© Sierra Lutheran High School-   3601 Romans Rd. Carson City, NV 89705-   775-267-1921-   All Rights Reserved-2011 Made with Xara     SLHS  Funding College: There are a variety of ways to fund college and experts say “Don’t let the sticker price shock you!” There is money out there in a variety of forms: financial aid (all government aid is given through FAFSA), aid from the specific college and university you will be attending, and scholarships (academic, athletic, local, national, special interest, etc.). Effort put into the scholarship application usually PAYS off! http://www.collegedata.com/cs/main/main_pay_tmpl.jhtml  http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/ these website provide an overall picture of how to pay for college Also, all government aid is now funded through one on-line application process called FAFSA.  In order to apply you need a PIN number for both parents and student and 2011 tax information (for the 2011-’12 school year).  Note that your 2011 taxes do not have to be filed, but you need to put in reasonable estimates so that your amount of aid can be calculated. Once you file your taxes, you can go back and change the information on the FAFSA forms.  It takes a few days to get your PIN number from,www.pin.ed.gov, so plan accordingly.  For more information on the FAFSA program you can go to www.fafsa.ed.gov. You will want to complete this process in January of 2012. www.fastweb.com    The best way to search for scholarships and fellowships is to use a personalized search, like the FastWeb scholarship search, that compares your background with a database of awards. Only those awards that fit your profile are identified as matches. Fastweb has access to over 1.3 million scholarships. http://www.collegescholarships.org/states/nevada.htm. This website provides a listing of scholarships closer to home. nevadatreasurer.gov/MillenniumScholarship.htm - information on the Millennium Scholarship if you are planning to attend a college or university in the state of NV SLHS also has generous donors that provide scholarships to our graduating seniors, including but not limited to: Allyson Underwood – Freedom Scholarship: for student/athletes Alayne Casteel Memorial Scholarships: for students attending UNR Hosted by NANOSECOND