Financial Aid/Scholarships
Scholarships can be a part of a student’s financial aid in a post-secondary setting. The general nature of a scholarship leads it to be very individualized. One student’s approach does not have the be the same as another student’s. The main concept is to put yourself out there! You will not know what you qualify or what you’re eligible for unless you research and apply. Below you will find resources for scholarships in various forms. Some that are locally based, others that are more broad and nationally based, and then there will be links for you to create profiles on site and filter your searches.
HOPE – Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally – is Georgia’s unique scholarship and grant program that rewards students with financial assistance in degree, diploma, and certificate programs at eligible public and private colleges and universities and public technical colleges in Georgia.
Find out more about the program and the scholarship and grant options.
Take a moment and look at the HOPE Scholarship and Zell Miller Scholarship Rigor Requirements:
- Here’s link to more information about the TCSG Hope Career Grant.
GAfuture’s application details for student’s applying for the HOPE scholarship (sign-in information is required).
2022 Financial Aid Night Presentation
Click the above link to find the presentation for the Financial Aid discussion during our College Essentials Info events. Below you can click on the icons to go straight to the FAFSA website or to the GA Student Finance Commission.
Click to view the official FAFSA website
Click to view the GSFC website for any questions about state aid programs like: the HOPE Scholarship, Zell Miller Scholarship, HOPE Grant and Zell Miller Grant.
School Based Search
After completing your FAFSA and applying to the school(s) of your choice, the next task suggested would be to look-up what type of Financial Aid is offered by the college you're applying to.
In some cases, an applicant will be automatically reviewed for scholarships and grants based on their application and FAFSA document. However, a lot of schools will have institutional scholarships and grants that students must apply to first in order to obtain the assistance.
Check under your school of choice's Admissions info or Financial Aid info section of their website. A lot of times there will be a Scholarships section. At times, you may need to type "scholarships" into a search on the school's website. From here, you may need to submit an application to the college to be selected for insitiutional scholarship. Most times, there is a deadline to apply. Make sure to submit as early as you can.
See some of the examples below and make sure to visit your college, university or technical school of choice.
Local/regional based Scholarships
After completing and submitting FAFSA and then searching your college's website, keep in mind the local scholarships that are available. This list will change frequently for seniors during the school year and especially Nov-April. Scan the code below or click the link (Winder-Barrow High School Scholarships) to go to the list of scholarships for this school year!
Expanding your search further
Lastly, after completing FAFSA, searching your post-secondary option's school site, applying for local scholarships you can expand your search even more by creating profiles on scholarship search engine sites or apps like the ones below. Usually, search engines on a national level meant to filter scholarship searches towards YOU. This process can be long, but scholarships are EARNED, some by your play/academics and a lot by the time you take to apply!
Make sure you do your research and never apply for a scholarship or grant that has you paying a fee, you should not pay for FREE MONEY! The only time you may pay is installing an app's software onto your smart device (phone or tablet).
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