Scholarships and Financial Aid DHSHS

Scholarships and Financial AidDHSHS

This version was updated February 6, 2012.

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• Or visit the DHSHS Career Center for more information

Scholarship Searches

Scholarship Searches

Register with scholarship search websites. The more scholarship applications you submit, the greater your chances of receiving scholarships. Try:

www.cappex.com www.NextStepU.comwww.fastweb.com www.icanaffordcollege.comwww.hsf.netwww.MeritAid.comwww.SchoolSoup.comwww.Scholarships.com

Google scholarships for your own situation, such as “Scholarships for Twins” or “Scholarships for Musicians” or “Scholarships for Writers.” Be sure to keep a list of all user names and passwords you use.

DHSHS Scholarship Application

• When your completed DHSHS scholarship application is received in the Career Center, a scholarship file is made for you.

• Copies of your application

are submitted for you when you fit specific eligibility requirements for GPA, test scores, activities, etc., for local scholarship opportunities.

* An asterisk means an extra form, essay, photograph, or family member’s military Honorable Discharge papers must also be submitted.

•Many of the Local Scholarship providers accept the DHSHS Scholarship Application.

Local Scholarships – page 1

• COD Alumni Association in conjunction with Pathways to Success*

• Desert Healthcare District Healthcare Professionals with Pathways to Success*

• Coachella Valley Pathways to Success – CVPTS*

• Coachella Valley Alumnae Panhellenic - CVAP

• Daughters of the American Revolution, Cahuilla Chapter*

• Desert Escrow Association*• Desert Hot Springs Rotary• Desert Hot Springs Women’s Club

• American Legion, Owen Coffman Post #519*

• APWA – American Public Works Association*

• Othel Britton Memorial Scholarship Foundation

• Reynaldo Carreon M.D. Foundation* with Pathways to Success

• California Desert Association of Realtors*

• California Retired Teachers Association, Division #89

• California Women for Agriculture*• Walter Clark Legal Group

Local Scholarships – page 2

• Palm Springs Historical Society• Palm Springs Leadership Association -

PSLA• Palm Springs Teachers Association* -

PSTA• Palm Springs Lion’s Club• Parissa Labbaf Memorial Scholarship• SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union• UCLA Club of the Desert*• USC Trojan League of the Desert*• Women Leaders Forum* with

Pathways to Success

• Elks Club*• The Gas Company*• La Quinta Arts Foundation*• Ladies of Mission Lakes• NPS Commercial/Taber

Family• National Charity League*• National League of American

Pen Women*• Navy League Scholarship

Fund*• Negro Academic Scholarship

Fund• Paletteers Art Club• Palm Springs Art Museum*

Local Scholarships – page 3

1. Members of scholarship committees read your application and make their decisions according to their own unique criteria.

2. At some point you may receive an invitation to be interviewed.

ALL applications (college, job, and scholarship) will require time, energy, attention to detail, accuracy, and thought from you.

• With the exception of the Gates Millennium Scholars program, all applications must be submitted using the HSF online application system. Please note that you can only apply to scholarship programs that are open.

• http://www.hsf.net/

Reynaldo J. Carreon M.D. Foundation Scholarship

• See winners from previous years at http://www.carreonfoundation.org

• Scholarship application is available online at https://carreonfoundation.cvscholars.com/

• Applicants must be of Mexican ancestry and have at least a 3.0 unweighted GPA.

• Apply no later than March 1

American Legion, Owen Coffman Post #519

• American Legion requires proof of honorable discharge or proof of U.S. military service by someone in the family to accompany the DHSHS Scholarship Application.

• Five DHSHS student applications were submitted on 2/1/12.

RCAEOP Scholarship $1,000

• For students who wish to pursue a career in business administration or education.

• Essay required and 3 letters of recommendation.

• Pick up the scholarship application in the Career Center.

• Entries due February 24, 2012.

• $1,000 Andy Petlansky Memorial scholarship

• Minimum 2.5 GPA• US citizen or Permanent Resident• You must fill out the DEA application

(pick one up in the Career Center)• Due in Career Center by Feb 24

Desert Escrow Association

• You must be pursuing the Visual Arts in college.

