Applying for Scholarships with Mora Dollars for Scholars A step-by-step guide for Students completing their web-based application

DFS Application: Table of Contents Getting Started and Logged In… slides 3-12 Student Profile Help By Section Basic Info… slide 13 Additional Info… slide 14-15 Schools… slide 16 GPA… slide 17 Class Rank… slide 18 Test Scores… slide 19 Activities… slide 20 Awards… slide 21 Employment… slide 22 Documents …slide 23 Parents/Financial Information… slide 24-25 Essays… slide 26 Reference/Transcripts… slide 27 Other Sections My Scholarships … slide 28 My Opportunities… slide 29-31 My Scholarship News… slide 32 My Resources… slide 33 Final Thoughts… slide 34-35

Finding The Website www://mora.dollarsforscholars.org

To Get Started Click on the Student & Parents tab Then Click here

Getting Set Up First Time users, click here to start the login process Returning Users, just fill in your email and password

Getting Set Up First Time users, to gain access, you must enter the city and state where your high school is located. Fill in, Mora, MN 55051 2) Then Click the correct “Choose This School” button

Getting Set Up If you are home schooled, leave the top school info section blank and go to the list below and find “Home Schooled” 2) Then Click the correct “Choose This School” button 7

Enter Basic Info Complete all fields of this basic information. Click “Submit” Once this preliminary profile is complete, you will receive an email to verify your profile and create a password.

DFS Application: Table of Contents Getting Started and Logged In… slides 3-12 Student Profile Help By Section Basic Info… slide 13 Additional Info… slide 14-15 Schools… slide 16 GPA… slide 17 Class Rank… slide 18 Test Scores… slide 19 Activities… slide 20 Awards… slide 21 Employment… slide 22 Documents …slide 23 Parents/Financial Information… slide 24-25 Essays… slide 26 Reference/Transcripts… slide 27 Other Sections My Scholarships … slide 28 My Opportunities… slide 29-31 My Scholarship News… slide 32 My Resources… slide 33 Final Thoughts… slide 34-35

Your Dashboard = Your Homepage View your progress in filling out your profile (application) Important: You’re not eligible until it’s all filled out! View local chapter opportunities Link to national news and resources View Scholarship listings and matches

Starting Your Profile Click on “Click Here” 11

Your Profile (Application) Click the links under “My Information” to edit or update sections of your profile Notice the progress bars and color matches your level of completeness

Basic Information Sections will expand to allow additional information. Some information is voluntary, but you must complete all of the items with a double **

Additional Information Items marked with a double star ** are required to complete a section Items marked with a single star * are part of dashboard status, to show percentage of completion of each section. All of the “Other Information” is voluntary and is NOT required. It is there because it may qualify you for some of the national scholarships, but NOT NECESSARY for our Mora Dollars Scholars scholarships. 14 14

Completing The Profile Click whichever section on the list you want to work on next. You can do them in any order, just remember to “Save” your work for when you come back Items marked with a double star ** are required to complete a section Items marked with a single star * are part of dashboard status, to show percentage of completion of each section. 15

School Section Items marked with a double star ** are required to complete a section Items marked with a single star * are part of dashboard status, to show percentage of completion of each section. 16 16 16

GPA Section You need to identify what info you have You do not need to fill in the results for your GPAs in 9th and 10th grade if you don’t know them You DO need your final cumulative HS GPA Accuracy is important!Data will be compared to your transcript. 17 17

Class Rank Accuracy is important. Your data will be compared to your transcript Answer the first two questions: Yes Mora does rank and we use a Integer system Then complete your rank and class size 18 18 18

Test Scores Section Use the dropdown menu to find your first test. Enter test info one test at a time, but complete all three parts (Test name, your score, date taken) Use the Save and/or add another test if you have more to add. At the end, it will ask if you have any more. Check either yes or no, but you can always go back and add more if you have more 19 19 19

Activities Enter all of your school sports, church and community service activities here for the last 4 years The Name might be like “Tennis” and the Activity Type from the drop-down menu would be “Athletic Activities” . Or Habitat For Humanity as a “Community Service”. List all you have and the number of years for each and the estimated total hours spent on each. You can add a description of what you did if it will help Be sure to scroll all the way to the end to add any awards, honors or offices associated with each activity 20 20 20 20

Awards (meaning other Financial ) This is section is NOT necessary for Mora Dollars For Scholars scholarships, but may be for some national ones Skip if you wish or add data if you are planning to apply for other national scholarships through this web site. 21 21 21 21

Employment Enter all of your work experience here for the last 4 years Do not enter an “end date” if you are still working at a specific employer Items marked with a single star * are part of dashboard status, to show percentage of completion of each section 22 22 22 22 22

Documents This is section is NOT necessary for Mora Dollars For Scholars scholarships, but may be for some national ones Skip if you wish or add data if you are planning to apply for other national scholarships through this web site.

Parent/Guardian Information If you’re under 18, you need parental consent to apply for scholarships. Enter your parent information and request consent. If you are over 18, you do not need consent but can still enter your parent information. If you are under 18 but legally emancipated you can click here.

Financial Information This is section is NOT necessary for Mora Dollars For Scholars scholarships, , you can click the “I do not wish to include financial information button”. In order to be considered for other national needs based scholarships, you need to have financial info in your profile.

Essays For the first essay, you should provide a 300-500 word essay on your “goals and aspirations” For the second essay you should provide a 300-500 word essay regarding any “unusual circumstances” you may have experienced in your life. 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26

Transcripts & References For your transcript, you need to input your counselors name, email address and phone number For references, you need to input your reference’s name, email address, phone number, and relationship to you 27 27 27 27 27 27 27

My Scholarships: Finding Scholarships After completing your profile as much as possible, begin your scholarship search here.

My Opportunities A great link to many other resources for students, parents, and counselors Other important relevant DFS messages for students

© Scholarship America. November 2013. Student Profile: Scholarship Matches If any scholarships you match to contain any custom eligibility questions, you will need to answer them first. © Scholarship America. November 2013.

© Scholarship America. November 2013. Student Profile: Scholarships! Additional essay or reference information may be required before submitting some applications. Double check that your profile is as complete as possible. To submit for a scholarship, you MUST click the “Submit App” button! © Scholarship America. November 2013.

My Scholarship News Lots of interesting and useful articles on scholarship related topics like: Four Ways to Prepare for the FAFSA Top Websites for Financial Aid information What factors count most for getting into college? How to Start Paying Off Student Loans

My Resources You can download parts of your profile into a resume format and print it. *Do this and give it to Brigett Lots of additional articles on scholarship related topics

© Scholarship America. November 2013. Need Help? Check out the Help section for instructional documents and videos. If you have any questions or need technical assistance, click on the gray support tab and enter a help ticket. © Scholarship America. November 2013.

© Scholarship America. November 2013. Access Return to this page regularly to update your profile and view scholarship opportunities. Parents, counselors and references would also login from here. © Scholarship America. November 2013.