Scholarship websites 

You may use these websites to search for available scholarships

 

http://www.fastweb.com/

http://www.scholarships.com/

http://www.aie.org/scholarships/

https://opportunity.collegeboard.org/

https://www.gafutures.org/

Raise Me Micro Scholarships.  Here is a video that walks you through the process of creating a RaiseMe account: RaiseMe Student Sign-Up Tutorial Video

 

Current Scholarships:

USDA 1890 National Scholars Program

https://www.outreach.usda.gov/education/1890/

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Abbott & Fenner Business Consultants Scholarship 

This scholarship will be awarding up to $1,000 to the scholarship winner(s) each year. Students will submit an essay on the topic that appears on the scholarship page of our web site. For more details click HERE

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Rho Epsilon Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated provides assistance to outstanding female African American high school students who reside in Cobb and North Fulton counties.  This is a $500 scholarship. The link to the scholarship application is below:

 

https://tinyurl.com/rhoepsilonzeta-scholarship 

 

The deadline for submission is January 31, 2020.

 

Big Sun Scholarship Amount of Award - $500.00 

The successful applicant will be a high school senior or be attending a post secondary institute and currently involved in some sport at that institution or in the community. For more info click HERE

 

Recovery Village Health Care Scholarship 

The Recovery Village is offering a $1,000 scholarship to students pursuing a medical-related course of study.To enter to win a $1,000 scholarship, simply submit a short essay (no more than 500 words) describing why you are passionate about substance use disorder and mental health treatment. Essays can be in the form of a personal narrative with a medical perspective or focus specifically on clinical experience.  Do you have a compelling recovery story? Have you witnessed the challenges that addiction can present, or helped someone overcome substance use disorder? Share your experience and describe why you are eager to enter the health care field for a chance to be awarded a $1,000 scholarship. For more information click HERE

 

KSU Department of Fraternity and Sorority Life at KSU Scholarship 

On behalf of the Department of Fraternity and Sorority Life at Kennesaw State University, we would like to present scholarships to incoming freshman that plan to attend Kennesaw State. We are awarding over $1000 in scholarship money to incoming students.Applying for and winning the scholarship does not commit your students to joining Greek life at KSU. This is our way of welcoming new KSU students to the campus and helping students during their first semester. Three women and three men will each be awarded on Tuesday, August 13. For more information, Incoming freshman men apply HERE.  Incoming freshman women apply HERE.

 

Georgia Scholar

Through the Georgia Scholar program, the Georgia Department of Education identifies and honors high school seniors who have achieved excellence in school and community life. The program is coordinated by the Department’s Excellence Recognition Office and through local coordinators in each public school system and in private schools throughout the state. Each Georgia Scholar receives a seal for his or her diploma.

Students eligible for Georgia Scholar recognition are high school seniors who exhibit excellence in all phases of school life, in community activities, and in the home. Georgia Scholars are students who have carried exemplary course loads during the four years of high school; who performed excellently in all courses; who successfully participated in interscholastic events at their schools and in their communities; and who have assumed active roles in extracurricular activities sponsored by their schools.​

                **Rhonda-Please embed two Georgia Scholar documents:  1.  Scholarship criteria pdf 2.  Scholarship application.

 

Service Academy Appointments

 

While the US Coast Guard Academy does not require a Congressional Nomination, the other four US Service Academies do. There are three Congressional Representatives for Cobb County as well as the two Senators for the State of Georgia to which a student may apply for a nomination. The deadlines for these nominations are usually in late September or early October.  The student must live in the Congressional district if a nomination is requested by one of the three representatives.

 The Class of 2024 applications for all US Service Academies have opened.  Interested students should create an online student account for their desired Service Academy, begin working on the essays required by the applications or by the Representative or Senator, prepare for the physical fitness test required by each of the Academies and start assembling the letters of recommendation needed for each application.  If a student wishes to be considered for an NCAA sport at a Service Academy and they meet the minimum requirements for admission, visit the athletic site and find the recruiting page.