• Must have a high school GPA of 2.0 or above.

• Scholarship amounts are $2,500 for community college or $5,000 for four-year college.

• Apply online at https://psam.cvscholars.com by March 9, 2012.

Georgia Fogelson Scholarships and Palm Springs Museum MAC (Museum Associates

Council) Scholarshipswith Pathways to Success

• Scholarships from $1,000 to $2,000 each• You must be a US citizen to apply• You must have a physical impairment, neurological

impairment, visual impairment, hearing impairment, and/or speech-language disorder

• Application is online at www.chea-elks.org or pick up a paper application in the Career Center

• Applications must be postmarked on or before March 15, 2012

California-Hawaii Elks Major Project, Inc.For Students with Disabilities

Pathways to Success

• Pathways to Success scholarship applications are due by March 17, 2012

• For the online application, go to http://pathways.cvscholars.com

California Desert Association of Realtors

• Students who submit the DHSHS Scholarship Application will be considered. Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded.

• Finalists will be interviewed in March.

Riverside Sheriffs’ Association

• Four $2,500 awards• Applications are only available at

www.rcdsa.org• Deadline to submit an application is

March 31, 2011

National League of American Pen Women

• A $1,000 scholarship is offered to a student with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and who exhibits outstanding creative ability in Writing, Art, Drama, or Music.

• Student must be highly recommended by a teacher or counselor with first-hand knowledge of her work.

• Entries due by April 11, 2012.

• Pick up a paper application in the Career Center as soon as possible!

• $1,000 scholarships• Apply by April 12, 2012 (OR

SOONER) if you are pursuing a career in journalism, or any other media, television writer, screenwriting, music or related field.

PS Women’s Press Club

California Retired Teachers Association, Palm Springs Div 89

• You will be considered if you submitted the DHSHS Scholarship Application.

• CRTA will interview finalists for their $1,500 scholarship.

• Special consideration given to students interested in a teaching career.

• This group’s scholarship interviews are usually held in April.

Coachella Valley Panhellenic Association

• Female candidates who submit the DHSHS Scholarship Application will be considered if they meet the following requirements: 4.0 GPA, and at least 1000 combined SAT Reading & Math scores.

• Finalists will be interviewed, probably in March.

DHS Women’s Club

• 58 students’ DHSHS Scholarship Applications were submitted on Feb 6, 2012.

• Number of scholarships vary, but the DHS Women’s Club gives as many as they can: $1,000 for students attending 4-year colleges, and $500 for community college.

• Finalists will be interviewed. If you miss your interview, you will not be eligible to receive this scholarship.

National Charity League

• Female candidates who submit the DHSHS Scholarship Application will be considered.

• There will also be a NCL Scholarship application to complete.

• Finalists will be interviewed, probably in March or April.

• Apply for FAFSA after January 1, 2012• Colleges where you have been accepted for

admission will give you a financial aid offer to review in the spring

Financial Aid & FAFSA

• Complete the FAFSA online at www.fafsa.ed.gov after January 1

• www.federalstudentaid.ed.gov

Information you need to fill out FAFSA

• Your Social Security Number, and your parents’ Social Security Numbers.

• Date of birth for you and for your parents (month, day, year).

• Month and year your parents were married, or divorced.

• Your driver’s license number, if you have one.• Your Alien Registration Number, if you are not a

U.S. citizen.• 2011 Federal tax information--or tax returns for

yourself and for your parents. You can use 2010 tax returns, and update your information after 2011 returns are completed.

Get a PIN

• Before you start filling out your FAFSA online, get a PIN (personal identification number).

• Go to www.pin.ed.gov. • Get a PIN for yourself, and ask one of your

parents to get one. • This lets you sign your FAFSA electronically.

• Signed into law in September 2011• Effective for 2013-2014 school year• Online application will be opened January

2013 to gather FAFSA-like information

AB 131 Dream Act

Coachella Valley Chapter, California Women for Agriculture

• This scholarship is $2,250 per year plus bonuses for good grades for a student attending a 4-year college, or a one-time $2,500 award.

