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Watch a video on how it's done... Youtube FAFSA walkthrough
1. Parent and student create a Federal Student Aid ID
2. Gather your information...
Watch a video on how it's done... Youtube FAFSA walkthrough
1. Parent and student create a Federal Student Aid ID
2. Gather your information...
- Your Social Security Number (or Alien Registration # if you are not a U.S. citizen)
- Your federal income tax returns, W-2s, and other records of money earned. (Note: You may be able to transfer your federal tax return information into your FAFSA using the IRS Data Retrieval Tool.)
- Bank statements and records of investments (if applicable)
- An FSA ID to sign electronically. (you just created this in step 1, right?)
CODY SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS RESOURCE PAGE
"Scholarships are easier to find than the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!" - Linus van Pelt
Scholarships and grants are... https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/types/grants-scholarships They can be used everywhere! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Michigan Online Guide to Student Loans: /www.millennialpersonalfinance.com/student-loans/ The Student Loan Report: Loan and grant sources and how everything works. studentloans.net |
Scholarships each student MUST explore...
Detroit Public Schools Foundation Did you attend DPS all of HS? Do you have a 2.5+ GPA?
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Detroit College Promise: www.dpsfdn.org/detroit-college-promise-2017-application/
Tuition Incentive Program: http://www.michigan.gov/mistudentaid/0,4636,7-128-60969_61016-274565--,00.html
Other State and Local Scholarships: http://www.michigan.gov/mistudentaid/0,4636,7-128-60969_61016---,00.html
College Board Scholarship Link: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search
Open, save, read, apply ------> THE DETROIT HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP BOOKLET
Scholarship Calendar: (ordered by deadline!)
DUE: TITLE OF SCHOLARSHIP and LINK
11/1 Jack Kent Cooke Scholarships (3.5 gpa, 1200 SAT) Cooke Scholarships for Underserved
1/15 WMU Future Educators Scholarship www.wmich.edu/education/scholarships/undergraduate
1/19 Univ. of Mich. Detroit Club www.umclubgreaterdetroit.org (must be in top 1% of senior class)
1/19 WMU Martin Luther King Gold Scholarship www.wmich.edu/admissions/mlk
1/31 Lake Michigan Credit Union What Would You Change?
1/31 Future Leaders Scholarship Application (females only)
2/1 NFL Alumni Detroit Student Athlete Scholarship
2/1 Jackie Robinson Scholarship www.jackierobinson.org/apply/
2/8 Lem Tucker CMU Broadcast Journalism Scholarship
2/8 DPS Foundation Detroit College Promise Scholarships
2/17 New Metropolitan Detroit Club newmetrodetroitnanbpwc.org (scholarship PDF at bottom of site)
2/24 Student Athlete Scholarship: https://nflalumnidet.org/scholarships
2/26 Pearls of Promise (2.5+ gpa)
2/28 Project Genesis Summer Youth Employment Program Applications are due.
3/1 Metro Bureau Scholarship (must be planning to attend Oakland, WCCCD, or WSU)
3/1 Rosa Parks Scholarship http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4070976/RP-Application-2018-Master
3/3 Kappa Alpha Psi Kappafoundationdetroit.org
3/10 UM Wolverine Pathways program (current 9th gr. only) wolverinepathways.umich.edu/
3/10 Coleman A. Young Foundation Scholarship: http://www.cayf.org/apply-now.html
3/15 Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan (1 application for 50+ scholarships) cfsem.org/scholarships
3/30 Detroit Deltas (2.5+ gpa)
3/31 Buffalo Soldiers Scholarship: http://nabstmc.com/scholarship.php
3/31 HFC Scholarship Window closes: HFC Scholarship Page
4/10 Mildred A. Ellis Scholarship Scholarship Link
4/12 Gamma Phi Delta Sorority $500 Scholarship (Email)
4/10 Roy and Maureen Roberts Scholarship (3.0, Community Involvement)
4/26 Urban Solutions Scholarship (3.0, Community Service Requirement) Urban Solutions
4/27 Upward Bound Summer Camp Experience (Jr. or Sr.)
