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Scholarships

This dedicated section features upcoming scholarships with eligibility details and application links, helping students easily find and apply for financial aid opportunities.

This dedicated section features upcoming scholarships with eligibility details and application links, helping students easily find and apply for financial aid opportunities.

QuestBridge connects high-achieving students from low-income backgrounds with a thriving community and transformative educational, career, and life opportunities that help propel them to lives of fulfillment, meaning, and purpose. Read the full article HERE.

Scholarships from the Phillips Fund are awarded every year to over 150 new applicants and over 300 returning scholars, to achieve our mission of making college more accessible by removing financial barriers. Read the full article HERE.

Explore scholarships for Connecticut High School Students HERE.

Big Y Scholarship Program

BIG Y has academic merit and achievement scholarships available to students in our area. To see more details and apply for this exciting opportunity please click HERE.

Deadline: February 1, 2026

Apply for the Albert W. and Helen C. Meserve Memorial Scholarship. Please see HERE for details.

Deadline: February 5, 2026

ATTENTION St. Edward's in New Fairfield parishioners - seniors are encouraged to apply for scholarships from the Knights of Columbus. Please click on the link HERE for more details.

Deadline: May 8, 2026

ATTENTION JUNIORS & SENIORS

The Horatio Alger Association administers over 70 scholarship programs to qualifying high schoolers with financial need. Please click HERE for more details.

Deadlines are February 15, 2026 for Seniors and March 1, 2026 for Juniors.

The Connecticut Building Congress Scholarship Fund is offering scholarships to graduating Connecticut high school students entering college-level programs in construction-related fields such as architecture, construction-related engineering, and construction management.

Please click HERE for details.

Deadline is March 2, 2026

Justin Wisniewski Firefighters Scholarship - $500 Firefighters Scholarship

To be eligible to apply for the Scholarship you must be either: a Firefighter in the state of CT, or the spouse, child, sibling or grandchild of a firefighter. The basis of the scholarship is defined by volunteerism. Please click HERE for more information.

Deadline: March 15, 2026

ATTENTION FUTURE TEACHERS!!

GLEN MOON SCHOLARSHIP - Association of Retired Teachers of CT

A four-year scholarship of $2,000 a year, and three one-year scholarships of $2000 for freshman year are being offered to qualified winners. Please see HERE for more information and following the instructions to apply.

Deadline: March 31, 2026

Knights of Columbus Scholarship - Bethel, CT

Please click HERE for more information including eligibility and awards.

Deadline: April 1, 2026

Applying to College - Informative Resources

This section provides links to information, including financial advice, intended to help families navigate the application process.

This section provides links to information, including financial advice, intended to help families navigate the application process.

The Thoughtful College Search Blog. Visit the website HERE.

The Truth about College Admission. Visit this site for an honest and helpful perspective on college admissions. Find the podcasts HERE.

Select one of these excellent resources for navigating the FAFSA:

For excellent advice on Financial Literacy and paying for college, please click HERE to find the latest information from Lewis DeLuca, Southern CT Director of Student Financial Literacy Advising.

Read the latest from the College Financial Lady: Student Aid Index vs Net Cost by clicking HERE.

529 Plans - FAQs see HERE

How 6 Different Assets Can Affect Your FAFSA and Financial Aid Eligibility - To read more click HERE.

FAFSA and CSS Profile Info for Divorced Parents - click HERE for advice.

Click this ARTICLE by the College Financial Lady for advice on How to Get Scholarships.

Articles about the College Application Process

Ready to dive into college? This section contains insightful articles, providing valuable resources to support students as they explore future opportunities.

Ready to dive into college? This section contains insightful articles, providing valuable resources to support students as they explore future opportunities.

We need to have a serious discussion about what we call a “good college.” Read the full article HERE.

College admissions isn’t hard—it’s stressful! Read the full article HERE.

The Question Every College Applicant Should Ask. Read the full article HERE.

The New Trick Families Are Using to Lower College Tuition Bills. Read the full article HERE.

Dean of Admissions Tells Parents This Is How You Can Really Help Your Teen Read the full article HERE.

The Great Recalibration of AP Exams. Read the full article HERE.

