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Financial Aid Resources
- Video resource: Financial Aid 101 (10 minutes)
- Video resource: Ways to Pay for College (9 minutes)
- Types of financial aid
- Financial Aid Basics
- Public vs. private loans
- Student loan repayment estimator
- Comparing college costs worksheet
FAFSA Information - Free Application for Federal Student Aid
- 8 Steps to Completing the FAFSA Form
- FAFSA 2024
- Video resource: How to Create an Account Username and Password (FSA ID) (5 minutes)
- Video resource: After the FAFSA (7 minutes)
- FAFSA Do’s and Don’ts
- Link to complete the FAFSA
- Information on the FAFSA process
- FAFSA Questions: Step-by-Step by Stand Out College Prep
Financial Aid for Undocumented Students
- FAFSA/Dream Act Application
- Dream Act Fact Sheet I Spanish version
- Video resource: Overview of Minnesota Dream Act (10 minutes) I Spanish version
- FAFSA & Dream Act
Scholarship Resources
Specific Scholarships
- MNCA Scholarship Database - We add to this list periodically as new scholarships are shared with our school
- Native American Scholarship Database
- Blandin Foundation Education Grants -- Education Grants – $1,000 to $5,000 per student each year – are for every student of high schools in the Itasca County area and Hill City, Remer, Blackduck, Northome and Bug O Nay Ge Shig schools, even if you’re not in the top of your class. Homeschooled students who would have graduated from one these schools also are eligible.
- GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program -- This program rewards college-bound students who demonstrate exemplary leadership, drive, integrity, and citizenship with financial assistance to pursue higher education. Each year, the program selects numerous recipients to receive a $10,000 scholarship renewable for up to an additional three years – up to $40,000 total per recipient.
- Bold.org Merit-Based Scholarships
Community Scholarship Resources to Check
- Check with parent/guardians’ place of employment. Many companies have scholarship opportunities for employees’ children.
- Check local high school counseling websites. High schools will typically list scholarship opportunities available for students in that area.
- Check with local businesses and organizations (American Legion, Rotary, Lion’s Club, Chamber of Commerce).
- Check financial aid webpages for colleges of interest to find out if additional forms need to be completed in order to be considered for school scholarship opportunities.
- Check with organizations that the student is a part of (volunteer opportunities, religious organizations, Girl/Boy Scouts, 4-H, etc.).