 

Find Your Representative:  https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

• Rep. Lucy McBath – District 6:  https://mcbath.house.gov/military-academy-nominations

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/us-service-academy-day-with-representative-lucy-mcbath-tickets-66625337177

• Rep. Barry Loudermilk – District 11

https://loudermilk.house.gov/constituent-services/service-academy-nominations.htm

• Rep. David Scott – District 13

https://davidscott.house.gov/constituent-services/serviceacademynominations.htm

• Senator Johnny Isakson

https://www.isakson.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/service-academies

• Senator David Perdue

https://www.perdue.senate.gov/services/academy-nominations

 

 

 

DACA Student Scholarships

 

Golden Door Scholars 2020 · https://www.goldendoorscholars.org/

• Deadline: September 16, 2019

• Golden Door Scholars provides scholarships for DACA students who wish to pursue a career in Computer Science, Tech, Engineering, or a related field. Eligible students may be currently enrolled in college pursuing an undergraduate degree, high school seniors or recent high school graduates

 

Quest Bridge · https://www.questbridge.org/high-school-students/national-college-match

• Deadline September 26, 2019

• The Quest Bridge National College Match is a college and scholarship application process that helps outstanding low-income high school seniors gain admission and full four-year scholarships to the nation's most selective colleges.

Hispanic Scholarship Fund 2019 – 2020 Scholarship · https://www.hsf.net/scholarship/

• Application available January 1, 2020

 

Hispanic Scholarship Fund: Young Leaders Summit · https://ylc.hsfts.net/yls-        application?SFMC_cid=EM110805-&rid=47614018

• Application available November 2019

• Be sure to share information about the Young Leaders Summit, a free, four-day, overnight college empowerment conference for top-performing, Pell Grant–eligible high school juniors.

 

TheDream.US – Opportunity Scholarship · https://www.thedream.us/scholarships/opportunity-scholarship/

• Application available November 2019

• In addition to providing millions in scholarships, TheDream.US has valuable links to legal resources, specifically those that can help

DACA recipients pay for their renewal fees.

 

The Dream.US – National Scholarship · https://www.thedream.us/scholarships/national-scholarship/

• Application available November 2019

• In addition to providing millions in scholarships, TheDream.US has valuable links to legal resources, specifically those that can help DACA recipients pay for their renewal fees.

 

Western Union Foundation · https://foundation.westernunion.com/wuscholars/index.html#close

• Application available March 2020

• The Western Union Foundation Global Scholarship Program, also referred to as WU Scholars, is a program designed to support young people and their efforts to pursue a post-secondary education.

 

Quest Bridge (Junior in High School Scholarship) · https://www.questbridge.org/high-school-                students/college-prep-scholars

• Application available in March 2020

• The College Prep Scholars Program equips high-achieving high school juniors from low-income backgrounds with the knowledge, confidence, and resources to apply to top colleges. The 2019 College Prep Scholars Program application opens in early February.

 

Freedom University

• Online “Freedom school” based out of Atlanta, GA that provides “rigorous college preparation classes, college and scholarship application assistance, and leadership development for undocumented students in Georgia.”

• Offers online core courses

• Actively lobbies for the Georgia Board of Regents to repeal Policies 4.1.6 and 4.3.4 • https://freedom-university.org/home/

Scholarship America Dream Award (Sophomore Year in College) · https://scholarshipamerica.org/dreamaward/

• Too often, student scholarship support dries up after freshman year. Scholarship America’s Dream Award is a renewable scholarship fund for students in their sophomore year and beyond — with growing, renewable awards that help ensure talented students can afford to complete the degree programs they’ve started.

 

How to Support College-Bound Undocumented Students: Advice for Parents

• The general rule is that undocumented students have undocumented parents, typically without the protections that DACA provides. Those parents may be fearful of their children applying to college or may not fully appreciate the importance.

https://www.iacac.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/E4FC-Parent-Guide-Spanish.pdf • https://www.iacac.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/E4FC-Parent-Guide.pdf

 

My Documented Life

• What started out as an undocumented college student’s personal blog in 2011 is now a mini Huffington Post for all things DACA and immigration. It’s an ideal stopping point for research on issues ranging from college applications to DACA applications. It also covers news stories, links to scholarships with upcoming deadlines, and profiles the stories of undocumented students who have gone on to graduate.

https://mydocumentedlife.org/

 

MALDEF – Mexican American Legal Defense

• Founded in 1968, MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) is the nation’s leading Latino legal civil rights organization. Our commitment is to protect and defend the rights of all Latinos living in the United States and the constitutional rights of all Americans.

https://www.maldef.org/

 

Financial Aid Information:

Edvisors: Financial Aid Glossary of Terms

 

FAFSA: Free Application for Federal Student Aid

 

GAFutures: Financial Aid Planning

 

Wells Fargo: CollegeSteps Magazine

 

Wells Fargo: Get College Ready