If you meet the criteria above, please proceed using the following directions.
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Gather all required information before you start. You'll need to have:
- dates of work history (if applicable) and types of community service or work hours (if applicable) already submitted to your school and entered into the student record system. You will elaborate on these experiences in your application.
- list of scholarships, grants or financial aid you have already been awarded and
- a prepared essay that has been spellchecked, additionally essays may be required by certain scholarships, please be sure to read the criteria for each you apply for to be aware.
- the understanding that the application must be printed and signed to be turned into your counselor by the date they set.
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To BEGIN a NEW application, after you've read then checked all four “I have read and understand the scholarship application directions” checkboxes, click on the "WORK ON APPLICATION NOW" button at the bottom of the instruction page. Then, use the "Start New Application" section, to enter your student ID and date of birth then click the "Start New Application" button. If your information is accurate, you'll be on your way and can follow the instructions from that point on.
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After you have successfully completed the previous "BEGIN New Application" step information will be pulled from your permanent record and displayed on the initial application page.
- Name
- School
- Weighted GPA
- Passage of Alg 1 EOC and FSA Reading
- SAT and or ACT scores
- Volunteer hours and or work hours
The following two items will also be pulled from your permanent records, but you can make changes to update these fields:
- mailing address
- phone number
If any of the "non-changeable" information above is incorrect, please contact your counselor and ensure that the information is updated BEFORE you SUBMIT your application on the final page. The application will pull your records each time you login to it, so a correction will show after it has been made. But, after you have submitted the application, no updates will be accepted. Information like test scores, service hours and GPAs will be used by the computer program to sort what scholarships you can and can’t apply for so they must be accurate when you start the application.
(It is very important your contact information is correct, if you are a scholarship recipient, it is used to communicate with you. Email addresses may be used to communicate with you on questions during the application process, or to set an interview.)
You will be able to set a password to login at a later time to access your saved application. An email address is required for the password recovery feature. The PEF may also use this email address to contact you with questions or interview requests.
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To RETURN to an application at a later time, after you've checked all four checkboxes, click on the "WORK ON APPLICATION NOW" button at the bottom of the instruction page. Then, use the "Login to Saved Application" section, to enter your student ID and password, then click the "Login to Saved Application" button.
If you forget your password it can be emailed to the address you provided when you started your application using the 'forgotten your password' link at the bottom of the Login page.
HINT: The website will not allow you to start a second application once a student ID is in use, you must go back and make changes to the first saved application. If you get the message "student ID already in use", you must enter as a returning applicant.
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Complete Your Application.
You should have already reviewed the scholarship list to know what you qualify to apply for.
- As you finish each page hit the "save application" button at the bottom of the page to ensure you do not lose data, then hit "continue" to move forward to a new page. (The page will not save unless all on that page is complete.)
- Run out of time to complete it all? Click "save application" then "quit & close session" and you can return at a later time using the directions above.
- Read the criteria for each award carefully. If you do not meet ALL the requirements, do not apply for that award. DO NOT check every award without first seeing if you qualify!
- Do not see a scholarship you think you qualify for? Reread the criteria and if you are certain you qualify, stop and do not submit your application, report the issue to your counselor so they can contact the PEF with your student ID number to check the issue for you.
- Issues? DO NOT SUBMIT but instead report the problem to your scholarship contact so they can contact the PEF. Issues must be reported before the application closes.
- Once you have completed all sections of the application, then and only then should you hit the "submit" button on the final screen of the application. Once you hit "submit" you cannot go back and make any changes to your application. You should print your application at time of submission. You however may return to a submitted application to print or view it, but changes cannot be made.
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Even though the application is submitted electronically, you must additionally print out your completed application, have it signed (live signature required) by student only if 18, and, parent / guardian if the student is not 18, Attach the 2022 or 2023 income tax filing (with social security numbers blacked out) and submit the pack to your school's scholarship contact by a date they set. Applications without the proper signatures or tax information will not be reviewed. Signatures allow the PEF to share your application with those other than staff, and, to use your name and picture if you are a recipient.
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Student and parents should not rely on school staff to double check or review an application pack, to point out any errors or missing documents, that is the responsibility of the student.
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A listing of all classes taken in high school will automatically print as part of your application.
** Please attach all items with a single staple. No paperclips, envelopes or folders.
****Minimum qualifications for East and West Area Adult Students to apply
No minimum, any student can apply using a hard copy application from the PEF.
****Minimum qualifications for Ridge and Travis Vocational Students to apply
Any student who has missed less than 20 hours of their program can apply using a hard copy application from the PEF.
REMINDER: You must print a copy of your application, obtain live signatures as applicable, and attach the tax information. The pack will them be due to your Guidance Counselor/scholarship contact before their specific deadline. Once again, submitting online does not qualify your application; you must submit a signed hard copy application with tax information, by your counselor’s deadline, to be considered.