Scholarship + Financial Aid Information
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
The 2025-2026 FAFSA application is expected to open on December 1.
The US Government awards grants, loans and work study programs for post-secondary education. Students must apply using the FAFSA in order to be eligible to receive federal aid.
APPLY: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
- Students starting college in SUMMER 2025 will need to complete the 2024-25 and 2025-26 FAFSA forms.
- Students starting college in FALL 2025 will need to complete the 2025-26 FAFSA only.
STEP 1 : CREATE YOUR FSA ID
STEP 2 : COMPLETE THE FAFSA : FAFSA Video
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES - where to find them!
In addition to the Senior Scholarship spreadsheet, you can always utilize scholarship search websites. These are free scholarship matching platforms for thousands of local, regional, and national scholarships + grants!
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100 Military Education Grants and Scholarships
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Looking for military education grants and scholarships for yourself, your spouse, or your children to go back to school? Here is a massive list (over 100) scholarships and grants for military personnel and their families to go to school.
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Affordable Colleges Online
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Resource for groups underrepresented on college campuses.
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Best Colleges for Parents and Latinos
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Resource for single mothers, fathers and Latinos.
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Cappex
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Cappex.com is a one-stop destination that helps students and parents make smarter decisions about admissions and financial aid by providing free and easy-to-use tools for the discovery, application, decision and payment process.
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Chegg
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Over $1 billion in awards. Personalized matches available for all students.
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College Board Big Future
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Earn entries in monthly drawings for $500 and $40,000 scholarships by completing steps to plan for college. The sooner students start and the more steps you they complete, the more chances they have to win.
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College Scholarships
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A financial aid search service using a large database of private scholarships. Results in a scholarship package built just for you, including scholarships that match your criteria and a personalized letter with your information to each of the scholarship sponsors.
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College Scholarships for Minority Students
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Extensive list of scholarships and financial aid resources available specifically for minority students. The guide also includes tips for finding and securing scholarships and other financial aid.
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College Whale
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At CollegeWhale.com students will find college financial aid video tutorials, student loan and FAFSA help guides, CollegeWhale.com’s famous “Easiest Scholarship Search Ever” (a “no registration required” college scholarship search with hundreds of thousands of dollars in available scholarship awards), and answers to most college financial aid questions.
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Computer Science Scholarships
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Comprehensive scholarship listing for Computer Science majors.
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Dow Jones NewsPaper Fund, Inc.
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You will find links to journalism-related scholarships, fellowships, internships and other career resources such as job fairs and job postings.
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FastWeb
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Fastweb is a free scholarship search platform that connects students to scholarships and financial aid tools. Students create a profile and get personalized scholarship recommendations.
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Financial Aid for Military & Veterans
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Comprehensive listing of scholarships for Military Service members, their dependents and veterans.
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First Generation College Student Scholarship List
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Scholarships for First Generation College Students
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Going Merry
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Going Merry is a free scholarship matching platform offering personalized matching to thousands of local, regional, and national scholarships and grants with auto-filled forms and bundled scholarships on multiple platforms.
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HSFinder
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Available to both High School and College students of Latino descent. This up-to-date directory requires no registration and is accessible to all.
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Inroads
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Searchable scholarship database with nearly 20,000 scholarships.
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LendEdu
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Scholarship search tool listed categorically.
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Psychology Scholarships
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There many awards supporting students across psychology education.
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Raise.Me
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RaiseMe is a social enterprise focused on expanding access to higher education. Rather than waiting until the end of high school to earn scholarships, RaiseMe enables students to earn scholarships throughout high school, starting as early as 9th grade, for doing all the things that best prepare them to succeed, whether that’s getting good grades, volunteering in the community or joining an extracurricular.
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SallieMae
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Register to get free access to more than 5 million college scholarships that match your skills, activities and interests based on the profile you create.
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Scholarship Guidance
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The #1 High School and University Resource for Students.
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Scholarships for Education Majors and Grad Students
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Scholarships for Education Majors
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Scholarships.com
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Scholarships.com is a free college scholarship database. Students are instantly matched for scholarships they qualify for.
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Unigo
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A time-saving list of scholarships that match your hobbies, interests and academic background. Unlimited access to our scholarship database of 3.6 million awards worth over $14 billion.
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University of Florida Free Financial Aid Search Engine
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Free financial aid search engine for all high school students to search national and international financial aid; provided by the Student Financial Aid office at the University of Florida.
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*the list is not intended to be a comprehensive guide to the full extent of financial aid available for every student. It is strongly recommended that each student research their individual financial aid options + consult with each college’s financial aid office to which they apply.
Bright Futures Scholarship Awards include:
This table does not include all possible activities. The school designee has the final determination of activity approval or denial if the service activity cannot be agreed upon.
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Activities That Count
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Volunteering at a food pantry
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Activities on behalf of a candidate for public office, supervised by a non-relative with the campaign
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Teaching English skills to a foreign exchange student under the supervision of a non-relative, non-profit staff member
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Volunteering at an animal shelter under the supervision of a non-relative shelter staff member
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Helping at a church carnival open to the public and free of charge, supervised by church staff
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Required training prior to a service activity (ex: Training on building a well prior to a mission trip where that will be done.)
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Activities That Do Not Count
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Donating non-perishable foods
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Walking around in a neighborhood posting political signs with a family member
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Hosting a foreign exchange student
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Fostering an animal at home
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Helping at an event that is not fully open to the community, where people must pay to participate
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Claiming hours for an activity that is required for academic credit or licensure (ex: First Aid/CPR, school course, school drama production where course credit is earned)
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Steps for Students to Complete Prior to Volunteering
- Determine an area/topic in the community where you would like to make an impact.
- Research the types of volunteer activities available in your community.
- Contact the organization with whom you are interested in volunteering and determine 1) the steps to become a volunteer, 2) if they have volunteer openings for the dates/activities you are interested in, 3) who the contact will be to verify your hours and participation in the activity. Note: Supervisors must be non-family member with organization who directly supervises the student during the activity outside of the home.
- If you have a question regarding whether the service activity is acceptable, reach out to your school counselor or school community service hours designee.
Steps for Students to Complete During Volunteering
- Keep track of hours, dates, and activities completed during service to verify with your community service supervisor.
Steps for Students to Complete After Volunteering/Paid Work
- Have the supervisor of your service provide a signed letter on the organization’s letterhead describing the type of service performed, who in the community the service benefited, and a description of the service event.
- For paid work, students will need to submit a copy of their pay stub to their counselor or designee.
- Make a copy of all completed forms for your records.
- Students provides letterhead and reflection log to the school counselor or designee with all required signatures included.
Volunteer Search Websites:
Additional Volunteer Opportunities:
Reminders:
- Teachers/Club Sponsors/Coaches do not accept nor submit community service forms on behalf of students; the student or parent is required to submit all completed community service hours, forms, and required signatures to the students School Counselor.
- All community service hours will begin the summer prior to entering high school; volunteer hours prior to the summer of 9th grade will not be counted.
- If you have any questions, please contact your School Counselor.