Completing the Parent Portion �of the Student Profile

Parents are asked to grant consent for students under 18 �and enter financial information for students �applying for needs-based scholarships.

Updated 2/13/2018

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Consent and Financial Information Email

In the event you do not receive the email, please do the following:

• Verify with your student the email used is accurate.
• If the email is not accurate, have your student correct and resend the email.
• If the email is accurate, please check your Junk or Spam folder.
• If the email is not there, please contact us from that email account directly at dollarsforscholars@scholarshipamerica.org OR contact us through the Support tab, found on public.dollarsforscholars.org

Emails are sent requesting parents to grant consent or complete financial information to the email address as entered by your student.

Consent Email and Log-in Info

• When your student is under 18 years of age and requests consent from you, you will receive an email with a link to the parent log in along with a temporary password.
• Click on the link (or copy and paste the text) provided in the email in order to submit the proper information.

• NOTE: If your student is over 18, you do not need to grant your consent. You may skip to page 6.

Parent Log-in Page

• The link in the email will bring you here to the �log-in page. Enter your email and the temporary password given in the email and click Login.

• After clicking the Login button, you will be prompted to set your password. Enter the password you would like to use and click the Save Password button.

Granting Consent for Minors

This box will show your students requesting consent. Click the “Grant Consent” button.

You will be prompted with a popup. Check the consent box to confirm you wish to grant consent and then click the “Save” button. You’re all set! Your student can now apply fore Dollars for Scholars scholarships.

Click on My Students to begin.

Parent Home Page

• After setting your password, you will be taken to the parent �home page. Here you �can review or update �your contact information and also access other useful information.
• To grant consent, click on the Complete Permission and/or Financial Information link.

Financial Info Email and Log-in Info

• When your student asks you to complete financial information, you will receive an email with �a link to the parent �login along with �login information.
• Click on the link (or copy and paste the text) provided in the email to get to the �log-in page.

• NOTE: If you’ve already been in and set your parent account password, your email will look slightly different and you will not have the temporary password.

Parent Log-in Page

• The link in the email will bring you here to the �log-in page. Enter your email and the temporary password given in the email and click Login.

• After clicking the Login button, you will be prompted to set your password. Enter the password you would like to use and click the Save Password button.

Entering Financial Information

• After setting your password, you will be taken to the parent �home page. Here you �can review or update �your contact information �and also access other useful information.
• To enter financial information, click on the Complete Permission and/or Financial Information link.

Entering Financial Information

• Click on the Enter Financial Info button to enter your information.

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The buttons you see may vary slightly if you also had another student who requested consent.

• An active Grant Consent button indicates you still need to grant consent.
• A grayed out Consent Granted button indicates you’ve already completed your consent.
• No button listed at all for consent indicates your student is over 18 and does not need consent.

Entering Financial Information

• Enter the information using the drop down boxes.
• Be sure to scroll down to ensure that all questions are answered.
• When complete, click �the “Save and Submit Financial Information Now” button.
• If you need to exit before you can complete, click the “Save and Submit Financial Information Later” button to save �your progress.

Submitting Parent Information

• If you click the “Save and Submit Now” button, you will be prompted with this confirmation screen. Click the “Submit” button and you’re all set! �Information cannot be edited after this point.

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• If you click the Save and Submit Later button, you can come back and click the �Enter Financial Info button to submit when ready.

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Questions? Issues?

• At any time, you may click on the Support tab on the bottom of the page for Help Desk assistance.