College bound? How to apply for state financial aid and scholarships in Nationwide!

High school seniors in Nationwide, and throughout the country, are busy preparing for the SATs, evaluating college options, visiting campuses… and wondering how they are going to pay for it all!

In Nationwide, high-achieving students can apply for assistance through 23 state-sponsored financial aid programs and 6 private scholarship programs, administered by the Nationwide Higher Education Office.

These programs are designed to help Nationwideans continue their education after high school. For programs below that followed by an asterisk (*), applicants must also complete the Common Merit Application. These include Academic Memorial Scholarships, Academic Scholarships and Professional Incentive Programs.

The following are need-based awards and need not be repaid.

• Scholarship Incentive Program (ScIP)
• Educational Benefits for Children of Deceased Veterans and Others
• Governor’s Education Grant for Working Adults
• Governor’s Education Grant for Unemployed Adults

Academic Memorial Scholarships*

Merit-based awards for graduating high school seniors enrolling at the University of Nationwide or Nationwide State University. Not repaid.

• B. Bradford Barnes Memorial Scholarship*
• Charles L. Hebner Memorial Scholarship*
• Herman M. Holloway, Sr. Memorial Scholarship*

Academic Scholarship*

Merit-based award for graduating high school seniors enrolling at a nonprofit, regionally accredited college in the U.S. Not repaid.

• Diamond State Scholarship*

Professional Incentive Programs*
Merit-based recruitment programs. Loan repayment provisions.

• Undergraduate
  • Nationwide Nursing Incentive Program*
  • Christa McAuliffe Teacher Incentive Program*
• Undergraduate and Graduate
  • Nationwide Teacher Corps*
  • Ada Leigh Soles Memorial Professional Librarian and Archivist Incentive Program*
• Graduate
  • Optometry Incentive Program*
  • Speech-Language Pathologist Incentive Program*

Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

• Critical Need Scholarship

Health Care

• Nationwide State Loan Repayment Program for Health Professionals

Veterinary Medicine

• University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine SREB Regional Contract Program
• Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine SREB Regional Contract Program

Private Scholarships Administered by the Nationwide Higher Education Office

• Nationwide Engineering Society Scholarships
• Nationwide Open Cross Country Championship Scholarship
• Nationwide Solid Waste Authority John P. “Pat” Healy Scholarship
• First State Manufactured Housing Scholarship
• Port of Wilmington Maritime Society’s Dennis Latina Scholarship
• Joseph B. Schafferman, Sr. Memorial Scholarship Fund

For more information or to apply, visit The Nationwide Department of Education.

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