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Steps in Applying to College:
1. Completely fill out the college application. (Most are online applications.)
2. Request that ACT or SAT send official scores to your school of choice.
3. Sign up at www.parchment.com to have official transcripts sent to your school of choice.
Reminders:
· In order to work on scholarships with your college or university, you may need to have applied and been accepted to the college or university
· Scholarship and Application deadlines for schools may be as early as November 1!
Scholarship Websites:
1. www.studentscholarships.org
2. www.finaid.org
3. www.mometrix.com
4. www.studentaid.gov
5. www.grants.gov
6. https://www.isac.org/e-library/applying-for-financial-aid/scholarship-searches.html
7. http://act.org
8. www.ed.gov/finaid
9. www.goingmerry.com
10. www.scholarships.com
11. www.illinois.gov
12. http://www.fastweb.com/
10 Tips on Scholarships
1. SEARCH! Persistence is the key to getting a scholarship.
2. Be organized and prioritize.
3. Never assume: Don't believe that because you don't have straight A's and can't shoot a 3 pointer, there's nothing available to you.
4. Identify the goal of the scholarship and double check the eligibility requirements.
5. Be able to write about a variety of topics that may or may not be exciting to you.
6. Understand yourself well enough to create a compelling portrait of who you are. You must understand your audience well enough to be able to position your skills and strengths as deserving of their support. Demonstrate that you are a scholar or would like to be a scholar.
7. Use concrete examples in essays.
8. Watch deadlines like a hawk.
9. Apply early and for many scholarships.
10. Proofread your application one more time.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, DON’T GET SCAMMED!! "If you must pay money to get money, it might be a scam."
These are Six Examples of Possible Scholarship Scams:
1. "This scholarship is guaranteed or your money back."
2. "You can't get this information anywhere else."
3. "May I have your credit card or bank account number to hold this scholarship?"
4. "We'll do all the work."
5. "The scholarship will cost some money."
6. "You've been selected by a 'national foundation' to receive a scholarship.", or "You're a finalist in a contest." (that you never entered)
MARCH 2025
Available starting in February – Application Deadline
St. Elizabeth Health Foundation Scholarship - St. Elizabeth Health Foundation is dedicated to addressing health care needs in St. Clair County and Madison County, Illinois by sponsoring health care occupations scholarships to qualified students of that area. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor, and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team. This scholarship program has been established to assist only students enrolled in a recognized health care occupation program at an accredited institution. Awards are granted without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender, disability or national origin. Applicants to the St. Elizabeth Health Foundation Scholarship Program must be residents of Madison County, Illinois or St. Clair County, Illinois, and are pursuing a degree at a college or university, or attend an educational institution that provides a program that is acceptable for full credit towards a bachelor’s or higher degree, or offers a program of training to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation. Annual scholarship awards may be granted up to $15,000. Apply at https://learnmore.scholarsapply.org/saintelizabeth/.
March 2025 – Application Deadline
CBAI Foundation for Community Banking Scholarship Program- The CBAI Foundation for Community Banking provides $21,500 in scholarship funds for top high school seniors state wide. One semifinalist may be chosen from each of the 12 CBAI groups via an essay-writing contest. For additional information contact CBAI Foundation Community Banking at 1-800-736-2224, or visit website www.cbai.com.
March 14th, 2025 – Application Deadline
Illinois Sheriffs’ Association Scholarship- Sheriff Jeff C. Connor, Madison County, will be awarding two scholarships in the amount of $500. Applicants must be an Illinois resident, utilize their scholarship at institutions of higher learning within the State of Illinois, and must be enrolled as a full-time student during the 24-25 school year. Applications can be found online at www.ilsheriff.org or can be picked up at the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, 405 Randle Street, Edwardsville, Illinois 62025, between 8am and 4:30pm. Applications are also available in the Guidance Office. Students must complete the application, answer the essay question, and return all documentation to the sheriff’s office in Madison county by March 14th, 2025.
