Scholarships/ Financial Aid
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Scholarships can be found through a myriad of different ways: Local, National, College, Organizations, etc. There are many scholarship opportunities out there for students to be able to attend their chosen institution. All it takes is the dedication to fill out the applications! We will continue to update this webpage for any scholarship opportunity that we find for our students. Know of a scholarship that is not on here? Please email Counseling Secretary krissie.flores@rockwallisd.org.
- National Scholarship Search Databases:
- Build scholarship money while in high school! - RaiseMe
- College Board Scholarships
- Digital Responsibilities Scholarships
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Local Scholarships **Coming Soon**
- Students must use their Rockwall ISD Google account to access the scholarship applications.
- Applications must be submitted online by **TBD** - late submissions will not be considered.
- Many local organizations and businesses offer scholarship options to Rockwall ISD graduating seniors. To help you apply, you can use a "Local Scholarship Application" for most of the applications.
Click here to download the fillable PDF of the Rockwall ISD Local Scholarship Application **COMING SOON**
- Save the PDF to your computer file or desktop.
- Click the corresponding campus button on the webpage to access the scholarships offered for your campus.
- Review the requirements for each scholarship you want to apply for. Various scholarships will require you to upload additional qualifying documents or essays.
- Apply and upload your completed application and any required qualifying documents to each of the scholarships for which you would like to apply.
- Applications must be submitted online by **TBD** - late submissions will not be considered.
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CTSO Scholarships
Are you part of one of the Burton Academy clubs and organizations? Do you compete in those clubs? There is money for you!
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Workforce Company and Organizational Scholarships
Companies and workforce associations also offer scholarships to students as well. Check out some below!
- Texas Career Opportunity Grant TCOP: grant opportunities (check back for current year's deadline)
- Lockhead Martin STEM Scholarships: open to those pursuing an engineering or computer science degree at a 4-year college or university (check back for current year's deadline)
- Amazon Future Engineer: Build the Future: open to those pursuing an engineering or computer science degree at a 2-year or 4-year college or university (check back for current year's deadline)
- Lounge Lizard: Web Design Scholarship: submit a web design to be considered for a scholarship (10/3/23)
- Prevounce: Preventive Health Scholarship: open to those pursuing a career in healthcare (10/15/23)
- Responsify: Empowering Others Scholarship: open to those who can demonstrate how their chosen college major can be used to empower others in a self-reflective essay (10/5/23)
- Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation: open to students who are recognized for their capacity to lead and serve, as well as their commitment to making a significant impact on their schools and communities (10/2/2023)
- Don't Text and Drive Scholarship: open to students who understand the risks of texting and driving (9/30/23)
- Ron Brown Scholarship: to advance higher education for community-minded and intellectually gifted African Americans (12/1/23)
- Horatio Alger Scholarship: to pursue a career certificate or technical education (opens 3/15)
- Teach Dallas Fort Worth: open to students interested in a major in education (multiple deadlines on site)
- SAE International: open to students who demonstrate active participation in extracurricular science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) activities that take place outside the classroom (opens 2/1/24)
- Odenza Marketing Group Scholarship: open to students who are between 16-25 who have maintained a 2.5 GPA or greater in the most recent year completed (11/15/23)
- Extreme Terrain's Student Scholarships: open to students who plan to major in Environmental Studies, Ecology, Land Use, Earth & Atmosphere Sciences, Sustainable Land Management, Environmental Biology, or Sustainable Agriculture Systems (6/15/24)
- Medical Scrubs Collection Scholarship: open to students who plan to major in the medical field such as therapy, nursing, medicine, nutrition, laboratory science, dentistry, etc. and who has at least a 3.0 GPA. (12/15/23)
- AES Engineering Scholarship: open NOT just to Engineering students, but students pursuing a major in a wide variety of fields. (10/8/23)
- Helmer, Conley, and Kasselman Annual College Scholarship: open to high school seniors or current college students planning to pursue a JD (attorney) or comparable degree within the U.S. (11/15/23)
- Buy-Rite's Annual Beauty School Scholarship: open to students who have applied to or are enrolled as full-time beautician, esthetician, or cosmetology student. (11-01-23)
- Encouraging Diversity Scholarship: open to students who identify as a minority based on your ethnicity, race, gender, sexuality, or economic status and are interested in pursuing a career in law. (10/31/23)
- Dustan Biegler Memorial Scholarship: open to any high school senior who will attend trade school (11/01/23)
- American Culinary Federation Scholarships: open to students who are currently accepted to the institution with a culinary, pastry or foodservice-related major (10/31/23)
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Federal Student Aid (FASFA)
FAFSA is a free application for student grants and scholarships for colleges, technical schools, universities (both private and public). FAFSA opens December 2023 in your student's senior year. Please review below some helpful links. Rockwall ISD High Schools typically host Financial Aid Nights. Please look at your high schools website for any details.
FASFA Home Webpage: https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa
FASFA Deadlines: https://studentaid.gov/apply-for-aid/fafsa/fafsa-deadlines
