• SCHOLARSHIPS

     
    FAFSA
    ALL students who are considering attending college or any educational institution after high school should file a FAFSA (FREE Application for Federal Student Aid).   There has been a recent change to the FAFSA process.  Filing now opens on October 1st and the deadline is still March 10th.  The most significant change is that the FAFSA will be based on taxes that are already filed.  For example: this year's seniors aide will be based on family's taxes from 2015.  FAFSA is done online at https://fafsa.ed.gov/  Here is a web resource for students and parents to learn more about the FAFSA http://www.bestschools.com/fafsa/  As always, see your counselor with questions.
     
    The world of scholarship searching is a big one.  There are many websites and people out there that could potentially be helpful to you in your scholarship search.  We post scholarships to this website that we receive in our office, and many of these are local in nature.  Please do not stop your search here because this is only a very small portion of what is out there.  
     
    The BHSS Counseling Center doesn’t specifically endorse or recommend any one website, but we do know that many of our students have used www.fastweb.com and www.scholarships.com to build profiles and search for scholarships.  We have also had students use http://www.discusawards.com/,finding this to be a unique scholarship website.  The following website: https://weirdscholarships.net/ is newer and specializes in connecting students with atypical scholarships.  The site http://www.college-scholarships.com/free-scholarship-searches.htm has amassed a list of free scholarship websites with brief descriptions of their offerings.  
     
    For general college information, other good websites to check out are www.knowhow2go.com and www.collegeboard.org.  Here is another that past students have found helpful: www.goodcall.com. Lastly, check out this site for advice on applying for scholarships and financing college: The Simple Dollar.
     
    Scholarships.com additionally provides a free app, and a variety of student resources: http://www.scholarships.com/resources/.  Their five most requested documents include the Academic Calendar & Financial Aid Reference Guide for Juniors, the Academic Calendar & Financial Aid Reference Guide for Seniors, the Top 10 Student Resources, their Scholarship Application Checklists, and their College Application Checklists.
     
    Also, don't forget that you should check with the schools you are applying to for school-specific scholarships...their websites are a great resource.
     
    Our only piece of advice regarding scholarship searches and/or websites is to be aware of any website, organization, or individual offering to help you find scholarships for a fee.  Although not always the case, this can be very indicative of a scam.  Never pay a fee to an organization offering to help you find scholarships.  
     

    Scholarships below have been sent directly to our office for posting. 

    They are listed chronologically by deadline.

  • EduBirdie Scholarship for Orphans and Half-Orphans

    School            

    		  Any
    Value  $1,000.00
    Description

     

    To be eligible to apply, applicants must be:

    • A full-time student at a high school, college or university
    • From a single parent or parentless household
    • Aged 17 years old and over

    If you are interested in applying for the scholarship you will need to submit the following information:

    • A little bit about yourself (contact information, age, university, college or school)
    • A 500-800 words essay on one of the following topics:
      • “Do we still need grades in modern educational system?”
      • “Information overload: the bane of modern world. How can we help the students to deal with it?”
      • “Standardized testing: a conventional way of checking the results of education or a new caste system?”

    This essay should be submitted in English language. All entries should be original and free of plagiarism! Each essay will be checked with a professional plagiarism checker and any non-unique piece will be declined.*
    Link For more information and a link to the application, follow this link.
    Deadline  June 1, 2019
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  • The Recovery Village Health Care Scholarship

     Value

    A $1,000 award will be given to a student pursuing a health-related degree program. Areas of study that will be considered include, but are not limited to, counseling, social work, emergency medicine, pre-med, nursing, psychology (with a focus on addiction counseling or a substance-abuse related field).
    Criteria
    • U.S. citizen or permanent U.S. resident
    • Enrolled or accepted in an accredited college or university and plan to continue enrollment
    • Consent to a talent release and be willing to provide a digital photograph and quote for display on Advanced Recovery Systems (ARS) websites if notified as the winner
    • Graduating high school seniors who meet the above criteria are encouraged to apply
    • Applicants must submit an essay no more than 500 words describing why they are passionate about health care, with a focus on substance abuse and mental health. Essays can draw from personal or professional experience.

    Apply

    https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/scholarships//scholarship/

    Deadline

     June 30, 2019
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  •  

    Discover Student Loans - Give Away

     

    School             Any
    Value $5,000

    Criteria

    		 Any college bound student or parent may enter to win 1 of 12 scholarships available, the sooner you enter the more chances you have to win!
    Link Scholarship.CollegeCovered.com
    Deadline January 31, 2020

     
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