Scholarships are open to all high school students. However, most scholarships are available to seniors in high school.  While scholarship applications are available all year round, the "scholarship season", when there are more scholarship applications available and/or due, is November through April. While private scholarships are worth pursuing, more scholarships are given through colleges and universities. 

Financial Aid is a term meant to include scholarships, grants, work study and loans. It is money to help pay for education beyond high school. For more information on Financial Aid & Scholarships, use the rest of this webpage and the resources provided.

Here is the video from the Tuesday, September 20th Financial Aid Virtual Program hosted by South High.  Financial Aid 101

Scholarship Search Organizations

There are other organizations and websites that work as cleaninghouses for scholarships.  You can click on those listed to go directly to their websites. Important note - you should NEVER pay a fee for a scholarship search or application.

• My Scholarship Central (local & regional scholarships)  My Scholarship Central is a local/regional scholarship site.  While there are fewer scholarships available, the competition is local and regional, not national.
• Fast Web National Scholarship Search Website  FastWeb has been a leader in scholarship searches/database for many years.  It is a national clearinghouse with a variety of scholarship offerings.
• Collge Board Big Future Scholarship Search  College Board Big Future has a scholarship database as well as other financial aid tools like a cost calculator and tips for financial aid.
• Sallie Mae Scholarship Search Website  Sallie Mae is a source for information on loans and financial aid, but also has a scholarship search/database.

*It is recommended that students sign up and create a free profile on scholarship sites to help narrow down the scholarships that apply to them

SchooLinks

All South High students have a SchooLinks account.  Students can log into their SchooLinks account using their Parkway Clever account.  SchooLinks has a Finances tab with Scholarship Mathcing and College Financing options. Scholarships sent to South High or Parkway are entered into SchooLinks.  SchooLinks also inputs scholarships.  Students looking for scholarships should use SchooLinks as well as the other resources listed above. 

 Financial Aid Resources

• Click here for the FAFSA Website
• Click here for FAFSA FAQs
• Click here for the 9/27/2021 Financial Aid Information Night presentation