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Local Scholarships

Assist-A-Grad [opens Jan-March 4] yearly

Information on this will come out in early January, and will be posted here.

Workshops will be held in the CCC to help alleviate

the stress of how to apply & when. Here are some tips:

Ask for letters of rec's early if you don't already have one-
Have Brag Sheet/Resume complete & ready
Watch deadlines & instructions-come to A-129 if you need any assistance-workshops will be held to assist with this process, as well.
Add dates to your calendar for interviews, as they are the most important part of the process

National Scholarships

FAST WEB	National scholarships	www.fastweb.com
CHEGG	(Use to be ZINCH)	http://www.chegg.com/scholarships As a college student, you can use this company to rent books!
NAVIANCE	access to various National scholarships through Sallie Mae	https://connection.naviance.com/family-connection/auth/login/?hsid=rodriguezhs
finaid.org	database and guide to financial aid	http://www.finaid.org
fastweb	secrets to winning a scholarship presentation	http://www.fastweb.com/content/scholarshipsecrets
scholarships.com	database	www.scholarships.com
cappex	database	www.cappex.com
career info net	database	http://www.careerinfonet.org/ScholarshipSearch
college express	database	www.collegexpress.com/reg/signup
college connection scholarship	database	http://www.collegescholarships.com/scholarships/
College Board scholarship search	database	https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search
CollegeData	database	http://www.collegedata.com
CollegeNet	college database	https://cnsearch.collegenet.com
College Tool Kit	database	http://www.collegetoolkit.com
eCampusTours	database	http://www.ecampustours.com/scholarship-search
FindTuition	database	http://www.findtuition.com/
Scholarship Experts	Scholarship Application Management	https://sams.scholarshipexperts.com/applicant
Simple Tuition	Fin Aid resource	www.simpletuition.com
CollegeSurfing	database	http://collegesurfing.com/
MatchCollege	database	http://www.matchcollege.com/
UndergradZone	college info resource	http://www.undergradzone.com/

Important dates to remember:

FAFSA may now be filed beginning October 1st, 2016 for the students Graduating June, 2017 http://www.fafsa.gov.login
Parents and Students will use their tax fining information from their 2015 taxes. (2016 isn't over yet!)
Cal Grant Deadline remains the same at March 2nd, 2017 http://www.csac.ca.gov

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