Requirements: Applicant must be a Windsor High School Senior who intends to pursue a degree in the areas of Business or Marketing.
See Mrs. Rudesill for application
*Windsor Girls Softball League Scholarship
Awards Amount: $250.00
Due Date: May 1, 2012
Requirements: Must be a WHS student who has played a minimum of one year for the Windsor Girls Softball Recreational League and at least one year of WHS Softball. Min. 3.0 GPA.
See Mrs. Rudesill for an application
*Cloverdale Lions Club
Award Amount: $1,000.00
Due Date: May 1, 2012
Requirements: 3.0 GPA, resident of district
See Mrs. Rudesill for application
*SRJC Music Department The music department at SRJC has approximately $30,000 in scholarship funds for qualified individuals who are experienced as band, choral, orchestra and piano students. See attached for more information
Due Date: April 9, 2012
*NAKo Scholarship for Cal State University Sacramento
Award amount: $500.00
Due Date: May 4, 2012
The purpose of the NAKo Scholarship is to assist Latino/Latina students in completing their degree(s). We are aware of the obstacles that confront Latino students as they struggle to complete their degree(s). Our goal is to help brilliant young minds succeed at the university level.
Eligibility:
Applicant must be an enrolled, first-year student at CSU Sacramento. Student should have a High School GPA of at least a 2.5 and must demonstrate financial need. Selected candidates must also go through an interview process conducted by Nu Alpha Kappa members. The candidates must also provide
• Credit card or bank account information required
• Provides “exclusive” information
Scams: “Phishing” & “Pharming” “Phishing” • Unsolicited emails that bear the logo of your bank or credit card
• Appear legitimate but are traps to lure you into giving out your personal or account information
NEVER give out Social Security, credit card, or bank account numbers to unsolicited emails or calls
“Pharming” • Unsolicited emails that encourage you to visit a website or click on suspicious links
• Make sure your inbox spam filters are up to date
BE CAREFUL about giving out your contact information or email address
THE FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
Parents and students must complete a FAFSA application in order to be eligible to receive any financial aid provided by the federal government. States and colleges also use the FAFSA to determine eligibility for state (Cal Grants A, B, C) and institutional financial aid. The FAFSA must be completed in order to receive need-based financial aid.
Through the information provided on the FAFSA the amount a family can afford to pay for college is determined. Everyone should complete a FAFSA, even if they believe they are not eligible for need-based financial aid.
Start the process now by both parent and student obtaining a PIN from www.fafsa.ed.gov. These personal identification numbers will serve as your electronic signatures needed to file a FAFSA online.
The FAFSA should be completed online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. This is a free service. There are some websites that claim to be FAFSA sites and they charge for completing the form – DO NOT pay for this service.
Want to know what college costs will be?
Try this NEW fafsa4caster by visiting http://www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov/, a new Web tool designed by Federal Student Aid to assist high school juniors, seniors and their families plan for education beyond high school. The student will receive:
an estimated Expected Family Contribution (EFC) by entering the information into FAFSA4caster, the potential Federal Pell Grant eligibility and reduce the time needed to complete the FAFSA when the student applies as a senior. FREE of charge.
TIPS FOR FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS
1. Visit the high school guidance office to find out about grants and scholarships that may be available.
2. Find out if your chosen colleges and universities have their own financial assistance applications.
3. Make sure you know about the deadlines for applying for scholarships.
4. Make copies of all documents you send to colleges and universities. Record when and to whom you sent the information. Create a correspondence file for each school that interests you.
5. Keep an up-to-date “activity sheet” of all of your present and past extra-curricular activities, community service, clubs, sports, awards, honors, etc.
6. Visit the following websites to learn about financial aid and local/national scholarships:
Fastweb (Scholarship Search) fastweb.com
FinAid finaid.org
Natl. Assoc. Student Financial Aid nasfaa.org
Nellie Mae nelliemae.org
Sallie Mae salliemae.org
College Answer collegeanswer.org
College Savings Plan Network collegesavingsplan.org
AmeriCorps americorps.gov
City Year cityyear.org
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE profileonline.collegeboard.com