March 14th, 2025 – Application Deadline
Southwestern Electric Cooperative Scholarship - Southwestern Electric Cooperative is pleased to announce that 12 - $1,200 scholarships will be awarded in 2024 to students in our electric cooperative family as well as 1-$1,200 Alan Libbra Memorial Scholarship using the same application and selection criteria as our own. Members can find more detailed information in our December magazine set to be mailed at the end of this month. I have attached the High School Application as well as the Post High School Application in case you are still in touch with previous graduates looking for scholarship opportunities. Please make the applications available to your high school seniors served by Southwestern Electric Cooperative. Applicants must be planning to enroll at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, technical or trade school as a full time (12 hour minimum) student in fall 2025. The deadline to return the completed application to our office is Friday, March 14, 2025. If you or your seniors have any questions, please feel free to share my contact information below. For ease of reference, more information can also be found on our website using this link: https://sweci.com/scholarships.
March 15th, 2025 – Application Deadline
Mathis, Marifin &Richter Law Career Scholarship - For the past several years, our firm has offered scholarships to high school seniors interested in pursuing a career as an attorney. This year, we will be offering one $3,000 scholarship to an area senior. Our firm has offices in Belleville and Edwardsville; therefore, we want to offer this scholarship to a student in St. Clair or Madison Counties. Applications can be picked up in the Guidance Office!
March 28th, 2025 – Application Deadline
Granite City Federation of Teachers Local 743—Six $500 scholarships will be awarded this year to graduating seniors of Local 743 and six $500 scholarships will be awarded to GCHS graduating Seniors. To be eligible, applicants must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5/5.0. Email Mrs. Sara Bell, sara.bell@gcsd9.net, for the application or stop by room 217 to pick one up. If you have any questions contact Dr. Baileygaines or Mrs. Bell
March 28th, 2025 – Application Deadline
Heneghan Associates Scholarships - Heneghan and Associates, P.C. offers four $500 scholarships to high school seniors who wish to pursue higher education in civil engineering or surveying. Our deadline is March 28, 2025, and the winner will be notified on April 9th, 2025. Please feel free to direct any questions or guidance to Paige Ringhausen 618-498-6418. Applications can be found at www.haengr.com/scholarship/
March 31st, 2025 – Application Deadline
1st MidAmerica Credit Union- is offering five $1000 scholarships to any graduating high school senior who will be attending a post-secondary institution and is a current 1st MidAmerica member. All completed applications must be received at a 1st MidAmerica Credit Union office by noon on March 31, 2025 with an official copy of the applying student’s transcripts. Apply online at https://www.1stmidamerica.org/services/member-benefits/scholarship-program
APRIL 2025
April 1st, 2025 – Application deadline
Danny Kreher Memorial Scholarship – This scholarship fund was set up in memory of our father Danny Kreher, Our dad always served others. He served the Long Lake Department for over 50 years with 30 of those years as Fire Chief. With the loss of this great man, we have decided to keep his memory alive by creating the Danny Kreher Memorial Scholarship Program. This program is designed to award scholarships to students interested in an education as a First Responder (Firefighter, law enforcement, EMS) however, we also wish to award scholarships to anyone seeking higher education. The scholarship will be awarded to graduating seniors enrolling in classes within 12 months of graduation. The check will be made payable to the student and their chosen college. The scholarship recipients will be announced at their Senior Recognition Ceremony in May. All awards will be given to graduating students from Granite City High School. Applications can be picked up in the Guidance Office.
April 11th, 2025 – Application Deadline
Pam Holten Scholarship – The Pam Holten Scholarship is to honor Pam, a longtime lunchroom worker at Wilson school. This scholarship is for GCHS graduates that will be attending a Trade School. The school or professional union could include Culinary School or trades such as welding, HVAC, plumbing, hairdressing, etc… The purpose of this scholarship will be to assist the student with tuition or supplies needed to be successful. Three $1000 scholarships will be awarded to deserving students. Applications can be picked up in the Guidance Office.
April 11th, 2025 – Application Deadline
Carson Niepert Memorial Scholarship- This scholarship was set up in memory of Carson Alexander Niepert in 2008 to give back to the community. This scholarship will be awarded to a graduating senior from GCHS and the recipient will be an individual that has an appreciation for their community and will use the award as a tool to pursue their college education. Applications are available in the guidance office!
April 11th, 2025 – Application Deadline
Steelers Alumni Scholarship-In order to be eligible for this award, graduating seniors must be a descendent of someone that attended Granite City North High School. Applications are available in the guidance office.
