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							 Scholarship Information
•Check out the website for
 great information about
 scholarships, searching for
 scholarship, writing thank
 you letters, etc.
•www.collegescholarships.org
          Scholarships
•If your grandparent served in the military,
 you might be eligible for scholarships
 offered for family members of those who
 served in the military.
•Check:
•American Legion at www.legion.org
•Veterans of Foreign Wars at www.vfw.org
•Vietnam Veterans of America at
 www.vva.org
FAFSA and EFC Forecaster
•Forecast your chances of receiving
 financial aid.
•This will be available after Jan. 1,
 2010
•www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov
•Also, calculate your expected
 family contribution at
 www.finaid.org/calculators
        Stephen F Austin
         State University
       Showcase Saturdays


•Nov. 14, Feb. 20, March 27
•For more information visit
 their website at
 www.gosfa.com
              UTEP
Music Scholarship Auditions
•Dec. 8, Feb 20 th and Feb 22.

•For more visit their website at
 www.utep.edu/scholarships
All auditioning students must
 submit a completed scholarship
 application to UTEP prior to
 the audition.
Garland ISD Council of PTAs
Future Teacher Scholarship
•Deadline: April 1, 2010
•Must be enrolling in an
 accredited college within Texas
 and taking a minimum of 9
 semester hours.
•Applications are available in the
 counseling office.
        Texas A & M
Society of Women Engineers
• 34th Annual Conference
• Feb. 12th and 13th at Texas A & M, College
  Station
• Registration fee: $35 for both days
• Open to all high school students and
  parents, male or female, interested in
  math, science or engineering fields
• Deadline: January 10, 2010
• For more information visit their website at:
• http://www.swetamu.org
    Charles, Lela and Mary Slough
      Foundation Scholarship
•Must be attending Midland College
•Award is $5000 a year for up to five
 years or the completion of a bachelor’s
 degree.
•Application online:
 www.midland.edu/admissions/aid/forms/sough.pdf
•Must have a 3.0 GPA, be a U.S. citizen
 and be a Texas resident at the time of
 application.
      University of Houston
          Campus Visit
• Cougar Preview: Open house to our campus of
  prospective students: Nov. 14, 2009 or March 6,
  2010
• Cougar Fridays (2009-1020): A personalized visit
  for high school juniors and seniors: Dec. 4, Feb.
  5, or April 2
• Campus Tours: A campus visit with a walking
  tour provided daily: Mon.-Fri. at 10 am and 3
  pm and Sat. at 11 am
• For more information, visit
  www.uh.edu/campusvisits
  Ronald McDonald House Charities
     U.S. Scholarship Program

•Graduating high school seniors.
•www.rmhc.org to apply
•Deadline: Feb. 16, 2010
•Includes:
   RMHC Asia Scholarship program
   RMHC African American Future Achievers
   HACER for Hispanic Students
   RMHC Scholars
                  SMU
Asian American Leadership and Educational
               Conference
•February 19-20, 2010
•Applications available in the
 counseling office.
•Registration deadline: Jan. 15, 2010
•Find them on Facebook at AALEC
 2010 or email at aalec2010@gmail.com
 for more information.
•$30 to attend
            Texas A & M
    Student Leaders of Tomorrow
• For high school juniors and seniors.
• February 12-14, 2010
• Experience college life on Texas A & M campus
• Registration opens Nov. 2, 2009
• Forms available online at http://slot.tamu.edu
• Space is limited and applicants are accepted on a
  first come, first serve basis.
• Applications must be postmarked by Jan. 15,
  2010
• Cost $90
       DECA’s 2010
       Scholarship
•$300,000 in scholarships
 available from DECA’s
 corporate partners.
•Apply online:
 www.deca.org/schol.html
•Deadline: Feb. 12, 2010
     The Barbara Jordan
Historical Essay Competition
•www.utexas.edu/world /barbarajordan/
Open to all Texas high school students 9-12
•1st place $2500
•2nd place $1500
•3rd place $1000
•Theme: “African American’s In Texas Past
 and Present”
•Deadline: February 1, 2010
Brooke D. Nichols Memorial
       Scholarship
•Must be a student athlete,
 male or female
•Deadline: Dec. 1, 2009
•Applications are available in
 the counseling office.
                SMU
Hunt Leadership Scholarship Program
•Rank in the top 25%
•SAT 1230 on Math and Critical
 Reading or ACT 28
•Must be planning to attend SMU
•For more information, visit their
 website at www.smu.edu/hunt
•Or by phone at 214.768.4984
        Texas A & M
   Foundation Scholarship
• Scholarship for minorities and/or students
  from economically disadvantaged areas.
