Financial Aid Information
Types of Aid
Paying for College - Quick Guide (Resource).pdfHow to Add NEST+m onto your FAFSA Application
FAFSA School Name Instructions.pdfLearn the Lingo
Glossary of Financial Aid Terms (Resource).pdfUnderstanding your Aid Package
Reading a Financial Aid award letter (Resource)FAFSA
Federal and NYS Financial Aid.pdf
Estimate your Federal Financial Aid Elegibility
The FAFSA4caster is tool from FAFSA to help you get an estimate of your EFC (Expected Family Contribution)
Multiple children in college?
If you have multiple children who need to complete the FAFSA form, you can use the same FSA ID to sign FAFSA forms for all of your children. You can also transfer your information into your other children’s applications by choosing the option provided on the FAFSA confirmation page (see above).
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NYC Financial Empowerment Centers provide FREE one-on-one professional financial counseling.
Decoding Award Letters 2021.pdfDecoding Your Financial Aid
Sallie Mae’s Pay For College Resource includes an online Comparing Award Letters worksheet that help students and families compare their financial aid offers.
Paying For College -free for high schools to link to on their websites, and all materials can be easily downloaded to share. The site includes information on filing the FAFSA, Award Letters, Grants and Scholarships, and Student Loans.
Sallie Mae Scholarship Search A direct link to Sallie Mae's Scholarship Search engine, which recently surpassed $30 billion in available scholarships.
Understanding_AwardLetters.pdfComparingAwardLettersWorksheet.pdf123_Paying_for_College 2021.pdfScholarship Search brochure 2021.pdf