April 11th, 2025 – Application Deadline
Rotary Student of the Year - Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to senior students who were selected as Rotary students of the month last year as a junior. Please see Mr. Fandrey in the Guidance Office to pick up your application!
April 14th, 2025 – Application Deadline
Dr. Connie M. Borror MathematicsProfessions Scholarship – This scholarship is made possible by the generous donations of the class of 1984, friends, and family of Connie M. Borror. Connie was a professor in the Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at Arizona State University West. She developed and taught the first online class in the Department – Elements of Statistics. She developed the BS in Statistics Degree and the capstone experience – a team-oriented project with an off-campus setting that allowed students to synthesize their statistical training to gain experience in teamwork, presentation skills and time management. She was a prolific researcher in the field of Industrial Statistics and Quality Control, authoring 80 peer reviewed journal articles and Co-authoring two books. Scholarships(s) will be awarded to a graduating GCHS student in the amount of $2500! Applications can be picked up in the Guidance Office!
April 15th, 2025 – Application Deadline
Granite City Scholarship Foundation-The Granite City Scholarship Foundation will be awarding several $2000 scholarships based on financial need and signs of ability to succeed in a chosen field. Applications are accepted through April 15th, 2025 and are available at:
https://www.revitycu.com/planning/financial-education/revity-scholarship.html
April 15th, 2025 – Application Deadline
GCHS Vocational Careers Scholarship - The Granite City Scholarship Foundation is sponsoring a scholarship designed to support vocational students planning a trades-based career after high school. Please see Mr. Laycock in Room 161 or Mr. Willaredt in Room 243 for an application.
Purpose: To provide economic assistance to GCHS students who are continuing their vocational education beyond high school graduation.
Eligibility: Applicant must be a graduating GCHS student, has completed a Vocational Education Program at GCHS, and is planning a trade-based career. Recipients must be planning to attend a trades educational program or enter into a trades apprenticeship.
Amount: Scholarship(s) will be awarded to a graduating GCHS student in the amount of $2,000 per recipient.
Requirements:
1. A completed application and accompanying requirements must be received by Tuesday, April 15, 2025.
2. All parts of the application must be completed to receive consideration.
3. Copy of official or unofficial GCHS student transcript.
(4.) If the applicant has proof of acceptance (letter, email, etc) into a trades program or apprenticeship, please include it with this application. Proof of acceptance at this time, however, is not required.
Applications: Completed applications must be received (not postmarked) by April 15, 2025.
April 15th, 2025 – Application Deadline
The National Defense Transportation Association Scholarship—The purpose of the NDTA Scott/St. Louis Chapter scholarship program is to promote careers in Business, Transportation Logistics, and Physical Distribution. All students may apply, although preference will be given to students pursuing these fields of study. Applications are available at https://www.ndtahq.com/foundation/
April 15th, 2025 – Application Deadline
2025 Royal Banks of Missouri Scholarship - We are happy to announce that the Royal Banks of Missouri 2025 Lubin-Green-Cohen-Kiem Scholarship is open for 2025 Seniors! We are awarding eight scholarships of $1,500 each. The application is fully online and will be accessible shortly on our website, www.royalbanksofmo.com. For questions or assistance, please feel free to call or reach out to emails@royalbanksnet.com. Completed applications are due on April 15th. Additional information can also be found on the scholarship application.
April 15th, 2025 – Application Deadline
The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis- The Scholarship Foundation provides access to area students through interest-free, fee-free loans and grants. In 2017, The Scholarship Foundation provided nearly $3.0 million in interest-free loans and $1,033,952 in grants to 454 students. In 1920, The Scholarship Foundation made its first interest-free loan for $15; since then, 11,200 students have received more than $83.6 million in interest-free loans and grants. We are now accepting applications for 2025-2026 and interested students may apply at https://sfstl.org/
April 18th, 2025 – Application deadline
Illinois Society of Professional Engineers Scholarship - We are pleased to announce that the St. Clair Chapter of the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers is offering college scholarships to graduating high school seniors who plan to study engineering. This year several scholarships of $2,000 will be awarded. The scholarships are available to students in our 11-county area (see list at bottom of the page) who meet the academic eligibility requirements. In addition, to be eligible, the applicant must attend an engineering program at an Illinois or Missouri university or college that is ABET-accredited. Applications can be filled out at https://ilengineeringinitiative.org/scholarships/.
