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Last year’s Seniors earned…… Over 6.3 million in scholarship dollars! 248 Scholarships were awarded

Is it worth the effort? For a $1,000 Scholarship… If you spent, 10 hours of research & completing applications = $100 per hour

Still not convinced? If you made $8 an hour, you would have to work 125 hours to = $1000

Where to Research Scholarships MdN website (Scholarship link on right side of page) Academic Department’s website at any college or university Fastweb.com or google search

What is the eligibility criteria? GPA Ethnicity Gender Volunteer history First to attend college Field of interest Political party Religion Parent’s profession Willingness to work in economically depressed areas

Application Core Components Scholarship Application Personal Statement Letters of recommendation (2 minimum) Academic Transcript Resume Activity List, SAT/ACT scores, FAFSA

Personal Statement Personal and family background Education and career goals Personal interests, achievements, extracurricular activities, work experience, community service involvement Your financial need * Go to Guidance Webpage to print out “Tips on Writing a Personal Statement”

Letters of Recommendation Best Practices Be proactive, ask Early! Inform them of your deadline Send them an at least two days before you pick up Give them a resume, personal statement, and transcript

Milk Contest $10,000 Winner

Sample of Scholarship Applications Chris Massey Scholarship The Longan Education Scholarship

Do’s & Don’ts of Scholarships Do Apply, Apply, Apply often and early! Do use multiple sources for finding scholarships Do search local scholarships Do follow instructions carefully Do write scholarship due dates on your personal calendar Do develop a Suite of Generic Reusable Materials

Don’t Never pay to apply for a scholarship! Don’t waste your money on scholarship search services that promise to help you tap into vast amount of unclaimed financial aid funds. There are many web sites that provide the same information for FREE.

Five Scholarship Myths “Only students with high academic achievement win merit scholarships” “Scholarships applicants should seek to compile the longest list of extracurricular activities”

Myths (cont.) “The track record you’ve already accumulated determines whether you’ll win scholarships” “I won’t qualify for financial aid because my parents make too much money”

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University Scholarship Programs President Barack Obama Scholars Program – $60,000 or less U of A Assurance Program - $42,400

MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS –When applying to Arizona universities, you are automatically considered for a merit scholarship IF you have taken the SAT/ACT –APPLY early to find out results and have first priority with dorm rooms!

“A’s” or “B’s” in the 16 required core classes (“C’s” can be ignored with extra classes or good AP scores in the same subject.) AND 3.5 cumulative GPA in courses used above AND Exceed AIMS in all subjects by 10 th grade Or Exceed in 2 areas of AIMS and get “3’s” on 2 AP tests AND Finally Have a minimum SAT of 1300 or ACT of 28 ABOR High Honors Waiver

Financial Aid 101 What you need to know

Financial Aid Crash Course: The Types of Federal Aid Grants – do not have to be paid back! (Maximum award amount $5,500) Loans – borrowed money that you must repay Work-study – work on campus

Timeline for (FAFSA) Free Application for Federal Student Aid Priority filing date February 15 th  FAFSA application on the web  Estimate your eligibility on

College Goal Sunday Get free, on-site professional assistance completing the FAFSA Date: mid-February Time: 2 PM – 4 PM Place: To be announced

Scholarships to look for Tempe Diablos Scholarship -Top 50% of class, be a resident of Tempe, plan to attend ASU or any Maricopa Community College Tempe IDA Scholarship -Top 50% of class, must be a resident of Tempe, any institution, Amount $1,000

MdN Scholarships MdN Chris Massey Memorial Scholarship -Minimum 2.5 GPA, any institution, preference to education majors, Amount $1,000 Tempe Dollars for Scholars Scholarship -GPA varies, Amount $1,000 and up

Scholarships Arizona Private Schools Assoc. Scholarship -Attend any vocational school, Amount $1,000 Maricopa Community College Presidential Scholarship -For students in the top 15% during the 6 th, 7 th, or 8 th semester

Login to the computer Login: S followed by your Synergy Student Number –Example: S Password: Pwd followed by your birthday (MMDDYYYY) (note the capital P as well). –Example: Katniss Everdeen has a birthday of May 8, 1996 has a default password of Pwd You will be required to change your initial password on first login to the system.

ECAP: Education Career Action Plan Log onto –Username: first initial, middle initial, last name, day of birth (Example: Katniss B. Everdeen born May 8, 1996: kbeverdeen8 ) –Password: student ID #

FAFSA PIN Click on Career Planning Timeline

Scroll down to 12 th Grade Tasks Click on task #3

Click on number 1 Get Personal Identification Number PIN

Read STEP 1 Click on Get a PIN Now

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Click on APPLY NOW

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Scholarships & Grants Click on My Portfolio

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Click on Program Name Click on the next to any programs that is of interest

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