Scholarships

While the individual schools to which you are applying will often offer various forms of merit-based aid, or scholarships, many outside organizations offer money as well. The College Counseling department maintains a list of these outside scholarships and publishes these lists via the scrolling announcements and reminders posted throughout the guidance hallway.

Below we have provided a comprehensive list of scholarships available throughout the year. However, you can view the most updated month-by-month listing of this year's scholarship opportunities here:

Scholarships for May, June and July 2012 (pdf, 47.71KB)

St. Louis Graduates: Scholarship Central

Please access this website: St. Louis Graduates to access a scholarship database that includes several scholarship that are available in the St. Louis area. To sign up you must have a valid email address to create a secure user proflie that will allow you to quickly and easily find and apply to many funding opportunities through this common application.

Kirkwood School District Foundation Scholarships:

Please follow this link to learn more about the application process for the scholarships availale through the Kirkwood School District Foundation: CLICK HERE

Senior Coffee Financial Aid Powerpoint:

If you missed the Spring 2012 Senior Coffee, here is the financial aid section that the college counselors presented on. If you have questions, please contact your college counselor.

Spring 2012 Senior Coffee Finanical Aid Slides (pdf, 82.6KB)

FAFSA Completion Workshops at STLCC-Meramec

Get free help applying for financial aid and completing the FAFSA form.

See flyer below for more details.

STLCC Financial Aid Workshops 2012 (pdf, 150.69KB)

FAFSA Frenzy Workshops in the St. Louis area:

The Missouri FAFSA Frenzy event for 2012 has been scheduled for Sunday, Feruary 12, and an inclement weather back-up date will be Sunday, February 19, 2012. However, there are some sites that have chosen different times and dates, refer to the "FAFSA Frenzy" website below for the most up-to-date list of days and times for these events. FAFSA Frenzy workshops will assist all students and families in submitting their 2012-2013 FAFSA, helping them achieve their educational dreams.

What is FAFSA Frenzy?

FAFSA Frenzy, a program of College Goal SundaySM, is offered in Missouri through partnerships between the Missouri Department of Higher Education (MDHE) with the Missouri Association of Student Financial Aid Personnel (MASFAP), the Lumina Foundation for Education, and the YMCA to assist students and families in completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The College Goal SundaySM program was created by the Indiana Student Financial Aid Association (ISFAA) with funding from Lilly Endowment, Inc.,and with supplemental support from the Lumina Foundation for Education.

The FAFSA is the primary application used by federal, state, and institutional financial assistance entities in determining an individual's eligibility for grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships.

What to bring:

• Social Security Cards for both student and parent(s)
• 2011 W-2 forms for both student and parent(s)
• Copies of  your 2011 tax forms for both student and parent(s), if they are ready
• Student PIN and Parent PIN. You may apply for your PINs at www.pin.ed.gov before attending a FAFSA Frenzy event

What do I bring if I haven't done my taxes yet?

• SS cards for student and parent(s)
• Last year-end pay stub received in December 2011 by you and your parents, showing year-to-date earnings
• 2010 tax forms for both student and parent(s)
• 2011 statements of interest earned

By attending you will receive:

• Free professional assistance completing the 2012-2013 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) www.fafsa.ed.gov
• Information regarding federal student aid programs and Missouri state aid programs

For the most up-to-date list of FAFSA Frenzy workshops in the St. Louis area please check this website:

St. Louis FAFSA Frenzy locations 2012

Scholarship Search Websites:

Merit Aid link

College Data link

Fastweb link

Finaid link

Collegenet link

Scholarships4schools link

Hispanic College Fund link

United Negro College Fund link

Financial Aid, Scholarships, and Resources for Students with LD link


Applying for Financial Aid:

FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) link

CSS/Financial Aid Profile link 

Scholarship Deadlines by Month

Based upon deadlines posted during the 2011-2012 school year

September

Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship

Guildscholar Award

October

AES Scholarship

Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation

Horatio Alger Scholarship Program

Horizon Scholarship

John T. Belcher Memorial Scholarship

Missouri’s Cattlemen Foundation Scholarship

National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts

November

Earl Collins Foundation Scholarship

Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student Scholarship Competition

FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education) Essay Contest

Intel Science Contest and Scholarship

NCWIT (National Center for Women & Information Technology) Scholarship

Prudential Spirit of Community Awards (for all grade levels)

Ron Brown Scholar Program

SWCS Scholarships

Voice of Democracy Scholarship Contest (for all grade levels)

December

AXA Foundation/U.S. News & World Report

Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program

Conservation Foundation of Missouri Ed Stegner Natural Resource Scholarship

Hispanic Scholarship Fund/General Scholarship

Increasing Retention for Electrical & Computer Engineers Scholarship at Mizzou

Missouri Society of Professional Engineers St. Louis Chapter Scholarship

NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award (National Federation of Independent Business

United States JCI Senate Scholarship Program

Vantage Credit Union Quest For Education Scholarship

January

Burger King Scholars Program

The Christophers’ Poster Contest (for all grade levels)

College Ain’t Cheap/ Mental_Floss Magazine Tuition $ Giveaway

Congress-Bundestag Vocational Exchange Program

Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship: (Open to students 14 years or older)

Daughters of the American Revolution

DECA Scholarships Opportunities

Discover Scholarship (open to current juniors only)

Gates Millennium Scholars Program

John Dennis Scholarship for Criminal Justice Majors

Missouri Society of CPAs LEAP Scholarship

National Organization of Professional Hispanic Natural Resources Conservation Service Employees Scholarship

National Society of Black Engineers Scholarships

Oh, The Places You’ll Go! Scholarship

Ron Brown Scholar Program

SAE Engineering Scholarships

Sam Walton Community Scholarship

Tuskegee Airmen Scholarship

Union Plus Scholarship

Washington Crossing Foundation

February

Alzheimer’s Awareness Scholarship

AXA Achievement Community Scholarship

Best Buy Scholarship (for all grade levels)

Breaking Traditional Scholarship (for juniors and seniors)

Cancer For College Scholarship

Cancer Survivors’ Fund

DeKalb Ag Youth Scholarship

Edward G. Halliburton; Electro Savings Credit Union Scholarship

Girls Going Places Entrepreneurship Program:  (for all grade levels)

Greater St. Louis Mothers of Twins

James L. & Nellie M. Westlake Scholarship

KFC Colonel’s Scholarship

Martha Guerra-Arteaga Scholarship

MENSA Mental Health Scholarship

Missouri Minority Teaching Scholarship

Missouri Society of CPAs LEAP Scholarship

Mizzou Alumni Scholarship

Mobility Scholarship

Monsanto Commitment to Agriculture Scholarship

National Organization of Professional Hispanic Natural Resources Conservation Service Employees (NOPHNRCSE

Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation

Ponder Freshman Minority Scholarship (Mizzou College of Business)

Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. Scholarship (Mizzou College of Business

Sam Walton Scholarship (Mizzou College of Business

SHRCSA Scholarship for Education Majors

Special Education Foundation Scholarship

University Bound Scholarship

USA Funds Scholarship

March

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Scholarship (Omicron Eta Omega Chapter

American Chemical Society Scholarship

Association of the United States Army

Ayn Rand Institute Essay Contest: (Open all grade levels.)

