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Upcoming AHS College Events
FAFSA and Virginia College Advising Corps--Get Help with FAFSA for FREE (at UVA)
The Virginia College Advising Corps (VCAC). VCAC is a college access organization based at the University of Virginia that places recent college graduates in high schools throughout Virginia to serve as college advisers and support students with their plans for life after high school.
Our college advisers have received extensive training on how to support families with navigating the new application, and we would like to extend our support to high school seniors who have not yet finished it. To that end, they are offering virtual FAFSA assistance appointments to any high school senior in Virginia through June 28, 2024.
VCAC college advisers are available to support students with the FAFSA and VASA (Virginia Alternative State Aid Application) on weekdays, including in the evenings. Need help finishing your FAFSA? The Virginia College Advising Corps is offering free virtual appointments through June 28 to help you complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid in order to see what financial aid you may be eligible for. Set up your virtual appointment and learn more at at.virginia.edu/FAFSA.
PVCC Registration Event for Seniors
Email PVCC Outreach and Admissions Coach Cay Lee Ratliff at cratliff@pvcc.edu.
Mrs. Ratliff is at AHS on Mondays and Tuesdays and available to help students with the application, financial aid, and registration steps. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR PVCC REGISTRATION AT AHS
Search UP Schools: Get Ready for College Applications
3 Search Engines for Colleges: Schoolinks, Big Future/College Board, and Common App
What to do this SUMMER to get ready for College Applications:
Check out Junior College Jumpstart, prerecorded and hosted by 6 of the nation's top private liberal arts colleges:
AHS College Bridge--Summer Jump-Start Guide (1).pdfWriting the College Personal Statement Admissions Essay
también en español/creando el ensayo de la aplicacion universitaria
How do I write the Activities List and Honors Section in Common App?
How do I craft a good resume/brag sheet?
Additional College Resources
CeDar Campus Disability Resource Database:
with disability information for every degree-granting college and university in the US--find the college that is the best fit for you https://www.cedardatabase.org/
Podcast: AHS Senior Panel Evening Session (March 2021)
AUDIO Recording
Click HERE for the Podcast/Audio!
Topic: "Things I wish I'd known/done before starting college applications SENIOR year"
Information for Early College Degree Through PVCC (PVCC Eligibility Through Dual Enrollment)
contact cratliff@pvcc.edu
Download a College Application Checklist CRAFTED by AHS BCU
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q-8xm_VohHTelHh42_izj-3ycALeG1IZrqughTkK8aw/edit?usp=sharing
SENIORS: PVCC FOR FREE?!
Scholarships
SchoolLinks: For all high school grades (9-12), log in by entering the same information you use to log in to your computer.
Once you log in, add or edit your email address in your profile. Look over your profile and edit or add any other pertinent information. A student's personal profile and statistics are confidential and are only accessible to the student, parents, and counselors. https://app.schoolinks.com/login/k12
Other Scholarship Resources:
National Society for Black Engineers College Search Engine, Scholarship Search Engine: https://www.nsbe.org/k-12/education/college-preparation
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search
Big Book of Scholarships (in the Talent Development Office)
https://jlvcollegecounseling.com/scholarships/
Full-Ride Favorites and Big Ticket Scholarships
The Cameron Impact Scholarship
is a four-year, full-tuition, impact-driven undergraduate scholarship awarded annually to 10-15 exceptional high school students who have demonstrated excellence in leadership, community service, extracurricular activities, and academics. The Cameron Impact Scholar is unique among their peers in their desire to directly impact their communities and in the world at large. Our Scholar aspires to contribute to positive forces for change and plans to tailor their education to that end. The Cameron Impact Scholarship covers the full tuition, fees, and books at any accredited U.S. based college or university that the recipient chooses to attend.
As a merit-based program, the Cameron Impact Scholarship is open to all applicants who meet the GPA and citizenship requirements, regardless of race, socioeconomic status, religion, sexual orientation or any other background factors. We are looking for young leaders with demonstrated passion and commitment to any variety of positive impact.
https://www.bryancameroneducationfoundation.org/scholarship
Breakthrough Junior Challenge
The Breakthrough Junior Challenge is an annual global competition for students to inspire creative thinking about science. Students ages 13 to 18 from countries across the globe are invited to create and submit original videos (2:00 minutes in length maximum) that bring to life a concept or theory in the life sciences, physics or mathematics. The submissions are judged on the student’s ability to communicate complex scientific ideas in engaging, illuminating, and imaginative ways.
The Breakthrough Prize was created to honor important advancements in the categories of Fundamental Physics, Life Sciences and Mathematics. The Breakthrough Prize aims to celebrate the best scientific work and inspire the next generation of scientists.
https://breakthroughjuniorchallenge.org/
CIA Central Intelligence Agency Student Programs
https://www.cia.gov/careers/student-programs/
USDA 1890 National Scholars
https://www.usda.gov/partnerships/1890NationalScholars
The goal of the USDA/1890 National Scholars Program is to increase the number of minorities studying agriculture, food, natural resource sciences, and the related disciplines. National Scholars are required to study in the following or related disciplines.
Agriculture, Agricultural Business/Management, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering/Mechanics, Agricultural Production and Technology, Agronomy or Crop Science, Animal Sciences, Botany, Food Sciences/Technology, Forestry and Related Sciences, Home Economics/Nutrition, Horticulture, Natural Resources Management, Soil Conservation/Soil Science, Farm and Range Management, Other related disciplines, (e.g. non-medical biological sciences, pre-veterinary medicine, computer science)
The USDA 1994 Tribal Scholars Program
seeks to increase the number of American Indian and Alaska Native students studying agriculture, food, natural resource sciences, and related disciplines.
