Scholarships and grants are financial aid you don't need to repay (unless there are stipulations when you accept the aid). Most scholarships are available to students during their Senior year of high school. Please see the following links to search for scholarships below.
Scholarships will be emailed out to students as they come in to the school. It is important students are checking their email daily.
Scholarship applications are a representation of you, make sure they are professional and well filled out.
Financial aid is available through the US Department of Education application called the FAFSA.
Completing the FAFSA does not guarantee loan approval, but is the process that must be completed to determine eligibility for loans and grant programming through the state and federal departments of education.
Loans constitute aid that must be repaid.
For more information on Financial Aid, Grants and Scholarships:
Navigate the financial aid process for Minnesotans
Free Application and downloadable tools for completing the FAFSA
Webinars on Financial Aid
As scholarships become available, they will be loaded into the Scholarships - Class of 2023 Folder for review. All local scholarships will be loaded onto GoingMerry.com, students must create an account at GoingMerry.com in order to apply for these scholarships. The account is FREE, and students information is NOT sold to other vendors. I this folder, students and parents can view local, regional, state and national scholarships for which the guidance office has been notified.
Searching for Scholarships - video
Going Merry - ALL available LOCAL scholarships will be uploaded to Going Merry.
Students will need to create a FREE account at goingmerry.com to access
Also check your local business, churches, and parent employers
Financial Aid for College - Minnesota Office of Higher Education
FAFSA - Free Application for Student Aid - the FAFSA opens for completion beginning Oct. 1, the sooner you submit, the sooner you will know what your Financial Aid package will look like from colleges to which you've applied.
FAFSA Video Why the FAFSA is Important
FAFSA - How to Complete 2022-2023 - Video
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Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) submission, correction, or signature
Your FSA ID (username and password) during the FAFSA process
Note: The contact center can discuss FSA ID issues only with the FSA ID owner.
CONTACT
Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC)
1-800-433-3243
Live Chat
HOURS OF OPERATION
Monday–Friday: 8 a.m.–11 p.m. Eastern time (ET)
Saturday–Sunday: 11 a.m.–5 p.m. ET
Closed on federal holidays, the day after Thanksgiving, and Dec. 24.
Open 11 a.m.–5 p.m. ET on New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and Presidents Day.
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CONTACT
Student Loan Support Center
1-800-557-7394
Live Chat
HOURS OF OPERATION
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)
Closed on federal holidays, the day after Thanksgiving, and Dec. 24.
TOPIC
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) submission, correction, or signature
Your FSA ID (username and password) during the FAFSA process
Note: The contact center can discuss FSA ID issues only with the FSA ID owner.
CONTACT
Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC)
1-800-433-3243
Live Chat
HOURS OF OPERATION
Monday–Friday: 8 a.m.–11 p.m. Eastern time (ET)
Saturday–Sunday: 11 a.m.–5 p.m. ET
Closed on federal holidays, the day after Thanksgiving, and Dec. 24.
Open 11 a.m.–5 p.m. ET on New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and Presidents Day.
TOPIC
Withdrawing from school or transferring to another school
Ensuring your student loan servicer has the correct enrollment information
Loan status, loan cancellation, and loan disbursements amounts and dates
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Your school's financial aid office
TOPIC
Loan counseling (entrance, financial awareness, exit)
Income-driven repayment plan (application, recertification, change)
CONTACT
Student Loan Support Center
1-800-557-7394
Live Chat
HOURS OF OPERATION
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)
Closed on federal holidays, the day after Thanksgiving, and Dec. 24.
TOPIC
Closed school
VISIT