{"id":415,"date":"2016-11-21T09:38:12","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T14:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/?page_id=415"},"modified":"2025-07-23T20:51:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T00:51:45","slug":"scholarships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarships & Financial Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"

*Attention Class of 2026 Seniors-The FFAA (Bright Futures) Application and FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) will open on October 1, 2025. You must complete these applications in order to be evaluated for postsecondary financial aid eligibility.*<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

FAFSA Resources<\/strong><\/span>
\nFAFSA Application<\/a><\/strong>-Seniors planning to attend college must complete the FAFSA application to determine eligibility for federal financial aid.
\nmyStudentAid Mobile App<\/a><\/strong>-On and after October 1st, you can complete the FAFSA form<\/span>\u00a0using the myStudentAid app.
\nFederal Student Aid YouTube Channel<\/a><\/strong>-This site has several videos to walk families through the process of completing the FAFSA and answering other frequently asked questions about financial aid
\nApplying for Financial Aid Worksheet<\/a><\/strong>-This worksheet provides students a place to store their login information for FAFSA and answers other FAQs.
\nWhy Should I Complete the FAFSA?<\/a><\/strong>-This article describes common myths and misconceptions about the FAFSA<\/p>\n

Bright Futures Resources<\/span>
\nFlorida Financial Aid Application (FFAA)<\/a>–<\/strong>Seniors should create a student account and complete the Florida Financial Aid Application to apply for the Bright Futures Scholarship and other State Scholarships. Click here<\/a> to preview the application layout and here<\/a> for step-by-step instructions on completing the application.
\nStudent Application Handbook<\/strong><\/a>-This is the handbook to assist students in completing the FFAA Application.
\nBright Futures & State Financial Aid Calendar<\/a>–<\/strong>This calendar outlines the order of events for Bright Futures and State Financial Aid application & disbursement.
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If you have a scholarship you would like us to share with counselors, please email the information to Daphne Harden<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Students, please notify your school counselor<\/a> if you win a scholarship so they can celebrate with you!<\/p>\n

Scholarships
\n<\/span>Scholarship FAQs<\/a><\/p>\n

CollegeBoard Opportunity Scholarships<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Going2College Text Reminder Service<\/a>-Parents and students can subscribe to this free texting service courtesy of the Central Florida College Access Network (CFCAN). Text messages will contain reminders about admissions information, financial aid deadlines & resources & applications deadlines for Florida Colleges & Universities.<\/p>\n

The Scholarship Academy<\/a> Resource for first-generation, low-income, or otherwise marginalized students applying to college and looking for financial aid.<\/p>\n

Scholarship Search Engines
\n<\/span>Cappex<\/a>
\nFastWeb<\/a>
\nHistorically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) Scholarships<\/a>
\nLendEDU Scholarship Blog<\/a>
\nPeerlift<\/a>
\nRaiseMe<\/a>
\nSallieMae<\/a>
\nScholly<\/a>
\nScholarship America<\/a>
\nScholarships.com<\/a>
\nScholarships for Minority Students<\/a> (compiled by Purdue University)
\nScholarship Search by CollegeBoard<\/a>
\nStudentscholarships.com<\/a>
\nUnigo<\/a>
\nUNCF<\/a>
\nUniversity HQ<\/a>
\nOutside Scholarship Listings & Tips by Jacksonville University<\/a><\/p>\n

Financial Aid
\n<\/span>Financial Aid Lingo<\/a>
\nNavigating Your Financial Future<\/a>
\nBig Future by CollegeBoard – Pay for College<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

*Attention Class of 2026 Seniors-The FFAA (Bright Futures) Application and FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) will open on October 1, 2025. You must complete these applications in order to be evaluated for postsecondary financial aid eligibility.* FAFSA Resources FAFSA Application-Seniors planning to attend college must complete the FAFSA application to determine eligibility for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5710,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-415","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5710"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=415"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":790,"href":"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/415\/revisions\/790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}