Scholarships, Grants and Loans
The only way to have a shot at obtaining scholarships is to apply for scholarships.
Scholarship sponsors, school administrators, and counselors will not track you down and hand you free money. You as a student must put in your own individual effort to apply for scholarships. Your parents cannot apply for scholarships on your behalf, you have to put in the time to apply.
It may mean writing essays, filling out forms and requesting letters of recommendation from counselors, teachers and members of the community. Applying for scholarships takes work !
Some scholarships for college are merit-based. You earn them by meeting or exceeding certain standards set by the scholarship-giver. Merit scholarships might be awarded based on academic achievement or on a combination of academics and a special talent, trait, or interest.
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For example, students who are in the California Scholarship Federation are eligible for the club scholarships only if they have been in the club for at least four semesters starting their sophomore year AND if they can show that they have been an active member/leader of the club. Just being a member for four semesters makes a student eligible, but to win the award you have to prove you did something meaningful in the club!
Other scholarships are based on financial need. Many scholarships are geared toward particular groups of people; for instance, there are scholarships for women, or a particular ethnicity. And some are available because of where you or your parent work.
The Counseling office will receive information from scholarship sponsors through out the year and will post their application and deadline information on the PHS scholarship bulletin. Most of the local organizations within Woodland and Yolo County that offer scholarships to Pioneer students use the Local Scholarship Application which is available in the early part of the spring semester.
The Counseling office generally does not receive scholarship information from specific colleges/universities. That information is sent by the colleges/universities to students who have been accepted.
Below are other resources for you to look for scholarships you may be eligible to obtain. Remember, you can't win if you don't apply.
Special Note: Applying for Scholarships or requesting scholarship information should be free. If a site requires you to pay a fee, we cannot recommend using that resource.
Financial Aid & Scholarship Resources on the Internet:
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Financial Aid & Scholarship Resources on the Internet: