Scholarships & Financial Aid

Each year, millions of dollars are offered to graduating high school seniors in the form of National, State, and Area Scholarships.  Selection criteria, application processes, and deadlines vary for each scholarship.  There is scholarship money out there for everyone!  We encourage our students to visit the websites listed below which provide scholarship lists and search engines to help you find scholarships that fit you. 

Tips- Never give out private information (social security number, bank account number, etc) to scholarship providers. If a scholarship asks for this or money of some sort, it is most likely a scam. The point of scholarships is to give money to students, not vice versa!

Naviance -  The MOHS Guidance Department will list any National, State, or Area Scholarships that we come across on Naviance.  Sign in to your account.  Select the "Colleges" tab in the top left corner.  Select "Scholarship List."  This list will be updated throughout the entire school year.  Pay close attention to deadlines!

These scholarships are only offered to MOHS graduating seniors.  A list of Local Scholarships will be made available in the spring under the guidance tab labeled as "Local Scholarships".  See Mr. Kerrigan if you have any questions. 

Click here for more information on the Hispanic Scholarship Fund and related programs.

Please reference this link for more information regarding AFROTC scholarships.

 

THE ROCHKIND WAGNER FOUNDATION

Morristown, New Jersey
Mark M Rochkind and Patricia W Rochkind, Trustees

The 2024-25 Program for AP Achievement Awards in Math and Science

Consent Form

Qualifying subjects: Calculus BC, Biology, Chemistry, Physics C (E&M) or Physics C (Mechanics), Statistics, Computer Science A, and Environmental Science.

Caveat: An award cannot be earned in both Physics C (E&M) and Physics C (Mechanics)- even in different years.

Level 5 Score on AP Exam.

Grade of A in corresponding academic course, if offered. (Grade of A-, A, or A+ is considered “A” for program purposes.) When no corresponding course is offered, students may qualify for an award through self-study or participation in an on-line course.

Students may be in any grade level (9,10,11,12).

Single award: $200

Student who qualifies for two awards: $500

Student who qualifies for three awards: $900

Student who qualifies for four awards: $1400

To participate in the program, students must supply a parental consent form authorizing the school to release the name and address of awardees and their school year (grade) level to the Rochkind Wagner Foundation so that the Foundation may remain in touch with awardees to follow their progress and to encourage them in their chosen careers.

 

Are you an academically strong junior from a family that earns less than $65,000 a year? Check out Questbridge for scholarship opportunities and extra support. 

Federal Student Aid

Through Federal Student Aid (a performance-based organization), the U.S. Department of Education awards more than $120 billion a year in grants, work-study funds, and low-interest loans to approximately 13 million students.

     How we serve the public

• Applying for federal grants, loans, and work-study costs nothing! More than 21 million students used the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) last year, and many of them apply online at FAFSA on the Web.
   
• Visit StudentAid.gov for complete information on receiving federal financial aid for college. The Federal Student Aid Information Center helps students complete the FAFSA and provides the public with free information about our programs. Call 1-800-4-FED-AID to speak to a specialist about the programs.
   
• The Knowledge Center website is an indispensable source of guidance for financial aid administrators, auditors, and others who are involved with the Federal Student Aid Programs. You will find Dear Colleague Letters, electronic announcements, the FSA Handbook and other publications, and much more.
   
• Also for financial aid professionals is the Postsecondary Education Participants System or PEPS. At the PEPS website you'll find reports of closed schools, the Case Management and Oversight weekly institutional updates, and other information.
   
• We have an Ombudsman's office to assist borrowers in resolving student loan issues.
   
• The HEA authorizes an "experimental sites" initiative that allows schools that apply and qualify for participation to use alternative methods to meet some of the requirements for administering the Federal Student Aid programs. See the website for more information.

StudentAid.gov | Knowledge Center

Click here to access more information regarding FAFSA and the new graduation requirement.

 (Spanish version also available).