Scholarships and Financial Aid DHSHS This version was updated January 10, 2012.

Scholarship Search Go to the websites shown for more information Or visit the DHSHS Career Center for more information

Scholarship Searches Register with scholarship search websites. The more scholarship applications you submit, the greater your chances of receiving scholarships. Try: Google scholarships for your own situation, such as “Scholarships for Twins” or “Scholarships for Musicians” or “Scholarships for Writers.” Be sure to keep a list of all user names and passwords you use.

Ronald McDonald Scholarships Apply online until January 27, 2012 at scholarships/ scholarships/ Download an application for one of these: RMHC Scholars RMHC Asia RMHC African-American RMHC Hacer

The CSUSB Financial Aid Office is currently accepting scholarship applications for the academic year. No paper autobiographical statements. No paper letters of recommendation. No paper transcripts. The application deadline is February 3, Current students, and CSUSB "Applicants" with a Coyote ID, can access the scholarship application through their MyCoyote account. Look for the “Apply Scholarship Online” link under Student Self Service. CSUSB Scholarship

Minimum high school GPA of 2.75 Plan to pursue a bachelor’s degree Be a US citizen or permanent resident Demonstrate financial need Accepting online applications until February 8, 2012 Up to $20,000 scholarship

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.

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.

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

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 Parissa Labbaf Memorial Scholarship SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union UCLA Club of the Desert* USC Trojan League of the Desert* Women Leaders Forum* with Pathways to Success

1. Members of scholarship committees read your application and make their decisions according to their own unique criteria. 2. At some point you may receive an invitation to be interviewed.

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

With the exception of the Gates Millennium Scholars program, all applications must be submitted using the HSF online application system. Please note that you can only apply to scholarship programs that are open. Gates Millennium ScholarsHSF online application system

Inland Empire Mensa

CA Association of Collectors $2,500 First Place Award Fill out a one-page application Write a 700 to 1,000 word essay on the “Importance of Establishing and Maintaining Good Credit during Your College Years” Entries must be postmarked by January 16, 2012

Dell Scholars Program The Dell Scholars Program is about you, and your determination to succeed. You must be in AVID to apply, and must have at least a 2.4 GPA. $20,000 scholarship This is a program that looks beyond academic performance and grades. You don’t need the highest grades to apply. It rewards your determination to achieve great things through higher education. Apply at before January 15,

Reynaldo J. Carreon M.D. Foundation Scholarship See winners from previous years at Scholarship application is available online at Applicants must be of Mexican ancestry and have at least a 3.0 unweighted GPA. Apply no later than Feb 1

American Legion, Owen Coffman Post #519 American Legion requires proof of honorable discharge or proof of U.S. military service by someone in the family to accompany the DHSHS Scholarship Application. Please provide this documentation to the Career Center by February 1, 2012.

RCAEOP Scholarship $1,000 For students who wish to pursue a career in business administration or education. Essay required and 3 letters of recommendation. Pick up the scholarship application in the Career Center. Entries due February 24, 2012.

Inland Empire Scholarship Fund Applications are being accepted online until February 6, 2012, for low-income Hispanic/Latino students with a minimum GPA of 2.7 who plan to attend college full time beginning Fall of 2012 Apply at Also open to AB-540 students

Desert Escrow Association $1,000 Andy Petlansky Memorial scholarship Minimum 2.5 GPA US citizen or Permanent Resident You must fill out the DEA application (pick one up in the Career Center) Due in Career Center by Feb 24

Georgia Fogelson Scholarships and Palm Springs Museum MAC (Museum Associates Council) Scholarships with Pathways to Success You must be pursuing the Visual Arts in college. Must have a high school GPA of 2.0 or above. Scholarship amounts are $2,500 for community college or $5,000 for four-year college. Apply online at by March 9,

California-Hawaii Elks Major Project, Inc. For Students with Disabilities Scholarships from $1,000 to $2,000 each You must be a US citizen to apply You must have a physical impairment, neurological impairment, visual impairment, hearing impairment, and/or speech-language disorder Application is online at or pick up a paper application in the Career Centerwww.chea-elks.org Applications must be postmarked on or before March 15, 2012

Pathways to Success Pathways to Success scholarship applications are due by March 17, 2012 For the online application, go to

California Desert Association of Realtors Students who submit the DHSHS Scholarship Application will be considered. Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded. Finalists will be interviewed in March.

Riverside Sheriffs’ Association Four $2,500 awards Applications are only available at Deadline to submit an application is March 31, 2011

National League of American Pen Women A $1,000 scholarship is offered to a student with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and who exhibits outstanding creative ability in Writing, Art, Drama, or Music. Student must be highly recommended by a teacher or counselor with first-hand knowledge of her work. Entries due by April 11, 2012.

