Scholarships

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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

www.az.kuder.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 email 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”

“Where can I VOLUNTEER?” City of Mesa- Summer Aquatics Program:

480-644-3651 City of Mesa- Neighborhood Outreach: 480-

644-4067 City of Mesa- Open Gym: 480-644-3651 City of Mesa- Youth Sports & Special

Events: 480-644-3651www.cityofmesa.org/citymgt/volunteer/volunteer_opps.asp

City of Tempe- Tempe Public Library Summer Reading Club Assistant: 480-350-5522

City of Tempe- Tempe Public Library Computer Assistants/Youth Library: 480-350-5222

Tempe Public Library- Youth Friends

480-350-5598 City of Tempe- Parks & Recreation

Instructors Assistant/ Recreation Classes City of Tempe- Parks & Recreation- Junior

Lifeguards- Kiwanis, Clark, McClintock, Escalante Pools

All other City of Tempe volunteer questions, call 480-350-5190

Valle del Sol Volunteer Program

602-248-8101, www.valledelsol.com AZ Dept. of Economic Security

Volunteer Services: 602-347-6379

www.volunteerservices@asdes.gov Paz de Cristo Community Outreach

480-464-2370, www.pazdecristo.org Habitat For Humanity Volunteer

602-262-8655 City of Phoenix Senior Services

602-495-5576 Save The Family Volunteer

480-898-0220 ext.215 www.savethefamily.org

All volunteer information on MdN Guidance website

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 10th grade

OrExceed in 2 areas of AIMS and get “3’s” on 2 AP tests

AND FinallyHave 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 15th

FAFSA application on the web www.fafsa.ed.gov

Estimate your eligibility on www.FAFSA4caster.ed.gov

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 6th, 7th, or 8th semester

Login to the computer

Login: S followed by your Synergy Student Number– Example: S16300123

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 Pwd05081996

You will be required to change your initial password on first login to the system.

ECAP: Education Career Action Plan

Log onto www.az.kuder.com – Username: first initial, middle initial, last name,

day of birth (Example: Katniss B. Everdeen born May 8, 1996: kbeverdeen8 )

– Password: student ID #

FAFSA PINClick on Career Planning Timeline

Scroll down to 12th Grade TasksClick on task #3

Click on number 1 Get Personal Identification Number PIN

Read STEP 1Click on Get a PIN Now

Click Continue

Click on APPLY NOW

Read informationClick Next

Enter your information

Click NEXT

Scholarships & GrantsClick on My Portfolio

Click on Financial Aid Sources

Click on Scholarships & Grants

Fill in your personal informationClink on to expand options

Click on See List

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

Review scholarship/grant