• Student must be studying veterinary, agricultural business, accounting, chemistry, biology, dairy, vintners, farm management, mechanics, engineering or other related fields.

• Pick up a paper application in the Career Center• Applications are due March 1, 2012

Desert Outreach Foundation

• $1,500 scholarship• In an essay, describe why this scholarship is important to

you; the person you are and the person you wish to be; how you view discriminatory behavior; and, what giving back to the community means to you

• Pick up a paper application in the Career Center• Applications are due April 2, 2012

Cabrillo Civic Clubs of Calif

• $500 scholarship• You must be of Portuguese descent, with

at least a 3.5 GPA• Apply online at www.cabrillocivicclubs.org

or pick up a paper application in the Career Center

• Deadline March 15, 2012

APWA

• The Coachella Valley Branch of the American Public Works Association (APWA) provides a $1,000 scholarship opportunity to students who have been accepted to a four-year college with a major in a public works related field such as civil engineering, public administration, construction management, traffic engineering or structural engineering.

• Visit the DHSHS Career Center before March 12, 2012, for more details.

Navy League Scholarship $1,500

• You must be a U.S. citizen, and belong to JROTC or are a dependent or direct descendant of an active, reserve, retired, or honorably discharged member of the military service.

• Download an application online at www.palmsprings.navyleague.us

• Due March 15, 2012

The Carolyn Lilley Memorial Art Scholarship $1,000

• You must have a minimum of 3.5 GPA• You must declare ART as your major for study at a 4-

year college or university• You must be a U.S. citizen, and belong to JROTC or

are a dependent or direct descendant of an active, reserve, retired, or honorably discharged member of the military service

• Download an application online at www.palmsprings.navyleague.us

• Due no later than March 15, 2012

Parissa Labbaf Memorial Scholarship

• Three $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to graduating DHSHS students

• Candidates must demonstrate financial need, have excellent grades, and be accepted by a 4-year college to pursue a B.S. or B.A.

• Visit http://desertstarweekly.com/2011/11/11/desert-hot-springs-scholarship-announcement-2/

• Winners will be selected from the DHSHS Scholarship Application entries

• For a student who has talent in painting, and who would pursue further training in art

• You will need to submit samples of your art in jpg format • Ask your art teacher for help with putting your art samples into

electronic format• Your Local DHSHS Scholarship Application will be submitted• Entries complete with art samples are due by February 15, 2012

to the Career Center• Winner will attend an Art Show at Miracle Springs Resort & Spa

on Wednesday, March 14, 2012

The Paletteers Art Club Scholarship $1,000

• Create an original and effective advertising campaign against Cell Phone Usage While Driving to be eligible for a $2,000 scholarship from American Advertising Federation – Palm Springs - Desert Cities (AAF).

• Create a print ad, radio or TV commercial, billboard or a web campaign.

• Accent is on creativity in art and copy.• Entries are due in the Career Center no

later than February 28, 2012 (new due date)

Advertising Campaign - AAF

UCLA Club of the Desert

• Scholarships are available to graduating seniors who been accepted and are committed to attend UCLA’s Fall 2012 Freshman Class.

• Pick up a paper application in the Career Center.• It is due by April 15, 2012.

Suggestions for success……

• Present yourself well. Neatness counts.• Check your spelling on everything.• Be sure your name is on each page.• Submit all requested information, and submit it

on time.• Be prepared to go to the post office for postage

and to mail your own entries.

• Visit Career Cruising online at www.careercruising.com

• Explore your personal interests• Research statistics about job availability,

colleges and costs• Stop by the Career Center to pick up our

user name and password

Think about what you want:

Loans are borrowed money that you must repay, usually with interest.

Work Study or Student Employment Programs let you earn money for college in a job on or off campus.

Scholarships are free money for college and are usually based on your area of study or merit, such as good grades, special talents, or community service.

Financial Aid Terms

Grants are money you don’t have to pay back and

are usually basedon financial need.

• These scam-spotting rules are from www.FastWeb.com:

• Don’t pay money to get money.• Too good to be true? It probably is.• Spend time, not money.• Legitimate scholarships are never

guaranteed.• Feel suspicious? Trust your instinct.

Beware of scholarship scams!