PS Women’s Press Club $1,000 scholarships Apply by April 12, 2012 (OR SOONER) if you are pursuing a career in journalism, or any other media, television writer, screenwriting, music or related field. Pick up a paper application in the Career Center as soon as possible!

California Retired Teachers Association, Palm Springs Div 89 You will be considered if you submitted the DHSHS Scholarship Application. CRTA will interview finalists for their $1,500 scholarship. Special consideration given to students interested in a teaching career. This group’s scholarship interviews are usually held in April.

Coachella Valley Panhellenic Association Female candidates who submit the DHSHS Scholarship Application will be considered if they meet the following requirements: 4.0 GPA, and at least 1000 combined SAT Reading & Math scores. Finalists will be interviewed, probably in March.

DHS Women’s Club If you submit the DHSHS Scholarship Application and live in DHS, you will be considered. Number of scholarships vary, but the DHS Women’s Club gives as many as they can: $1,000 for students attending 4-year colleges, and $500 for community college. Finalists will be interviewed. If you miss your interview, you will not be eligible to receive this scholarship.

National Charity League Female candidates who submit the DHSHS Scholarship Application will be considered. There will also be a NCL Scholarship application to complete. Finalists will be interviewed, probably in March or April.

Financial Aid & FAFSA 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

Complete the FAFSA online at after January 1 Before January 1, you can get an estimate of your eligibility, even before your senior year, by using FAFSA4caster.

California state aid

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 Federal tax information--or tax returns for yourself and for your parents. You can use 2010 tax returns, and update your information after 2011 returns are completed.

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

AB 131 Dream Act Signed into law in September 2011 Effective for school year Online application will be opened January 2013 to gather FAFSA-like information

Coachella Valley Chapter, California Women for Agriculture This scholarship is $2,250 per year plus bonuses for good grades for a student attending a 4-year college, or a one-time $2,500 award. Student must be studying veterinary, agricultural business, accounting, chemistry, biology, dairy, vintners, farm management, mechanics, engineering or other related fields. Pick up a paper application in the Career Center Applications are due March 1, 2012

Cabrillo Civic Clubs of Calif $500 scholarship You must be of Portuguese descent, with at least a 3.5 GPA Apply online at or pick up a paper application in the Career Center Deadline March 15, 2012

APWA The Coachella Valley Branch of the American Public Works Association (APWA) provides a $1,000 scholarship opportunity to students who have been accepted to a four-year college with a major in a public works related field such as civil engineering, public administration, construction management, traffic engineering or structural engineering. Visit the DHSHS Career Center before March 12, 2012, for more details.

Navy League Scholarship $1,500 You must be a U.S. citizen, and belong to JROTC or are a dependent or direct descendant of an active, reserve, retired, or honorably discharged member of the military service. Download an application online at Due March 15, 2012

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 hot-springs-scholarship-announcement-2/ hot-springs-scholarship-announcement-2/ Winners will be selected from the DHSHS Scholarship Application entries

The Paletteers Art Club Scholarship $1,000 For a student who has talent in painting, and who would pursue further training in art You will need to submit samples of your art in jpg format Ask your art teacher for help with putting your art samples into electronic format Your Local DHSHS Scholarship Application will be submitted Entries complete with art samples are due by February 15, 2012 to the Career Center Winner will attend an Art Show at Miracle Springs Resort & Spa on Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Advertising Campaign - AAF Create an original and effective advertising campaign against Cell Phone Usage While Driving to be eligible for a $2,000 scholarship from American Advertising Federation – Palm Springs - Desert Cities (AAF). Create a print ad, radio or TV commercial, billboard or a web campaign. Accent is on creativity in art and copy. Entries are due in the Career Center no later than February 28, 2012 (new due date)

UCLA Club of the Desert Scholarships are available to graduating seniors who been accepted and are committed to attend UCLA’s Fall 2012 Freshman Class. Pick up a paper application in the Career Center. It is due by April 15, 2012.

Suggestions for success…… Present yourself well. Neatness counts. Check your spelling on everything. Be sure your name is on each page. Submit all requested information, and submit it on time. Be prepared to go to the post office for postage and to mail your own entries.

Think about what you want: Visit Career Cruising online at Explore your personal interests Research statistics about job availability, colleges and costs Stop by the Career Center to pick up our user name and password

Financial Aid Terms Grants are money you don’t have to pay back and are usually based on financial need. 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. Work Study or Student Employment Programs let you earn money for college in a job on or off campus. Loans are borrowed money that you must repay, usually with interest.

Beware of scholarship scams! These scam-spotting rules are from 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.