SCHOLARSHIP UPDATE

• Check out information from Minnesota Goes to College and the GRHS counseling office.
• Many Minnesota colleges and universities offer FREE applications during the month of OCTOBER. Check out the list at this link!

COLLEGE KNOWLEDGE EVENTS PAGE

Raise.Me - Seniors should be sure to have their portfolio up to date by Nov 1 for most schools.

Heidi Clairmont, Scholarship Coordinator, is offering an in person ACT information Prep sessions at GRHS to give Juniors and parents of Juniors insight on the ACT process, answer questions AND give students a free prep resources to help you prepare take the ACT this spring on Thursday Oct 16th and Friday Oct 17th. Additional opportunities for practice test will be available later in the school year.

• INFORMATION PREP SESSIONS:
• Thursday, Oct 16th from 9:30am - 11am
• Thursday, Oct 16th from 11:30am-1pm
• Thursday, Oct 16th from 1:30pm -3pm
• PRACTICE TEST: Friday, Oct 17th from 9am - 12pm

Sign up below:

The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) will be administered at Grand Rapids High School on Friday, October 24th. The deadline to sign up is Monday, October 20th. There is no cost to take the ASVAB. You will take the test then after the break will complete the interpretation on the same day. Plan on being out of class most of the day.

Although the ASVAB is a military entrance assessment, there are many benefits to taking the ASVAB outside of entering a branch of the military. Taking the ASVAB does not commit you to anything, but a military recruiter may contact you. The ASVAB can help you determine your own interests and aptitude, even if you are not planning to enter the military or are undecided. It can help you choose courses for college and make your personal career decisions (https://www.military.com/join-armed-forces/asvab/asvab-questions.html).

FOR MORE INFORMATION & TO SIGN UP, CLICK HERE

• John F Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest

  Deadline is Jan 12

  • (17) awards up to $10,000. Write an original essay (700-1000 words) describing and analyzing an act of political courage by a US elected official serving after 1917.

• Union Plus Scholarships

  • Deadline Jan 31
    • Awards from $500- $4000 to dependent children of parents in a participating union.

  
  

Hagen Scholarship Foundation - Due Dec 1

Over 300 new scholarships up to $40,000 each are awarded each year. These are need-based merit scholarships and are only available to rural students nationwide. See Website for more details

Going Merry lets you find scholarships and apply easier by bundling scholarships that are similar with the same essay prompts; personally matches you to scholarships that fit your background, academics and interests; it's clearly organized and helps you with deadline reminders and some scholarships can be filled in automatically with information you have already put into the Going Merry site.

Check it out today!

• FAFSA
• Opens Oct 1. Apply ASAP
• This is the FREE Application for Federal Student Aid. Do your FAFSA as soon as you can during the school year. You will apply every year you are in college. This is how the government distributes grants and federal money for post secondary education. Do this as soon as you can so you can get your FAFSA Submission Summary. This is what colleges/universities need to give you a student aid package for cost comparison and money can run out, so apply early!
• ALWORTH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
  
• Opens Nov 1, deadline Jan 15
• Students going into STEM majors can earn $24,000 for college each year! Family income requirement limit is $175K; student must have a 3.5 GPA or higher and an ACT score of 24 or higher.
• Lake County Power Scholarships: Members of the Cooperative can apply for these $1000 scholarships (renewable for up to $4,000) Open Jan 1 - Jan 31

• THUNDERHAWK SCHOLARSHIPS
• Opens around December 5 until the deadline of Feb 20.
• More than 40 local scholarships are managed through GRHS for GRHS and ALC students. Scholarships include: Paul Bunyan Communications, Eagles, American Legion, Chamber of Commerce, Rotary and many, many others. Students complete 1 application for all of the scholarships they qualify for.
• GRACF.ORG
• Opens Jan 1 and deadline is Mar 1
• The Grand Rapids Community Foundation gives away more than $30,000 each year to Grand Rapids High School Students.
• Blandin Foundation Scholarships
• Opens Jan 5; deadline is March 1.
• Students can get aid up to $6,000 each year; Family income limit $125k. Apply every year you are in school until age 25 as long as you are pursuing a degree.

• US Army Tues Oct 21st @ 11am
• Lake Superior College Weds Oct 22nd @ 1pm
• Northwest Technical College Fri Oct 24th @ 1pm
• US Air Force Weds Oct 30th @ 11am
• University of North Dakota Mon Nov 17th @ 1pm

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Email: hclairmont@isd318.org
Website: https://www.isd318.org/Page/282
Location: 800 NW Conifer Dr, Grand Rapids, MN, United States
Phone: 218-327-5760 .41544
Twitter: @GRCounseling