Buick Achievers Scholarship

Cedric “The Entertainer” Scholarship

Committed to Lives of Excellence Scholarship (Delta Tau Delta)

Delta Sigma Phi Men of Achievement Scholarship for male Mizzou students

Dillenkoffer Endowment

Douglass Alumni Association Scholarship

Eagle Scout/American Legion Scholarship

FCS (Farm Credit System) Financial Scholarship

Greater St. Louis Art Association Scholarship

Herbert Lehman Education Fund

Jackie Robinson Scholarship

Janice M. Scott Memorial Scholarship

Kirkwood Lions Foundation Grant

Kirkwood Rotary Club Scholarships

Kohl's Kids Who Care Scholarship (for all grade levels)

Life Lessons

Masonic Scholarship Fund of Missouri

McDonald’s Academic Excellence Award

Missouri Association of Building Officials and Inspectors Scholarship

Missouri Bankers Foundation

Missouri Broadcaster Association

Missouri Insurance Education Foundation

Missouri Mayflower Society Scholarship

Missouri School Plant Managers Association (MSPMA)

Missouri Society of Professional Surveyors

Missouri State Teachers Association (MSTA

National Association of Hispanic Journalists Scholarships

National Defense Transportation Association/STL Chapter

National School Plant Management Association (NSPMA)

Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation Scholarship

Phi Delta Kappa International Scholarship for Prospective Educators

Ryan Howard Family Foundation and The United Negro College Fund Scholarship

Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year (SAMMY) Award

Stacy Smith Foundation Academic Scholarship

Stacy Smith Foundation Athletic Scholarship

US Bank Internet Scholarship

West Community Credit Union Scholarship

William L. Clay Scholarship and Research Fund

Zonta International's Young Women in Public Affairs Award

April

2011 Student-View Scholarship

American Fire Sprinkler Association

American Legion of Missouri Scholarships

Armed Forces Communications Association Scholarship

Ayn Rand Institute Fountainhead Essay Contest (for 11^th and 12^th grade students)

Charles W. Frees, Jr. Scholarship (US Bank)

Elaine Chapin Memorial Scholarship Fund

Fred E. Kiefer & Florence E. Kiefer Scholarship

The Friends of Saint Louis Municipal School of Nursing Scholarship

Hamilton Award (open to current juniors)

HENAAC Scholarships

Holocaust Remembrance Project Essay (for all grade levels)

Horizon Scholarship for members of 1^st Financial Federal Credit Union

Imagine America Scholarship

KAPS (Kirkwood Area Perpetual Scholarships

KHS Production Company Scholarship

Kids Chance Inc. of Missouri

Kirkwood Rotary Club Scholarships

Lubin –Green-Cohen-Kiem (Royal Banks) Scholarship

Missouri Women’s Golf Association Scholarship

Next Step

Pecha Family Foundation Scholarship

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholarship

Scholarships for Survivors

Shane Dean Voyles Memorial Scholarship

The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis

Teacher Associations/PTO Scholarship

Will to Win Scholarship for Asthma Sufferers

Worldstudio AIGA Scholarship

YWCA Future Leader Award (open to current juniors)

May

AEMP Foundation Heavy Equipment Technician Scholarship

Asthma and Allergy Foundation Scholarship

B. Davis Scholarship (open to Juniors and Seniors

Better Business Bureau Student of Ethics Scholarship (open to current juniors)

CSO Opportunity Scholarship

Glendale Kirkwood Kiwanis Club Scholarship

Hispanic ECS Fund Scholarship

Kids Helping Kids Randi Perkins Scholarship

National Black MBA Scholarship

Public Service Officer or Employee’s Child Survivor Grant

Society of Women Engineers Scholarship

June, July, August

Abbott and Fenner Business Consultants Scholarship (Open to current juniors and seniors)

Alpha Gamma Sigma Scholarship

BigSun Scholarship for Athletes

Educational Research Center of America (ERCA)-Community Contribution Scholarship (open to all grade levels)

1800 Wheelchair Scholarship

Minority and Underrepresented Environmental Literacy Scholarship

Missouri Chapter American Public Works Association Ken Yost Memorial Scholarship

Missouri Chapter American Public Works Association Technology Scholarship

Par or Better Golf Club Scholarship

Sportsmanship Scholarship, St. Louis Sports Commission Associates’

St. Louis Attractions Carole Moody Scholarship

Swope Memorial Loan Fund

Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship

Scholarship Library