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Scholarships and Financial Aid DHSHS

Scholarships and Financial Aid DHSHS. This version was updated May 3, 2012. Financial Aid Terms. Grants are money you don’t have to pay back and are usually based on financial need. Loans are borrowed money that you must repay, usually with interest.

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Scholarships and Financial Aid DHSHS

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  1. Scholarships and Financial AidDHSHS This version was updated May 3, 2012.

  2. Financial Aid Terms Grants are money you don’t have to pay back and are usually based on financial need. Loans are borrowed money that you must repay, usually with interest. Work Study or Student Employment Programs let you earn money for college in a job on or off campus. Scholarships are free money for college and are usually based on your area of study or merit, such as good grades, special talents, or community service.

  3. Beware of scholarship scams! These scam-spotting rules are from www.FastWeb.com: Don’t pay money to get money. Too good to be true? It probably is. Spend time, not money. Legitimate scholarships are never guaranteed. Feel suspicious? Trust your instinct.

  4. DHSHS Scholarship Application When your completed DHSHS scholarship application is received in the Career Center, a scholarship file is made for you. Copies of your application are submitted for you when you fit specific eligibility requirements for GPA, test scores, activities, etc., for local scholarship opportunities.

  5. Local Scholarships – page 1 Many of the Local Scholarship providers accept the DHSHS Scholarship Application. *An asterisk means an extra form, essay, photograph, or family member’s military Honorable Discharge papers must also be submitted.

  6. Local Scholarships – page 2 American Legion, Owen Coffman Post #519* APWA – American Public Works Association* Othel Britton Memorial Scholarship Foundation Reynaldo Carreon, M.D. Foundation* with Pathways to Success California Desert Association of Realtors* California Retired Teachers Association, Division #89 California Women for Agriculture* Walter Clark Legal Group COD Alumni Association in conjunction with Pathways to Success* Desert Healthcare District Healthcare Professionals with Pathways to Success* Coachella Valley Pathways to Success – CVPTS* Coachella Valley Alumnae Panhellenic - CVAP Daughters of the American Revolution, Cahuilla Chapter* Desert Escrow Association* Desert Hot Springs Rotary Desert Hot Springs Women’s Club

  7. Local Scholarships – page 3 Elks Club* The Gas Company* La Quinta Arts Foundation* Ladies of Mission Lakes NPS Commercial/Taber Family National Charity League* National League of American Pen Women* Navy League Scholarship Fund* Negro Academic Scholarship Fund Paletteers Art Club Palm Springs Art Museum* Palm Springs Historical Society Palm Springs Leadership Association - PSLA Palm Springs Teachers Association* - PSTA Palm Springs Lion’s Club ParissaLabbaf Memorial Scholarship SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union UCLA Club of the Desert* USC Trojan League of the Desert* Women Leaders Forum* with Pathways to Success

  8. Members of scholarship committees read your application and make their decisions according to their own unique criteria. At some point you may receive an invitation to be interviewed.

  9. ALL applications (college, job, and scholarship) will require time, energy, attention to detail, accuracy, and thought from you.

  10. CoachellaValleyPanhellenic Association Two female students were chosen to receive scholarships from the Class of 2012.

  11. DHS Women’s Club 20 students from the Class of 2012 will receive scholarships from the DHS Women’s Club.

  12. National Charity League • Four female candidates will receive scholarships from NCL this year.

  13. Apply for FAFSA after January 1, 2012 Colleges where you have been accepted for admission will give you a financial aid offer to review in the spring Financial Aid & FAFSA

  14. Complete the FAFSA online at www.fafsa.ed.gov after January 1 www.federalstudentaid.ed.gov

  15. Information you need to fill out FAFSA Your Social Security Number, and your parents’ Social Security Numbers. Date of birth for you and for your parents (month, day, year). Month and year your parents were married, or divorced. Your driver’s license number, if you have one. Your Alien Registration Number, if you are not a U.S. citizen. 2011 Federal tax information--for yourself and for your parents.

  16. Get a PIN Before you start filling out your FAFSA online, get a PIN (personal identification number). Go to www.pin.ed.gov. Get a PIN for yourself, and ask one of your parents to get one. This lets you sign your FAFSA electronically.

  17. AB 131 Dream Act Signed into law in September 2011 Effective for 2013-2014 school year Visit www.caldreamact.org

  18. Parissa Labbaf Memorial Scholarship Three $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to graduating DHSHS students Candidates must demonstrate financial need, have excellent grades, and be accepted by a 4-year college to pursue a B.S. or B.A. Visit http://desertstarweekly.com/2011/11/11/desert-hot-springs-scholarship-announcement-2/ Winners have been selected from the DHSHS Scholarship Application entries

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