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Scholarships and Financial Aid
Pay for college is an important part of students' post-secondary planning. Click the drop downs below to learn more about scholarships, loans, the FAFSA, and resources.
- Please click here to access this year's presentation from INvestEd on all things financial aid related
- Log into your Xello account to check out scholarships that are being offered!! This will include all local scholarships available to MSD of Decatur Township high school students.
- If you know where you will be attending college – be sure to check out the college’s financial aid/scholarship page online for specific scholarship opportunities for accepted students.
Other scholarship search engines:
- What is the difference between a loan and a scholarship?
- A loan is money borrowed that requires repayment with interest.
- If you need to take out loans to support paying for college, check out the Federal Student Aid website for more information on types of loans.
- Scholarships are awards given to students for almost anything and do not require repayment.
- Be sure to look at requirements when looking for scholarships! Some may require an essay, a specific GPA, specific interests, demographics, or skills.
- NEVER pay money for scholarships, those are scams!
- Remember – there are more scholarships out there than just academic scholarships!
- A loan is money borrowed that requires repayment with interest.
- www.investedindiana.org
- What is it?
- INvested is a FREE, friendly, expert financial aid service that can help with many aspects of college planning, especially financial aid
- How do I get help?
- Check out their website or call them at 317-715-9007
- INvested will come to Decatur Township yearly in the fall to present to senior families about the financial aid process, date to be annouced each fall
- Missed the presentation given by INvestEd? Check it out here!
College Goal Sunday - www.collegegoalsunday.org
- What is it?
- Indiana's largest FAFSA filing event
- A program for college bound students and their families to provide in-person assistance with completing the FAFSA
- Various financial aid experts volunteer their time to ensure all students that want to go to college get the help they need in paying for it
- When is it?
- Typically held in the November and February each year, dates are located on their website
- Where is it?
- Various locations throughout the entire state, see website for more details
- What is it?
- FAFSA is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
- The FAFSA determines student eligibility for financial aid including grants and loans.
- The FAFSA is due on or before April 15th each year students will be attending college, starting with their senior year of high school.
- How do I complete the FAFSA?
- To file the FAFSA, visit this website: https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa
Check out this informational video regarding the FAFSA here!
