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Scholarships

Scholarship Information

MERIT scholarships areoffered by Public & Private Colleges
based on GPA and ACT scores
 

Private scholarships offered by Colleges and Other Groups

The Counseling Office has a file drawer of current private scholarships located in the Career Room.  Students
and parents are welcome to come in before, during and after school to pick up applications. Ms. Brubaker
the Counseling Secretary, maintains the scholarship drawer.  Direct your questions to her.

Access the Scholarship List by clicking on the Troy High web site.  Click on Counseling/Career tab,
click on Guidance Office, click on box labeled "Guidance Office Updates" (or click here )
 
http://www.troycolts.org/pdfs/Guidance%20Update.pdf

 www.athens.troy.k12.mi.us/documents/completescholarship.pdf  View the Athens Scholarship book very similiar to THS

 

Parents or Students create a free account at  www.fastweb.com
to search for scholarships, 
Use free scholarship search engines to assist in locating private scholarship money.

Googling a unique characteristics can produce many results
Example:  Google:  Scholarhships for red haired students

Students and Parents are given a free (22 page) scholarship packet when they attend the Sept.
Senior Parent Night.  Packets are available for purchase (2.00$) from Ms. Brubaker,
Counseling Secretary, any time during the school year.  Juniors may want to purchase a book their
junior year.

Students are encouraged to search a college's website to learn about merit based scholarships.  (Once on the college web site
Go to "Financial Aid Office" or "Scholarships"  
 
The below information is to be used as a guideline only. College websites can change their eligibility
criteria for scholarships at a moments notice.  This information can be inaccurate..  This spreadsheet is to be used for generating your
interest in taking the next step to explore the college website for more accurate detailed information on the eligiblity factors and
application requirements.  Scholarships are not automatically awarded, students must fill out an applicaiton, meet standards & deadlines
and then be selected.  Sometimes you have to visit the campus on a certain day, take a test, write an essay.  It is a competitive process.
 

 

Public Colleges

Award Name - # offered

Test on Sat

GPA

ACT

Merit Scholarship

researched on  10/09 by  Heinze

 

Essay/visit

GPA

ACT

Total Money award a year

not responsible for errors

 

 

 IF you have this GPA

 If you have this ACT score

 YOU MAY BE ELIBILGLE FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP --it isn't 100% guaranteed.  GO TO THE WEBSITE TO EXPLORE MORE

     

 

 

 

Central MI

Centralis -20 awards

yes

3.25

 

Full Cost of tution (approx $8,000

 

Elite Honors Scholarship

 

3.6

25

$3,000  3.25 GPA to renew

 

Academic Honors

 

3.5

20

$2,5000 3.25 to renew

 

CMU Leader-- 40 awarded

 

3.0GPA

no min.

$2,000  2.75 to renew

     

 

 

 

Eastern MI

Presidential Scholarhship -16

yes

3.5

26

4 year full ride  $64,000

 

Regents-Gold if you don't win Pres.

 

3.5

26

Full tuition $8,200

 

Regents-

 

3.7

25

Full tuition $8,200 3.5 to renew

 

Recognition of Excellence

 

3.5

25

$3,000 3.3 to renew

 

National Scholars

 

3.0 GPA

20

$2,000 3.0 to renew

 

Education First Scholars Day

yes

3.0 GPA

20

$1,500 2.75 to renew

     

 

 

 

Ferris State

Founders scholarship

 

3.9

31

Full tuition  3.5 GPA to renew

 

Presidents Scholarship

 

3.7

29

$5,000 3.5 GPA to renew

 

Dean's Scholarship

 

3.25

24

$3,000 3.25 GPA to renew

 

Honors Residential Life

 

3.4

24

$2,000 3.25 GPA to renew

 

Residential Life

 

3.25

21

$2,000  2.75 GPA to renew

     

 

 

 

Grand Valley State

Presidential Scholarship

yes

3.8

32

$3,000-$7,000 a year 3.5 to renew

 

Faculty Scholarship

 

3.6

29

$500-$3,000 a year, 3.5 to renew

 

Award of Excellence

 

3.5

26

$1,2000  3.25 to renew

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lake Superior State

Board of Trustees Distinguished

 

3.8

28

$8,000

 

Board of Trustees Acad. Excell

 

