TRiO Talent Search

ACTIVITIES

Educational Talent Search has many activities for students throughout the year. Regularly scheduled workshops, college campus tours, and enrichment trips are conducted during the school year. Summer activities include campus tours and cultural enrichment trips. All of our services are FREE to you as a student! The program also provides newsletters to both students and parents. ETS strongly encourages parents to become actively involved in preparing for their child’s educational goals. Topics covered by Educational Talent Search include:

• Career Exploration and Job Prep
• Academic Support and Dropout Prevention
• College Admission Information Sessions
• Financial Aid Workshops and Scholarship Search
• Goal Setting
• College Campus Tours
• Cultural Diversity and Educational Field Trips
• Post-Secondary Selection Information
• Study Skills and Note-Taking
• ACT/SAT Prep and fee waivers and p
• Critical Thinking and Communication Skills
• Community Service Opportunities

During the school year, ETS advisors conduct regularly scheduled in-school workshops designed to be fun and pertinent to completing secondary education and enrolling in a postsecondary education program. Workshop topics include career games, bridge building, college information, money for college, career information, and character-building activities.

IN THE FIELD

College Visits 

Talent Search takes students on various campus visits.

Some of the campuses visited include Mercer University, University of Georgia, Valdosta State University, Georgia State University, Albany State University, Morehouse and Spelman Colleges, Clark Atlanta University, Savannah State University, Florida State University, Florida A&M, University of Florida, Howard University, and Virginia State University.

Cultural and Career Trips 

Participants are also allowed to participate in cultural and career trips. Examples of cultural experience and career trips include the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington Monument, Rosa Parks Museum, George Washington Carver Museum, Martin Luther King Jr. Center, and the Georgia Aquarium

Our Talent Search program also give the opportunity for seniors to take summer trips to places like Gatlinburg, Tennessee; Orlando, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia, and Florida Beaches. 

After acceptance into the Talent Search program, regular attendance and participation at the monthly in-school workshop are required to participate in scheduled activities. All activities are paid for by the federally funded TRIO Talent Search program. 

IMPORTANT LINKS

Financial Aid 

www.fafsa.ed.gov – Online form to complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid over the Internet

www.studentaid.ed.gov – Overview of Federal Student Aid

www.usa.gov – Explanation of Financial Aid and the process

www.finaid.org – A financial aid page providing a vast source of financial aid information

www.knowhow2go.org – Collection of information that outlines the steps students should take to ensure they are ready to apply to college.

bigfuture.collegeboard.org – Learn about different colleges, financial aid and scholarship opportunities 

Scholarships 

www.fastweb.com – Tailored scholarship search of over 180,000 scholarships, fellowships, loans, and grants available to students free.

www.scholarships.com – Offers college scholarship search service

www.chegg.com/scholarships – Database of scholarships

www.cappex.com – Database of scholarships and college information

www.niche.com/colleges/scholarships – Database of scholarship