All things SENIORS!
Dorrance Scholarship 10/7/2021 – 2/9/2022
Eligibility:
* AZ resident and current senior at an accredited AZ high school
* First-generation college student (neither parent, stepparent, or legal guardian holds a four-year degree)
* Have a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA (weighted or unweighted) AND have a minimum test scores of 1110 SAT (writing score excluded), 22 ACT Composite, 72 CLT, or 1050 PSAT (PSAT scores taken during your sophomore or junior year)
* Demonstrate financial need by completing the FAFSA
* Are accepted by one of AZ’s three state universities (ASU-Tempe, NAU-Flagstaff, UA-Tucson) and agree to live in on-campus housing during freshman and sophomore year
The College Board Opportunity Scholarships
| As you know, the Opportunity Scholarships provide a guide for all students along their college journey and reward their efforts with chances to earn a $500 scholarship for each completed step. When students complete all six steps, they’ll have the chance to win one of 25 $40,000 Complete Your Journey Scholarships!
Here are the six steps and timelines for the scholarship drawings: |
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Cooke Foundation Scholarship 9/1/2021 – 11/18/2021
- Up to $55,000 per year to attend a four-year accredited undergraduate school
- Ability to pursue any area of study
- Personal advising about selecting a college and navigating financial aid
- Multifaceted advising about how to transition to college and maximize the college student experience
Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Senior standing – Plan to graduate from a U.S. high school in spring 2022.
- Fall College Enrollment – Intend to enroll in an accredited four-year college beginning in fall 2022.
- GPA – Earn a minimum, cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.5 or above.
- Income – Demonstrate unmet financial need. We will consider applicants with family income up to $95,000. Last year’s cohort of new college scholarship recipients had a median family income of approximately $35,000.
Scholarship Search Engines
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Going Merry – A free, one-stop scholarships platform. It matches you with scholarships and then helps you apply directly. It has both local and national scholarships and you can bulk-apply for multiple scholarships, which share similar essay prompts, using one application.
- Scholar Snapp – A free, simple to use data standard that allows students to reuse their application information – including contact information, essays, transcripts, etc. – from one scholarship application to another thereby streamlining the college scholarship application process.
- Scholly – A mobile app that provides students with a fast and simple way to find scholarships for college. (Created by Christopher Gray, a Coca-Cola Scholar!)
- Peerlift – Proven scholarships, internships, summer programs, and more gathered by fellow students like you. (Founded by a team of 2017 Coca-Cola Scholars!) Learn more about the creation of Peerlift.
- Fastweb – Create a profile and let fastweb do the research on scholarships, internships colleges and more for you.
- CashCourse – Information that helps college students stay financially informed.
- Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation – Educational and scholarship opportunities for students of all levels.
- Cappex – A free website where you can learn which colleges want you, before you apply and learn about more than $11 billion in merit aid scholarships.
- Scholarships.com– A free college scholarship search and financial aid information.
- Scholarship America – Provides information and resources for your scholarship search.
- KnowHow2GO – Complete information on college prep, whether in middle school or seniors.
- HS Finder (Hispanic Scholarship Fund) – Scholarship information for Latino students.
- Thurgood Marshall College Fund – Provides scholarships, programmatic and capacity building support to the 47 public Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
- Gates Millennium Scholars – Provides outstanding low income African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander American, and Hispanic American students with an opportunity to complete an undergraduate college education in any discipline they choose.
- Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund – The nation’s largest non-profit organization devoted to providing college scholarships for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI).
- American Indian College Fund – Provides Native American students with scholarships and financial support for the nation’s 33 accredited tribal colleges and universities.
- Dell Scholars Program – Recognizes academic potential and determination in students that have a definite need for financial assistance.
- UNCF – Awards 10,000 students each year through 400 scholarship and internship programs so that students from low- and moderate-income families can afford college tuition, books and room and board.
- Chegg – A place to connect with scholarships and learn about colleges.
- Reagan Foundation Scholarships – Scholarship opportunities for outstanding student leaders.
- Goizueta Legacy Scholarship – Provides scholarships for the children of Coca-Cola employees.
- American Indian Graduate Center & AIGCS – The largest scholarship providers to Native students in the United States, awarding $15 million in scholarships annually and more than $200 million since inception. For almost 50 years, AIGC has funded students pursing undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees in any field of study at any accredited institution of choice, working with over 500 tribes in all 50 states.
- The NSHSS Foundation – The NSHSS Foundation fosters the growth of students pursuing the STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math), business, economics, public policy, and environmental science and sustainability fields. Through special programs, including the NSHSS Honor Society, the NSHSS Foundation connects young scholars with additional opportunities to advance their education, personal growth and career interests.
University of Arizona
U of A Representative, Carlos Bravo, will be on campus during senior high lunch, Wednesday, 10/20/2021. Please stop by his table to ask questions about financial aid, Merit scholarships, admissions and more.
Tri-University Virtual Week
Virtual Tri-University Week: October 18 – 23. By pooling our resources, we know that we will be able to provide an unprecedented opportunity to hear from financial aid, admissions, and access professionals from the three public in-state universities.
October
Haunted Ball
When: Friday, October 22nd
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Where: The Barn at Schnepf Farms
Who: 10th – 12th graders
Cost: $40 Couples, $25 Sincles