1. ALL DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS SCHOLARSHIPS ARE APPLIED FOR ONLINE VIA THE DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS STUDENT PROFILE INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICANTS © Scholarship America. December 2014. Indianola Area Dollars for Scholars, January 2015

2. Creating Your Student Profile Visit Indianola Area Dollars for Scholars website. Click on the student & parent login tab. Click the red Click to Login button Visit Indianola Area Dollars for Scholars website. Click on the student & parent login tab. Click the red Click to Login button © Scholarship America. December 2014.

3. Creating Your Profile © Scholarship America. December 2014. Create your account here. If you already have an account, log-in here. Create your account here. If you already have an account, log-in here.

4. Creating Your Profile Start by entering Indianola High School; Indianola; or 50125. Click on “Choose This School” when Indianola High School appears. Start by entering Indianola High School; Indianola; or 50125. Click on “Choose This School” when Indianola High School appears. © Scholarship America. December 2014.

5. Creating Your Profile Fill in all the fields with the appropriate information. DO Use a “permanent” email address…NOT your school email address. Read the terms and conditions, check the box to agree to them and the hit the submit button. An email will be generated to you with your login information. Check SPAM if you don’t see the email in your inbox within a few minutes. Fill in all the fields with the appropriate information. DO Use a “permanent” email address…NOT your school email address. Read the terms and conditions, check the box to agree to them and the hit the submit button. An email will be generated to you with your login information. Check SPAM if you don’t see the email in your inbox within a few minutes. © Scholarship America. December 2014.

6. Email and Login Info The email you received will provide you a link back to the login page as well as a temporary password to use to get logged in. When you first log in using the info provided, you will be prompted with a popup asking you to set your password. Enter whatever password you want to use going forward and hit the Save Password button. The email you received will provide you a link back to the login page as well as a temporary password to use to get logged in. When you first log in using the info provided, you will be prompted with a popup asking you to set your password. Enter whatever password you want to use going forward and hit the Save Password button.

7. Welcome to the Student Dashboard! © Scholarship America. December 2014.. The Dashboard lets you: View your progress and follow the link to work on your profile when incomplete. View your chapter matches and links to their websites View the status of the information that comes from 3 rd parties. Link to national news and resources. Search for scholarships! The Dashboard lets you: View your progress and follow the link to work on your profile when incomplete. View your chapter matches and links to their websites View the status of the information that comes from 3 rd parties. Link to national news and resources. Search for scholarships!

8. Your Student Profile © Scholarship America. December 2014. When following the link to work on your profile you will be taken here into the first section of your profile. Notice the progress bars and color matches your level of completeness. When following the link to work on your profile you will be taken here into the first section of your profile. Notice the progress bars and color matches your level of completeness.

9. Student Profile: Basic Information © Scholarship America. December 2014. Items marked with a double star ** are required to move on from each section.Items marked with a double star ** are required to move on from each section.

10. Student Profile: Additional Information © Scholarship America. December 2014. Items marked with a single star * are part of your completion percentage.Items marked with a single star * are part of your completion percentage. Complete all these fields to get to 100% completion.Complete all these fields to get to 100% completion. 100% completion is NOT required for an Indianola Area Dollars for Scholars scholarship.100% completion is NOT required for an Indianola Area Dollars for Scholars scholarship. Items marked with a single star * are part of your completion percentage.Items marked with a single star * are part of your completion percentage. Complete all these fields to get to 100% completion.Complete all these fields to get to 100% completion. 100% completion is NOT required for an Indianola Area Dollars for Scholars scholarship.100% completion is NOT required for an Indianola Area Dollars for Scholars scholarship.

11. Student Profile: Schools © Scholarship America. December 2014. Be complete and accurate! This will lead to more scholarship opportunities. NOTE: You may find you qualify for scholarships beyond Indianola Area Dollars for Schoalrs! Be complete and accurate! This will lead to more scholarship opportunities. NOTE: You may find you qualify for scholarships beyond Indianola Area Dollars for Schoalrs!

12. Student Profile: GPA © Scholarship America. December 2014. Accuracy is important! Data will be compared to your transcript.Data will be compared to your transcript. NOTE: Indianola does calculate GPA on a 4.0 scale. No conversion is required.” NOTE: Indianola does calculate GPA on a 4.0 scale. No conversion is required.” Accuracy is important! Data will be compared to your transcript.Data will be compared to your transcript. NOTE: Indianola does calculate GPA on a 4.0 scale. No conversion is required.” NOTE: Indianola does calculate GPA on a 4.0 scale. No conversion is required.”

13. Student Profile: Test Scores © Scholarship America. December 2014. Click this button to enter ALL your test information!

