financial aid

Nov 2020

Pay it Forward Scholarship (due 4/29/21)

2020-11-12T15:36:53-08:00November 10th, 2020|Categories: Career Center News, enroll, Future Me Homepage, Scholarships|Tags: , , , |

Washington Pointe Pest Control is providing this scholarship opportunity.  Do something good for someone else and include a note telling them to pass it on. Bonus points are awarded for including pictures. Applications for the scholarship can be submitted by any high school senior or college freshman from the state of Washington This scholarship is [...]

Oct 2020

Free Assistance with FAFSA and WASFA (in many languages)

2020-10-27T12:02:01-07:00October 26th, 2020|Categories: Career Center News, enroll, Future Me Homepage, Scholarships|Tags: , , , |

The Washington Student Achievement Council is offering FREE expert help completing the FAFSA or WASFA.  What's the FAFSA and WASFA? Federal and state applications that must be completed in order for a student to be considered eligible for financial aid (in college and trade schools) Only one of the forms needs to be completed.  If [...]

Oct 2020

Scholarships 101

2020-10-19T10:19:49-07:00October 16th, 2020|Categories: Career Center News, enroll, Future Me Homepage, Scholarships|Tags: , , , , , |

Searching for scholarships may feel like a job and seniors should treat it as such! It takes time, good research skills and organization to score scholarships.  Here are some tips. KNOW WHERE TO GO FutureMe.vansd.org has a comprehensive list of scholarships that can be searched by GPA, industry or eligibility (just click Featured Scholarships) Local [...]

Oct 2020

Review Your Favorite Movie Scholarship

2020-10-14T14:25:32-07:00October 14th, 2020|Categories: Career Center News, enroll, Scholarships|Tags: , , , |

Eligibility for the Dr. Gabriel and Christine Chu Review It Scholarship: At least a 2.5 GPA (not cumulative but within last academic year) Plan to attend college no later than September of 2021 Submit your movie review by 8:59 PM (PST) on deadline Deadline:  May 15, 2021

Oct 2020

Assistance with Financial Aid Forms!

2020-10-14T13:01:03-07:00October 13th, 2020|Categories: Career Center News, enroll, Future Me Homepage, Scholarships|Tags: , , , , |

You don't have to fill out those financial aid forms in the dark!  There's help out there (and here!) Step 1:  Turn on the light :) Step 2:  Check out this simple How To Create Your FSA ID (Federal Student Aid) to get you started (with pictures!) Step 3:  WSU Vancouver has an entire staff [...]

Oct 2020

Get Help with Financial Aid for College & Trade School!

2020-10-09T14:20:51-07:00October 6th, 2020|Categories: Career Center News, enroll, Future Me Homepage, Scholarships|Tags: , , , , |

Otterbot is a free texting service designed to help Washington students navigate financial aid for college and career education.  Students can access Otterbot via text message 24/7 by texting "Hi Otter" to 360-928-7281. It is operated by the Washington Student Achievement Council. Federal Student Aid has tips too!  Gear Up and the Career Specialists at [...]

Oct 2020

It’s October Seniors! Time to complete your financial aid application!

2020-10-09T13:35:56-07:00October 1st, 2020|Categories: Career Center News, enroll, Future Me Homepage, Gain experience|Tags: , , , , , , |

It's October 1st!! Time to complete your financial aid application! If you intend on continuing your education after high school, you must complete your financial aid application (FAFSA or WASFA) your Senior year and EVERY year thereafter that you want to be considered for student loans, federal and state grants, work-study and many scholarships. Even [...]

Sep 2020

Law Office Scholarship

2020-10-09T13:34:37-07:00September 30th, 2020|Categories: enroll, Future Me Homepage, Scholarships|Tags: , , , |

Delventhal Law Office LLC Scholarship is a $1,000 need-based scholarship with a 3.0 GPA required.  High school transcript is required upon application and letter (s) of recommendation are required. Deadline:  April 15, 2021

Sep 2020

Help with All Those College Financial Aid Forms!

2020-10-08T08:58:59-07:00September 30th, 2020|Categories: Career Center News, enroll, Future Me Homepage|Tags: , , , , |

You don't need to be going to WSU Vancouver to get assistance on filling out federal and state financial aid forms for college! WSUV is offering help to families filing a FAFSA/WASFA via Zoom in secure breakout rooms: https://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/event/college-goal-washington  Attend a virtual College Goal Washington session to get one-on-one help filing your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal [...]

Sep 2020

Cooke College Scholarship Program

2020-10-05T11:07:33-07:00September 24th, 2020|Categories: Career Center News, enroll, Future Me Homepage, Scholarships|Tags: , , , , |

The Cooke College Scholarship Program is one of the largest undergraduate scholarship programs available to high-achieving high school seniors with financial need who seek to attend the nation’s best four-year colleges and universities. Each Cooke Scholar has access to: Generous financial support (up to $40,000/year) for up to four years College planning support Ongoing advising [...]

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