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Financial Aid Links

Before the senior year:
Families may want to get an estimate of how much college will cost and their expected family contributions. The following websites can assist families calculate an estimated financial aid:

Applying for Financial Aid:
To be considered for financial aid students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This is the only approved application students and parents should use to apply for federal, state, and institutional financial aid.

Step one: register at https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa

Step two: FAS ID at https://fsaid.ed.gov/npas/index.htm

Step three: complete FAFSA on the web worksheet after October 1st.

Keep all financial aid papers in one place for easy referencing…

Michigan Financial Aid Programs:

Funding and program requirements for all programs are subject to legislative changes. Visit https://www.michigan.gov/mistudentaid for updated information. This website also has information regarding the programs below.

Michigan Promises Scholarship: www.Michigan.gov/promise

  • Michigan Promises Scholarship
  • Michigan Competitive Scholarship
  • Michigan Tuition Grant
  • Michigan Education Opportunity Grant
  • Adult Part-Time Grant
  • Michigan Work-Study
  • Michigan Nursing Scholarship
  • Children of Veterans Tuition Grant
  • Tuition Incentive Program
  • Education and Training Voucher
  • Police Officer’s and Fire Fighter’s Survivor Tuition Act
  • Michigan Rehabilitation Services

Programs for Native Americans:

Federal Financial Aid Programs:

Funding and program requirements for all programs are subject to legislative changes. Visit www.studentaid.ed.gov for updated information. This website also has information regarding the programs below.

  • Federal Pell Grant Program
  • Academic Competitiveness Grant Program
  • National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART)
  • TEACH Grant program
  • Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
  • Federal Work-Study
  • Federal Loans:
    • Federal Perkins Loans
    •  Federal Stafford and PLUS Loans
      •   Subsidized Federal Stafford Loan
      • Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loan
  • Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship
  • Special/Federal Leveraging Education Assistance Partnership
  • Youth in Transition
  • Federal Health and Human Services Programs
  • Carl D. Perkins Career and Technology Education Act of 2006
  • Military Tuition Support Programs
  • Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) and Michigan National Guard
  • Education Tax Credit

Scholarships:

A list of National and State scholarships will be given to students in early December. Any other Scholarships received by the counseling office will be announced to students to pick up in the office.

A list of Local Scholarships and applications will be given to qualified seniors in March. Students typically have three to four weeks to complete these applications and return them to the counseling office.

Scholarship searches can be a useful tool when looking for assistance. Please be advised that these searches should be free. You should not have to pay a fee or give a bank account number to apply for or to hold a scholarship. A list of scholarship web sites is provided below.

Other things to consider:

Look up the college or university financial aid and scholarship webpages to you plan to attend. There may be opportunities there. Examples below:

 

 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

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