Scholarships & Financial Aid
SCHOLARSHIP RESOURCES
Remember that no legitimate scholarship will charge you to apply. Scholarships are FREE!
Fastweb--Scholarship search site http://www.fastweb.com
Bigfuture--Scholarship and college search site https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org
Scholly--College scholarship search site https://myscholly.com
RaiseMe--micro-scholarships awarded throughout high school https://www.raise.me
Going Merry--Scholarship search and application platform https://www.goingmerry.com
Financial Aid--Aid calculator and scholarship search http://www.finaid.org
Federal Student Aid--Vast resources about paying for college https://studentaid.ed.gov
FAFSA--Online application for federal student aid https://fafsa.ed.gov/
Grants and Loans--Information from NASFAA about applying for grants and aloans http://www.nasfaa.org/
KHAN Academy--video tutorials about the financial aid application process. https://www.khanacademy.org/college-admissions/paying-for-college/financial-aid-process
Missouri Department of Higher Education--vast information about planning for paying for college https://dhe.mo.gov/
Saving for College--Guide to saving money for future college expenses http://www.savingforcollege.com/
Scholarships.com--scholarship search site https://www.scholarships.com/
2024 Local Scholarships
Updated 1-30-2024. These scholarships are open to 2024 Lawson graduates. All seniors will receive emails with all applications, and links are included below.
Links to applications:
Lawson Community Teacher's Association Scholarship (CTA)
Beta Sigma Phi Xi Mu Beta Scholarship
Donna Becker Owen Memorial Scholarship
Dennis Smithmier Memorial Scholarship
Beehive Masonic Lodge Scholarship
Lawson Rotary Club Scholarship
Beta Sigma Phi Preceptor Delta Iota Scholarship
Lawson Community Foundation--The Lawson Haunt Scholarship--available to submit online HERE
Spicer Real Estate Team Scholarship--information here:
Copy of Spicer Real Estate Team Scholarship.pdfCopy of Scholarship Tips.pptxStudents were presented with the opportunity attend a scholarship tips workshop last week.
Check out this slide presentation for more tips and information on how to submit scholarships and raise your chances for getting noticed. Remember a scholarship is your resume/life on paper--represent yourself well!
Financial Aid Info Night--here is the information and links presented in our Financial Aid Info Night held on November 9, 2023. Use the provided information to guide your financial aid application process.
All local scholarship applications will be released the beginning of February. Seniors should also apply for college/university specific scholarships and any others they might be eligible for. Check with parent(s)' companies, organizations (such as 4-H and Boy Scouts) and churches. You can also check on www.scholarships.com or www.fastweb.com for other nationally available scholarships.
Any other scholarships that the counseling office is aware of will be emailed to students with applicable details. Sharing this information does NOT mean that LHS is endorsing any particular scholarship or company, just presenting the opportunities to students. CHECK YOUR SCHOOL EMAIL REGULARLY!
Check your college/university websites for automatic and competitive scholarships.
Do NOT pay to apply to any scholarships. Scholarships are FREE money, if they are charging you it is probably a scam or a bogus program.
Check out this flyer for information about reimbursement for tuition paid for dual credit this semester. Money is available on a need basis and is first come-first served.
Dual Credit Reimbursment Flier.pdfDecember 08, 2021
Bright Flight Scholarship eligibility score to change for Class of 2023 High School Seniors
MDHEWD to start recognizing ACT superscoring as qualifying composite score
The ACT score requirement for the Higher Education Academic Scholarship, also known as Bright Flight, will be increasing to 32 for students graduating from high school in 2023. Since 2008, students have needed a score of 31 or above on the ACT to receive the maximum $3,000 award.
The Bright Flight scholarship is a merit-based program that’s been in existence since 1986. In accordance with Missouri statutes, eligibility is based on a “composite score on the ACT or the SAT achieved in an eligible student's high school sophomore, junior, or senior year that is in the top five percent of Missouri test-takers, as established at the beginning of an eligible student's final year of secondary coursework.”
There were 45,530 high school senior test takers in 2021. The top 3 percent has moved from a score of 31 to a score of 32, while the fourth and fifth percentiles have moved to a 30 and 31. The ACT Bright Flight qualifying score had been a 30 for more than 20 years prior to it changing to a 31 in 2008.
Students must achieve a score on the ACT or SAT in the top 3 percent of test takers in order to receive a maximum annual award, which is $3,000. Students scoring in the top fourth and fifth percentiles are eligible for an award of up to $1,000. The final award amounts are dependent on the amount of funds allocated for the program during each legislative session. The Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development awarded more than $17.6 million to 7,840 Bright Flight recipients during FY 2021.
“High school students graduating in Spring 2023 will have approximately 18 months to prepare for this change and improve their test scores, if needed,” said Zora Mulligan, commissioner of higher education. “Renewal students that received a payment before the 2022-2023 academic year, are not impacted by this change.”
In addition to the change in ACT eligibility scoring, the department plans to begin accepting superscores to qualify students for Bright Flight beginning with the 2022-2023 high school seniors. A superscore is the average of the four best subject scores (English, math, reading and science) across all ACT tests taken by an individual. Consequently, a student must have scores from at least two test administrations for ACT to calculate a superscore.
Earlier this year ACT announced it will provide an automatically calculated ACT superscore to all test takers. Since a superscore is considered a “composite” score, this approach remains consistent with the statutory definition of a qualifying score.
The department has not yet received the information necessary to determine the qualifying SAT scores for the 2023 seniors from the College Board, but due to the small number of students taking the SAT, any score change should not impact students that qualify with only an SAT score.
Find more information about the Bright Flight scholarship visit, https://dhewd.mo.gov/ppc/grants/brightflight.php.
About the Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development: The department works to empower Missourians with the skills and education needed for success. More information about MDHEWD can be found at https://dhewd.mo.gov or on Facebook and Twitter @MoDHEWD.