Financial Aid/Scholarships
Caro High School Class of 2025 Scholarships
These forms are meant to be printed and filled out. If you have questions please contact Mrs. Phillips in the Guidance Office.
Tuscola County Community Foundation Scholarships
Community Foundation applications and required attachments must be received at the Guidance Office by
March 12, 2025 unless indicated otherwise.
Reginald and Lucille Ashmun Scholarship
Dr. Earl and Mary Branding Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Donald Carr Scholarship Application
Cockerill-Stevenson Family Scholarship Application
Pat Curtis Chevrolet Auto Body and Technician Scholarship Application
Donald D. & Sara J. Dost Scholarship Application - Agriculture
Donald D. & Sara J. Dost Scholarship Application - Business
Dr. Bruce J. Dunn Memorial Scholarship
Betty E and Melvin R Eckfeld Scholarship Application
Fullmer Family Scholarship Fund Application
Harold Gates and Guy Way Scholarship Application
Olaf A. Goodell Scholarship Application
The Houghtaling Family Scholarship Application
Kiwanis Club of Caro Area Scholarship
Ray Langevin – Caro Knights of Columbus #3224 Scholarship Application
Bob Moore Memorial Scholarship Application
Kenna Lynne Peet Memorial Scholarship Application
Scears Foundation of Akron, Michigan Scholarship Application
Shifters of Vassar Scholarship Application
Tuscola County Community Agriculture Scholarship
Frank Walden Memorial Scholarship
Anthony Scott Walker Memorial Scholarship Application
Active Scholarships
Many scholarships are available at StudentScholarships.org. Take the time to set up an account and search for ones that fit you.
2025 Scholarships
Anna Marjorie MacRae Scholarship - Due 3/10
MACAC Maggie Miller Scholarship - Due 3/14. You can write an essay or do a video as described on their website.
MSU Scholarship - Due 4/1. Application available in the Guidance Office.
Watrousville-Caro Area Historical Society Scholarship - Due 4/10. Application available in the Guidance Office.
Tuscola County Farm Bureau Scholarship - Due 4/30. Application available in the Guidance Office.
Financial Aid Terms
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid): The universal form to apply for financial aid from the federal government, including both federal loans and grants. All colleges require this form, which can be obtained in the M.S.H.S. Guidance Office or a college financial aid office. If you are a college-bound senior applying for financial aid, you are strongly encouraged to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
Stafford Loan (Formerly called Guaranteed Student Loans.): Stafford Loans are subsidized by the federal government, which means that you don't have to begin paying them back until six months after you graduate.
Pell Grant: A need based grant given by the federal government. You do not have to pay this back.
Institutional grant: A need based grant given by the college you attend.
Merit Scholarship: A scholarship, most often given by the college you attend, which is awarded based on academic or athletic qualifications, not financial need.
Work-study: A program subsidized by the federal government in which the government helps a college pay you to work on campus.
Financial aid package: The combination of grants, loans, and work-study that a college offers you to help pay for college costs.
Family Contribution: The amount of money you and your family can contribute to paying for you education, determined by analysis of the FAFSA and/or the FAF.
Demonstrated need: The difference between the cost of attending a college (tuition and room and board) and the family contribution. A college that says it meets "full need" is referring to demonstrated need.