How to Apply

DMCSP distributes applications to guidance counselors in participating high schools.  Students can only submit applications through their guidance counselor.  Check the list to see if your school participates! 

• Ask your counselor for the deadline date
• Counselors will send applications to DMCSP.  Only applications submitted through your guidance counselor will be accepted!

NOTE:  Applications are not available until Semester 2 

 The following information must accompany each application: 

• An official six- or seven-semester transcript from your high school
• A copy of the Student Aid Report (SAR) summary page from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) We must have the page showing the Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) or your application cannot be processed.  You can find more information at www.fafsa.ed.gov/. 
• A copy of the acceptance letter from the college you listed as your first choice on the application.  (if you have not yet received your proof of acceptance, you have until July 1, 2010 to deliver it to the DMCSP office.)

 IMPORTANT INFORMATION!!!!

You must file the FAFSA form and receive your SAR (Student Aid Report) showing the EFC (Expected Family Contribution) from FAFSA before you can complete the application.  Keep in mind that the time it takes to file the FAFSA and receive your SAR could be several weeks.  It is imperative that you file the FAFSA as aoon as possible even if it means estimating your income.  If your estimate is not accurate, you must submit accurate data to FAFSA and your colleges.  The Dayton-Montgomery County Scholarship Program recommends filing the FAFSA by February 12, 2010.