3.7

26

$5,000

 

Academic Honors

 

3.5

24

$3,000

 

Recogition Award

 

3.3

21

$2,500

     

 

 

 

Michigan Tech

Scholars of Excellence

 

4

31

$4,000 renewable

 

Scholars of Distinction

 

3.8

26

$2,000 renewable

 

Scholars of Achievement

 

3.4

24

$1, 000 renewable

Michigan Tech

Leaders Scholarship

 

 

 

Full ride- tution & room board & books

     

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Northern

Merit Excellence

 

3

33

$3,500 3.0 to renew

 

Merit Award

 

3

30

$3,000  3.0 to renew

 

Scholars Award

 

3

27

$2,000 3.0 to renew

 

Outstanding Achievement

 

3

25

$1,500  3.0 to renew

 

Recoginition

 

3.5

no min

$1,000.00

     

 

 

 

Oakland University

Presidential

 

3.9

31

Full tuition covered approx $8,000

 

Distinguished Scholar

 

3.8

27

$4,000 renewable every year

 

Talented Scholar

 

3.7

27

$2,500 renewable

 

 

 

3.8

25

$2,500 renewable

 

Academic Achievement Award

 

3.4

22

$1,500 renewable

 

University Recognition award

 

3.2

21

$1,000 renewable

     

 

 

 

Saginaw Valley

Presidents Scholarship

 

3.7

28

Full ride 3.5 to renew

 

Dean Scholarship

 

3.5

24

$3,000  3.0 to renew

 

University Foundation Scholarship

 

3

24

$1,000 3.0 to renew

     

 

 

 

U of M Dearborn

Chancellor's Scholarship

 

4

31

Full Tuition

 

Dean's Scholarship

 

3.7

27

$3,000 renewable

 

Maize & Blue Scholarship

 

3.5

25

$2,000 renewable

 

Opportunity Scholarship

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U of M Flint

MI Scholars

 

3.8

32

Full Ride for 4 years

 

Chancellor

 

3.8

31

$3,000 renewable

 

University Scholar Award

 

3.4

25

$2,000 renewable

     

 

 

 

Wayne State

Presidential Scholarhip

 

3.5

??

$8,000 a year renewable

 

Scholars Day

visit on a Sat.

3.5

22

$1,500 a year  renewable

     

 

 

 

Western MI

Medallion

yes

3.7

26

Full tuition 3.25 to renew

Western MI

Dean's Scholarship $3,000

 

3.7

26

$3,000 Doesn't renew

 

Dean's Scholarship $6,000

 

3.7

26

$6,000 2.5 to renew

 

WMU Recognition

 

 

 

 

 

Presidential

 

3.5

25

$2,000 2.5 GPA to renew

 

Provost

 

3

22

$1,500 2.5 GPA to renew

 

Bronco First

 

 

 

 First student in family to attend college

     

 

 

 

 

Financial Aid Information

www.fafsa.ed.gov  (click on link to go to site)
Free Application for Federal Student Aid   Start applying Jan. 1st of senior year

The Student and a parent both apply for a Pin Number Senior Year
 It's a good time to review the details needed to complete the application.
 A social security number is needed to apply for a PIN number (which is an electronic signature)


Application submission begins Jan 1st of senior year, ends March 1st
Free workshops are available www.MICollegeGoal.org  
If you feel you just want a low cost loan,  students must complete the FASFA to get information on
low cost government loans.
All federal grants, loans and work study programs require you to complete the FAFSA

How to Pay for College

http://elearning.makingitcount.com/start/default.asp

 (useful college financial planning video by Monster.com website)

Types of Financial Aid  last updated 6/07

  • Scholarships— merit or merit + need
  • Grants—usually based on financial need
  • Loans to students or parents
  • Work Study- work while in school based on need
  • The State of Michigan offers $4000 MI Promise Scholarship, to students take the MME test.  

Grants

  • Pell grants & Federal Supplemental Educ. Opportunity Grants (Don't have to be repaid.)
  • Must have a financial need to qualify,  up to Cap is $5,600

Loans

  • Federal Perkins Loan $4,000 need based, made to student
  • Stafford Loans (subsidized or unsubsidized)-Subsidized  -Unsubsidized loans are base on economic need
  • Federal PLUS Loans- made to parents
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