Higher Education Seminar Presents
Investing in Higher Educations
Investing in Higher Educations
Investing in Higher Educations
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Investing in Higher Education
Investing in Higher Educations
Investing in Higher Educations
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College Day Seminar
Finding Free Money for College
Scholarships – Free money given to a student
Places to look for Scholarships
o College & Career Center (Guidance Office)
o Counseling Department Website
o Community Service & Civic Organizations (Rotary Club, Elks, Sororities & Fraternities)
o Employers
o Free Websites (Fastweb, College Board, Cappex, Chegg, Niche , Peterson’s, Scholarship America Foundation, Scholarship Monkey, Scholly, Unigo)
Make a Scholarship Binder
o Personal Information
o Activities and Awards’ Sheet (Brag Sheet)
o Essays written by you
o Transcripts
o SAT/ACT Scores
Letters of Recommendation
· Make sure you submit your completed scholarship on time
o Include the information from your Binder
· Make sure you complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
o It opens October 1st every year
o Loans, Grants, and Work Study are types of financial aid
Types of Grants
o Federal Pell Grant – given by the federal government to students who have a financial need and have not earned their first bachelor’s degree
o Federal Supplemental Educational Grant – (FSEOG) a grant for undergraduate students with exceptional financial need
o Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program (VGAP) – a grant for students attending a Virginia college or university based on need
o Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant – (VTAG) a grant given to students who attend accredited private, nonprofit colleges. You must apply for this. ($5,000.00 for 2023-2024, some schools get more than $5,000.00)
o Virginia Commonwealth Awards – up to $9,000.00 given per academic year to needy students who do not qualify for the VTAG
· Norfolk State University has a VCAN Scholarship
o Must live within 45 miles of NSU’s campus
o Must apply separately
o Must have filed a FASFA
Higher Education Seminar Information
Additional Information
College Open House Dates
College: Day / Dates and Times / Notes
Old Dominion University
Saturdays February 25, and March 18, 2023
8:30 am-2:00 pm in person; check the online for virtual visits
Christopher Newport University:
Saturdays February 11, 2023 and March 25, 2023
8:30-1:00 pm in person; check on line for the virtual visits
Hampton University
High School Day: Friday; April 7, 2023
Time: 8:00 am -2:00 pm Registration begins January 15, 2023
Virginia Tech
Saturday and Sunday
March 18 and 19, 2023
8:45 am-2:45 pm
Bluefield College
-Experience Day-Wednesday February 22, 2023
Saturdays March 18 and April 8, 2023
email for the times: admissions@bluefield.edu or call: 1-800-872-0175
Bridgewater College
Saturdays January 28 and February 18, 2023
9:30 am -11:00 pm
Eastern Mennonite University
Saturday March 18, 2023
9:00 am-1:00 pm
Emory and Henry College
Saturdays February 25
Blue and Gold Admissions Open House and Junior Visit Day April 15, 2023
Both visit time: 9:00am-1:00 pm
Liberty University
Thursdays- Saturdays February 23-25
March 30-April 1, 2023
Call (434)582-2064 for visiting times
Regent University
Thursday-Saturday March 23-25
2023 Registration Cost $50.00
Randolph College
Saturday April 29, 2023
10 am -2:00 pm
Sweet Briar College
Saturdays February 4, and April 22, 2023
10:00 am-4:00 pm
University of Mary
Monday February 20, 2023 and Friday April 7, 2023
8:30 am-2:00 pm
VA Military Institution
Fridays-Saturdays
February 3-4; March 3-4 &
April 21-22, 2023
Friday 8:00 am- 12:00 am (morning)
Saturday 6:15 am-10;00 pm
VA Wesleyan University
Saturdays: February 18, 2023 and April 1, 2023
9:00 am-2:00 pm
University of Virginia
TBD
College of William and Mary
Virtual TBD
University of Richmond
TBD
Virginia Union University
February 2 & 16 - March 9 & 30
Virtual Zoom
University of Lynchburg:
Saturday February 18, 2023
10 am-2:00 pm
James Madison University
Mondays-Fridays
Virtual
Virginia Commonwealth University
Saturday February 11, 2023
7:30 am- 3:30 pm In Person and Virtual
Shenandoah University
January 28, and February 25, 2023
Check online for registration
George Mason University
Junior Visit - Wednesday April 5, 2023
10:00 am- 2:00 pm
