Financial Aid & Scholarships

Financial Aid

What is the FAFSA?
Free Application for Federal Student Aid

This application is the form you will need to fill out to obtain financial aid from the federal government to help pay tuition at postsecondary schools. The FAFSA asks for information about the student and the student's family, including tax returns, so you'll need to work together to complete it. The FAFSA is free - you don't need to pay anyone to prepare it for you. The FAFSA will need to be completed each year while you are attending an undergraduate program in order to request aid.

Why should you apply for financial aid?

Financial aid is money to help you pay for college or career school. Financial aid can be received in the form of Grants, Scholarships, Loans, and Federal Work Study . Each year, over 13 million students who file the FAFSA get more than $120 billion from the U.S. Department of Education.

The Financial Aid Application opens October 1st.

Step 1: Create an Federal Student Aid (FSA) ID. Create your accounts - one for a parent/guardian and one for the student the aid is for - here. You may find this How-to-Guide helpful!

Step 2: Complete the FAFSA

Step 3: Receive financial aid awards from colleges the student is accepted to and review how much is received in scholarships, grants, and loans. How much remains to be paid out of pocket?

Step 4: Accept financial aid for the college the student will be attending

Step 5: Complete any promissory notes and loan counseling required