Senior Scholarship Update

Qualifed Hardware Scholarship for Dedicated Students ​​​​​Deadline: Mar 15

• ​​​​​​​(1) $1000 scholarship. GPA 3.0+. Write a reflective piece detailing your educational journey so far. Explain how your dedication and hard work have impacted your grades and life.

SFM Foundation​​ Deadline is March 31

• Up to $10,000 in scholarships are awarded to students whose parents were killed or seriously injured in workplace accidents while working for MN or Iowa employers.

Itasca Lodge #208 A.F. & A. M. Scholarship Deadline April 1

• (1) $1000 scholarship. Essay about yourself, your goals, why you chose your field of study and relationship. Affiliation to a Masonic Fraternity is not required.
• Itasca Lodge Application

Here are some interesting articles about writing Scholarship Essays:
The 16 Most Popular Scholarship Essay & Application Questions

6 Awesome Scholarship Essays (and why they worked)

The GRACF Scholarship application requires complete anonymity, so do not put your name in any of the sections of the application. You must also upload your transcript WITHOUT YOUR NAME.
HERE'S HOW:

THUNDERHAWK SCHOLARSHIPS: 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 the scholarships they qualify for. Deadline: Feb 20

Blandin Foundation is looking for Juniors & Seniors to participate in a listening session about what their plans are after graduation. Whatever you plan to do after high school, whether it be to college, military, to work, to a trade program - they want to hear your perspective on planning for your future!

Students chosen to participate will receive a $50 gift card for their time.

Families of seniors attending post secondary education for 2024/25 school year will need to fill out the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). The form has changed and more students will qualify for aid than ever before! Apply now: FAFSA APPLICATION

• Seniors interested in taking the ACT with the Junior class on Tues March 12 in the GRHS Gym should talk with their counselor about signing up.
• More information, study guides and other test dates can be found here

• EAA Aviation Scholarship Deadline: January 31
  

• Lake Country Power Les Beach Memorial Scholarship: Deadline Jan 31

• Mediacom World Class Scholars Scholarship Program Deadline: Jan 31
  

• Union Plus Scholarships Deadline: Jan 31

February:

• Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation Scholarships Deadline Feb 15
  
• Minnesota Masonic Charities: Deadline Feb 15
  
• Foundation of Rural Service (FRS) Application Scholarship Deadline: February 16
• MN Telecom Alliance Foundation Scholarship Deadline: Feb 16
  

• Alpha Kappa Psi Scholarship Fund - Deadline Feb 20
  

• Thunderhawk Scholarship Application Deadline Feb 20

• Brookstone Manor Scholarship - Deadline Feb 29

March/April:

• Blandin Foundation Scholarships Deadline Mar 1
• GR Area Community Foundation (GRACF.ORG) Deadline Mar 1
• MDI Success at Work Scholarships (through the GRACF application) Deadline Mar 1
  
• Northland Counseling Scholarship Deadline Mar 1
• Park State Scholarship Information Deadline March 4
  
• Army ROTC Deadline March 11
  
• Catch A Break! Scholarship Deadline March 15
  
• MN State Horticultural Society Deadline March 15
  

• Qualified Hardware Scholarship for Dedicated Students ​​​Deadline: Mar 15

• AYSA Arrowhead Youth Soccer Scholarship Deadline March 31
  

• Baich Foundation Scholarships Deadline Mar 31

• SFM Foundation​​ Deadline March 31
  

• Hibbing Community College Foundation Scholarships Deadline April 1

• Itasca Lodge #208 A.F. & A. M. Scholarship Deadline April 1 Itasca Lodge Application

• Applied Learning Institute (ALI) Scholarships Deadline: Apr 15 ALI Scholarship Application
  

• Wabana Township Deadline April 19
  

• Emberg Scholarships Deadline: Apr 25

Native American students: Check out the Native American Data Base

The FAFSA® overhaul has certainly been a bumpy ride, but we hope you’re hanging in there. Here are seven solutions if you run into issues filing the FAFSA.

Use a different browser. Some users have had success with switching internet browsers, clearing their browser history, or disabling browser extensions or plugins.

Come back later. Try accessing the FAFSA® site late at night or early in the morning when it’s not as busy.

Contact the FSA Office. If you’re still having trouble, ask the Federal Student Aid (FSA) Office for help. You can reach them at customerservice@studentaid.gov or 800-4-FED-AID.

Try the live chat. The FSA Office has also launched a new chat feature called Ask Aidan. The chat is designed to help you get basic questions answered more quickly than via call or email.

Be patient. The FSA Office won’t release FAFSA information to schools until the end of January 2024 but expect delays as they work out the kinks.

Do other prep work in advance. Check out this FAFSA® Prep assignment.

Submit the form no matter what. Every year, the FAFSA® helps millions of students gain access to Pell Grants, subsidized federal loans, and other lucrative sources of federal aid. If you skip the form, you could be leaving tens of thousands of dollars on the table. Stick with it and keep checking back!

Check out this blog post for these hints and a more detailed guide to managing FAFSA® Issues.

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