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FAFSA
Many college campuses will be offering free assistance with the FAFSA. Click here to find a location convenient to you.
Many college campuses will be offering free assistance with the FAFSA. Click here to find a location convenient to you.
FAFSA Completion Tutorial: https://www.finaid.ucsb.edu/fafsasimplification/
Here's an overview of the financial aid process with tabs to skip to different subjects: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REobkIFFVkc.
Our annual Virtual Financial Aid night will be hosted by Levine Middle College on September 30th, 2024. A link to the presentation is provided here.
February is Financial Aid Awareness Month!: NCSEAA and CFNC will host a How to Pay for College webinar series:
Scholarships
BOLD.ORG - is one of the biggest independent scholarship providers in the United States and has hundreds of scholarships available for high school students, college applicants and even non-traditional students. You can use their platform to browse not only scholarships, but fellowships and grants as well. When you've found something, you can apply right on there website. They have exclusive scholarships in art, for future educators, for juniors and seniors and much much more! Just create profile and search for thousands of scholarship opportunities.
Questbridge.org - Sponsors programs ot help bright motivated students from low income backgrounds navigate college admissions, access the nation's top colleges, and have additional oppourtunities after college graduation. You can use this powerpoint presentation to learn more about them and what they offer.
StudentScholarships.org is another platform that houses numerous scholarship opportunities available to high school students. They even have a category for easy scholarships which can take you less than 2 minutes to apply. Some of these scholarships are in excess of $20,000. Create your profile so you can start applying!
The Assistance League of Charlotte is a philanthropic organization in Charlotte who's programs are designed to address the issue of upward mobility by providing children an opportunity to succeed. They have a few different scholarship opportunities available for students as well.
CFNC.org The College Foundation of North Carolina helps students plan, apply, pay and save for college, while providing resources for students and families on what to do before, during and after enrollment. They also have NC based scholarships for students to apply to right on their website.
Other Helpful Websites for Scholarship or Financial Aid Information
Other Helpful Websites for Scholarship or Financial Aid Information
UNC System Scholarships- links to each university in the UNC system's scholarship information
College Foundation of NC - Helping you plan, apply, and pay for colleges in North Carolina
FastWeb - Student Resource Network for paying for colleges
Unigo- Scholarship search
FinAid - The SmartStudent guide to financial aid
Scholarsite - Scholarship search
Scholarships - Scholarship search
Find Tuition - Find College Scholarships, Financial Aid, and Student Loans
College Scholarships - Find College scholarships, college testing prep, and online college programs
GoCollege - College and Scholarship Search Website
City of College Dream - Making College Dreams Come True
College Board - Admissions and Financial Aid information
Federal Student Aid - Federal Student Aid information
Free Application for Federal Student Aid - FAFSA Application
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) - Information about Financial Aid
North Carolina Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NCASFAA) - Financial Aid information for North Carolina
WARNING: Please be aware there are many scams that appear each year attempting to get families to pay for information that is free. Specifically, families are targeted by “scholarship companies” that promise to complete FAFSA applications and/or guarantee scholarships for a fee (often as much as $1500). There is free information concerning the FAFSA available on the internet.
DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE REFER TO THE LINKS PROVIDED FOR DUE DATES AND TIMELINES.
If you have received a scholarship, please forward a copy of the award letter to Mr. Crutchfield at daryla.crutchfield@cms.k12.nc.us. Without this documentation, unfortunately, we cannot record the scholarship and we want to make sure you are recognized! Information should be turned in even if you do not plan on accepting the award or attending that particular college.
If you have received a scholarship, please forward a copy of the award letter to Mr. Crutchfield at daryla.crutchfield@cms.k12.nc.us. Without this documentation, unfortunately, we cannot record the scholarship and we want to make sure you are recognized! Information should be turned in even if you do not plan on accepting the award or attending that particular college.
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