4/30 Alabama State University $100,000 Scholarship
5/3 Paul Robeson Scholarship Award (3.0, Active in Cody sports or fine arts or debate)
5/31 Circle of Friends Youth Foundation (Must be interested in Business as a college major)
6/1 Pierians Scholarship for Arts www.pierians.org/detroitchapternews.html
6/1 (For Juniors Only) www.pierians.org/detroitchapternews.html
7/15 Gates Memorial Full Tuition Scholarship (3.3 GPA+) DEADLINE 9/15 www.thegatesscholarship.org/scholarship
Detroit Public Schools Foundation Did you attend DPS all of HS? Do you have a 2.5+ GPA?
Even more from Detroit Public Schools Foundation Scholarships
Detroit College Promise: www.dpsfdn.org/detroit-college-promise-2017-application/
Tuition Incentive Program: http://www.michigan.gov/mistudentaid/0,4636,7-128-60969_61016-274565--,00.html
Other State and Local Scholarships: http://www.michigan.gov/mistudentaid/0,4636,7-128-60969_61016---,00.html
College Board Scholarship Link: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search
Open, save, read, apply ------> THE DETROIT HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP BOOKLET
Scholarship Calendar: (ordered by deadline!)
DUE: TITLE OF SCHOLARSHIP and LINK
11/1 Jack Kent Cooke Scholarships (3.5 gpa, 1200 SAT) Cooke Scholarships for Underserved
1/15 WMU Future Educators Scholarship www.wmich.edu/education/scholarships/undergraduate
1/19 Univ. of Mich. Detroit Club www.umclubgreaterdetroit.org (must be in top 1% of senior class)
1/19 WMU Martin Luther King Gold Scholarship www.wmich.edu/admissions/mlk
1/31 Lake Michigan Credit Union What Would You Change?
1/31 Future Leaders Scholarship Application (females only)
2/1 NFL Alumni Detroit Student Athlete Scholarship
2/1 Jackie Robinson Scholarship www.jackierobinson.org/apply/
2/8 Lem Tucker CMU Broadcast Journalism Scholarship
2/8 DPS Foundation Detroit College Promise Scholarships
2/17 New Metropolitan Detroit Club newmetrodetroitnanbpwc.org (scholarship PDF at bottom of site)
2/24 Student Athlete Scholarship: https://nflalumnidet.org/scholarships
2/26 Pearls of Promise (2.5+ gpa)
2/28 Project Genesis Summer Youth Employment Program Applications are due.
3/1 Metro Bureau Scholarship (must be planning to attend Oakland, WCCCD, or WSU)
3/1 Rosa Parks Scholarship http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4070976/RP-Application-2018-Master
3/3 Kappa Alpha Psi Kappafoundationdetroit.org
3/10 UM Wolverine Pathways program (current 9th gr. only) wolverinepathways.umich.edu/
3/10 Coleman A. Young Foundation Scholarship: http://www.cayf.org/apply-now.html
3/15 Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan (1 application for 50+ scholarships) cfsem.org/scholarships
3/30 Detroit Deltas (2.5+ gpa)
3/31 Buffalo Soldiers Scholarship: http://nabstmc.com/scholarship.php
3/31 HFC Scholarship Window closes: HFC Scholarship Page
4/10 Mildred A. Ellis Scholarship Scholarship Link
4/12 Gamma Phi Delta Sorority $500 Scholarship (Email)
4/10 Roy and Maureen Roberts Scholarship (3.0, Community Involvement)
4/26 Urban Solutions Scholarship (3.0, Community Service Requirement) Urban Solutions
4/27 Upward Bound Summer Camp Experience (Jr. or Sr.)
4/30 Alabama State University $100,000 Scholarship
5/3 Paul Robeson Scholarship Award (3.0, Active in Cody sports or fine arts or debate)
5/31 Circle of Friends Youth Foundation (Must be interested in Business as a college major)
6/1 Pierians Scholarship for Arts www.pierians.org/detroitchapternews.html
6/1 (For Juniors Only) www.pierians.org/detroitchapternews.html
7/15 Gates Memorial Full Tuition Scholarship (3.3 GPA+) DEADLINE 9/15 www.thegatesscholarship.org/scholarship
SCHOLARSHIP RESOURCES AND SITES: Click link to open website
100 Minority Scholarships
Military Scholarships
100 Minority Scholarships
Military Scholarships
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