Scholarship Information
Scholarships Resources:
Scholarships are awarded to students based on their academic record, leadership ability, talents or need for financial assistance. There are a number of Web Scholarship Searches available. Be very careful about scams and do your research.
Visit your High School Career Center and Check out Student Naviance
FCPS students are encouraged to check out the scholarship opportunities available through their high school Career Center and in their Naviance Student account. Naviance Student is a web-based service designed especially for high school students and their parents to aid students as they make decisions about academic plans, colleges and post-secondary training, and careers.
Scholarships offered by organizations other than FCPS are neither sponsored nor endorsed by the Fairfax County School Board, the Superintendent, or this school. Additional scholarships and awards can be searched through the Financial Aid Offices of the colleges and universities under consideration.
Look for Scholarship Announcements
Be sure to check our Fairfax Academy Announcements for the latest scholarship information that we have received from local business, industry, and community partners.
Additional Financial Aid Information Sites:
- Air Force Aid Society - Air Force Dependents scholarships, loans and grants.
- AmeriCorps
- Army Emergency Relief - Scholarships and aid for active duty Army soldiers and their dependents.
- Aviation Scholarships
- CollegeAnswer - Website sponsored by Sallie Mae dedicated to colleges and scholarships.
- College Board
- CollegeNET - Features a scholarship search with more than 600,000 scholarships in the database.
- College Savings Plans Network - SAT information, college search apply on-line, scholarship search.
- CollegeScholarships.com - List of college scholarships updated monthly.
- CollegeView - Allows users to create a profile to get pertinent results in the scholarship search.
- CSS Profile
- FAFSA on the Web
- FastWeb - Quickly search for colleges and scholarships.
- FCPS Scholarship List - List of currently available scholarships from the Fairfax County Public Schools website.
- Federal Pin Number
- Finaid
- FastWeb
- FCPS Family Connections account on Blackboard 24/7
- Federal Direct Loans
- Federal Student Aid on the Web
- Financial Aid Information Page - Information on financial aid and scholarship scam alerts.
- FreSch - Advice for graduate students, suggestions, tips and more.
- Guide to College Scholarships from ChamberofCommerce.org
- International Education Financial Aid - Financial aid information for international students.
- JobCorps
- Mapping Your Future
- Mike Rowe Works Foundation Work Ethic Scholarship
- Navy / Marine Corps Relief Society - Navy and Marine Corps active duty and dependents grants and loans.
- Plato Scholarship Search - Free scholarship search engine.
- Rees Scholarship Foundation - for HVAC
- Resources by State
- Review.com - Find a college, apply online, and search for scholarships.
- Savings Calculators
- Student Guide
- Taxes for Students
- Turbo Tax Guide to College
- U.S. Department of Education
- Virginia Private Colleges
- Virginia College Scholarships
For questions about scholarships, please contact:
Fairfax Academy is proud to partner with ArtsFairfax and Spotlight on the Arts to offer two $1000 scholarships annually: one for a student majoring in music and one for a dance student (current junior or senior) for summer study. All applications are due by April 18, 2023. If you have any questions, please contact Andrea Cook at [email protected].
Students interested in the music scholarship are required to submit:
- A video link of a 3 minute solo music performance or a 3 minute recording of an original composition.
- A 400 to 500 word essay from the applicant stating why they are pursuing a music degree in college and why they are applying for this scholarship.
- A completed application form (which includes a link to the student essay and video).
- Students will need to request two recommendation letters be emailed to @email by the deadline:
- One from a music teacher with an emphasis on musical abilities.
- One from any teacher, counselor or community member who can speak to the applicant’s character.
Students interested in the dance scholarship are required to submit:
- A video link of a 3 minute solo or group performance in which the individual is identified and featured.
- A 400 to 500 word essay from the applicant stating how their summer studies will benefit their dance journey and why they are applying for this scholarship.
- A completed application form (which includes a link to the student essay and video).
- Students will need to request two recommendation letters be emailed to @email by the deadline:
- One from a dance teacher with an emphasis on technical abilities.
- One from any teacher, counselor or community member who can speak to the applicant’s character.