14. Student Profile: Activities © Scholarship America. December 2014. Enter ALL school and non-school related extra curricular activities (church, sports, volunteering, etc.). Scoring depends on the completeness of your profile. Enter ALL school and non-school related extra curricular activities (church, sports, volunteering, etc.). Scoring depends on the completeness of your profile.

15. Student Profile: Employment © Scholarship America. December 2014. Enter all your employment information.Enter all your employment information.

16. Student Profile: Parent/Guardian Information © Scholarship America. December 2014. If you’re under 18 when you start this application, you need parental consent to apply for scholarships. Enter your parent information and request consent.If you’re under 18 when you start this application, 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 over 18, you do not need consent but can still enter your parent information. If you are legally emancipated you can click here.If you are legally emancipated you can click here. If you’re under 18 when you start this application, you need parental consent to apply for scholarships. Enter your parent information and request consent.If you’re under 18 when you start this application, 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 over 18, you do not need consent but can still enter your parent information. If you are legally emancipated you can click here.If you are legally emancipated you can click here.

17. Financial Information © Scholarship America. December 2014. In order to be considered for need based scholarships, you need to provide financial info.In order to be considered for need based scholarships, you need to provide financial info. Indianola Area Dollars for Scholars does not require financial information for local scholarships!.Indianola Area Dollars for Scholars does not require financial information for local scholarships!. In order to be considered for need based scholarships, you need to provide financial info.In order to be considered for need based scholarships, you need to provide financial info. Indianola Area Dollars for Scholars does not require financial information for local scholarships!.Indianola Area Dollars for Scholars does not require financial information for local scholarships!.

18. Student Profile: Essays © Scholarship America. December 2014. Provide an essay explaining your goals and aspirations.Provide an essay explaining your goals and aspirations. Provide an essay on any unusual circumstances you may have experienced in your life.Provide an essay on any unusual circumstances you may have experienced in your life. DO NOT include your name in any of the essays!DO NOT include your name in any of the essays! Provide an essay explaining your goals and aspirations.Provide an essay explaining your goals and aspirations. Provide an essay on any unusual circumstances you may have experienced in your life.Provide an essay on any unusual circumstances you may have experienced in your life. DO NOT include your name in any of the essays!DO NOT include your name in any of the essays!

19. Student Profile: Transcripts & References Click to add your counselor/registrar information to request transcript information. Be accurate on email addresses! Click to add reference information to request a recommendation. ! Click to add your counselor/registrar information to request transcript information. Be accurate on email addresses! Click to add reference information to request a recommendation. ! © Scholarship America. December 2014. Click to add your counselor information to request transcript information. Click to add reference information to request a recommendation. BE ACCURATE ON EMAIL ADDRESSES!!!BE ACCURATE ON EMAIL ADDRESSES!!! Click to add your counselor information to request transcript information. Click to add reference information to request a recommendation. BE ACCURATE ON EMAIL ADDRESSES!!!BE ACCURATE ON EMAIL ADDRESSES!!!

20. Student Profile: Finding Scholarships © Scholarship America. December 2014. When you’ve completed all your info, you can begin your scholarship search!When you’ve completed all your info, you can begin your scholarship search!

21. Scholarship Matches Some scholarships have additional questions you will need to answer to help verify your eligibility. Please note not all scholarships have these types of questions, whether or not you are prompted with this screen depends on the scholarship requirements. © Scholarship America. December 2014.

22. Student Profile: Scholarships! Additional essay or reference information may be required before submitting some applications for certain scholarships. The Submit App button will activate once these are complete. If no further info is required, the Submit App button will already be active and available to click. IMPORTANT: To submit your application, you MUST click the “Submit App” button! Additional essay or reference information may be required before submitting some applications for certain scholarships. The Submit App button will activate once these are complete. If no further info is required, the Submit App button will already be active and available to click. IMPORTANT: To submit your application, you MUST click the “Submit App” button! © Scholarship America. December 2014.

23. Need Help? © Scholarship America. December 2014. Check out the Help section for instructional documents and videos. If you have any questions or need technical assistance, click on the grey support tab and enter a help ticket or email dlamport@gmail.com or indianoladfs@gmail.com with your question.dlamport@gmail.com indianoladfs@gmail.com. Check out the Help section for instructional documents and videos. If you have any questions or need technical assistance, click on the grey support tab and enter a help ticket or email dlamport@gmail.com or indianoladfs@gmail.com with your question.dlamport@gmail.com indianoladfs@gmail.com.

24. Access You can get back to your profile at any time via the button on Indianola Area Dollars for Scholars Students & Parents page. © Scholarship America. December 2014. Indianola Area Dollars for Scholars, January 2015