Financial Aid & Scholarships
Federal student aid comes from the federal government— specifically, the U.S. Department of Education. It’s money that helps a student pay for higher education expenses (i.e., college, career school, or graduate school expenses).
**FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) Completion is a graduation requirement. **
Click here for more information.
What types of Financial Aid are available?
The U.S. Department of Education awards about $150 billion a year in grants, work-study funds, and low-interest loans to more than 14 million students. Federal student aid covers such expenses as tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, and transportation. Thousands of schools across the country participate in the federal student aid programs; ask the schools you’re interested in whether they do!
Types of federal aid available:
*Grants—financial aid that doesn’t have to be repaid
*Loans— borrowed money for college or career school; you must repay your loans, with interest
*Work-Study—a work program through which you earn money to help you pay for school
*Scholarships - Money you can receive from private and public sources. Most scholarships have specific requirements for students to apply. Check below for information on scholarship opportunities.
Before you apply for scholarships, be sure you have filed your FAFSA. You may be ineligible for some scholarships, if you haven't done this fist.
Click on the links below to assist you in completing your FAFSA.
You and a Parent/Guardian need a FSA ID before completing the FAFSA
Go to https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch to create the accounts. You will need an account and one parent/guardian will need an account.
Here's what you both will need:
Social Security Number
Mobile Number*
Personal Email*
*These can not be the same in the two accounts - You will need to add your cell and email to your account and your parent/guardian will add their cell and email to their account.
What do I need to fill out the 2023-2024 FAFSA?
Your and your parent's FSA ID
Your Social Security Number
Your parents' Social Security Numbers (if you are dependent student)
Your driver's license number (if you have one)
Your Alien Registration number (if you are not a U.S. Citizen)
2022 Federal tax information or tax returns for you and your parents (if you are a dependent student):
IRS W-2 information
IRS 1040
Foreign tax return, IRS 1040NR, or IRS 1040NR-EZ
Records of any untaxed income, such as child support received, interest income, and veterans noneducation benefits for you and your parents (if you are a dependent student)
Information on cash (savings and checking account balances), stocks and bonds balances, and real estate information (aside from the home in which you live), and business and farm assets for you and your parents (if you are a dependent student
All this information and more can be found at https://studentaid.gov/apply-for-aid/fafsa/filling-out
Scholarships