• Deadline: Feb. 12, 2010
• Application can be downloaded at:
  http://giving.tamu.edu/fea
• For more information contact: Marcy
  Ullmann at 979.847.8700 or
• email m-ullmann@tamu.edu
• Applications are also available in the
  counseling office.
 Gates Millennium Scholars
•Online application at
 www.gmsp.org
•Deadline: Jan. 11, 2010
•Must have a 3.3 on a 4.0 GPA
 Scale
•For information, visit their
 website.
      Check This Out!
•Find a college major at
 www.mymajors.com
•Useful advice on finding a
 college major that you might
 enjoy.
•www.collegeoutlook.net for
 more support
          EDU, Inc
Common Black College Application
•Apply to ALL 34 member
 institutions for a one time
 fee of $35
•Visit their website at
 www.eduinconline.com
     Colonel’s Scholars
•2010 KFC Colonel’s Scholars Program
•$5000 per year for tuition, fees, books and
 room and board.
•Minimum GPA 2.75 or higher
•Graduating senior
•Pursue a bachelor’s degree
•Online applications available starting Dec.
 1 and ends Feb. 10.
•Applications online at www.kfcscholars.org
   The University of Kansas
       School of Music
• Band & Orchestra Instruments
• Jazz Rhythm Section
• Piano
• Organ
• Voice
• Degree and Scholarship Audition dates:
• Nov. 20, 2009
• January 29 & 30, 2010
• February 12 & 13, 2010
• For more information and applications:
• Visit www.music.ku.edu
          Metro PCS
          Scholarship
•83 - $2500 scholarships will be
 awarded.
•$25,000 Grand Prize
•For more information visit their
 website:
 www.metropcs.com/scholarship
Deadline: Nov. 25, 2009
Myra Hasty & Dr. Pat McLeod
       Scholarships
•For CTE students who plan to
 continue their education
•10 Scholarships for $1000 each.
•Deadline: Postmarked no later
 than Friday, March 26, 2010
•See Mrs. Thompson in the
 counseling office to get a copy of
 the application.
   St. Edwards University
             Austin
•Scholarship information
•To obtain applications visit
 their website at
 www.gotostedwards.xml or
•1.800.555.0164
•Deadline on most of their
 scholarships is Feb. 1, 2010
    CollegeWeek Live
•FREE online college fair
 featuring hundreds of college.
•Live video presentation on
 crucial admissions topics
•Oct. 1, 15, Nov. 4-7, Jan. 14,
 Mar. 24-25
•Sign up at collegeweeklive.com
Colgate Palmolive Company
•You could win a $10,000 Educational
 Grant or one of the 15 additional
 grants worth $1000 each.
•Applications must be submitted online
 or postmarked between Sept.1 and
 Nov. 30, 2009
•For more information visit their
 website at www.colgate.com/hazlau or
 call 888.528.5188
 Houston Baptist University
         Preview
•First Wednesday of every month-
 Experience HBU
•Spend the day, attend a class, have lunch
 and just hang out.
•Preview weekend:
•Fall: Oct. 2-3 Spring: April 16-17
•Sneak Preview Saturday: Feb 20, 2010
•RSVP Online: www.hbu.edu/visit or call
 281.649.3768
     Midwestern State
       Mustangs Rally
•Nov. 7 or Feb. 13
•For more information visit
• http://admissions.mwsu.edu/mustangsrally.asp
• or
•Call 1.800.842.1922
•Free Event
  University of North Texas
       Preview Days
•Saturday, Oct. 31 and
•Saturday, April 10
•Open house for prospective students to
 tour campus, learn about UNT academics,
 speak with admissions and financial staff
 and more
•For more information and to register for
 UNT preview, please visit:
•http://untpreview.unt.edu
      Kilgore College
•Want to visit Kilgore College?
