All students who want financial aid and/or scholarships must complete the FAFSA form EVERY year they plan to attend college.
The 2025-2026 FAFSA is scheduled to open December 1, 2024.
Students and one parent should do ahead and set up their FAFSA accounts now www.fafsa.ed.gov
Be sure to gather the following information before starting your FAFSA - FAFSA Checklist
Students or parents without social security numbers, please follow the FAFSA procedures for mixed status families.
NC Colleges
Davidson
NC State
UNC
Wake Forest
Out of State
Columbia
Brown
University of Chicago
Washington University
Rice
Emory
Swarthmore
Pomona
Princeton
Harvard
The CSS Profile is an online application used by colleges and scholarship programs to award Institutional (their own) aid.
Tips for completing the CSS Profile Coalition for College Access
Be sure to gather the following information before starting your CSS Profile: CSS checklist
Some NC colleges that require it include UNC Chapel Hill, Davidson, Duke and other competitive private colleges.
Applications open October 1, and deadlines vary by college.
Fee waivers available for income under $100,000.
You must also complete the FAFSA www.fafsa.ed.gov