SCHOLARSHIPS, COLLEGE VISITATIONS, FINANCIAL AID   Updated: May 10, 2008
Applications for all scholarships postings are available in the Career Support Center .. OR .. email for more information email or call Reta Heintz @ (281) 482-3413, ext. 138  Total Scholarship Monies to 2008 Graduates: Amount Offered $4,836,194

 

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UNIVERSITY INFORMATION SESSIONS

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE Dartmouth announces new Financial Aid Initiative. Key elements: 1. Free tuition for students who come from families with annual incomes below $75,000 2. Replace loans with scholarships 3. Need-blink admissions for international students 4. Junior leave term with no earnings expectation. Visit www.dartmouth.edu/apply for how tuition is determined for each student.

 

DUKE UNIVERSITY

Exciting new about tuition: Families with incomes total $60,000 or less no longer have to contribute financially to their child's education; Families with incomes of $40,000 or less, student loans have been eliminated and families with incomes up to $100,000 tuition has been reduced. Also, all of the merit scholarships now provide full tuition, room, board, and fees. (current students are not eligible)

 

ADDITIONAL WEBSITES

NATIONAL TECHNICAL HONOR SOCIETY (NTHS) - JON H. POTEAT SCHOLARSHIP - visit NTHS website DECA SCHOLARSHIPS - www.deca.org (search scholarships) FCCLA SCHOLARSHIPS - www.fccla.com (search scholarships) SkillsUSA SCHOLARSHIPS - www.skillsusa.org (search scholarships) www.calculated.com/scholarship (search scholarships) BPA SCHOLARSHIPS - www.bpanet.org (search scholarships) HOSA SCHOLARSHIPS - www.hosa.org (search scholarships) www.elearning.makingitcount.com

 

DUKE TIP TALENT SEARCH

(If your are part of the Duke TIP program) University of Houston (downtown) and Duke University have partnered to offer a Duke TIP Scholar weekend. For more information/registration: www.houstonscholarweekends.com or www.uhd.edu/tip 713-221-8032

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SAT, ACT, & GRE TEST-PREP WEBSITE

Preparation courses are totally free! By creating an account you can access a customized course that includes user-friendly tutorials, practice sessions that dynamically adapt to each student's ability level, a vocabulary builder, and more. Visit http://number2.com/ also check out www.collegefortexans.com

GIFTED AND TALENTED OPPORTUNITIES

The Davidson Academy of Nevada - 2008-2009 School Year Application Deadline Extended to June 1, 2008 A free, public school for profoundly gifted pupils on the University of Nevada, Reno campus, The Davidson Academy of Nevada is seeking qualified students for the 2008-2009 school year. The mission of The Davidson Academy is to provide profoundly gifted young people an advanced educational opportunity matched to their abilities, strengths and interests. The Academy is a non-residential, full-time day school and many families have relocated to Reno in order for their student(s) to attend. To be eligible to attend The Davidson Academy, students must be at the middle or high school level across all subject areas and score in the 99.9th percentile on IQ or college entrance tests, such as the SAT or ACT. The Academy is specifically designed to meet the needs of profoundly gifted middle and high school students, starting at the sixth grade level and beyond. For admission details, please visit www.DavidsonAcademy.UNR.edu/Admissions.

FINANCIAL AID INFO

FAFSA (2008-09 FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID) Form is available on-line at www.FederalStudentAid.ed.gov (preferred method). If you need a paper copy to complete call 1-800-433-3243 and you can request up to 3 paper copies.

SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES

LAS VEGAS NATIONAL PERFORMING ARTS AUDITIONS (LVNPAA) NOVEMBER 1-2, 2008 One Place-One Time: Two day weekend will afford high school seniors the opportunity to audition for a multitude of college with dance, theatre, technical theatre programs. Registration begins: May 1, 2008 and is $50 to reserve an audition space. Visit www.ccsd.net/lvnpaa .

