Scholarships / Financial Aid

•  FastWeb!: Search Over 1.3 Mil. Scholarships Free & Easy Registration. FastWeb is the largest, most accurate and most frequently updated scholarship database. If you supply an email address, they will notify you when new awards that match your profile are added to the database. You can even submit an electronic application to some of the scholarships listed in the FastWeb scholarship database, saving you time and money. FastWeb also includes a college search and numerous other student resources.

FastWeb Quick Reference Guide

• Scholarships: This site offers a free search after registration and profile development. The search results include an indication of the value of the scholarship, maximum awarded, due date and relevance to your situation as well as a way to select offerings that are placed in a "my scholarships" folder.
  
• Student Scholarships: This site has an option for parents and counselors you can view some scholarships immediately OR you can register for free to search over 24,000 scholarships.

• Scholarship Experts: They are one of the most comprehensive free online scholarship searches available to students, parents, and educators.
• Go College: Comprehensive resource covering college admissions, financial aid, educational options, and surviving college.
• Continually watch and apply for scholarships posted by Mrs. Burke.
• Check with the financial aid office at the college/university you plan to attend to see what available scholarships they have available early on in the year.

 

Federal Student Aid PIN

Your PIN can be used each year to electronically apply for federal student aid and to access your Federal Student Aid records online. The parent AND the student BOTH need to apply for separate PINS before you can fill out your FAFSA online.

FAFSA

Electronically submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). All students interested in financial aid for college will need to complete this form.

Need Help with your FAFSA?

• Call 1-800-4-FED-AID
  • Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time)
  • Saturday, (8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

 

DEADLINES vary from school to school and state to state, but a good rule of thumb is to have it done by the end of February of your senior year.

Scholarship	Date Due
Alert Magazine LLC	No Due Date
Alpha Gamma Rho - Beta Omicron	No Due Date
Distinguished Young Women Scholarship Program	No Due Date
Syngenta Agriculture	June 15
Shmoop & Zinch	May 31
Encampment Lion's Club Aaron Newhouse Memorial	May 30
American Legion Auxillary	May 15
Valley Service Organization Youth Citizenship Award	May 15
E-Club	May 7
Margaret Johnson Memorial	May 7
Rhuea B. Latier	May 7
Encampment Beef Committee	May 6
Board of Carbon County Commissioners	May 4
Encampment Student Council Activities	May 4
Platte Valley Trout Unlimited	May 4
Xi Beta Delta	May 4
Kiwanis International	May 2
Ben Romios Memorial	May 1
Wyoming Association of Fairs	May 1
Wyoming Auctioneers	May 1
Wyoming Rural Water Foundation	May 1
Platte Valley Legacy Foundation	April 30
Saratoga Chapter #12 Order of Eastern Star	April 30
Platte Valley Medical Clinic	April 27
Ben and Marie Welsh Memorial	April 24
Mitch Birch Memorial FCCLA	April 20
Mitch Birch Memorial Football	April 20
Snowy Range Cattle Women	April 20
Vera Oldman Memorial	April 20
Platte Valley Arts Council	April 16
Visine Students with Vision	April 16
Adeline Neilson Scholarship Foundation	April 15
Carbon County Farm Bureau	April 15
Carbon County Stock Growers Association	April 15
Dorothy Wolfard Memorial	April 15
Valley View Rehabilitation and Care Center	April 6
Architectural Education Foundaion of AIA Wyoming	April 1
Carbon County 4-H Foundation	April 1
Carbon County 4-H Foundation - Kristi Barkhurst Memorial	April 1
Northern International Livestock Exposition	April 1
Stallion Service Auction	April 1
U.S. Bank Internet	March 31
Laramie LDS Alumni, Despain and Willey	March 30
University of Wyoming Alumni Association - Grandchildren	March 9
University of Wyoming Alumni Association - Hershler Skinner Family	March 9
University of Wyoming Alumni Association - In-State	March 9
University of Wyoming Alumni Association - Mary Lou Rechard Memorial	March 9
University of Wyoming Alumni Association - Multicultural	March 9
Wyoming Trucking Association	March 2
Health-Care Education Scholarships	March 1
Kaiser Foundation	March 1
Working Ranch Cowboy Foundation	March 1
Wyoming Farm Bureau	March 1
Wyoming Game Wardens Association	March 1
GE - Reagan Foundation	February 17
Best Buy	February 15
Edna Mae and Wallace McClaflin 4-H	February 15
Ella E. Schloredt 4-H	February 15
F.A.I.R. Posse 4-H	February 15
Janie Smith Memorial 4-H	February 15
J.M. "Jimmy" Nicholls Memorial 4-H	February 15
John and Pauline Peterson 4-H	February 15
Lael R. Harrison Memorial 4-H	February 15
Lynette Wallace 4-H	February 15
Margaret Butterfield Memorial 4-H	February 15
Murdoch's Ranch & Home Supply 4-H	February 15
W.D. Whitmire 4-H Leadership 4-H	February 15
Wilbur Brettel 4-H	February 15
Wyoming Veterinary Medical Assoc. 4-H Vet Science	February 15
Wyoming State 4-H Foundataion	February 15
Wyoming Farmhouse Foundation 4-H	February 15
Basin Electric Power Cooperative - (Encampment Application)	February 3
Carbon Power & Light - (Encampment Application)	February 3
Tri-State Generation & Transmission	February 3
ESA Foundation - See Mrs. Burke for Application	February 1
Ronald McDonald House Charities U.S.	January 27
Mensa Education and Research Foundation Local	January 15
College of Agriculature Brand of Excellence	December 31
ESA Foundation - See Mrs. Burke for Application	December 15
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education	November 5
Horatio Alger	October 30
Wendy's High School Heisman	October 2
Online Colleges.org Support A Student Scholarship for Single Parents	After October 1

Hints for Completing Scholarship Applications:

1. If you meet the basic requirements for an award……… APPLY!
2. ALWAYS include a COVER LETTER specifically tailored to the scholarship. It’s a good rule-of-thumb to include a résumé even if they don’t ask for one.
3. Always read the application form completely before you start filling it out. Make sure that you’re complete and concise, but also creative! Many forms that are not complete are thrown out.
4. Clearly emphasize your ambitions, goals, and what makes you DIFFERENT from other applicants -“TOOT” your horn!
5. ALWAYS have someone proofread your letters AND applications.
6. If you are required to send an application letter make sure they are neat AND clean! Write legibly or type the application form - it looks more professional.
7. Keep copies of your cover letters, applications, essays, and letters of recommendations and make a list of those scholarships you applied for.
8. NEVER become discouraged- NEVER talk yourself out of applying. You have just as good of a chance to receive the scholarship than any other applicant.