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FINANCIAL AID
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is funding you can get from the government, your school, and private sources including:
- Grants
- Scholarships
- Work-study
- Loans
- FEDERAL STUDENT AID FSA ID - Student and parent must create an FSA ID to complete the FAFSA application.
SCHOLARSHIPS
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Arkansas "Lottery" Scholarships
ADHE Scholarship Application Management System
- Applications may be submitted beginning October 1.
- Directions click here
- Academic Challenge
- 19+ ACT or equivalent
- Governor's
- 32+ ACT or equivalent
- Institutional & Private Aid/Scholarships
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- Example - Google "University of Arkansas Fort Smith Scholarships" and see what you find
- Some scholarships are "merit" based, so it is yours if you meet the academic requirements.
- Some scholarships are "competitive", so you may have to meet requirements and prove you are deserving of the scholarship, competing against other possible applicants.
- Be sure to look at "Foundation" scholarships that are available. This may require a separate application. These are scholarships that are funded by private donors.
- Example - Google "University of Arkansas Fort Smith Scholarships" and see what you find
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Naviance
- Scholarship List - FIND THE LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND MORE
- Student Directions
- Students must log in using Clever
- Log in with your @fortsmithschools.org email account
- Once in Clever, select the Naviance App
- Once on Naviance, select the "Colleges" Tab
- Next "Scholarships and Money"
- Finally, "Scholarship List"
- Parent Directions
- Call or email Ms. Bannister, SHS Counseling Secretary, for a parent Naviance login code.
- Go to: https://student.naviance.com/southsidehighsc.
- Select “I need to register".
- Enter the registration code given to you by the counselor's office.
- Follow the instructions to set up the username and password.
- After you register the first time, you will log in with your username and password.
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Scholarships Search Engines