Financial aid & scholarships
FAFSA
You MUST complete and submit a FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid - as soon as possible after December 1, 2024. 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:
- Apply for Scholarships, Texas A&M Foundation
- Garland ISD Scholarships
- Brooks Law Group
- Big Future
- Cappex
- Career One Stop
- CCS Profile
- Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation
- College Board's Scholarship Search
- Communities Foundation of Texas
- EIF Scholarship List
- Elizabeth Anne ALA -students who have excelled in the bilingual/ESL program - deadline April 1
- GISD Council of PTAs Meg Elmore Memorial Scholarships - deadline is March 14
- Garland Retired School Personnel - deadline March 28
- Fastweb
- Going Merry - lots of scholarships, one application for all of them
- Immigrant Journey - deadline May 5
- James W. Tyra Memorial Scholarship - deadline April 30
- Minority scholarships - 50 plus college scholarships for minority students
- Scholarships.com
- Scholarships for Republican Young Women - deadline is February 14
- Sophomore of the Year Scholarship - deadline March 7
- Texas PTA
Newsletter Scholarships - a list of scholarships with varying deadlines.
- February 13 Scholarship Newletter
- January 21 Scholarship Newsletter
- January Scholarship Newsletter
- December 16 Scholarship Newsletter
- December 9 Scholarship Newsletter
- December 5 Scholarship Newsletter
- November 18 Scholarship Newsletter
- November 11 Scholarship Newsletter
- November 7 Scholarship Newsletter
- November 1 Scholarship Newsletter
- October 24 Scholarship Newsletter
- October 7 Scholarship Newsletter
- September 26 Scholarship Newsletter
- September 30th Scholarship Newsletter
- September 12th Scholarship Newsletter