April 18th, 2025 – Application deadline
Kellsie’s Hope Foundation Scholarship - Kellsie’s Hope is a WISH Granting organization for Children with Cancer. Kellsie was my childhood friend, and she was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma at the age of 15. She was pronounced cancer free in 2007, however relapsed twice in 2010 and sadly lost her battle a month shy of her 21st birthday on June 8th, 2011.
Kellsie was a 2008 graduate of Collinsville High School and went on to pursue a degree in nursing at Goldfarb Nursing School. Unfortunately, Kellsie was not able to finish nursing school. The Kellsie’s Hope Foundation has started a scholarship program in memory of Kellsie. Since 2011, Kellsie’s Hope has awarded 56 Nursing Scholarships totaling $45,000.00. We hope that by passing this information along we might be able to award one of your students a nursing scholarship. I’m reaching out to schools in the area letting them know that there is a $1000 Nursing Scholarship for anyone who is pursuing a degree in nursing. Applications will be evaluated by Kellsie’s Hope Foundation Advisory Board and can be found by going to the Kellsie’s Hope Website
If you have any questions, please feel free to email jessica@kellsieshope.com. For more information on Kellsie’s Hope, please visit the website at www.kellsieshope.com
MAY 2025
SWIC Top 20% Scholarship- High school students must be ranked in the top 20% of their graduating class. Proof must be provided by submitting an official transcript. A Top 20% application must be submitted by the second week of the first semester of attendance following high school completion.
May 1st, 2025 – Application Deadline
Jill Berni Memorial Scholarship - Jill Berni was the School Food Service Director for the Maplewood-Richmond Height School District and most recently Dunklin R-V School District. In addition, Jill was an instructor for the network for St. Louis Community Colleges. Jill was passionate about school food service and thought every child deserved a healthy meal. It is with great honor the St. Louis Food & Nutrition Directors Association establishes this scholarship in Jill’s memory so her passion for food will continue to grow and flourish in the coming generations. This scholarship is for any senior high student who will undertake undergraduate study at a vocational/technical institution, community college, college or university. The student must pursue an education in culinary arts, dietetics, food service management or hospitality. The scholarship award could be up to $2500! Applications can be picked up in the Guidance Office.
May 1st, 2025 – Application Deadline
Revity CU College Scholarship - All Revity CU members who are seniors in high school are eligible for the Revity CU Scholarship! Not a member? It's easy to apply online.
- A $2,000 scholarship will be awarded to five winners in early May.
- Applications are accepted through May 1, 2025.
- Fill out and submit your application online.
Applications are accepted through May 1, 2025 and are available at: https://www.revitycu.com/planning/financial-education/revity-scholarship.html
May 31st, 2025 – Application Deadline
The Colwell Law Group-is pleased to announce the offering of The Single Parent Scholarship. We have put together this wonderful scholarship for the 2025 school year and would like to share this with the students at your school. The Colwell Law Group understands the difficulty of obtaining a college degree as a single parent or a child of a single parent and we want to help fund that person’s education.
Here is some brief information about their scholarship opportunity:
- One time award of $1,000
- Must submit application no later than 05/31/2025
- Must be a single parent or child of a single parent to apply
- Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale
To view the scholarship application and other pertinent scholarship information please go to the following page: https://www.colwell-law.org/albany-divorce-lawyer/#scholarship-application
May 31st, 2025 – Application Deadline
Truck Driving and CDL Scholarship - The Driver Resource Center Future of Trucking Scholarship will provide financial assistance to one person each quarter to pursue a career as a commercial driver. The truck driving scholarship will be for $1,000 toward tuition at MTC Truck Driver Training in St. Louis, MO. You can apply online at: https://driverresourcecenter.com/truck-driving-and-cdl-school-scholarships/
June 30th, 2025 – Application Deadline
Calvin and Juanita Ritchey Whitlock Education Scholarship
The Whitlock Education Foundation was established by Calvin Whitlock to provide educational scholarships to students furthering their education at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, Illinois. The amount of money awarded will vary annually based upon available fund. Visit jerseystatebank.com to fill out the application. The deadline for submission of new and renewal applications is June 30th for the fall semester and December 31st for the spring semester. Contact Anna Fessler at 618-498-6466 ext. 224 for additional information.
- Granite City High School