Financial Aid & Scholarship Resources
Financial Aid Resources
MCPS College & Career Website: contains very helpful financial aid information
How to Get a FSA ID (FAFSA Account Username & Password)
Financial Aid Workshops available at local high schools
All families of seniors should complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Application is available December 1st:
ARCHIVED FINANCIAL AID PRESENTATIONS (from 2021):
Recording of the MCPS ESOL department's presentation on college financial aid (in Spanish): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pD7BBPK2L1YmIYVCCE2qThymgVYtH1rB/view
Slides from Montgomery College's excellent presentation about applying for federal student aid:
Please check out the Montgomery College Financial Aid Outreach Office & Website for incredibly helpful financial aid advice and resources, which are applicable to ANY college/university you apply to in the US!
Maryland Guaranteed Access Grant Information
The Howard P. Rawlings Guaranteed Access (GA) Grant is a grant that provides postsecondary financial assistance to eligible in-state students currently enrolled as high school seniors who will complete a college preparatory program or a student who has obtained a General Educational Development Diploma (GED), and is under the age of 26. The amount of the GA Grant equals 100 percent of the student’s financial need and a student may receive an award for up to $19,100.
Please visit the Guaranteed Access Grant website for more information