Scholarship Forms & Strategies

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Prepare for Scholarships Applications

Update your Activities, Skills, and Involvement Sheet — You will need this form when asking for letters or recommendation AND for your scholarship applications. You may have saved it on your student google drive.
Letters of Recommendation — Not all scholarships require letters but those that do may ask for one from a teacher, a counselor, a coach or community member. Be sure to give up to 2 weeks notice. Include your Activities, Skills and Involvement Sheet when asking for letters of recommendation.
Personal Essay for Scholarship Applications — Get this started, you can always update and revise as needed. You can create a foundational essay that can be used for multiple scholarship applications. You can edit your essay as needed for each scholarship.
Parental Financial Statement — Have your parents write a brief statement and have it ready for scholarships.

Tips on Applying for Scholarships

Understanding the Different TYPES of Scholarships: On overview on the various types of scholarships and their distinctions.

Merit Based Scholarships 2020/2021: Here is an article from the New York Times explaining how COVID19 has impacted most Merit Based Scholarships at colleges.

Tips on Applying for Scholarships: Helpful information on what scholarship selection committees are looking for.

How Outside Scholarships Affect Your Financial Aid Package: This is important information to know! Every college require that students report all outside scholarships they receive.

If you need to send an application by mail, it may state a postmarked date Postmark is an official mark stamped on letters indicating the date and time the item was delivered into the care of the postal service. You need to have your applications to the Deming Post Office by 4:00 PM to receive that day’s postmark.

Keeping Track of Award Letters

Scholarship Award Letters – Students who are receiving scholarships need to keep track of their scholarship award letters. Typically scholarship award letters are sent to students detailing WHAT the student needs to do in order to receive the scholarship. The letter will also give all of the contact information regarding that scholarship. Usually scholarships will require you to send them a copy of the classes you have registered for the 1^st and/or 2^nd semester college. Most likely you won’t actually be requesting your scholarship until fall. Keeping your award letters in a file can help you access the information when you need it. Remember if you don’t know who to send your information to you won’t receive the scholarship. Your counselor or career specialist generally doesn’t have this information, only YOU receive it.

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