College Prep

Scholarships

While applying to colleges and universities, make sure to take note of opportunities for merit scholarships, need-based financial assistance, and other awards. At many institutions, you must apply for scholarships by separate application. You should not assume that test scores, GPA, or extracurricular activities will automatically qualify you for merit or needs-based awards. Families should also not automatically assume they won’t qualify for need-based assistance.

In addition to applying for college- or university-sponsored scholarships, you can also seek outside opportunities. Free scholarship services available on the internet are a great place to begin. Two of the most notable are FastWEB, www.fastweb.com, the largest free scholarship service on the internet, and Scholarships.com, www.scholarships.com, which provides a comprehensive search service. Other websites are: College Net at http://www.collegenet.com/mach25/app, Go College at www.gocollege.com, SallieMae at www.cashe.com, FinAid at www.finaid.org/scholarships, Scholarship Help and Advice Center at http://www.scholarshiphelp.org/, and FastAid at www.fastAid.com.

You can also use Naviance for scholarship searches. There is an extensive listing of local and national scholarships. Visit the Naviance website at http://connection.naviance.com/eastmtn. Students received a log in and password information when they registered for classes or filled out the Next Step Plan. If you need help accessing Naviance, please contact Mr. Kindel at mkindel@eastmountainhigh.net or 505-281-7400 x. 165. 

For additional scholarship and financial aid
information, vist www.fastweb.com.

Featured Scholarships

The Rio Grande Chapter of the American Society of Military Comptrollers is offering a $1,000 scholarship to a senior planning to obtain a degree in the financial/resource management fields (business administration, economics, accounting, finance, public administration, computer science, and operations research).

American Society of Military Comptrollers Scholarship

The Central New Mexico Section of the Society of Women Engineers is offering a $1,000 scholarship to a senior planning to obtain a degree a engineering or related to engineering.  The Colleen Conley Memorial Scholarship is available to girls graduating with a 3.0 GPA or higher.

Colleen Conley Memorial Scholarship

The Woodcock Family Scholarship was established in 1993 by Albuquerque businessman C.E. (Woody) Woodcock and his wife, Dixie, to support students of exceptional promise in the fields of science and math. Scholarships will be awarded to Albuquerque metro area high school graduating seniors. Two scholarships for $11,000 each payable over four years are awarded annually. Minimum GPA 3.8 and ACT score of 30. Career goals must include math and science.  Deadline March 6, 2012.

Woodcock Family Scholarship Application

Applicants for the Kiwanis Club Community Service Scholarship should be a graduating senior with strong community service experience and strong academic records from an Albuquerque-area high school. A minimum GPA of 3.0 and ACT score of 20 are required. Please mention in your essay if you are a Key Club member and how you plan to give back after college. 

Kiwanis Club of Albuquerque Scholarship