Parents of high school seniors—what is something that you can do now that will help your student attend college or a post-secondary program next year? File the FAFSA or the TASFA.
Not sure if filling out the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) or the TASFA (Texas Application for State Financial Aid) is right for you? Here are the facts:
There is no income cut-off to qualify for federal student aid. Many factors in addition to income are considered.
Filing out the FAFSA or the TASFA form is the only way to become eligible for most state, federal, and institutional scholarships, grants, work-study, and other types of financial aid.
Some colleges won’t even consider you for any of their scholarships (including academic scholarships) until you’ve submitted a FAFSA.
TASFA - use this form only if the student is not a US Citizen and does not have permanent or conditional resident status, but graduated from a Texas high school and is eligible for in-state tuition.
After logging into your Naviance Student account, you can access scholarship features by going to Colleges and selecting a choice from the Scholarships & Money section. There are four Scholarships pages:
College-Specific Scholarships: Displays college-specific merit scholarships based on academic data.
National Scholarship Search: Matches you to Sallie Mae scholarships (external link).
Scholarship Search: Displays scholarships curated and/or created by your school. Use Scholarship Search to find best-fit scholarships based on your unique demographic and academic profile and personal interests.
Favorite Scholarship: Displays scholarships you have selected using the Favorite feature and your scholarship discovery activity in Naviance Student. Use Favorite Scholarships to manage, edit, and track your scholarship applications.
Stephen F. Austin State University
Texas A&M University-College Station
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
University of Texas at Arlington