•To create a campus visit that
 suits the needs of your family
 call 903.983.8209 or visit their
 website at
 recruitmentservice@kilgore.edu
            Tarleton State University
   Welcome Center, Information & Campus Links

• General Campus Tours: 11am, 1pm & 3pm
  Mon. – Fri., call ahead 800.687.4878 or
  www.tarleton.edu/welcome
• Texan Tour: Nov. 7 & Mar. 27 register online
  at www.tarleton.edu/welcome
• Scholarship deadline: Feb. 15 254.968.9922 or
  www.tarleton.edu/scholarships
• Financial aid: www.fafsa.ed.gov or
  www.tarleton.edu/finaid
• Residential living & learning (housing):
  254.968.9083 or www.tarleton.edu/housing
       McMurry University
         Preview Days
• Oct. 3, 2009 featuring Social Sciences and
  Religion, Education, Arts and Letters
• Nov. 7, 2009 featuring Natural and
  Computational Sciences, Nursing and Business
• Jan. 30, 2010 featuring McMurry Intercollegiate
  Athletics
• March 6, 2010 General Preview
• For more information or to register visit them
  online at imagine.mcm.edu or call 800.460.2392
         Texas A & M Commerce
Pride Promise Guaranteed Tuition Program
• Must be officially admitted to Texas A & M-Commerce
• Must complete FAFSA by April 1 and meet deadlines in
  subsequent semesters for renewal purposes
• Must be Federal Pell Grant eligible
• Adjusted gross income must be $30,000 or less
• Must be a Texas resident
• Requires minimum enrollment of 15 hours per
  semester
• Must have a GPA of 2.5 or greater and must maintain a
  2.5 GPA for renewal purposes.
• *Only tuition and mandatory fees covered
       Texas Student Housing
  2010-2011 Scholarship Application
• Application deadline: Jan. 31, 2010
• Scholarship is open to students accepted to colleges in
  Austin, College Station or Denton, TX, that have not
  signed off-campus housing leases.
• Scholarships are offered for the full or partial cost of an
  off-campus room for (1) academic year at the Ballpark
  in Austin, Town Lake in Austin, The Ridge at North
  Texas and the Cambridge in College Station.
• For more information call 817. 490.5744 or email
  TSHA@westlake-tx.org
• Applications are available in the counseling office.
  Oh, the Places You’ll Go
   College Scholarship
•1 st
   place $5000
•Download an application at
•www.ohtheplaces.org
•Deadline: May 1, 2010
•Must be a high school senior
             MetroPCS
          Scholars Program
• Apply online at www.metropcs.com/scholarship
• Seniors planning to attend a two or four year
  institution of the student’s choice
• Applications available online beginning Oct. 1, 2009
• Deadline: Nov. 25, 2009
• $2500 scholarships awarded
• In addition: they will be awarding a $25,000 to one
  lucky student.
• For additional information call 1.800.245.9147 or
  dgold@metropcs.com
  National Commission for
   Cooperative Education
•8 Partnered colleges and universities.
•Will award 170 merit renewable co-op
 scholarships of $6000 each.
•Visit their website at
•www.co-op.edu
•Deadline: Feb. 15, 2010
•Early submission is strongly suggested.
         Need to Talk?
            It’s FREE
•1-800-999-9999
•Trained Crisis Counselors
•For more information go to
 www.nineline.org to learn more
 about the Covenant House.
•Calls are confidential
          EDU, Inc.
Common Black College Application
•Apply to ALL 33 member
 institutions for a one time
 fee of $35.
•Visit
 www.eduinconline.com for
 more information
AIE Scholarship and
   College Search
      Website
   www.AIE.org
              Texas A & M
   DFW Regional Prospective Student Center
• Gives local students access to information about
  Texas A & M to help make a sound college
  decision.
• Our assigned TAMU Admissions counselors are:
• Jakkia Hollingsworth or Dana Cazares
  817.784.6007
• The center is located at
• 3901 Arlington Highlands Blvd
• Suite 205
• Arlington, TX
  THEA Registration
•To register for the
 THEA visit their
 online site at
 www.thea.nesinc.com
        Merit Aid
    Scholarship Search
•$11 Billion in Merit Aid
 Scholarships
•Thousands of colleges
•Meritaid.com
•Merit based scholarships
     Federal Student Aid
• There are 3 types of financial aid:
• Grants: financial aid that students don’t have to
  repay.
• Loans: borrowed money that students must
  repay with interest.
• Work-Study: lets students work and earn money
  to help pay for school.
• Undergraduates may receive all three types of
  financial aid. Not all schools participate in the
  Federal Student Aid Programs. Also, not all
  schools take part in all the programs.
         Transcripts
To order transcripts, see the
 registrar, Mrs. Garza.
Transcripts require 24 hour
 notice and cost $1.00.
     Letters of Recommendation
It is important that you give teachers
 and/or counselors a 2-3 week notice
 if you want them to write a letter of
 recommendation. Please plan ahead
 so you won’t miss any deadlines on
 scholarships or college applications.
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