College & Career Weekly Updates

The LW Foundation will award two scholarships in the amount of $5,000, with $2,500 awarded for the 2025 Fall Semester and the remaining $2,500 will be given for the 2026 Spring/Winter Semester, if the student maintains a 3.0 grade point average at the end of the fall semester.

Requirements:

To qualify for the Levi Wallace Foundation Scholarship, applicants must fulfill the following criteria:

• be a senior student graduating from a high school in the Tucson surrounding area.
• hold a minimum high school cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher.
• be a United States citizen.
• be enrolled full-time at a 2-year or 4-year accredited college/university or trade school within the United States.

About the Essay:

The scholarship essay should not exceed more than 500 words and should be double-spaced. Please include your full name, mailing address, email address, and phone number in the top left corner of the essay.

Submit the essay, copy of your high school transcript, and copy of acceptance letter from college or trade school below by the deadline of April 25th, 2025 at 5:00pm MST

If you have any questions, please contact Jantzen M. Hale, Communications Director for the Levi Wallace Foundation, lwfoundationcontact@gmail.com. Incomplete and late applications will not be considered.

Dates:
Every Tuesday

Time: 9:00AM-1:00PM (times may vary on the week)

Location: CCRC

February 28th - Next Steps/Financial Aid

March 3rd - Next Steps/Financial Aid

April 4th - Next Steps/Financial Aid

May 9th - Juniors

Location: CCRC

Time: Badger Power Hour

For Admitted Seniors ONLY except for May 9th

Dates:

• February 10th
• February 17th
• February 26th
• March 21st
• March 24th
• April 7th
• April 21st

Time: 3:30PM to 7:00PM

What you need to fill out your FAFSA:

You might need the following information or documents as you fill out the FAFSA form:

• Your parents’ SSNs if they have SSNs and you're a dependent student

• Tax returns

• Records of child support received

• Current balances of cash, savings, and checking accounts

• Net worth of investments, businesses, and farms

Keep these records! You may need them again. Do not mail these supporting records to us unless otherwise instructed to do so.

For 50 years, the New Start Summer Program has been offering new Wildcats the opportunity to get a head start on their college degree while getting to know the UA campus and meeting new people.

By participating in New Start, you will:

• Earn 6-7 units of academic credit
• Get connected with returning Wildcats who not long ago were in your shoes
• Meet hundreds of other new UA students

You'll get connected with faculty, learn about what UA has to offer, get crucial advice from peer mentors and resident assistants, and academic support from tutors. By the time you complete New Start, you'll be a half a semester closer to your degree! You will feel like a UA expert ready for your first year, and will meet some of the best friends you'll ever have!

We have the following infromation available:

• Scholarships
• Sorted by monthly deadlines
• College Resources
• FAFSA, CSS Profile, Common App, WUE, etc.
• Workshops
• Summer Programs
• Military
• ASVAB test help, military recruiters, scholarship opportunities
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Advanced Placement/Dual Enrollment

Website Link

The Arizona Community Foundation is Arizona's largest independent provider of college scholarships.

Through their online system, students complete one application and are matched with available scholarships, based on their eligibility requirements.