High School Senior Scholarship

If you started your program at Davis Tech while you were in high school, you are eligible to receive funding for the high school senior scholarship, however you must have started your program prior to February 1, 2027.  If you start a program in high school after February 1, 2027, you will be awarded a scholarship based on current awarding policy and not guaranteed 100%.

The award will pay for the remaining tuition and fees of your program through June 30, 2028, or to finish the program, whichever occurs first.  The award amount will be based on the remaining tuition and fees for your program, at the time of awarding.

You may be responsible for any increases to tuition and/or fees that may occur after the award is finalized. 

Financial aid does not cover repeated classes and tuition and fees for repeated classes will be your responsibility.

To apply, you must complete the 2027-2028 FAFSA.  If you are not eligible to complete the FAFSA you must notify the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid and provide income documentation for yourself (if applicable) and your parent(s).

If you complete your FAFSA by the deadline, your scholarship processed by May 14, 2027 and your scholarship award letter will be sent to your Davis Tech email address.

You must begin attendance as an adult student within 30 days of your high school enrollment ending.  The date you must begin attendance will be different based on one of the scenarios listed below:

APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM: if you are enrolled in one of the apprenticeship programs  you must enroll in the fall semester immediately following your high school graduation.

ENROLLED IN CLASS AT THE TIME OF GRADUATION:  if you are enrolled in a class at the time of your high school graduation, you must begin attendance within 30 days after your class ends.  

NOT ENROLLED IN CLASS AT THE TIME OF GRADUATION:  if you are not enrolled in a class at the time of your high school graduation, you must begin attendance in your next class within 30 days of the last day of high school.

If you fail to enroll within the required time frame, you will receive an award based on the normal scholarship processing policy and are not guaranteed an award that covers 100% of your tuition and fees to finish your program.

You can request to defer your scholarship if you will be serving in the military, serving a religious mission, other humanitarian service (Peace Corps), or for medical reasons.  You must notify the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid of your intent to defer your scholarship under one of the approved reasons.  You will be asked to submit the scholarship deferment form along with documentation of the reason for your request to defer the scholarship.

You can only receive financial aid for one certificate program at a time.  If you were enrolled in more than one program while in high school, you will need to let our office know which program you would like to continue after high school graduation, prior to awarding.

If you are eligible for Federal Pell Grant you will not receive a scholarship award letter and you must set up your financial aid portal before you can be approved for funding.  Upon graduation from high school you will also need to provide a copy of your high school diploma. 

If you are attending another college or university in addition to Davis Tech, and you choose to use your Pell grant at another college or university, you will not be eligible for a scholarship and will only be eligible to receive a tuition waiver to cover 50% of your tuition for your program.  The tuition waiver will not cover any program fees or inclusive access fees charged by your program.

You must meet the minimum academic progress requirements for your program.  If you are not meeting the minimum academic progress requirements for your program you may not be eligible for any financial aid.  

You and your parent must complete and submit the 2027-2028 FAFSA by MARCH 29, 2027.  You must make sure that Davis Tech is listed as school of interest on your FAFSA - Federal School ID 015195.

Your FAFSA must be successfully processed by the Department of Education and not missing any required information.  This would include signatures from you and parent (if applicable) and providing consent for the IRS to share any available tax information.  If you do not apply by the deadline your scholarship will be processed under normal awarding policy and you are not guaranteed to receive an award that covers 100% of tuition and fees.