Financial Aid Night Resources
Financial Aid Night is held in September or October. The date for the 2024-25 school year is to be determined. Please reference the resources below from the previous year.
- Find some of the main information here .
- Key presenters included: Harrisburg University Financial Aid, PHEAA, and The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC).
- Find the contact information for the presenters and resources here .
FAFSA
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA) is the key to accessing most financial aid for college.
- Complete the FASFA on the web at www.studentaid.gov
- The FAFSA can be completed after October 1.
- The FASFA serves as the application for the Pennsylvania State Grant (PHEAA State Grant). PHEAA State Grant deadline is May 1st.
- Pell Grant is funded by the federal government. The FASFA must be filled out in order for grant eligibility to be determined.
- Even if you miss a deadline, still complete and submit the FAFSA. There may be the possibility of late awards.
FAFSA Tips / Help
- It is easier to fill out the FASFA once tax returns have been completed.
- Make sure the student’s social security number is correct.
- Be sure the FASFA application is signed by all parties (parent/guardian and student).
- Create a pin at https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch to sign the FASFA electronically.
- Find a free FAFSA Completion Help Event (Hyperlink to PHEAA) near you.
- Visit the prospective colleges/universities financial aid website or contact the Financial Aid Office.
Scholarships
Bishop McDevitt High School uses Naviance , a college and career-readiness software provider, to give students access to a wide range of scholarships. New scholarships are added weekly/monthly. Please encourage your student to check it regularly. An email also is sent to your student to inform them about the scholarship opportunity, the deadline and how to apply.
Here is a list of some active scholarships and their monthly deadline. If you are interested in finding out more about a specific scholarship, please have your student go to Naviance and find that scholarship. Website and/or application information is uploaded with that scholarship. Scholarships are added daily/monthly so please encourage your student to check Naviance often.
March
Betty Jean Atwell (Omnia Bona Club)
The Ray Tyo/St. Ferdinand Scholarship
Hershey Area Art Association Scholarship
The Pinnacle Health Auxiliary Ernest R. McDowell Health Career Scholarship
Anna Woodside-Mid Penn Bank
Colonial Park Rotary
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
McDevitt HS/Owen Cole Brezitski Memorial
Big 33 Academic
Best and Brightest
Dauphin County Council of Republican Women
NPC (Nat’l Panhellenic Conference)
American Legion Auxiliary
First Commonwealth Bank
April
PA House of Representatives Scholarship
Irvin E. Herr Foundation
Nick Pantalone Memorial Scholarship
Easy, No Essay Scholarship for Male Students
Pathways to Success Scholarship
Leader Scholarship Fund
Students Thriving with Epilepsy or Seizure Disorder
United Steelworkers
May
Robert J. Trace Essay Scholarship
Aaron J. Moore Memorial Scholarship
Harrisburg Diocesan Council of Catholic Women Scholarship
Sergeant Philip German Memorial Scholarship
The Rotary Club and the TFEC Foundation have multiple scholarships available. Those
instructions have been communicated to your senior via email. The links are below:
Your student may contact Mrs. Amy Brixius at abrixius@bishopmcdevitt.org if they need help with applications.
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