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1. Complete your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form.    After submitting the FAFSA, you will receive a Student Aid Report (SAR).  Your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) listed on your Student Aid Report (SAR) will help determine your financial need for a scholarship.  Financial need is a deciding factor for some of our scholarships.

2. Give yourself (and others!) plenty of time to complete your scholarship applications.  Many scholarship applications require essays and/or letters of recommendation.   Keep track of scholarship deadlines, and give yourself plenty of time to complete your application.   If anyone is helping you with an application by writing you a letter of recommendation, give those people ample time to respond to your request.  

3. Start thinking about your school "resume.”   Make a list of all of your extracurricular activities, volunteer activities, and any paid employment.   Note any leadership roles you had or any awards you won.   There is a great example below that might help you generate ideas. 

High School Activities List Example

Athletics

  - Basketball @ Larkin HS (grades 10,11,12) - Captain (grade 12)

  - Ran Chicago Marathon (grade 9)

Music/Musical Organizations

  - Band @ Larkin High School (grades 9-12) - Trombone

  - Choir @ St.Michael’s Church (grade 9)

Scouting (K-12)

  - Eagle Scout Award (received in grade 12)

Student Council

  - Junior Class President @ Larkin High School (grade 11)

Work History

  - Culver’s, Elgin (May 2019-now) - Shift Leader (May 2020 - now)

  - Pet sitting for neighbor (On and off throughout 2020)

Hobbies

  - Photography

Volunteer Experience

  - Feed My Starving Children (August 2020, November 2021)

Awards & Recognition

  - Week 8 winner, Kane County Regional Office of Education’s Student Photography Contest (September 2020)

  - Honor Roll (grades 10,11)

  - Student of the Month (April 2019)

All scholarships using the U-46 Educational Foundation Online Scholarship Application require you to write a letter in which you argue why the scholarship should be given to you. Highlight some of the obstacles you have faced as a student in U-46 and explain how these life experiences have shaped your understanding of why pursuing post-secondary education is critical for future success.

In addition, many scholarships using this application require additional essay or short answer questions.  

Click here to apply for one or more of the scholarships below:

• Superintendent’s Scholarship
• Ron Raglin Teaching & Learning Scholarship
• Lisa Mercado Memorial Scholarship for Bilingual Students
• Douglas Hoeft Scholarship
• Gilbert I. Renner Scholarship
• EHS Maroon’s Leadership Scholarship
• David and Edith Cole Scholarship
• Dody Nesbit Scholarship
• Frances Turnquist Scholarship

The application deadline for the scholarships listed above is March 6, 2022. 

Click here to apply for the G. Michael Greene Scholarship.   The deadline to apply is March 30, 2022. 

Click here to apply for the Malik M. Brown Memorial Scholarship.    The deadline to apply is March 1, 2022. 

Click here to apply for the Wisdom Family Foundation Scholarship.   The deadline to apply is April 1, 2022.