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LOANS

ABE AND ANNIE SEIBEL FOUNDATION through Frost National Bank P. O. Box 8210 Galveston, TX 77553-8210 409-770-5665 Offers an interest free educational loan to qualified applicants Contact office after November 1 each year to receive application packet. Qualifications: US citizen & Texas resident, graduate of Texas high school, and enroll in a Texas college or university. Approximately 800 loans available/year maximum loan $6,000/year Application deadline: February 28, 2008

 

COLLEGE FINANCING

AnyCollege.Com - College Search Engine AnyCollege.com presents perspective college students with the opportunity of scholarships that are randomly drawn at quarterly basis. Four $1,000.00 scholarships were awarded each of the last four years to college bound students and four more will be drawn this year. You can apply as many times as you like during the year. There are no obligations or requirements that are mandatory in order to apply for the scholarship. No minimum grade point average is necessary to apply. All students have the opportunity to win one of the scholarships. Students can register for the scholarship by simply going to the website by clicking on the AnyCollege.Net logo above. Once you are at the website, click on the WIN A SCHOLARSHIP icon. College for Texans - Includes Links: Preparing for College, Choosing a College, Paying for College, Getting Through College, Career Planning, Military in Texas| Library, On-line Gallery  EduPrep - Includes Links: Scholarship Search, SAT/ACT Test Help, Student Parent Loans, College Tours, College Admissions, Information about EduPrep Fast Web - Scholarships | Financial Aid (pdf documents) FAFSA on the Web - The United States Department of Education Online Application for Federal Student Aid NASFAA - National Association of Student Financial Aid Adminstrators Scholarship and Advice Center- FOR SCHOLARSHIP SEARCHES This offers a wealth of information, along with listings and values of scholarships   The Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation - Compendium of Texas Colleges and Financial Aid Calendar Texas Mentor - online guide to the private colleges of Texas. This website includes many interactive features that allow you to explore Texas' private colleges and universities including the following: matching students' personal need and interests with specific institutions, and participation in virtual campus tours, establishing direct e-mail communication with campus representatives, preparing academically and financially, and applying on-line for admissions and financial aid.

DON'T GET SCAMMED! STUDENTS & PARENTS OFFERED WEB RESOURCE TO AVOID SCHOLARSHIP SCAMS

Scholarship Scams Tip Sheet by FastWeb Students and parents can use a free Web site (to access scholarship scam information quickly and easily. The Web site, www.nacac.com/preventscams.html, provides students, parents and counselors with up-to-date scholarship-scam-related news and links to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reports, as well as other helpful information from the FTC and Department of Education. The Web page also links directly to the FTC's consumer complaint form if families believe they have been scammed. "Too many students and their parents are dissuaded from applying to college due to finances and high college costs," NACAC President Frank Sachs said. "To add insult to injury, unscrupulous individuals lie in wait to prey on families who may not have experience in the financial-aid process." As college costs and student enrollments continue to rise, more and more disreputable companies and individuals attempt to cash in on these rising costs with scholarship scams. In fact, federal estimates show that families lose millions of dollars to scholarship fraud every year. "NACAC-and the NACAC Web site-is a natural place for students, parents and counselors to go with very real concerns about questionable scholarship sources," Sachs said. "Our hope is that this new Web page will make it easier for families to not only report scholarship scams when and if they encounter them, but to also avoid them altogether, finding viable, trustworthy sources and navigating their way through the process as smoothly as possible." With the help of NACAC's scholarship scam Web page, students and parents can: -- Report scholarship scams, using the link to the Federal Trade Commission's Web site -- Download a "6 Signs That Your Scholarship is Sunk" poster -- Download or order NACAC's financial aid publications -- Apply for financial aid, using a link to the U.S. Department of Education's FAFSA Web form -- Receive and review the latest scholarship-scam news. Also available from NACAC is "Applying for Financial Aid in Seven Easy Steps," a financial aid reference brochure for college-bound students and their parents. Contact: Shanda Ivory, NACAC Communications, 703/836-2222 About NACAC: The NACAC is an Alexandria, VA-based education association of more than 9,000 secondary school counselors, independent counselors, college admission and financial aid officers, enrollment managers, and organizations that work with students as they make the transition from high school to postsecondary education. The association is committed to maintaining high standards that foster ethical and social responsibility among those involved in the transition process, as outlined in the NACAC Statement of Principles of Good Practice.