Scholarships and Financial Aid
Considering attending college? Here are resources and tips to help you earn the most money for your education:
General Advice for All Students
- Build a Resume: Include your activities, leadership positions, awards, work experience and more to use in any scholarship applications.
- Get the best grades you can and strive for a record of good attendance.
- Join the A+ Program. Successful completion will get you two almost-free years of tuition at a Missouri community college or technical school.
- Take the ACT, and take it more than once! Some scholarship are based on your ACT score as well as other academic criteria.Register at www.act.org. Juniors and seniors who qualify for free/reduced lunch can get fee waivers.
- Try the free version of teh “MOS” app for Apple or Android
- Search free scholarship websites:
http://www.fastweb.com
https://myscholarshipcentral.org/
https://www.growyourgiving.org/scholarships/
http://www.studentscholarships.org
http://www.finaid.org
http://www.missouriconnections.org
There are many other free scholarship sites, but many of the same information
Never pay for a scholarship search! This information is always free.
Freshmen:
- Check out the College Savings Match program at KC Scholars
- Look into the My Missouri "MyMO" Promise program
Juniors:
- Apply for the KC Scholars Traditional Scholarship.
- Check out the College Board for their scholarship opportunities. They have random drawings for scholarships for completing college readiness activities.
- Check with your parents/guardians to see if their employers have scholarships for children of employees.
Seniors:
- Complete the FAFSA early. This is your gateway to grants, loans, work-study opportunities, and must be completed for some scholarships. The Missouri priority FAFSA completion deadline is February 1st.
- Complete college applications and any additional scholarship applications from your colleges and complete them early.
- Complete the ESHS Local Scholarship Application. This comes out in late fall/early winter and is due in March. This one application allows you to apply for many local scholarships.
- Read the monthly Senior Newsletter, which shares information for many other scholarships opportunities and updates as they become available.