Funding your post $econdary plan$...
The FAFSA form can be submitted starting January 2024. Submit your forms as soon as possible!!! The deadline is June 30. The FAFSA form is required by our federal government for students to seek out grants, scholarships, and loans.
Visit this site for more information on the FAFSA: https://studentaid.gov
Please click here to view a presentation from the University of Michigan-Financial Aid Office (helpful for all students). Links to additional resources are listed below:
Financial Aid Checklist:
-College Planning Guide
-Private Scholarships
Start by visiting this website about college costs: collegecost.ed.gov
Private Education Loans: https://finaid.umich.edu/types-aid/loans/private-educational-loans
Visit this site for more information on the FAFSA: https://studentaid.gov
Please click here to view a presentation from the University of Michigan-Financial Aid Office (helpful for all students). Links to additional resources are listed below:
Financial Aid Checklist:
-College Planning Guide
-Private Scholarships
Start by visiting this website about college costs: collegecost.ed.gov
Private Education Loans: https://finaid.umich.edu/types-aid/loans/private-educational-loans
Video presentations on Financial Aid can be viewed here: http://www.khanacademy.org/college-admissions/paying-for-college
Finding Scholarships and college funding:
Finding scholarships is a VERY time-consuming process and one should invest more time regularly in order to have the best chance of earning scholarship money. There are thousands of scholarship opportunities out there, but beware of scams. Many websites can help find scholarships for FREE!! For the most part, students can earn scholarship money through college or community programs, and even outside search engine websites.
COLLEGE WEBSITE:
Most colleges have a scholarship web page and may offer certain merit scholarships (ones you qualify for automatically when you apply) based on GPA, SAT, and ACT scores.
Finding scholarships is a VERY time-consuming process and one should invest more time regularly in order to have the best chance of earning scholarship money. There are thousands of scholarship opportunities out there, but beware of scams. Many websites can help find scholarships for FREE!! For the most part, students can earn scholarship money through college or community programs, and even outside search engine websites.
COLLEGE WEBSITE:
Most colleges have a scholarship web page and may offer certain merit scholarships (ones you qualify for automatically when you apply) based on GPA, SAT, and ACT scores.
SCHOLARSHIPS: GET CONNECTED WITH MILLIONS OF SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH ONLINE SCHOLARSHIP DATABASES
- Scholarship Spreadsheet: Click here to see an updated list of scholarships that the counseling department has shared and has accessible to CVHS students.
- www.finaid.org
- http://www.mappingyourfuture.org
- www.meritaid.com
- www.michigan.gov/mistudentaid
- www.schoolsoup.com
- bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/grants-scholarships
- www.scholarships4highschool.org/
- www.goingmerry.com/
- www.raise.me/
- myscholly.com/
- www.fastweb.com
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- Scholarship Spreadsheet: Click here to see an updated list of scholarships that the counseling department has shared and has accessible to CVHS students.
- www.finaid.org
- http://www.mappingyourfuture.org
- www.meritaid.com
- www.michigan.gov/mistudentaid
- www.schoolsoup.com
- bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/grants-scholarships
- www.scholarships4highschool.org/
- www.goingmerry.com/
- www.raise.me/
- myscholly.com/
- www.fastweb.com
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