How to Claim Your Scholarship

Information for Students

You may apply for your scholarship funds between July 1, 2024 and January 31, 2025. Request your award after you have enrolled in classes at a two or four-year college or university, or in another accredited trade or vocational program.

Summary (See details below):

• Provide proof of enrollment in school via AwardSpring. (Schedule of Classes and Photo Student ID Card.)
• Email the Foundation to notify us your documents are in the system.
• Allow 30 days from receipt of complete, valid documentation to process payment.

Communications:

• Announcements and information will be sent to you via our email system. Our mailing list includes the address you used when you applied for your scholarship.
• Notify us at ed@nhsfoundation.org if your email address has changed.
• Make sure you have also changed your email in AwardSpring to a personal email address, as your high school address will no longer work after graduation. This will be a problem if you ever forget your password. 1) Log in with the original email on file. 2) Change the email address by clicking on the drop-down arrow in the upper right-hand corner and select Account. Change the email address and hit the save button.

Detailed instructions:

Use AwardSpring to submit the documents required to claim your scholarship funds. This is the same system you used to complete your application.

• When you login, you will see your scholarship(s) listed on your dashboard.
• Select a scholarship and follow the instructions to upload the documents that prove your current enrollment in school.
• Send an email to ed@nhsfoundation.org to notify us that you have submitted your documents.

REQUIRED forms of proof of enrollment are:

• A copy of your class schedule showing your ENROLLMENT in classes. The class schedule MUST also show your name, the school name, and the dates of enrollment.
• AND a copy of your college student identification PHOTO ID card.
• Additional documents from your school may be submitted, if your schedule and ID card do not show all the required information.

Payment of Your Scholarship Funds:

• You may submit your documents prior to July 1, but we do not begin processing awards until after July 1.
• Allow 30 days for us to process your request from July 1 or your submission date.
• Scholarship funds may be used on any school-related expenses. This includes items like tuition, fees, books, activity charges, supplies/equipment, or housing.
• In most cases, scholarship funds will be sent directly to the student.
• Some scholarship sponsors require that the funds be sent to the college. We will let you know if this is done on your behalf. Your school financial aid office will then provide information about how you may access your funds.
• You may request by email that we send your funds to your school on your behalf. If you wish to do this, please provide the mailing address for the check.
  • We recommend you check with your school first to ask questions regarding how your funds may be used and what happens to them should you transfer to another school.

Helpful Information

• How to Claim Your Scholarship (Students)
• How to Establish a New Scholarship (Sponsors)
• How to Review and Score Applications (Sponsors)

You Can Donate to a Scholarship and Help a Student Attend College

Thanks to the PayPal Giving Fund, your credit card donation will be processed fee-free, and PayPal will even donate 1% of your donation to NHSF. Please forward your confirmation email to ed@nhsfoundation.org so we can track it