! We need you to do this. Again, not all scholarships are visible. The Committee will do the matching for you based upon the completed application. Also click submit for any Fire Company Award you may qualify for. © Scholarship America. March 2012.

Scholarship Matches Answer any that may appear. Again, this is where the THDFS Scholarship is located. Not ALL THDFS scholarships will appear that you may be eligible for. The committee will match all students up with all scholarships that there will be available. Trust them please. This is where National Scholarships will appear. As you complete the application, some may show up. The more complete your application the more that may appear. Take the time to accurately fill in every tab through the application. Your information is automatically cross referenced by Scholarship America. © Scholarship America. March 2012.

Need Help? Check out the Help section for instructional documents and videos. If you have any questions or need technical assistance, click on the grey support tab and enter a help ticket. © Scholarship America. December 2014.

Access You can get back to your profile at any time via the button on your local chapter Students & Parents page. © Scholarship America. December 2014.