Financial aid & scholarships
FAFSA
You MUST complete and submit a FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid - as soon as possible after October 1, 2022. This is the only way to apply for federal student aid for college or career school - and for most state and institutional aid. Financial aid offices use information from the FAFSA to determine if you are eligible to receive federal student aid (grants, loans, and work-study programs). Be SURE to file a FAFSA even if you think you won't qualify so you won't be locked out of monetary awards. If you aren’t sure you qualify for the FAFSA, you may need to fill out a TASFA (Texas Application for State Financial Aid). Come by the counselor’s office for help with either one.
Go to FAFSA to apply online. If you would like to have a FAFSA worksheet before going online to apply, pick one up in the counselors' office. Check the calendar of events for district and school financial aid workshops.
FAFSA help
If you find FAFSA confusing, you are not alone. Help can be found in the SGHS Counselors' offices or you can take a look at the FAFSA produced instructional video.
For more information on financial aid, check out GISD Financial Aid page.
Scholarships
Below are links to counselor recommended websites for scholarships:
- GISD Current Scholarships
- EIF Scholarship List
- Fastweb
- Career One Stop
- Cappex
- College Board's Scholarship Search
- Scholarships.com
- Unigo
- Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation
- Communities Foundation of Texas
- Horatio Alger Association
- Ron Brown Scholar Program
- Stand Out College Prep Scholarship
- USDA Department of Agriculture
Local scholarships served
- Atmos Energy Scholarship - Atmos Energy Scholarship - All Schools
- Baylor Scott & White Lake Pointe Scholarship - Baylor Scott & White - Lake Pointe Scholarship - All Schools
- Bettie Hudson Scholarship - Bettie Hudson Memorial Scholarship - SGHS
- Blake Davis Memorial Scholarship - Blake Davis Memorial Scholarship - SGHS
- Don Cleavinger Family & Ryan Ackels Family Scholarship - Don Cleavinger Family & Ryan Ackles Family IT Scholarship - All Schools
- Garland Housing Finance Corporation Scholarship - Garland Housing Finance Corporation Scholarship
- GHS Class of 1968 Vocational Training Scholarship - GHS Class of 1968 Vocational Training Scholarship
- Jack and Jill of America, North Dallas Chapter Stipend - Northeast Dallas Chapter of Jack & Jill America Inc. Stipend - All Schools
- Jill Shugart Scholarship - Jill Shugart Scholarship - All Schools
- Kaye Swartz/Terri Smith Memorial Scholarship - Kaye Swartz & Terri Smith Memorial Scholarship - All Schools
- Laura Selby Scholarship - Laura Selby Memorial Scholarship - SGHS
- M.G. Garvin Scholarship - MG Garvin Memorial Scholarship - All Schools
- Scott & Norma Dorsey Scholarship - Norma & Scott Dorsey Scholarship - All Schools