Leveling The Playing Field for College Recommendations Read the full article HERE.

College Admission: An AI Revolution. Read the full article HERE.

How AI Is Reshaping The Elite College Admissions Landscape. Read the full article HERE.

The Myths of GPA in College Admissions Explained. Read the full article HERE.

College Admission Leaders Share Application Tips. Read the full article HERE.

Students and parents are frustrated by delays in hearing about federal financial aid for college. Read the full article HERE.

Listing of Colleges and Universities in the US with Binding Early Decision Admissions Plans (cross referenced with those with Early Action plans). See the link HERE.

Colleges that Meet Full Need: The following colleges have a stated commitment to providing all admitted US citizens and US permanent residents with a financial aid package that covers 100% of their calculated financial need. Read the article HERE.

PARENTS - Please see the link HERE for some important college planning tips from Debra Johns at the University of Notre Dame.

STUDENTS - get advice on applying to colleges from Debra Johns, University of Notre Dame -click HERE .

CT State Colleges and Universities will keep tuition flat, bucking a national trend. Read more HERE.

Early Decision and Early Action - What's the deal? See an article HERE from the College Financial Lady for more information.

Presentations, Events and Webinars

Join the counseling team for engaging workshops and seminars that provide essential information, guidance and resources tailored specifically to your grade level and academic needs.
College Kickoff Presentation - Jr Parents and Students

Join the counseling team for engaging workshops and seminars that provide essential information, guidance and resources tailored specifically to your grade level and academic needs.

College Kickoff Presentation - Jr Parents and Students

Mental Health Awareness

Empowering minds: This page serves as an essential resource for high school students and the community, offering mental health education, support services and helpful guidance.

Empowering minds: This page serves as an essential resource for high school students and the community, offering mental health education, support services and helpful guidance.

Western CT Coalition Drug Free Schools Committee News Spring 2025. PDF Flier HERE.

For over 20 years, Love146 has been a credible force preventing child trafficking and providing holistic support to survivors. Visit their website HERE.

Catholic Charities of Fairfield County’s Mental Health Counseling Program, New Outlook is dedicated to providing comprehensive and compassionate mental health care to our community’s individuals, couples, and families. Visit their website HERE.

Through educational programming, research, and advocacy, the JCK Foundation promotes mental wellness in schools, businesses and communities by opening up conversations, sharing hopeful stories of mental health resilience, and connecting people to mental health resources. Visit their website HERE.

With the chill of early fall, many families have settled into the school year rhythm of early
wake-ups, evening meals, and bedtimes. Still, some parents find their tweens and teens
are struggling to wake up, stay off screens at night, and focus on schoolwork. Read a new article "Falling Back into a Routine with Teens" an insightful article from Insight Counseling, LLC. Click HERE for the article.

To be inspired by 10 Affirmations to Remind You of Your Power, click HERE.

PARENTS & TEENS

How does "screen time" affect all of us? See HERE for some helpful information from the Western CT Coalition (wctcoalition.org).

College and Career Fairs

Southern Connecticut State University - SPRING 2026

Southern Connecticut State University - SPRING 2026

2025 commits charlie doran for counseling quote

The personalized attention of Immaculate’s faculty and staff is such a special thing about IHS!I never felt as if I needed to worry about getting help from my teachers, since they were always available after school for help or tutoring. I love Immaculate because of the great atmosphere of the school and IHS family. As I head to Boston College this fall, I recognize the support the Immaculate counseling office gave in helping me achieve my goals.

Charlie D. '25

Summer Opportunities

Immersion Programs

Summer, Study Abroad & internship Opportunities

Summer Opportunity in AI and Social Innovation:
Inspirit AI is a 25-hour research intensive that exposes students to project development with graduate-level Stanford, MIT, and Ivy League researchers. Students will build research projects such as enhancing disaster-monitoring and emergency relief systems with AI. Applications (HERE) for summer are due May 15th.

Hillsdale College High School Summer Study and Travel Programs: Earn 3 college credits and travel the world studying with Hillsdale Faculty. For more detailed information about the programs including dates of study and applications please click HERE.

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