“Local Scholarships” that are presented to senior students on Senior Honors Night are now offered via “google classroom.”  Students should fill these applications out for their chance to win. SENIORS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THROUGH THEIR SCHOOL EMAIL.  Deadline for entries is March 5, 2021. Students should reference back to the list of scholarships daily as new ones may be added. 

Other “GENERAL SCHOLARSHIPS”   opportunities are available in the guidance office to pick up or by clicking the links below.  Please note that any statements, material and/or opinions included in those pages/websites are not those of Davison Community Schools.

Other General Scholarship Opportunities

Michigan Student Aid
MI Student Aid houses a database of Michigan place-based scholarships. A Michigan place-based scholarship means that one of the scholarship components is linked to a Michigan school, county, city or region. Select which Michigan county you live in to view the available scholarships for that location. You may also filter those results by gender and student type. Use the 'Generate PDF' button to export a list of your results that you can save to your device.

MI Student Aid

 Scholarship Search Websites:

1)      Scholarships.com gives students access to over 3.7 million local, state, and national scholarships and grants. This scholarship search site is known to be commonly used by students and recognized by high schools, colleges, and universities nationwide. Helpful features include a scholarship search that matches scholarships based on a student’s profile, and a scholarship directory where students can search by criteria such as academic major or merit- versus need-based. Additionally, there’s a student resources tab that has handouts and guides to assist students with tracking scholarship deadlines, a scholarship application checklist, and essay-writing tips.

2)      Scholarships360.com is an organization that prides itself on carefully picking reputable scholarships to highlight on its site. As students enter the website, they can simply enter their year in school to begin a search. There’s a college-specific scholarship tab that allows students to search by institution, and the list of colleges is continuing to grow. This is a great feature if a student has already been accepted to a college and is interested in scholarship opportunities at that particular institution. Need expert advice? There’s a blog where students can get insights from experts in higher education, financial aid, and of course scholarships!

3)      ScholarshipOwl.com is free online scholarship search tool that automates and simplifies the process of finding, matching, and applying for scholarships for college and graduate school. Students can easily start their search by entering in several pieces of information: name, birthdate, gender, current school level, and (desired/future) field of study. Based on the information entered, the site will provide students with a list of scholarships for which they are eligible. An additional plus of the site is that ScholarshipOwl can help students apply to multiple scholarships at once with ONE application.

4)      Scholly.com has helped its 2 million users earn more than $100 million in scholarships. The company’s website and mobile app provide students with an all-encompassing platform for their scholarship applications. In the free version of Scholly, students create an account through which they can conduct filtered searches to find scholarships for which they are eligible and keep tabs on their application statuses. For an annual or monthly fee, students can gain full access to all of Scholly’s resources. The paid Scholly site also includes the Scholly Editor, a tool that proofreads scholarship essays and other written pieces for students.