Forms & Links

FAFSA

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) is the form you need to fill out to get any financial aid from the federal government for college or graduate school. Parent and student will need to create a Pin before completing the FAFSA application. The sooner you apply the better chance you have of receiving the highest amount of aid. You may start applying October 1st of your senior year. 

TN PROMISE

The TN Promise scholarship is a last-dollar scholarship for Tennessee high school students. This scholarship provides two-years tuition free attendance to a TN community college or technical school. Students will have to meet certain deadlines, complete the FAFSA, attend mandatory meetings, communicate with a mentor, and complete community service hours. For further information, please visit the TN Promise website. 

TSAC

the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation (TSAC) administers over 20 different state student financial aid programs, including the HOPE scholarship, Tennessee Promise, Tennessee Reconnect, Tennessee Student Assistance Award, and the Dual Enrollment grant. Students will go to this website to create an account and apply for the different state financial aid programs. Please visit this website for more information on scholarship and grant deadlines. 

BRAG SHEET

Complete this brag sheet and provide to your counselor or anyone that will write a recommendation letter for you. 

Financial Aid & Scholarships

Do you want to make college more affordable or FREE? Then you must apply for scholarships and complete the FAFSA your senior year. You may start applying for scholarships before your senior year. Please remember to read eligibility rules and know your deadlines. Do not wait until the last minute to apply. Your school counselors are here to help in the process, but it takes you to start and finish the scholarship application. A few hours invested in the search, process, and submission may yield hundreds to thousands dollars of FREE money! Don’t miss out!

Be cautious in your scholarship research. Be careful with websites and programs that request payment for their services; do not provide financial or personal information. Protect yourself from identity theft by making sure the website or scholarship program is a legitimate source. For more information, please visit the following site

Available Scholarships 2023-2024

The majority of these scholarships are only available to current seniors. However, all students should take the time to check out these scholarships to see they want to apply for them during their senior year. Please check your email regularly & turn TEAMS notifications for scholarship opportunities.

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  • Ronald McDonald House Charities-RMHS-Scholars Scholarship

    • Minimum Eligibility Criteria

      1. Must be a United States citizen or eligible noncitizen*

      2. Must be a 2024 graduating high school senior

      3. Must have at least a 2.7 cumulative grade point average

      4. Must have demonstrated financial need as calculated by the FAFSA

      5. Plan to attend a regionally accredited, non-proprietary, technical, community, or four-year college/university the fall following high school graduation.

      6. $2,000 one time, freshman year scholarship award

    • DEADLINE: February 2, 2024 by 11:59pm ET

    • You do not have to be a McDonald's employee to apply

  • East Tennessee Foundation Scholarships (by County)

    • DEADLINE: February 15, 2024

  • Carrie E. (Wolf) McConnell Memorial Scholarship

    • Established in memory of McMinn County High School Counselor, Carrie E. (Wolf) McConnell, to assist graduating seniors from McMinn County High School.

    • $3,000 one-time award for one year

    • Full-time or part-time enrollment at a not-for-profit accredited college, university, community college, or career and technical post-secondary program

    • Strong Preference will be given to students who are the first generation in their family to pursue higher education.

    • DEADLINE: February 15, 2024

  • Angie Grubb Scholarship:

    • $3,900 one-time-one-year award

    • Must have been enrolled at MCHS for at least 3 years

    • 2.5 GPA Minimum

    • College/Enrollment Requirement: Full-time enrollment at an accredited, not-for-profit two-year, four-year college or university, or career and technical post-secondary program in Tennessee

    • DEADLINE: February 15, 2024

  • Scholarship Newsletter

    • Various scholarships available from February 15 - March 31

  • $2,000 Nitro College Scholarship Sweepstakes

    • DEADLINE: February 28, 2023

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  • MCEF Scholarship

    • DEADLINE: April 26, 2024

    • One $2000 scholarship

    • student must have already selected and been accepted to a post-secondary

      institution to receive this scholarship

    • student should be in good standing with the

      school administration and have a strong academic record

  • TCAT Athens Scholarship

    • DEADLINE: April 26, 2024

    • Come to the school counseling office for the application

  • $2,000 Nitro Scholarship

    • DEADLINE: April 30, 2024

  • Denso: 

    • Only for students whose parents/guardians work at Denso

    • Parents/Guardians to inquire about application from Denso

    • DEADLINE: tbd

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