The USDA 1994 Tribal Scholars Program combines classroom study with paid work experience that leads to employment at USDA. Through this program, USDA seeks to boost the number of tribal college and university students studying and graduating in food, agriculture, natural resources, and other related fields of study, and help build the pipeline of future agricultural scientists and professionals. The program also strengthens USDA partnerships with 1994 land-grant institutions.
The program provides full tuition, employment, housing or a living stipend, employee benefits, fees, and books each year for up to 4 years to selected students pursuing a bachelor’s degree in agriculture, food science, natural resource science, or a related academic discipline beginning at one of 35 federally recognized tribal colleges and universities and continuing at other higher education institutions. The scholarship may be renewed each year, contingent upon satisfactory academic performance and normal progress toward the bachelor's degree.
Eligibility
You plan to attend and are enrolled, currently attend, or recently graduated from a Tribal College or University. For the purposes of this application, a recent graduate is someone who does not yet have a bachelor’s degree and who has graduated with an associate’s degree within the last two years. https://www.usda.gov/tribalrelations/1994-tribal-scholars-program
QuestBridge Program (for Juniors)
Are you a low-income high school senior who has excelled academically, but feels that the nation’s best colleges are financially out of reach? The QuestBridge National College Match can be your pathway to a top college. Through this college and scholarship application process, you can apply for free to the nation’s best colleges and be considered for early admission and a full four-year scholarship.
We seek students who have demonstrated a level of academic achievement that meets or exceeds the admissions standards of top tier colleges. We are looking for high school seniors who have shown outstanding academic ability despite financial challenges. Finalists typically come from households earning less than $65,000 annually for a household of four and have minimal assets.
https://www.questbridge.org/high-school-students/national-college-match/how-to-apply
Full-Ride Programs (Colleges/Universities)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13Xi92WDO-UYIc5As27UNCZNyZzs6-br-C5f2-ES1dY0/edit#gid=0
Legacy Scholarship (American Legion) $20,000
Eligibility: Children of U.S. military members who died while on active duty on or after Sept. 11, 2001.
Children of post-9/11 veterans having been assigned a combined disability rating of 50 percent or greater by the Department of Veterans Affairs also qualify.
https://www.legion.org/scholarships/legacy
Anne Ford Scholarship
for students with documented disabilities $10,000
https://ncld.org/scholarships-awards/anne-ford-scholarship/
The Esperanza Education Fund
for students who were born outside the U.S. or have two parents born outside the U.S./up to $20,000
https://esperanzafund.awardspring.com/Home/ScholarshipDetails/230646
The Navy League Scholarship
up to $10k if parent served at sea
https://www.navyleague.org/programs/scholarships/
Society of Women Engineers
up to $19,000
https://apply.mykaleidoscope.com/scholarships/ABET2024
Aviation Scholarship/NetJets
$25,000
https://columbusfoundation.org/students/scholarships/scholarship-detail/NetJetsScholarship/474
NAACP Legal Defense Fund Herbert Lehman Education Fund for students in need
$12,000 over the course of 4 years
https://naacp-ldf.smapply.io/prog/herbert_lehman_education_fund/
Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award/Scholarship from NPRs From the Top
The Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Scholarship awards up to $10,000 to classical musicians, vocalists, and composers. It is open to people ages 8-18. https://fromthetop.org/apply/jack-kent-cooke-young-artist-award/
Gloria Baron Prize For Young Heroes
awards up to $10,000 and is open to people aged 8-18 who have worked on an inspirational service project.
https://barronprize.org/apply/
Doodle 4 Google
It's worth up to $50,000 and open to students K-12
https://doodles.google.com/d4g/
Family Fellowship Scholarship
up to $12k annually for foster youth (current or former). This program aims to advance the educational aspirations of foster youth by offering financial assistance for higher ed and family-like emotional support.
https://academics.fosterlove.com/family-fellowship/
Scholarship for Young Scientists from Thermo Fisher
up to $10,000
Project Paradigm
up to $100,000
https://www.projectparadigm.org/
Local Scholarships in Schoolinks, click Finances
James and Nellie Butler Scholarship
$2000
https://albemarledems.org/2024-james-and-nellie-butler-scholarship/
Granville Meade Scholarship
$2000
FAFSA
contact: FAFSA and Virginia College Advising Corps:
The Virginia College Advising Corps (VCAC). VCAC is a college access organization based at the University of Virginia that places recent college graduates in high schools throughout Virginia to serve as college advisers and support students with their plans for life after high school. Our college advisers have received extensive training on how to support families with navigating the new application, and we would like to extend our support to high school seniors who have not yet finished it. To that end, they are offering virtual FAFSA assistance appointments to any high school senior in Virginia through June 28, 2024. VCAC college advisers are available to support students with the FAFSA and VASA (Virginia Alternative State Aid Application) on weekdays, including in the evenings. Need help finishing your FAFSA? The Virginia College Advising Corps is offering free virtual appointments through June 28 to help you complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid in order to see what financial aid you may be eligible for. Set up your virtual appointment and learn more at at.virginia.edu/FAFSA. FAF$A Now is an initiative of the Virginia College Advising Corps, an AmeriCorps program based at the University of Virginia, and is sponsored by the Pell Initiative for Virginia.
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