Scholarships
Scholarship Handout
The Scholarship Handout is a resource for parents and students. The scholarships are available for seniors in the Class of 2010. This handout is only to serve as an introduction for scholarships. For full details, students should view the actual application. Applications are available in the Counseling Office and/or online, as indicated. Please check the web site and in the Counseling Office regularly, as other scholarships may be posted (last updated - 3/18/2010).
Michigan Promise Scholarship
The Michigan Promise Scholarship provides up to $4,000 to high school graduates for successfully completing two years of postsecondary education. All students who took the Michigan Merit Exam (MME) have the opportunity to receive up to $4,000 if they meet all eligibility requirements. Students who receive qualifying scores (Level 1 or 2) in each of the required test components are eligible to receive up to half of their scholarship in the first two years of postsecondary enrollment (in installments of $1,000 each year).
Michigan Promise Scholarship Fact Sheet
Online Certification for Installment Payments
Approved Post Secondary Education Institutions
Junior/Senior Handbook
Junior – Senior Handbook (Parents’ Guide) provides students and parents with the latest information regarding scholarships, financial aid, test dates, etc. Last year's graduating class received close to two million dollars in scholarship offerings. The new version will be distributed in September in your English classes. Please share with your parents.
Senior Scholarship Portfolios
Counselors meet in senior English classes to assist students in developing scholarship portfolios and training on how to bind portfolios. Those seniors who do not have English second trimester, please see your counselor for assistance.
Quick Tips
Here are some quick tips to get you started looking for scholarships:
- Think Local: Your child may have a better chance of getting a local or state scholarship - check with your counselor to find out more.
- Think Big: Consider the large national scholarship funds, including Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), Coca-Cola, and Robert Byrd.
- Think Memberships: See if your union, religious organization, or community or fraternal organization offers scholarships to children of members.
- Think Employer: Many large companies offer scholarships or tuition reimbursement programs for dependent children of employees. Check with your human resources department.
- Think College: Colleges distribute a lot of scholarships. Find out what’s available at the colleges your child may be exploring.
- Think Ahead: Visit collegeboard.com and check out their FREE Scholarship Search tool under the “For Students” heading.
Scholarship Scams
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop, and avoid them. Visit the FTC web site for Scholarship Scam information.
